Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup
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By , on July 5th, 2010 4 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

Why choose when you can have both?. Grape jelly and peanut butter in the same jar? Done! Chocolate and wine together? Done! The great tase of seafood and beer all in the same wonderful can? Done! The recent trend of mashups on the internets is goes from awful to fantastic. Perhaps some of these are . . . → Read More: Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup

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The Future in Ship Design
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By , on April 13th, 2010 2 comments   Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

This new ship will run on old tennis shoes and baby diapers We’ve seen multiple designs of late for ferries, cargo and container ships, and yachts focused on lower fuel consumption. What is driving these new designs? Economics…pure and simple. The Emma Maersk Running at her rated 80 Mw, her main engines burn 14 tons . . . → Read More: The Future in Ship Design

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Super Yacht
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By , on November 15th, 2009 8 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , ,  

More moving island than yacht, the WHY super-yacht is terrestrial luxury at sea. But this concept is no gas-guzzling Hummer of the sea ready to transform your ecological footprint to ecological tsunami. The 36,000 square foot masterpiece is model of sustanability with a drag reducing hull, diesel-electric propulsion system, and photovoltaic panels covering~10,000 square . . . → Read More: Super Yacht

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The Future of Shipbuilding
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By , on October 16th, 2009 2 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , ,  

The new PSV 09 CD design, optimized for eco-drive in all weather conditions What you see above is future of ship building. STX Europe is the leading company in green shipbuilding. Their latest ships feature designs that with high sea performance through a variety of weather and conditions, low fuel consumption, and environmental friendly operations. . . . → Read More: The Future of Shipbuilding

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Solar-Powered Ferries
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By , on August 10th, 2009 7 comments   Conservation & Environment, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , ,  

The Solar Sailor front diagonal view. Photo courtesy of Solar Sailor In November, Hong Kong’s harbor will see four solar-powered ferries. On a sunny day, 3/4 of ferries’ energy needs will be met by solar power. On a “typical sunny day” they will operate mainly using the sun’s energy, and also with liquid petroleum gas…The . . . → Read More: Solar-Powered Ferries

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Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
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By , on June 10th, 2009 3 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

At the beginning of May we discussed Nereus, the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The autonomous vehicle can switch between an autonomous underwater vehicle (unteathered to the surface) to a remote operated vehicle (tethered) depending on the mission. At that time, the goal was . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record

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