Industry News – Page 121
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NewsSimrad Pro ECDIS additions
The Simrad Professional Series has a new line-up of professional-grade Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) – the Simrad MARIS ECDIS900 MK5 and MK15.
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New offshore renewable centre for Dalby
UK-based architecture and design practice, Group Ginger, is to design Yorkshire’s premier offshore renewable centre for Dalby Offshore.
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Engineering Excellence awards
The UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has launched its inaugural Wessex Region Engineering Excellence Awards to celebrate the best of engineering talent from across the region.
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NewsDamen Stan pontoon on order
Italy’s Ocean Koper d.o.o. is expanding its fleet with a second Damen Stan Pontoon barge, expected to be the largest pontoon in the region.
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NewsLiferaft hire service launched
Ocean Safety has opened a new liferaft hire division and is in the process of making the liferaft hire service available across all its branches around the UK.
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Transatlantic alliance
UK based Alicat Workboats/ South Boats and USA headquartered Tampa Yacht Manufacturing have announced that they have signed an agreement that will allow the build of Tampa Yacht military monohulls in the UK and Alicat catamarans in the USA.
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TAGU and Combi Lift join forces
German marine civil engineering companies, Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser (TAGU) and Combi Lift, are joining forces on the application and execution of large scale industrial offshore projects.
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Marine engine collaboration project
MAN Diesel & Turbo, Wärtsilä and Winterthur Gas & Diesel will collaborate on a new major, EU-funded project to develop basic technologies for use in 2 and 4-stroke marine engines.
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NewsFive more patrol boats for Oman
Spanish shipyard Rodman Polyships has just reached an agreement with the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard, for the construction of five patrol boats; a contract said to be worth €42 million.
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NewsBoskalis wins £31m Portsmouth dredging
The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a £31m contract to Boskalis Westminster for capital dredging works on the approach channel to Portsmouth harbour.
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NewsRolls-Royce autonomous ship research
Rolls-Royce is leading a €6.6m autonomous waterborne applications project that aims to produce the next generation of advanced ship solutions.
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News‘Tedworth’ returns
The 15-metre dive support vessel ‘Tedworth’, funded by the Ministry of Defence, will be used for underwater maintenance, repairs and inspections on Royal Navy vessels and installations including waterfront jetties in the UK naval harbour of Portsmouth.
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NewsHuman sub speed record
The WASUB team from the Delft University of Technology has just broken the world speed record for human-powered, one-person propeller driven submarines.
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NewsSeaZip 4 off to a flying start
Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service has entered into a partnership agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) to contract out the service vessel ‘SeaZip 4’ for its annual summer project activities in the North Sea.
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NewsSEA Europe Chairman
Kjeld Dittmann, the Managing Director of Lyngsø Marine A/S,has been appointed as the new Chairman of the European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe).
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Making the most of the UK’s coasts
UK-based New Economics Foundation (NEF) is launching a new initiative with the aim of restoring the health of the marine environment and using the UK’s coasts to create more jobs.
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German HVDC connection commissioned
Prysmian Group has successfully commissioned the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore grid connection project, HelWin2, off the North Sea coast of Germany in a contract with the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT.
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NewsRevised rules for offshore cranes
Classicisation society RINA is launching revised rules for offshore cranes and new standards for cranes that will be used for transhipment of bulk cargoes at sea.
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NewsPlanet Ocean introduces ‘Seastick’ to UK
UK-based scientific instrument distributor, Planet Ocean, is partnering with Italy’s GABRI to bring its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) ‘Seastick’ to the UK and Ireland.
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NewsFast cat anniversary
Twenty five years ago headlines around the world rejoiced in a new world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean for the coveted Hales trophy, more commonly referred to as the ‘Blue Riband’.
