Equipment News – Page 4
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NewsSetting new standards in emergency vessel design and build
WMD has developed a groundbreaking range of 16-metre emergency vessels, designed to set new standards in safety
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NewsExail sells first DriX O-16 USV
Exail has announced the first sale of its DriX O-16, an autonomous, sustainable uncrewed surface vessel
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NewsKongsberg Discovery boosts portfolio with Naxys purchase
Kongsberg Discovery will strengthen its underwater monitoring capability with the purchase of a firm that specialises in acoustic monitoring.
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NewsShipping study commissioned to assess wind farm risk
Finland’s first open-sea offshore wind farm will be risk assessed by ABL Group before building starts, with the €2+ billion project due to be operational in the 2030s.
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NewsHeerema plans float-over barge for North Sea wind farms
Dutch engineering giant Heerema Marine Contractors has signed a contract with European transmission system operator TenneT for a float-over barge.
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News€Millions boost for Irish hydrographic firm
Ocean data firm Xocean says a €115 million fund raise will held it to expand across multiple offshore segments.
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NewsReport highlights need for data standardisation
Standardised data could have transformative potential, not only as a response to growing regulatory and environmental pressures but as a strategic advantage for the entire sector, writes Opsealog founder and managing director Arnaud Dianoux.
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NewsContentious subsea cable damage fully repaired
A second damaged subsea cable has had to be repaired by a specialised cable-repair vessel in northern Europe just a month after the first one was detected.
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NewsA cutting-edge autonomous subsea monitoring system
EIVA and Tuco Marine are introducing a cutting-edge autonomous system for inspecting subsea assets
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NewsUnderwater gliders to survey 200m North Sea depths
Subsea ocean data will be collected by specialist gliders in the North Sea over a period of three years.
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NewsSaturation diver shares story of survival after 41 minutes without oxygen
A saturation diver who survived for 41 minutes after his umbilical cable snapped 90 metres below sea level shared his story with delegates at a recent conference.
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NewsDEEP DIVE: Power challenges of a multi-purpose net zero vessel
Subsea vessel REM Pioneer combines innovative power handling with versatile design, supporting energy-efficient operations from wind installations to recycling and trenching activities. Stevie Knight reports.
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NewsSalvaging container ships in European waters
Salvage companies debated the handling of container ship accidents off Europe’s congested coastline at an annual conference in London last week.
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NewsINTERVIEW: Leading the charge in marine batteries
As the marine industry shifts towards sustainability, more marine battery makers are emerging – not least Tesvolt Ocean, which was formed this year in a bid to disrupt the current market.
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NewsEngine fire linked to poor state of repair
A report into the engine room fire on Ro-Ro passenger ferry Stena Express in February 2023 has concluded bad repair and inadequate modifications led to the incident.
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NewsPLBs: The difference between survival and tragedy
The tragic consequences of failing to equip crew with Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) were laid bare before delegates at the IMCA global summit last week.
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NewsIMCA interview: The value of the common voice
International Marine Contractors Association CEO Iain Grainger speaks to Maritime Journal at the end of a very successful IMCA global summit - and the first for six years.
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NewsCrown Estate backing for floating offshore wind O&M hub
A new heavy-lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub is to be developed at ABP’s Port Talbot, Wales.
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NewsStudy calls for remote pilotage answers
The International Maritime Pilots’ Association is calling for manufacturers and system integrators to participate in a study on remote pilotage.
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NewsCable-detection in pipeline for Dogger Bank
A cable-monitoring system has been unveiled that identifies transmission failure at an early enough stage that outages can be eliminated, its developer says.
