Filmed by Jasper Pieterman, published by RTV Rijnmond
Below a video of the tank.
Below a video of the Viking Lady.
Below a video of the new production method.
Watch a video by the University of Victoria below.
The video was uploaded to YouTube by The Telegraph UK.
Video of Team X, the winner:
The entire news post can be found here.
With special thanks to Peters Shipyards for supplying the video to our editorial office.
Below a Dutch video about the Vale Rio de Janeiro made by RTV Rijnmond.
The Costa Concordia apparently had a habit of sailing close to the island of Giglio. On the 14th of August 2011, the Costa Concordia made a similar, but near-miss, passage as the one in January that resulted in the ship's grounding. The first close encounter took place near the same rock formation the ship hit in January (Punta di Castellari 238 m distance/13.8 kn), the second one at Punta di Lazaretto (with only 156 m distance/11.6 kn). QPS also made a reconstruction of this passage, which you can watch below.
This month's SWZ Maritime also features an article about the Eemshaven being the largest construction site in the North of the Netherlands.
Episode 1
Below a video of the 26 x 10 catamaran HSSV.
A video of the evacuation operation:
A video of the ship on its side, stranded on the rocks:
Below a video of the BTT.
Westmark BV, based in the Netherlands, created the P-Trap as a passive non-lethal ship protection measure. Once deployed, it protects seagoing vessels from boarding attempts by pirates. The reusable system carries thin lines which float at the waterline around the sides and at the stern of a vessel. Pirates that enter the P-Trap safety zone will run into the lines, which are designed to become entangled in their engines, disabling their vessel. The P-Trap is designed to defend against multiple simultaneous attacks and does not require crew involvement once deployed.
Since last year, Westmark has created three prototype systems, designed to fit most seagoing ships. The effectiveness of the system was proven during trials with the Dutch Coastguard, Navy & Rescue Service. Watch a video of the prototype testing below or visit the photo album SWZ posted earlier.
Below you can watch some more videos of the P-Trap.
Workings of the P-Trap
P-Trap Topview on board Dockwise MV Treasure
With special thanks to Groot Ship Design.
What is Dynamic Positioning (DP)? Below a video that tells you what it is and how DP systems work.
Volvo Penta offers a DP system especially designed for yachts. The first video shows you the main features of the system. The second video by Nord West Yachts demonstrates the system on board a yacht.
Workings of the DP system for yachts by Volvo Penta. Watch a yacht applying the system.
The video below holds and interview with Auke Ruijg, Lecturer/Senior DP Instructor at the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz, Terschelling, the Netherlands. He tells you about how to become a DP operator, what the profession entails, how DP is used in the Netherlands and what part DP plays in maritime education.
Below a video of a DP simulator designed by Kongsberg.
The concept of the Groot Cross-Bow is tested in the HSVA Hamburg towing tank. The vessel's design proved to be very efficient in waves. Slamming is reduced significantly.
3000DWT open top vessel with Cross-Bow. Model testing at MARIN Wageningen, the Netherlands.
The concept of the Groot Cross-Bow is tested in the HSVA Hamburg ice tank. The vessel's design proved to be very efficient for ice class 1A vessels (acc. Finnish/Swedish rules).
As was reported in Maand Maritiem in SWZ Maritime (edition 7/8 2011), Super GreenShip has ordered four Groot Super Green 8500s (8500t multipurpose carriers) with Groot Cross-Bow. The vessels are currently under construction at Jiangsu Yangzijang Shipbuilding at Yiangsu. Read all about it in SWZ Maritime. Below a video of the vessel.
Read the full news item on SWZonline.
With special thanks to Groot Ship Design