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The maritime industry is moving towards an increased use of green technologies driven primarily by new emissions standards. As a result, maritime vessels are being built with technologically advanced systems and designs. Let’s take a look at ten amazing one-of-its-kind vessels that are presently under development.
The Atlantic offshore’s platform supply vessel was officially named – Ocean Art on Thursday, 28th August, 2014. The PSV was delivered on 8th August from Kleven Myklebust, Gursken. It was then decorated by artists of M-City.
Failure in following COLREG rules at the sea, two vessels met with a classic collision, which lead to flooding and sinking of one of the vessels. Read more about the accident inside the article.
The Vessel-ID System investigation on the International Space Station demonstrated the ability for a space-based radio receiver to track a ship’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal, the marine equivalent of the air traffic control system.
The Aasta Hansteen spar is a spar gas platform designed by Technip-USA, currently being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. At a height of 193m (of which 170m will be submerged) and diameter of 50m this will be the biggest spar platform ever built.
Breaking new grounds in the making of warships in the country, India on 23rd August commissioned the first indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, INS Kamorta, at an impressive ceremony at Visakhapatnam naval dockyard.
Watch a great timelapse video from a 2009 trip down the Suez Canal onboard a Maersk container vessel.
In co-operation with engineering consultants HB Hunte Engineering, Hartmann Reederei of Leer developed a unique, new type of vessel: Ethylene Carrier ECO STAR 36K with “Svelte”-bow design.
Seismic survey ships are sophisticated vessels built with special features to carry out complex operations at sea. Learn about the important parts and equipment of these vessels.
Here’s a footage of ferry MF Hardanger Ferry that crashed into dock at a port in Norway. The video was captured from the shore of Tau Port, Norway, where the ferry rammed into the concrete after an electrical fault caused a blackout on-board.