Industry News – Page 170
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NewsRNLI rescues tall ship crew off Ireland
A rapid response by the RNLI resulted in 30 people surviving without injury when the Dutch tall ship Astrid hit rocks and sank on Ireland’s Cork coast on Wednesday.
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NewsHydrex appoints UK agent
Belgian underwater repair specialist, Hydrex, has appointed a UK agent as part of its expanding network “to keep up with demand”.
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NewsNew workboat launch
A UK boatbuilder has launched its latest DNV class 24m workboat which will now begin extensive sea trials before being handed over to its new owners.
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NewsPrivate placements for Boskalis
Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has completed US Private Placement notes with 24 institutional investors to complete the “last part of financing for the acquisition of Dockwise”.
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NewsEuropean Offshore & Energy 2014
The first ‘European Offshore and Energy’ exhibition is set to take place in 2014 to introduce the industry’s latest product innovations, solutions and services.
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Dutch wrecks removal
In the Dutch section of the North Sea are four wrecks of sunken ships that are forming an obstruction to shipping.
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Training partnership
Hamburg based training consortium ETC has partnered with SAM Electronics to provide ECDIS training for the CHARTPILOT and ECDISPILOT, complementing SAM’s successful cooperation with Safebridge for online training, thereby expanding SAM’s ECDIS training capabilities.
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NewsFirst marine plans out to consultation
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), a non-departmental public body that regulates the seas around England, launched the country’s first draft marine plans for the seas from Flamborough Head in the north to Felixstowe in the south.
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NewsHelping yards to help themselves
The problem for many medium sized European yards is that they are, unlike their UK counterparts, still wary of much workboat customisation because they are scared of stepping outside class rules, says Edgar van Smaalen of Holland based Bruce Roberts Europe.
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NewsDubai service partnership
Marine and offshore expert, Mubarak Marine LLC, has entered into a AE$130m partnership with Dubai Maritime City to develop an onsite industrial centre for shipbuilding and repair.
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NewsDanish Yachts generates interest
This year’s Seawork Exhibition proved successful for Danish Yachts with the launch of its new range of Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) workboats increasing the shipyard’s order book.
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NewsPiriou delivers ‘Bourbon Norte’
French builder Piriou has delivered the fourth in the series of 53m fast passenger and supply vessels (FPSV) for Bourbon, the ‘Bourbon Norte’.
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NewsCargotec acquires Hatlapa
Cargotec’s MacGregor brand has acquired the German offshore deck equipment Hatlapa Group in a deal worth €160m.
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Propeller performance
Jotun has welcomed action taken by the International Standards Organization to mobilize an expert group to start work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance.
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Benelux agent
ISO accredited global boat transport provider, Peters & May, has appointed Boeckmans as its agent for the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg).
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Steel deal
Tata Steel has signed a 15 year deal to continue using specialist coal and iron ore unloading facilities at ABP’s Immingham Bulk Terminal at the UK Port of Immingham.
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NewsNew Robert Allan lifeboats
Robert Allan Ltd has designed a new generation of high endurance self righting search and rescue lifeboats for the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Bergen a Tognum subsidiary
From the first of this month, Norwegian engine manufacturer Bergen Engines AS has become part of the Tognum Group.
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Recruiting partnership
Seacontractors and IPS have concluded a strategic partnership and are implementing integration between their manpower services.
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Spanish motorway
A new Motorway of the Sea between Ireland’s Port of Cork and Gijon in Spain was called for at the Ireland-Iberia Trade and Transport Round Table in Dublin last month.
