Industry News – Page 135
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NewsUK outfitting expertise
Birkenhead UK based contractor MPE Interiors has supplied its manufacturing and outfitting expertise to an Irish shipyard building a new salmon farm vessel.
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Shipdock Amsterdam a triple threat
Damen Shiprepair and Conversion’s Shipdock Amsterdam has been certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance for meeting international quality, safety and environment management systems standards.
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‘Tara’ expedition findings
Initial findings from the exploration schooner, ‘Tara’, has revealed important information on plastic pollution at sea and other environmental issues related to the Mediterranean.
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Italian ZF training centre
Transmission giant ZF Marine has opened a new Training and service centre inside its existing location in Arco near Lake Garda, Italy.
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NewsDock against the clock
An event from the US East Coast might just catch on over here: boat docking challenges – or, as the American teams like the Chesapeake Cowboys like to call it, ‘water rodeo’.
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NewsMarine Software for Oz harbour tugs
UK-based Marine Software has supplied its Marine Planned Maintenance system (MPMWin) for two ASD harbour and escort tugs based in Brisbane, Australia.
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NewsGerman flag cats add offshore transfer clout
Due to enter service in December after completion at a shipyard in Cuxhaven is the first lightweight 23.95m Type Baltec A240 crew transfer catamaran – billed as capable of operation in waves of three metres.
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Palfinger jack-up-rig upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen has completed a major upgrade of Keppel Fels ‘N’ Class drilling rig thirty days early, largely due to the support lent by Palfinger''s JUMP system.
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NewsDanish-CAT-SWATH crew tender makes waves
Energy concern E.ON is reported satisfied with its first ‘second generation’ CAT-SWATH tender from Norwegian owner Odjfell Wind while Odjfell itself tips more orders for the boats from Danish Yachts.
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NewsA clear stance on fraud
Dishonesty, even if it ‘stretches’ the truth, will mean forfeiting the whole claim as a recent insurance case found.
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NewsNew Scottish wave technology body
The Scottish Government says that a new wave technology development body is to be established which aims to encourage innovation in the industry.
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NewsWaves of encouragement for Seatricity
UK-based Seatricity Ltd says its new Oceanus 2 Wave Energy programme has recorded “highly encouraging early data” in moderate waves off the north Cornish coast, ahead of its winter refurbishment programme.
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Life ashore is becoming tougher
Seafarers are amongst the most heavily regulated working sector in the UK with up to five governmental agencies dedicated to enforcing law and prosecuting criminal acts and while life at sea can be tough, life ashore is becoming tougher.
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NewsConcerns over reducing SAR resources
The Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has raised concerns about the reduced resources of search and rescue (SAR) resources in the Mediterranean which may increase the amount of rescue missions undertaken by masters and crews.
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NewsSecuritas and Stena Line
Port security is a hot topic in the mainstream news, with stories of thousands of immigrants trying to enter Europe daily and the ever worsening security situation with regard to terrorist threats. These situations are, of course, the extreme, but what about the more general, day-to-day challenges faced by security ...
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NewsSafehaven cat for Norway
Safehaven Marine have just launched ‘Feminin’ the latest of their Wildcat 53 catamarans supplied to Fonnes Battservice of Norway. The vessel has been designed for multiple operational roles of crew transfer, pilotage and passenger carrying around the Fjords and oil platforms off Bergen, Norway, and has been built to class ...
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NewsNew CTruk launched
The first-of-class CTruk MPC22, ‘CWind Sword’, was launched this week ahead of sea trials and imminent deployment to Germany. The 22m multi-role composite workboat has been built for UK based offshore wind service provider CWind and its boat share partner, Ventus Workboats. CWind Sword will start work on a CWind ...
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NewsHydrosphere distribution changes
After working with Carmanah for more than 16 years and with sales of nearly 14,000 lights, Hydrosphere’s distributor agreement with the firm has been terminated.
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NewsSuccess for Seawork Asia 2014
The Seawork Asia exhibition 2014 came just at the right time according to delegates, the future of the work boat market in China and the region has great potential going forward.
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NewsSuttles adds to piling capability
Suttle Projects, based in Dorset UK, has extended the company’s sheet piling capability with the purchase of a new Doosan DX140LC-3 14 tonne crawler excavator which is already being put to good use.
