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Shell has inaugurated its first self-developed megawatt charger for dual use by both electric trucks and shipping vessels at the Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam.


Following some 15 years and nearly £850,000 of investment in solar PV systems, Premier Marinas has launched a new feature on its website displaying live data from the energy it has generated from the sun.


The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft on 29 July 2024 to collaborate on innovative technologies.


Drysuit and marine equipment manufacturer Typhoon International has launched a limited edition Typhoon Infinity 200 Drysuit to commemorate the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s 200th anniversary and raise funds for the charity.


More than one year after the tragic implosion of the experimental submersible Titan that killed five passengers, the US Coast Guard is continuing its thorough investigation into the cause of the tragedy.


NTSB issues report on Qualifier 105 passenger vessel fire in Homer, Alaska


The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its report on the investigation of a 2023 fire aboard the passenger vessel Qualifier 105 last year in Alaska. On 19 January 2023, the small passenger vessel Qualifier 105 was being stored ashore for the winter in the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard in Homer, Alaska when a fire started in a stateroom below the main deck. The local fire department extinguished the fire and no pollution or injuries were reported. The vessel was used for marine survey, oceanographic research, environmental clean-up, housing, and private charters. The owners declared the vessel a loss of US$1.2 million.


While welders were on board performing aluminium hot work before the fire, investigators ruled out the hot work as a source of the fire, as there were no signs of a fire after or while conducting the work. Investigators concluded the fire was caused by an undetermined electrical source that ignited a stateroom ceiling. The substantial use of combustible materials for stateroom ceilings and bulkheads throughout the vessel’s accommodation spaces contributed to the extent of the fire damage, the NTSB said. Although investigators could not definitively determine that stray welding current caused the fire, the NTSB report highlighted precautions to take for stray welding current.


D-Marin has acquired Porto Mirabello, a superyacht marina located in the Gulf of La Spezia.


“Stray welding current is a fault condition in which current goes through unintended conductors and back to the return terminal of a welding machine; it can cause fires by overheating wires,” the report said. “To avoid potential fires caused from stray welding current, maintenance personnel, owners, and operators should follow industry practice to place the work clamp (the return current clamp) of the welding machine as close as possible to the point of welding.”


Read the full report at https://bit.ly/3xQvUcp.


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The U.S. intends to create an Icebreaker Collaboration Effort with Canada and Finland to overcome challenges of producing the next generation polar icebreaker and strengthen the shipbuilding industrial sector generally.


The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has unveiled plans for a new reservoir to address chronic water shortages affecting the canal’s operations.


British actor and comedian Stephen Fry is teaming up with ocean charity Blue Marine to urge the new government to take immediate action to protect the ocean.


The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the professional body for the commercial shipping industry worldwide, announces the inauguration of its Türkiye branch in Istanbul.


The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a new water reservoir that would provide capacity for 11 additional ship crossings, the administrator of the key global waterway said.


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