GKinetic seeks help with permits for Shannon River demonstrator

Ireland-based company GKinetic Energy has issued a request for tender for services that would help facilitate the permitting process for the deployment of its hydrokinetic turbine in Limerick. Aerial view of the River Shannon, Limerick, Ireland (Courtesy of GKinetic Energy/Limerick.ie) GKinetic is participating in a development project part-funded by Horizon 2020 to demonstrate the use …

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Russia starts creating commercial fleet of autonomous vessels

Russian technology company Kronshtadt Technologies has entered into agreements to equip a series of domestic cargo and passenger ships with autonomous navigation systems. Earlier this week, Kronshtadt signed memoranda of agreement with compatriot shipping companies Morspetsservice and SeaEnergy, part of MT Group. With this move, Morspetsservice and SeaEnergy have become the first companies in Russia …

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Saab Seaeye delivers third Falcon ROV to Underdeep Solutions

Electric subsea robotics specialist Saab Seaeye has delivered its third Falcon underwater robotic vehicle to Chile-based Underdeep Solutions. Underdeep operators readying the Falcon for inspection tasks (Courtesy of Saab Seaeye) Underdeep’s three Falcons are currently working at full capacity in the aquaculture facilities of the major aquaculture company, Salmones Camanchaca. The latest Falcon is the …

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ECSA welcomes European Commission’s new Mobility Strategy and underlines competitiveness of the industry as prerequisite to achieving the goals

Welcoming the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy published today by the European Commission, ECSA, underlines the importance of maintaining and improving the competitiveness of the sector as the prerequisite to attaining the ambitions set in the document. “Sustainable, connected and resilient European transport sectors are key to maintaining the global position of the European …

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EU ETS debate calls for industry-wide collaboration to ensure sustainability does not kill competitiveness

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) facilitated a virtual debate on this week, which explored the European Commission’s (EC) proposed Emissions Trading System (ETS) for shipping. Bringing together regulators, shipowners, and NGOs, the aim of the discussion was to support the public consultation and provide a collective contribution to the policy and law-making process. The …

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Assessing the COVID Cargo Crunch

To say that current trade conditions are challenging would be an understatement, particularly in North America, which is experiencing an unprecedented surge in imports from Asia. This COVID-19 related cargo surge was not expected, it is not clear how long it will last, and we must manage our way through it in the short term. …

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