NEWS IN BRIEF Concordia Damen launches E-Motion river cruise ship Concordia Damen has completed the build of the hull of the latest addition to the fleet of A-ROSA Flussschiff, one of Europe’s leading operators of river cruises. In the next stage of the vessel’s construction, the hull will be transported by the heavy-lift vessel Yacht Express to Damen Shipyards Gorinchem in the Netherlands, where Concordia Damen will perform the outfitting. Measuring 135m in length and 17.7m across, the four-deck vessel will feature 140 cabins ranging from two person to family units, making her the largest vessel to be operating on the Rhine in terms of passenger numbers. The majority of the cabins will have their own balconies and accommodation with separate living and sleeping areas available. Other family-friendly features include a children’s play lounge and pool as well as a larger pool for all ages on the sun deck. The restaurant will also have a separate children’s eating area. i. concordiadamen.com
Two new ballast water management systems developed by Desmi In order to meet market and customer demand, Desmi has developed two new Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) covering bulker solutions and ships sailing in IMO waters only or primarily: CompactClean Bulker and CompactClean OptIMO. These new systems join the Desmi portfolio of BWMS alongside the well-known CompactClean BWMS. With the CompactClean OptIMO BWMS Desmi provides customers with an opportunity to select a BWMS which is carefully optimized to the needs of the vessel and its operation. The CompactClean Bulker is a BWMS optimised for the operation of Bulk Carriers or other vessel types, where discharge of ballast water is performed at increased flowrate. The Bulker solution allows for a tailormade BWMS for customers which will allow one flowrate during ballast, and another and higher flowrate during de-ballast. i. desmioceanguard.com
Jan van der Tempel named European Inventor Award 2021 finalist The European Patent Office (EPO) announces that Dutch Engineer, Entrepreneur, and Inventor Jan van der Tempel has been named as a finalist in the Industry category of the European Inventor Award 2021. He has developed a motion-compensated system for transferring people and cargo between floating vessels and stationary offshore facilities, boosting safety on the high seas. Mr Van der Tempel commercialised his invention by founding a university spin-off which he has grown into a company that now operates motioncompensated offshore access systems and services all over the world. Today his technology is used in over 65 such systems worldwide, and has successfully transferred over six million offshore workers and 17 million kilograms of cargo worldwide to date.
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