Vestdavit wins long-term service agreement with NOAA

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Published on Monday, 07 December 2020 12:47
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Leading boat launch and recovery systems supplier Vestdavit has secured a far-reaching frame agreement to provide service, support and spares for the variety of marine davits it has supplied to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NOAA operates a fleet of research and survey vessels that conduct a wide variety of missions, including oceanographic research, marine life studies and hydrographic surveys, RHIBs of various sizes and 30-foot Hydrographic Survey Launches are typical boats that are used with our davit systems depending on the mission.

The all-embracing five-year contract is valued at up to US$2.5 million and aligns with U.S. Department of Commerce requirements. It covers 20 davits delivered to multiple NOAA ships and calls for the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to provide 

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Davits.- Unmanned Systems

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Published on Monday, 07 December 2020 12:43
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Modern warships and coastguard cutters need to be flexible. They have to be able to handle multiple types of boats, weapons and

containers through one mission bay and on both sides of the vessel.

Vestdavit works with integrators and hangar specialists to provide total multi-role capability.

Enhancing capability

Raiding boats, RIBs, AUV sonar systems, USVs, rescue craft – a modern warship or coastguard cutter has to deploy and recover all of these to cover multiple roles. But handling boats is no longer enough. A truly multi-role mission bay deploys the same lifting and carriage systems to load, discharge and move internally a wide range of weapons, ammunition and containers. Vestdavit can configure systems, MissionEase which can lift a wide range of boats and equipment and which are dimensioned to handle standard 20ft teu containers.

Integration

A truly

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Shipping emissions – putting things in context

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Published on Saturday, 05 December 2020 20:30
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 by Malcolm Latarche
 
 November 20, 2020
 
in Environment, Opinion
 
 
Once again the IMO has attracted the ire of environmental NGOs. This time over its decision of MEPC 75 to opt for an emissions reduction scheme that has the support of the leading shipping bodies rather than other proposals submitted by a number of member states that the NGOs say are in line with their thinking.

The proposals relate to new efficiency demands for existing vessels built prior to the coming into force of the EEDI which previously were exempt from any CO2 reducing requirement. At a time when it has been difficult to operate many vessels profitably due to market condition and the additional costs incurred meeting requirements for ballast water treatment and adaptation to the 2020 sulphur

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The Shipping Industry Transformed 100 Years Ago. It Can Do it Again

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Published on Saturday, 05 December 2020 20:05
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The story of how the shipping industry ditched coal for diesel a century ago shows it could go green fast

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16 de noviembre de 2020 12:56 CET
 

The shipping industry could be responsible for about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

 

Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

 

 
 

When the diesel-powered MS Selandia set sail on her maiden voyage in February 1912, people were so astonished by the sight of an ocean liner that didn’t spew steam they named it the “phantom ship.”

 
 

With that first trip from Copenhagen to Bangkok, the ship proved a largely untested technology was cheaper, cleaner and more efficient than coal, to the point that

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