Industry News – Page 85
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Maritime Study – A call to action
The deadline to take part in a UK maritime growth study has been extended in order to better inform the Government and the industry’s plan to tackle pressing issues such as Brexit.
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NWA analyses accountability for maritime accidents
Existing procedural approaches to safety management and incident analysis may be failing to enable effective handling of risk, and hindering efforts both to establish accountability for, and to learn from, maritime accidents, says the UK’s National Workboat Association.
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NewsIndustry gears up for Ocean Business 2017
Ocean Business 2017 is set to take place in Southampton at the National Oceanography Centre from 4 to 6 April.
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NewsThe perfect storm
Frank Coles, CEO of Transas, spoke about the perfect storm of digitalisation and commoditisation which is emerging in the shipping industry which is creating a new world for maritime.
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NewsDEME continues German successes
The GeoSea division of the DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering division and Siemens have concluded an EPCI foundation contract for the Hohe See offshore wind farm.
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NewsElectric cranes for LNG ops
Liebherr is delivering efficient electric cranes to Puerto Rico which will be used to load and discharge containerised cargo aboard Crowley’s two new LNG powered Con-Ro ships.
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European Shipping Week success
European Shipping Week (ESW) saw leaders of the shipping industry and regulators from the European Union discuss issues of mutual concern.
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NewsRace related reshuffle
Netherlands-headquartered commercial marine naval architects C-Job is reorganising its management team to allow Managing Director Job Volwater to move into the position of Commercial Director as Mr Volwater has accepted the position of Team Akzo Nobel Sailing Director for the duration of the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race.
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NewsPeter Robinson: MPI Workboats
“Back in wind’s early days we’d go merrily putting the jackup’s feet down with just a few borehole samples taken here and there to tell us what we were standing on - like a farmer tramping round a cow-field, lucky to avoid the obvious hazards,” said Peter Robinson of MPI.
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EU shipping policy gaps need tackling
EU shipping policy is solid but there are policy gaps which need addressing to sustain further growth, that is according to a new study presented at European Shipping Week.
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NewsOffshore installation vessel for DEME
DEME has ordered a next generation offshore installation vessel which will be built at COSCO in China.
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Maritime Industry 2017
The eighth Maritime Industry event will take place on Thursday 30 March in Rotterdam, with over 125 directors attending the conference.
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NewsLondon P&I Club in good shape
The insurer and risk assessor, London P&I Club, says it’s in good shape after a busy renewal period, even though corporate consolidation and strategic management changes led to the termination of two entries at the renewal.
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Danish pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2017
The Danish maritime industry is working on maintaining a strong relationship with its closest neighbours.
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NewsTrinity House visit
UK charity and General Lighthouse Authority Trinity House has welcomed the UK’s Minister of State for Transport John Hayes MP to its Harwich depot on 23 February 2017.
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NewsLargest mobile harbour crane in the Copenhagen area
Danish company A. Henriksen Shipping A/S recently signed a contract for a new multi-purpose German-built Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550 with a total lifting capacity of 144 tonnes.
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NewsInvestigation and enforcement following incidents on UK vessels
According to Patrick Bond, Director at UK law firm Thomas Miller Law, the company is regularly involved in cases following serious incidents and deaths on board vessels in the UK.
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NewsNew supervision-vessel by Maritime Partner
Maritime Partner has signed a deal with Norwegian Rig Shuttle for the delivery of a high-speed supervision vessel.
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NewsFincantieri and Ferretti announce a cooperation agreement
Two major Italian maritime boatbuilders have announced that they have reached a cooperation agreement with the goal of developing commercial and industrial synergies between the two companies.
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NewsGE powership concept
Multinational marine propulsion major General Electric has been busy refining the oft-discussed, but seldom realised concept of a portable power station built within a ship.
