Industry News – Page 133
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Mustang Marine transforms its fortunes
Mustang Marine, the Pembroke, UK-based builder of workboats and marine renewable energy devices claims that it has transformed its fortunes following fresh investment, and is celebrating a flying start to 2015.
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Union highlights concerns over car carrier design and operation
The UK –based seafarers’ union Nautilus International has waded into the frenzy of debate surrounding the ''Hoegh Osaka'' grounding in the Solent. Investigations into the grounding of the car carrier need to focus on underlying issues rather than proximate causes, the union has said.
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Hydraulic steering packages
Suzuki GB has teamed up with Hypro Marine to offer its customers specially-priced hydraulic steering packages for its outboards from 115hp – 300hp.
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NewsDutch Workboats crew tender
Netherlands-based Dutch Workboats has widened its range of commercial craft by introducing a new fast crew tender design and a range of support boats. These are aimed at contractors and dredger operators who need to transfer crews and workmen from place to place around a work site but the designs ...
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New Elbe terminal
Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s Intermodal subsidiary Metrans has put its ninth terminal into operation. Metrans has opened a new inland terminal in Usti nad Labem in North Bohemia, an important European hub for freight flows. Metrans acclaims that this improves its services for the industrial areas and agglomerations ...
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NewsOsaka pilot statement
The United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) has released a press statement concerning the deliberate grounding of the car transporter ''Hoegh Osaka'' on the 3rd January 2015.
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NewsSalvage in the Solent
A major salvage operation is underway in the Solent following the appointment of Svitzer Salvage to recover the vehicle carrier ''Höegh Osaka'' after it was purposely grounded while leaving the port of Southampton in the UK.
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NewsBig new police boat monitors German Bight
A new state-of-the-art German police patrol boat, capable of a wide range of coastal monitoring and control duties over a wide area of the German Bight, has come in for praise from authorities.
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NewsMarineCo Multi Cat
MarineCo UK has contracted Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Mr. Mike Conafray, Managing Director at MarineCo stated that, after a long evaluation, with alternative builders, Damen came through with the right vessel at the right cost.
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NewsEasyTouch control system
The latest marine heating and demisting expertise from Eberspächer UK Ltd will be on display at the 2015 CWM FX London Boat Show (LBS) from 9 to 18 January, ExCel London, UK.
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NewsUnique crane launch
The new shipyard facility of Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment Company in Jiangsu, China, has launched its first ship, an IMT982 Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel was launched in a unique way, using the yard’s new gantry crane.
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Canadian tidal power
Atlantis Resources Limited’s Canadian subsidiary has been awarded a Feed-in Tariff for up to 4.5MW of tidal generation to be deployed at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Another Alicat CTV order
Dalby Offshore and Alicat Workboats have signed another contract for a seventh newbuild Alicat 23m Crew Transfer Vessel which will strengthen Dalby’s current windfarm fleet.
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Yanmar unveils new EPA-compliant engine
Yanmar America has unveiled its new EPA Tier III-compliant marine diesel engine – the first for commercial marine use to comply with emissions regulations.
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Fast interception conference
The Fast Interception & Riverine conference to be held in London 9-11 February 2015 promises to be a go to for sub 24m craft operating in confined and shallow coastal waters and riverine environments.
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NewsASI Marine sets record
Canada’s ASI Marine has set a record for the longest tunnel swim with a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV in both Australia and Canada.
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PIANC releases new dredging guidelines
PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, has released a new report to promote good practice of dredging and port construction in relation to underwater cultural heritage.
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NewsPete McIntosh: A fresh pair of eyes for CTruk
Pete McIntosh of CTruk has returned to boatbuilding, something that a few years ago he was quite certain he’d never do. So what made him change his mind?
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NewsDuck disasters disected
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into two incidents involving DUKW amphibious passenger vehicles; the sinking of ‘Wacker Quacker 1’ on 15 June 2013 in Salthouse Dock, Liverpool and the fire on board the ‘Cleopatra’ during a sightseeing tour on the River Thames, London, on ...
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NewsTackling plastic pollution in the Med
Figures from UNEPO state that every second more than 200kg of plastic waste are dumped into the world''s oceans and seas so the impact on the natural environment is considerable.
