Staying stable in a storm: hard on the outside, comfortable on the inside, Edda Fram comes under SASI's spotlight

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The Edda Fram is the world's first offshore supply vessel equipped with an anti-roll propulsion system. The vessel's diesel electric Voith Schneider propellers save 20% of its fuel consumption. The ship has 15 single and four double cabins that have satellite TV, entertainment centers, and internet links.

Use of energy, Energy use, Design and construction, Offshore support vessels

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Welcome back to the future

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Safety at Sea International correspondents went aboard the newly-built Stena Traveller to observe changes in watch-keeping practices over 40 years. Watch-keepers today confront the same problems as their predecessors, but have more advanced technology at their disposal.

Netherlands, Management dynamics, Practice, Marine navigation

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Glacier injures cruisers

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Seventeen British tourists were injured when ice fell on the Russian vessel Aleksey Maryshev while it was traveling near a glacier in Spitsbergen, 600 km off the North Pole. The falling ice also created a wave that shook the research vessel-turned-cruise ship.

Arctic, Accidents, Cruise ships, Glaciers, Cover story

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