Collaborate Disseminate
When we hear about microplastic particles polluting the ocean, the usual suspected sources are degraded consumer plastic goods and synthetic textile fibers from washing machines. A new study, however, suggests that much of the blame lies with protectiv… Continue reading Study points to ship hull coatings as a major source of microplastic pollution
We’ve already seen electric motorboats and even ferries, but a considerably larger battery-electric vessel should soon be in operation. It’s called the e5 tanker and interestingly enough, it will be used to deliver conventional fuel to other ships.Cont… Continue reading Electric tanker set to enter use in Tokyo Bay
The cutting-edge polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough – which the public attempted to christen “Boaty McBoatface” – has finally set sail from its shipyard. The already legendary ship will now be put through sea trials ahead of being offic… Continue reading RSS Sir David Attenborough sets sail for sea trials
Lockheed Martin has been selected as the main contractor to conduct a study on how to provide the US Navy with large, autonomous ships that can operate for extended periods without a crew. Part of the Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competi… Continue reading US Navy moves a step closer to large unmanned robotic ships
The idea of using sails to power a boat is not exactly a new one; indeed, the earliest known depiction of a ship under sail appears on a painted disc found in Kuwait, dated back to somewhere between 5,000-5,500 BCE. Boats themselves, interestingly, app… Continue reading Oceanbird’s huge 80-meter sails reduce cargo shipping emissions by 90%
The HMS Victory, which has been in dry dock for almost a century, is once again “afloat” – but not on the water. Instead, it is being supported by a high-tech system that prevents the 255-year-old ship from sagging under its own weight by mimicking the… Continue reading HMS Victory “afloat” again on high-tech, hull-protecting supports
As ships travel the seas, an assortment of barnacles, mussels, algae and other greeblies accumulate on their hulls. This is definitely troublesome, which is why a new robot-based system has been developed as a possible solution.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Aquatic robot crawls hulls to brush off barnacles
Traditional cruise ships pose all kinds of air quality problems for the cities that they frequent, especially in hotspots like Barcelona and Venice where locals regularly protest against the toxic particles they pump out at berth and when pas… Continue reading Hybrid cruise ship powers through the water on battery-power in world first
Meanwhile, its ultra-versatile new $440 million warship is frozen to a dock in Canada. Continue reading The Navy Can’t Afford $1 Million ‘Smart’ Shells for Its $4 Billion Battleships
SpaceX just concluded 2017 by launching 10 Iridium NEXT satellites. A footnote on the launch was the “hosted payload” on board each of the satellites: a small box of equipment from Aireon. They will track every aircraft around the world in real-time, something that has been technically possible but nobody claimed they could do it economically until now.
Challenge one: avoid adding cost to aircraft. Instead of using expensive satcom or adding dedicated gear, Aireon listen to ADS-B equipment already installed as part of international air traffic control modernization. But since ADS-B was designed for aircraft-to-aircraft and aircraft-to-ground, Aireon had …read more
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