PortandTerminal.com, November 28, 2020 OSLO, NORWAY – Norwegian shipbuilding firm Vard said Friday it had delivered the Yara Birkeland – the vessel that will be the world’s first all-electric autonomous container ship – to its owners Yara International. In 2017, Yara, a Norwegian chemical company and one of the world’s largest fertilizer makers, partnered with the Norwegian technology company Kongsberg …
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PortandTerminal.com, November 28, 2020 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Long before IKEA figured out how to break down and flat pack darn near anything for shipping, the US military was crating up Jeeps in a similar fashion. During World War II the military needed a tough vehicle that could carry heavy loads, pull heavy objects and move quickly over rough ground. …
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PortandTerminal.com, November 15, 2020 PARIS – “Reassuring”; “Protective”. These were the words of the first users of the new “disinfection tunnels” installed at a supermarket in France last week. The disinfection tunnels have been installed last week at the entrance of a supermarket in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica. Footage from November 12 shows shoppers passing through a …
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REUTERS, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 (Reuters) – Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot ‘Spot’ is learning new tricks. Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc nearly 190 miles (305 km) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the company is programming Spot to read gauges, look for corrosion, map out the facility and even sniff out methane on its Mad Dog rig. …
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PortandTerminal.com, November 11, 2020 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – Today’s Maritime Image of the Day is a photo of the remains of an old Soviet military craft called “The Ekranoplan”. The image was taken by Lana Sator (@LanaSator) in July 2020 and shows an example of the craft that is currently beached in the Caspian Sea and taking on water. The ekranoplan was …
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PortandTerminal.com, November 9, 2020 A new study says COVID-19 could be spread to whales and other marine mammals through improperly treated sewage and wastewater. The SnotBot is how samples can be taken to find out. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – A SnotBot® is a modified consumer drone which flies through the blow of a whale and collects exhaled “snot” on petri …
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PortandTerminal.com, October 29, 2020 “It is the most resilient architecture. As sea levels rise, so will houseboats.” COPENHAGEN – We love to feature commercial vessels that have been repurposed and turned into homes, yachts or even hospitals. At the bottom of this article, you’ll find a few links to other articles we’ve written along those lines. Forget the billionaires and …
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BLOOMBERG, OCTOBER 22, 2020 Verdant Power turbines will feed electricity to ConEd grid | Project meant to showcase technology ahead of commercial debut By Will Wade for Bloomberg – New York’s East River is set to become the testing ground for a technology that generates electricity from the tides. Verdant Power, a New York-based marine energy technology company, is installing three …
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REUTERS, OCTOBER 12, 2020 CHICAGO (Reuters) – Question: How can a company like Caterpillar CAT.N try to counter a slump in sales of bulldozers and trucks during a pandemic that has made every human a potential disease vector? Answer: Cut out human operators, perhaps? Caterpillar’s autonomous driving technology, which can be bolted on to existing machines, is helping the U.S. heavy equipment …
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PortandTerminal.com, September 22, 2020 MARSEILLE – Shipping line CMA CGM announced today that the JACQUES SAADE has joined its fleet. The company’s new flagship vessel is the first 23,000 TEU container vessel in the world to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). It is also the first of a series of nine LNG powered 23,000 TEU container ships that …
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