Industry News – Page 46
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NewsDecarbonisation of workboats: sort your hull first
While the delegates at February’s Commercial Marine Network ‘Workboat 2050’ webinar might not have agreed on the exact technologies, they spoke loudly and clearly on the importance of hull design.
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NewsOddgeir Indrestrand: OIM
“I don’t know if many people really grasp the sheer scale of these coming turbines, and what it will take to carry and install them,”
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NewsToo few offshore wind sites will raise costs
Too few offshore wind sites have been made available in the UK and this could lead to higher costs for developers and consumers, RenewableUK has said.
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NewsFreeport bids promise economic boom
The Solent Freeport and the North East England Freeport are amongst the freeport bids that have been submitted to the UK government.
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NewsFoiling ferry company ramps up recruitment
Staff numbers at Artemis Technologies, which is leading a Belfast-based consortium to decarbonise maritime, initially with foiling ferries, are expected to almost treble to 70 by the end 2021 and rise to 100 by this time next year.
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NewsJan De Nul vessels first for eco notation
Five Jan De Nul trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) have become the first ships to receive a new notation that recognises the environmental performance of ultra-low emission vessels (ULEVs).
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NewsAluminium-hulled high speed interceptor RIB
The Patrol 12 RIB designed and built by Baltic Workboats represents the Estonian shipbuilder’s new generation of high-speed interceptors.
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NewsP&I appointment
North P&I Club has elected James Alexander Tyrrell as its new chair of the board, and also sees Ioanna Procopiou become the Club’s first female vice-chair.
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NewsAre you coming to Seawork?
As the UK’s second (or is it third?) virus peak appears to be showing signs of passing, it’s increasingly becoming apparent that Seawork’s saving grace could be its June schedule.
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NewsGothenburg forging ahead on port carbon cutting
In an effort to speed up the transition to fossil-free fuels in the transport sector, Volvo Group, Scania, Stena Line, and the Port of Gothenburg have joined forces to bring about a significant reduction in carbon emissions linked to Scandinavia''s largest port. The aim is to cut emissions by 70 ...
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NewsDecarbonising the planet; one workboat at a time
Are workboats really going to be flying around on America''s Cup style foils any time soon? Join us (free of charge!) for our third online conference in the ''Get Set for Workboat 2050'' series on Tuesday 9th February 10:00 - 11:00 UTC. This session will focus on medium term to ...
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NewsRefuelling with hydrogen at a floating solar island
Powering ships with hydrogen, electrolysed at floating solar islands, could become a reality says Dutch firm SolarDuck.
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NewsMarket dynamics of offshore support vessels
According to Andrew Calderbank-Link, Operations Director, Seacat Services, balancing offshore energy support vessel market dynamics is crucial to maintaining offshore wind growth.
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NewsEU Maritime Fund could be ETS alternative
A major voice of the European shipbuilding industry has proposed to set-up a dedicated EU Maritime Fund – as an opt-out alternative to an inclusion of shipping into the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS).
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NewsBAR Technologies awarded EU decarbonisation grant
BAR Technologies is set to contribute its solid wing sail expertise to the EU’s Project CHEK to deliver two low-carbon concept ship designs.
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NewsFirst turbine goes in at Moray East
Moray East offshore wind farm has announced the successful milestone of the first of its 100 9.5MW turbines to be installed in the Moray Firth.
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NewsVanes, foils and fans: hull design in the 21st century
Session 3 in the ''Get Set for Workboat 2050'' webinar series will take place on Tuesday 9th February 10:00 - 11:00 UTC, focusing on how to optimise vessel performance to reduce CO2 emissions through new hull designs and technologies.
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DNV GL name change
DNV GL, the vessel classification society and assurance and risk management company, will change its name to DNV on 1 March 2021.
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NewsSerious jack-up for serious wind industry work
New subsidiary SAL Renewables has proudly launched with a specialised vessel: the ‘Wind Lift I’ – a 2010-built dynamic positioning (DP) jack-up crane vessel.
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NewsThe first steps towards a ‘European Navy’?
Somewhat overshadowed in the news agendas by Brexit and covid, the 14th December 2020 was an important day in the gathering movement towards establishing a ‘European Navy’.
