All articles by Jake Frith – Page 2
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NewsSmart hydrofoil CTV hits the water
Naval architect Chartwell Marine has announced the launch of its market-first offshore energy support vessel (OESV) with hydrofoils.
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NewsCold ironing project progresses at València
The Port of València is getting closer to providing shore power at its docks so that the ships that dock there will produce zero emissions during their stay.
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NewsWTIV for fast-growing US wind market
Friede & Goldman has announced that the classification society, American Bureau of Shipping has granted Approval in Principle for its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) BargeRack technology.
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NewsTough pilot boat for big winter seas
Irish boatbuilder and pilot launch specialist Safehaven Marine has launched ‘CTE Celso Madeira’, a 15m Interceptor 48 pilot for pilotage operations at the Port of Sines in Portugal.
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UK civils firms join forces
Devon-based marine and civil engineering specialists, Teignmouth Maritime Services Ltd (TMS) has become a 50% shareholder of Kent-based hydraulic engineering specialists, Hesselberg Hydro UK Ltd, combining nearly 60 years’ experience and expertise in the maritime construction sector.
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NewsManor Renewable Energy snapped up by fast-growing group
Manor Renewable Energy has been bought by global offshore services business OEG Offshore for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsMethanol milestone
A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating with methanol.
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NewsFour platform decommissioning contract
Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. (a part of Petrogas E&P LLC, headquartered in Muscat, Oman) has awarded Heerema an integrated engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) decommissioning contract for multiple North Sea oil platforms.
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NewsHigh-tech foiling workboat company opens new facility
Artemis Technologies has opened a new facility on Belfast Lough as it prepares to commence testing of its transformative new Artemis eFoiler(R) electric propulsion system.
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NewsCampaigners say IMO holds ‘callous disregard’ for plastic pollution
The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) claims that The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is dragging its heels over marine plastic pollution caused by vessels.
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NewsWorld’s deepest pelagic biota sampling campaign
A marine environmental consulting and survey company, recently completed a ground-breaking deepwater sampling campaign.
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NewsFire-fighting on board a ship with no humans
Advanced fire fighting systems and safety equipment aboard ‘Yara Birkeland’, the world’s first fully autonomous containership, have successfully completed their first annual service.
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NewsUnexploded seabed bomb refuses to remain unexploded
For those of us who read (or write) updates in MJ about UXO (Unexploded ordinance) route surveys, and wonder what would actually happen if an old bomb ever got pulled up, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has some illuminating answers.
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NewsOceanology International to reopen its doors
Following the recent significant re-relaxation of Covid restrictions in the UK, the Oceanology International exhibition and conference is set to return to ExCel London in March 2022.
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NewsSouthern Hemisphere’s first fully electric passenger ferry launched
East by West Ferries has officially launched Ika Rere, New Zealand’s first fully electric, zero-emission passenger ferry, which will enter full service by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
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NewsCombining swath bathymetry and side scan sonar
A specialist in high resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, has recently introduced a new combined swath bathymetry & side scan sonar system.
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NewsNeil Gordon: Global Underwater Hub
According to Neil Gordon, chief executive of the Global Underwater Hub, Monday 17th January was a day of celebration for the whole subsea supply chain, especially in Scotland.
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NewsOffshore wind growth prompts subsea cash injection
Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity team has announced an investment in one Scottish underwater equipment specialist with big ambitions in offshore renewables.
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NewsHybrid and high-speed ferries take design and lightweighting skills to the extreme
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is building the UK’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferries, set to launch in London in autumn 2022 and spring 2023.
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NewsSustainability assessment tool
A new online tool develops a self-assessment score for marine contracting companies to measure their progress against other contractors.
