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  • SeaKing addresses the skills gap

    UK based marine electrical marine engineering expert, SeaKing Electrical, is experiencing an upsurge in work following increased demand overseas to fill holes created by the global engineering skills gap. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Great escaper’s final gift

    A D-Day veteran who warmed hearts the world over when he ‘escaped’ from his care home to attend the 2014 commemorations in France has left his entire estate to UK marine lifesaving charity; The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • New German daughtercraft lifeboat system

    Nearing completion in the Fassmer shipyard in Germany is a new design of lifeboat. Destined for the German Lifeboat Association, the DGzRS, this new lifeboat will be a replacement for their Berlin Class that has been in service for the past 30 years. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Port of Tyne Riverside Quay developments

    The UK's Port of Tyne is stepping up the pace in the race to provide clean, green renewable fuels for the future with investment plans priced at £180 million for its south bank estate in South Tyneside. This follows several years of record growth in which the Port has focussed its business strategy for further growth on renewable energy. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Japanese alliance

    Classification society ClassNK has agreed to form a capital alliance with the Wind Energy Institute of Tokyo Inc. (WEIT). Based on the agreement, ClassNK will acquire around 30% of WEIT’s shares through a third-party allotment and a nonexecutive director will represent ClassNK on the Institute’s Board of Directors. The partnership enables both parties to leverage their experience and knowledge to develop solutions to issues currently faced by the renewable energy industry. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • E-compliance milestone

    e-Compliance, a partly EU funded research project on maritime regulations, has announced the delivery of its first major milestone: The Maritime Thesaurus and Ontology. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Integrated propulsion

    Three large new escort tugs contracted by Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi, will feature Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines integrated with a customised gas storage and supply system. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Encrypted smartphone supply

    Netherlands based marine electronics expert, Alphatron Marine has been selected as a supplier for an innovative new encrypted smartphone for the commercial marine sector. 28 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Concordia captain could face 26 years

    In the ongoing Italian trial of 'Costa Concordia' captain Francesco Schettino, a prosecutor has recommended that the Italian court imprison the defendant to more than 26 years for his part in the 2012 cruise ship grounding which caused 32 deaths. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • New steel wire rope lubricant unveiled

    UK-based lubricants manufacturer, Metalube, has unveiled its latest range of biodegradable, high performance lubricants, designed to protect steel wire ropes. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Workboat Code Manual

    UK-based marine safety specialist IC Brindle has launched a new guide to the UK Workboat Code 2014, which came into effect on the 1st January this year. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Innomar student project

    Postgraduate students at European universities or scientific institutes with a research project containing a hydrographic element are invited to submit an application for free support from Innomar Technologie of Rostock, Germany. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Teledyne joint technology workshop

    Teledyne Marine in the US plans to host a joint technology workshop featuring 13 of its subsidiary oceanographic companies in San Diego, California from 4-7 October. It will include customer presentations, product and software training, field service meetings, networking opportunities and on-water demonstrations. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • UKHO extends H-Note service

    The UK Hydrographic Office has introduced a new digital application enabling mariners from around the world to submit hydrographic data direct to its Taunton headquarters using a mobile device. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Perpetuus plans

    The UK’s Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Isle of Wight Council (as Local Planning Authority) for permission to construct and operate a tidal energy demonstration site off St Catherine’s Point to the south of the Isle of Wight. If consent is granted, PTEC say it will be the first of its kind in the world. 27 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Coastguard training key to defeating piracy

    Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations are to have effective control over their Territorial Waters and Economic Zones, says leading maritime security company Maritime Asset Security & Training Ltd (MAST). 26 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Seagull secures approval from Panama flag

    Seagull Maritime has reported that it has become the first overseas company to secure training centre approval from the Panama Maritime Authority following the PMA’s 2014 change of leadership. 26 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Seafarers Awareness Week

    Seafarers Awareness Week, taking place from 20 to 28 June 2015, will look to raise awareness of Britain’s dependence on seafarers and highlight career opportunities for young people. 26 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Caspian coastal CSD

    Netherlands shipbuilder Damen has signed a contract with the dredging and marine contractor Van Oord for the supply of a CSD 650 custom suction dredger together with an FCS 1605 Fast Crew Supplier, initially for operations in the Caspian Sea. 26 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Interspill 2015

    Interspill 2015 will be held at Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, the Netherlands, on 24-26 March 2015, co-organised by Reed Exhibitions and Interspill Ltd. and hosted by the Spill Response Group Holland (SRGH). Interspill Ltd. is controlled by the European spill industry associations, NOSCA, SYCOPOL, Eurospill and UKSpill Association, together with EMSA and IPIECA and Oil Spill Response. 26 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Superfast broadband at sea

    Inmarsat, the global provider of mobile satellite communications services, will complete another significant milestone in the delivery of its Global Xpress (GX) service with the scheduled launch of the Inmarsat-5 F2 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday 1st February. 23 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

  • Tanks cross the border

    Tek-Tanks, a Hampshire, UK based designer and manufacturer of high density polyethylene, water, waste and diesel tanks, has just appointed their first distributor in the USA. 23 Jan 2015 - Maritime Journal

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