Industry News – Page 47

  • Windcat owns and operates, directly or through its joint ventures, a fleet of 46 CTVs
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    CMB buys Windcat Workboats

    2021-01-08T11:04:00Z

    Windcat Workboats, one of the major operators of CTVs in the North Sea has been acquired by CMB writes Dag Pike.

  • “It’s crowdsourced bathymetry, leveraging activity that’s already out there”
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    David Millar: Fugro Americas

    2021-01-07T12:34:00Z

    A big step forward in understanding the oceans and oceans’ floors was taken by “a simple, cost-effective” flick of a switch, David Millar told MJ.

  • Triskav radar buoy
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    Remote-controlled radar boosts security

    2021-01-06T13:49:00Z

    New remote-controlled radar technology is now available in Europe that will boost security onboard ships.

  • Jens Meier
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    More investment in cyber security needed

    2020-12-17T12:40:00Z

    Ports need to better protect themselves against cyber-attacks, attendees of the first digital International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) European region meeting were told.

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    Danish maritime safety sector acquisition

    2020-12-17T10:27:00Z

    Danish-based marine electronics company, Daniamant, has acquired the Danish-based company, Alcares’ complete portfolio of products, assets and activities. Alcares specialises in the design, development and manufacture of Survivor Location Lights.

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    Stress testing cyber defences

    2020-12-16T13:15:00Z

    ABB Marine & Ports’ cyber security laboratory opens at key moment in shipping’s digital development as stricter maritime cyber security rules enter force on January 1, 2021.

  • Anders Backlund
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    New Europe office for Høglund Marine

    2020-12-14T18:39:00Z

    Høglund Marine Solutions has set up a new office in Europe to support its growing base of customers in the Baltic.

  • 'The Connector'
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    Jan De Nul acquires major offshore vessel

    2020-12-14T17:43:00Z

    Jan De Nul has acquired one of the largest and most advanced subsea installation and construction vessels available in the world.

  • A £260 million investment programme has recently taken place at Tilbury2
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    East coast ports ready for Brexit

    2020-12-14T12:23:00Z

    Charles Hammond OBE, Group Chief Executive, Forth Ports, which operates eight ports on the UK East coast says his team is ‘Brexit ready’.

  • Foil-supported battery ferries: coming soon to Belfast Lough
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    Foiling ferries project appoints board

    2020-12-11T12:58:00Z

    A supervisory board has been appointed to oversee the Belfast Maritime Consortium’s ambitious project to develop revolutionary zero-emission ferries in the city.

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    Normandy ports ‘as Brexit ready as they can be’

    2020-12-11T12:32:00Z

    After successfully completing the work to ensure customs checks can be carried out whilst keeping traffic flowing as smoothly as possible and after several dry runs, the Normandy channel ports - Le Havre for HAROPA and Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg and Dieppe for Ports of Normandy - have joined forces to help ...

  • 'Stena Scandinavica' connected up in Kiel
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    Shore power in Kiel

    2020-12-10T09:41:00Z

    The inauguration of a new shore power facility in Kiel means that Stena Line now has the possibility to connect 14 vessels at seven terminals to on-shore electricity during port stays.

  • Lars Rhodin
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    Marine insurance cost to rise

    2020-12-09T14:12:00Z

    Both The Swedish Club and the North P&I Club have declared cost increases following challenging market conditions.

  • BRNKL works with a number of proprietary and third-party sensors
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    Security system leverages the might of third party sensors

    2020-12-09T12:48:00Z

    An exclusive UK distributor and global sales agent for Barnacle Systems’ BRNKL (pronounced ‘barnacle’) security and monitoring products has been appointed.

  • Clockwise from top left: Owen Preece, Andy Page, Andy Osborne, Cedric Merveillaud
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    To repower or not?

    2020-12-08T12:13:00Z

    Commercial marine industry professionals met virtually to discuss practical solutions to meet the fleet decarbonisation regulations that are coming thick and fast from January 2021.

  • Bård Haug: SpillTech takes the environment's 'blood test'
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    Bård Haug: SpillTech

    2020-12-07T10:15:00Z

    It all started when Norway’s SpillTech were posed a question: “OK, we know you can clean up oil, so can you apply the same thing to marine litter?”

  • Rolls-Royce has acquired Servowatch Systems Photo: Rolls-Royce
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    Rolls-Royce acquires automation business

    2020-12-04T11:38:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts.

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    Cargotec selling Navis

    2020-12-04T11:15:00Z

    Cargotec announced that it will continue to evaluate the strategic options of its Navis software business, which includes new ownership structures or a potential sale.

  • Shipowners are being urged to ensure cyber security is up-to-date Photo: Sava Alexandru
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    Flout cyber security and risk detention

    2020-12-04T08:39:00Z

    Ships sailing in US waters could be detained if they are found not to be complying with the IMO’s cyber risk management guidelines, according to cyber experts.

  • Fron Left: Andy Osborne, Cedric Merveillaud, Owen Preece
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    Speakers confirmed for second Workboat 2050 decarbonisation webinar

    2020-12-03T13:09:00Z

    An impressive lineup of speakers has been announced for next week''s second online session of the Get Set for Workboat 2050 conference series sponsored by Southerly Designs.