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25 May 2023

ACUA Ocean and HydroSurv announce intention to merge

ACUA Ocean and HydroSurv, two UK-based companies specialising in maritime autonomous systems, have announced their intention to merge

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23 May 2023

Royal HaskoningDHV improves vessel safety for Belfast Harbour with Twinn software

Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland’s principle maritime gateway, implements Royal HaskoningDHV’s innovative Twinn Smart Mooring software to help safeguard vessels at berth.

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22 May 2023

Sonardyne upgrade for India’s national tsunami detection network

A network of deep-water acoustic sensors that provides India’s coastal communities with an early warning of tsunami waves is being upgraded by Sonardyne to extend both their endurance and capability.

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16 May 2023

Measuring Ocean Currents to Better Understand Climate

The two Fetch AZA BPRs, developed and built by members Sonardyne, have been placed thousands of metres below the sea surface to measure changes in the speed and strength of the AMOC, which will provide crucial data to inform climate predictions.

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11 May 2023

Welin Lambie Awarded PO by U.S. Navy to Supply Ford Class Carrier Davits

The award follows the supply of davits for CVN 78, which just entered service, and CVN 79, which is currently under construction.

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10 May 2023

GE Power Conversion renews its Partnership Agreement with Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology for the development of marine fuel cell solutions

A pilot project, for a large-scale marine fuel cell application provided valuable feasibility support to a cruise provider for their technical and commercial evaluation of decarbonization solutions.

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4 May 2023

Ian Tyler appointed as new Chairman of BMT Group Ltd.

BMT, a leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the appointment of Ian Tyler as Chairman of BMT Group Ltd.

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4 May 2023

Emeritus Professor Chengi Kuo of University of Strathyclyde has received the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ (RINA) William Froude Medal

The honour was received in recognition of his significant contribution to the field in a career spanning more than 50 years.

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3 May 2023

Aquatec wins Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement Innovation Award by ASME at Offshore Technology Conference, Texas.

Through-water communications and subsea integrity specialist was presented the award on 1st May in Houston, Texas.

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26 April 2023

Inmarsat secure agreement with Vega-Reederei to install fleet secure solution

Inmarsat has secured an agreement with Fleet Xpress customer Vega-Reederei (Vega) to install Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management (UTM) across the Hamburg-based ship manager’s fleet of existing and newbuild vessels.

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Marine Autonomy Challenge (MAChallenge)

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