Features & Videos – Page 5
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News - VideosWATCH: Hamburg reveals major port revamp
Hamburg Port Authority has plans for a multi-storey cruise liner terminal, complete with underground transport hub and more.
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NewsHas UK shipbuilding been given a boost?
In the first of a series of legal columns written for Maritime Journal, the specialist law team at LA Marine takes a closer look at the fledgling UK Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme – which is a little light on detail but could be a boost to the industry.
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NewsPutting container losses into perspective
Every time there’s a major container loss and salvage teams are called in, the world’s media can go into overdrive such that one would think it was a regular occurrence. In fact, the number of incidences has sunk to an all-time low, writes Peter Barker.
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NewsWorld largest cable-layer for £20 billion subsea project
Designs have been completed for the world’s largest cable-laying vessel, which will lay 3,800km of subsea cable to fire up the UK grid.
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NewsMultipurpose is the name of the game
The changing shape of tugs and workboats to take on multiple roles is becoming a feature of new designs. Peter Barker has a look at some notable examples.
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NewsBubbles breathe life into troubled waters
Bubbles appear insubstantial… but they’re proving a robust solution for environmental challenges as diverse as fish safety or the rescue of whole reservoirs.
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NewsPilot errors caused ‘Ever Given’ grounding - report
More than two years after the Ever Given grounded in the Suez Canal, blocking the vital channel for six days and affecting global trade for months, the Panama Maritime Authority has finally published its report into how it happened.
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NewsAircat CTV design promises comfort and efficiency
Aircat’s new CTV design promises speed, comfort and fuel savings. Stevie Knight has a look at how this can all be achieved.
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NewsChampagne corks pop at Peters & May
Half a century for one firm was marked in Southampton with the most extensive face-to-face get together in shipping transport firm Peter & May’s history.
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NewsØrsted announces second methanol-powered SOV
A second methanol-powered service operation vessel (SOV) has been announced some months after the first was agreed between Ørsted and ESVAGT.
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NewsChina develops world’s biggest offshore turbine
China doesn’t seem to have received the memo about slowing down on the size of offshore wind turbines, something major stakeholders have suggested could be vital to sustain a struggling industry.
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NewsWorks needed to keep Venice ports accessible
An EU project is looking to tackle the problem of the limited nautical accessibility to the ports of Venice and Chioggia
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NewsSiemens Energy value slumps on turbine failures
Shares of Siemens Energy slumped by 37% after CEO Christian Bruch admitted to massive problems in the wind turbine side of the company – Siemens Gamesa – and scrapped the firm’s 2023 profit outlook.
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News - VideosVideo: First US offshore wind farm underway
The US moves ahead with its first commercial offshore wind farm.
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NewsIn the spotlight: lithium battery fire risk
The dangers of lithium battery fires and a lack of awareness of how to deal with them has been brought under the spotlight again, with suggestions that regulations will soon be needed in maritime.
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News - VideosSvitzer launches ‘Jubilee’ tug at historic port
An HVO-fuelled Azimuth Stern Drive tug has been launched at a historic port by tug giant Svitzer.
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NewsShortage of skilled seafarers could spell disaster in maritime
Students and young people are not choosing maritime for their careers, and this could have disastrous consequences. We look at the situation in the UK, one of the great traditional seafaring nations.
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NewsMaintaining position as ’shipbuilder of choice’
Devil in the detail – Strategic Marine is putting the growing demand for comfort at the heart of its vessel designs.
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NewsThe benefits of dynamic monitoring & control offshore
Driving force: Dynamic monitoring and control should be at the heart of offshore wind turbine success: a look at the role it plays
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NewsOffshore USVs – the better, safer option?
The use of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) for survey work has rocketed, and for good reason. But it’s not all plain sailing. Stevie Knight looks at where the vessels are taking us.
