Latest News – Page 172
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NewsTurkey receives its latest escort tug
The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety has taken delivery of the second of its latest emergency response, escort and assistance tugs from Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsSchottel thrusters for Starnav quartet
Brazilian towage group Starnav has selected Schottel RudderPropellers for a quartet of escort tugs to be built in Brazil.
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NewsLloyds commits to support LOF contracts
Lloyds has expressed its commitment to Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB) and to oversee Lloyd’s Open Form contracts (LOF) after earlier suggesting LSAB services could be stopped.
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NewsIWSA backs project
A company with an innovative wind propulsion solution that has big decarbonisation potential has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA).
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NewsNew German workboat garners praise
Inland shipping authorities in Germany are reportedly very satisfied with an unusual new €2.1 million workboat.
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NewsHopes fade for Pella Sietas survival
Receivers were still seeking new investors for insolvent Hamburg Shipyard Pella Sietas late October but there appears little chance that Germany’s oldest shipyard will survive in its current form.
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NewsPlans firm up for more German special ships
Plans for another two German survey, wreck location and research ships are expected to be completed soon with tender invitations tipped for next year.
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NewsCable reburial required ‘out of the box’ thinking
A state-of-the-art trenching vehicle has been modified to enable a tricky intertidal live export cable re-burial.
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NewsDP training app expands to include all personnel
The Nautical Institute and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) have launched a second module for their Dynamic Positioning continuing professional development (CPD) app.
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NewsOcean Space Centre
One of the world’s most advanced facilities for ocean research and education, the Ocean Space Centre will be built in Trondheim, Norway.
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NewsFounder of ocean society honoured by WISTA
The founder and chair of French ocean protection organisation, Fondation de la Mer, Sabine Roux de Bézieux, has been named as the 2021 Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association’s Personality of the Year.
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NewsFloating scaffold completes 3t contract lift
In an industry first, floating scaffolding has been used to complete a specialist contract lift on the river Severn.
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NewsØrsted and Jan De Nul sign offshore wind farm deal
Ørsted Wind Power and Jan De Nul Group have signed the final contract for the transport and installation of 107 monopile foundations and one offshore substation topside at Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm.
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NewsSustainable offshore patrol vessel delivered
An OCEA OPV 150, specifically designed for sustainable and responsible navigation, has just been launched by the OCEA shipyard.
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NewsNew bridge progresses at Great Yarmouth
The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing, being delivered by a BAM Farrans Joint Venture, is one of Norfolk’s most significant infrastructure projects in recent years.
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NewsInstallation awarded at Hollandse Kust Noord
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord just announced the installation contract for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore windfarm.
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NewsBio resin infusion milestone
A recent yacht hull build represented one of the largest structures to be infused with bio-resins to date.
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NewsInnovative load testing solution for harbour wall
Dover’s development plan for the Wellington Dock marina in the UK included the design of a mobile boat hoist with a maximum future lift capacity of 75 tonnes.
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NewsLidar buoys will fact find for energy islands
Floating wind lidar measurements will be taken for what will be the world’s first offshore artificial energy island, which is being constructed for the Danish Government.
