Industry News – Page 159
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Gdansk 1m TEU
DCT Gdansk has joined the ranks of container terminals handling 1m TEU annually and more.
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Protecting German flagged vessels
The UK’s Protection Vessels International (PVI), part of Protection Group International and a leading provider of private maritime security services, has achieved accreditation to deploy armed guards on German flagged vessels.
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NewsAlstom and STX France transition agreement
Alstom and STX France have come to an agreement that covers the supply of transition parts used to affix an offshore wind turbine to its monopile foundations.
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NewsDNV GL class for Helgoland ferry
The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.
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NewsWorld's first LNG hybrid barge set for 2014
Slovakia''s Shipbuilding and Machinery is to build the world''s first LNG hybrid barge, a contract awarded by Hybrid Port Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems GmbH & Co KG.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime acquires Embient
Kongsberg Maritime has acquired Embient GmbH – a move that it says will strengthen its scope of deliveries to the underwater inspection and monitoring market.
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NewsRolls-Royce scores at Marintec China
Rolls-Royce announced on Tuesday at the Marintec China exhibition that it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Co Ltd.
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NewsNew most powerful wind turbine prototype
The prototype nacelle for the world’s most powerful wind turbine, Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW, has been completed at Lindø Industrial Park in Denmark.
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HMC christens ‘Kolga’
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) christened its new state-of-the-art anchor handling tug Kolga at Estación Maritima in Vigo.
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Van Oord and Boskalis joint contract
Holland''s Noorderkwartier Regional Water Board and the Department of Public Works and Water Management have awarded the Van Oord Boskalis joint venture a contract to reinforce and maintain the Hondsbossche and Pettemer Sea Defence.
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NewsFaulty marine beacons in the spotlight
Ireland’s Minister for Transport Leo Vardkar has launched an inquiry into the failure of marine emergency position indication radio beacons (EPIRBs) three years ago.
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NewsBespoke port training course
BMT Group in the UK has partnered with the Port of Dover to launch a two day interactive training course for harbour masters, port managers and port authorities called ‘Managing port safety and security''.
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NewsTaking the long view on finance
Customers, suppliers and yards could coopererate to help answer the scarcity of funding opportunities says Govert Hamers, chair of SEA Europe, “especially when it comes to the ''long money'' needed for complex builds”.
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NewsSea Marshals expands
International private maritime security expert, Sea Marshals Ltd, has expanded into new premises to cope with an increase in business, particularly in the Gulfs of Guinea and Aden.
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NewsGerhard Kutt: Daredevil turned innovator
Gerhard Kutt, of internationally based (Hydrofoil Assisted Water Craft) HAWC Technologies absorbed lessons in hydrodynamics from an interesting perspective, the wake of a speedboat.
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NewsWärtsilä opens new test facility
Wärtsilä has opened its new test facility for future propulsion products and technology.
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News28th IMO Assembly opens
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has opened the 28th session of the Assembly which will run until 4 December at IMO headquarters.
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Basque energy 'revolution'
The Basque Government and the Basque Energy Board (EVE) are looking to build a real ''smart energy revolution'' in Spain''s Basque Country, with the offshore wind sector at the core.
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Diesel deal
Turner Engine Powered Services Ltd (Turner EPS) has been appointed as the new GE marine parts and services distributor for Norway, covering the GE Marine engine family.
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LNG newbuild
The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.
