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offshore wind spreads from the million (2021) to €66 million (2024). In the same period, a North and Mid-Atlantic, to the Paci? c Coast and the Gulf Chinese built CSOV for the European market would attract of Mexico, effectively creating three-four sub segments for a yard price of €44 million (2021)

a project cluster featur- ing two or more wind farms, which will give the economies of scale required to justify a SOV/CSOV. We should note that some Chinese OEMs are targeting international market expansion, which may result in the demand base becom- ing more fragmented. Although the developer space

for new maritime mar- sector for cheap foreign labor and base is not just an investment in our kets, such as the Biden Administra- shoddily-built Chinese ships. This national and economic security fu- tion’s push for offshore wind, are es- would be disastrous for our maritime ture but a safeguard

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? ed CO2 Carriers In October 2021, Northern Lights or- dered two CO2 carriers for the project from China’s Dalian Shipbuilding In- dustry Co. The Chinese shipbuilder is building two 130-meter-long lique? ed CO2 car- riers, each with a cargo size of 7,500 m3. Northern Lights adapted ship designs used

Products 1 2 VETUS Maxwell In-Mar Solutions 3 Kymeta HamiltonJet 4 electronically steered Peregrine u8 5 MAN Energy Solutions 1. HPW Series Waterlocks LEO terminal is now commercially from VETUS available, becoming the ? rst ? at panel The heavy-duty HPW series of water- locks from VETUS

TOOLING & MANIPULATORS THE HUNT FOR UXO Detection and remediation of unexploded ordnance (UXO) certainly ? ts the bill when talk turns to removing the diver from dirty, dif? cult and dangerous situations. Here’s a look at a few systems that are making waves. reensea Systems demonstrated its capabilities

Visions Empowering Seafarers with AI: Enhancing Safety and Professionalism Onboard n the maritime industry, seafarer safety and profes- English to Chinese. The tool would then provide the trans- sionalism are critical to ensuring smooth operations lation in real time, allowing the seafarer to communicate

cranes with a minimum Vestas. We anticipate the rise of Asin OEMs, and particularly 250 tonnes capacity and chain clockers to accommodate multiple the Chinese OEMs who are developing 16-18 MM turbines, mooring spreads. It is hard to see these vessels being ? nanced which only push the potential size of

based on European experiences and documents. For reference, Wise cited the “White Paper on Offshore Wind Energy” written by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and The Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2014. Readers may recall that in February 2022 the National Academy of

OG ONAR LTRASONIC ECHNOLOGY Endurance is perhaps the greatest chal- lenge in the development of persistent, Your Eyes and mobile mine? elds. Last year, Chinese scientists published a paper exploring the idea of miniaturized nuclear reactors Ears at Sea powering heavyweight torpedoes. While largely aspirational

, called to be a possible future supplier to the Royal Australian Navy MEDUSA (Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Subma- as Canberra seeks to deter Chinese maritime aggression. Finn- rine Asset), which the Navy actually refers to as a medium- ish company DA-Group produces an advanced bottom mine, class

, and the X150D, launching in 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built passenger capacities ranging from 300 early Q3 2023. According to the compa- at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026. to 1,500. Using the fully enclosed, dry- ny, the XEO Series are the world’s ? rst CMB.TECH will support WinGD in shod

IFREMAR now. Blue? ns exempli? es creative, out-of-the-box ideas. But marine ? sheries and oceanography agencies. Its programs are not wild-eyed ideas. Rather, ideas focused and grounded on international in scope. IFREMER manages the French Ocean- ways to support shipping and vessels as they operate

By the Numbers Powered by Chinese Shipowners Courtesy of our friends at VesselsValue, we take a deep dive into the Chinese maritime market. Despite nearly three years of COVID lockdowns, which largely continue in mainland China, the numbers speak for themselves. Top 10 Owners Company # of VesselsTotal

IFREMAR search institute. His work focuses on designing mechanical in whale tail ? ns. Blue? ns seeks to design a zero fuel auxil- and hydraulic systems meant for oceanographic exploration. iary propulsion system that converts energy from waves. In its IFREMER – l’Institut Francais de Recherché Pour

In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Sunstone takes Expedition Cruise Ship Pair from Chinese Yard unStone Maritime Group A/S took delivery of two In? n- ity class ships – Sylvia Earle and Ocean Odyssey – from S the CMHI Shipyard in Haimen, China. The pair are the fourth and the ?

Ukraine, with Trump pushing NATO coun- der with the Norwegian Coast Guard (NCG) for a total of six tries to increase their military spending and with the Chinese PLR-5003KV systems being supplied for a series of three Jan being aggressive in the China Sea and Paci? c area, military Mayen-class polar patrol

MTR 100 GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel www.geomar.de GEOMAR earlier this year tested fuel cell technology for use on a long-term sea? oor observatory, where it could also be required to power robotics. GEOMAR’s solution is a fuel cell, developed in partnership with the Centre for Solar

time OCEANALPHA GROUP LTD organizations. The latest generation of to monitor and investigate the popula- pro? lers and sensors was recently re- tion of Chinese White Dolphins that leased in 2020—the X2•Series Instru- inhabit the National Nature Reserve in mentation and X2change sensors. These Pearl River

a difference a decade makes! Wikipedia will tell you “pilots” that do the demo and produce the docs to speed us of US interest and assistance in the Chinese MSR success. toward licensing. Class standard bearers, too, have shown a U.S. in? uence has also stirred renewed U.K. and Danish inter- keenness

safe” for being lead-cooled, compact, and ready to unveil the commissioning of a thorium MSR reactor at SINAP’s test lab in Huawei (Ulstein has a Chinese yard, so aluminum-alloyed. who knows). Bill Gates’s brainchild, TerraPower, also report- ed millions of dollars of funding for its natrium molten

court ruling that rejected 90% of Beijing’s supply chain and shipping crisis, China is taking every claims in the South China Sea, the presence of Chinese advantage to fuel its ambitions at the expense of American vessels within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone businesses and consumers. is

CASE STUDY ROV S Seaeye F Fal lcon underwater robot being deployed for inspection of the a abandoned platform m to become an arti? cial reef. All photos courtesy EQS Turning an oil platform in Angola into an arti? cial reef aving reached the end of its service lifecycle, the cameras, sensors, tooling