Latest News – Page 307
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NewsRoyal IHC delivers 2000th dredge pump
Royal IHC of the Netherlands has celebrated the delivery of its 2000th dredge pump with a Royal IHC Pump Experience for customers and partners at its Kinderdijk headquarters.
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NewsFirst port with sand bypass system
South Africa’s Port of Ngqura is the first in the world to have a fixed jet sand bypass system, which is meeting its stringent dredging targets of 240,000 tonnes of sand per year.
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NewsAngelo Bovo: Veritas SPA
The ubiquitous waste collection boats seen around Venice, 130 of them in all, are getting a makeover: one of the original designers, Angelo Bovo of Veritas SPA, admitted it’s “satisfying” to get another shot at it.
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NewsCornelius von der Heydt: Hydrogenious
Hydrogen as a fuel for support vessels? “People worry about safety,” said Cornelius von der Heydt of German-based company Hydrogenious. However, there is a form “that’s even slightly easier to handle than diesel... and it’s liquid at room temperature” he told ''MJ''. No cryogenics, no 300bar tank necessary.
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NewsHorizon Europe regulation progresses
Members of the European Parliament have adopted the Horizon Europe regulation, while the European Council and the European Parliament have reached a partial agreement on the structure of the regulation.
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NewsWärtsilä WXJ waterjets to power catamaran
The first installation of the Wärtsilä WXJ series of modular waterjets will be carried out on a new 100m long wave-piercing catamaran ferry being built for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania, Australia.
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NewsMotion control system helps lighthouse
Mclennan has supplied a custom-designed motion control system to Irish Lights to help increase the efficiency and reliability of its lighthouse drive train technology.
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NewsIntermarine UK grows Portland ship repair facility
Just over a year after relocating to Portland Port in Dorset, the maritime engineering company Intermarine UK has continued to grow
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NewsMeeting the challenge of container ship fires
Fires originating in the cargo on container ships continues to make news but what does this mean for the salvage industry? Peter Barker investigates.
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NewsSniffing drone to catch sulphurous offenders
The maritime authorities in Denmark have deployed a large drone with the capability of sulphur sniffing writes Dag Pike.
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NewsEuropean shipbuilders collaborate on vessel connectivity
Some of the largest European shipbuilders have announced a new cooperative initiative to develop and demonstrate a connected vessel platform in a project named Code Kilo.
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NewsSimulation centre opening July
A new, state-of-the-art, purpose built maritime simulation centre is being constructed near Portsmouth, UK for launch this July.
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NewsHigh clarity IWCS audio unit
Danish smart tech company IWCS has developed an audio unit that combines the user’s VHF/UHF radio with a waterproof intercom, enabling hands-free, clear communication under the most demanding conditions.
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NewsAiP for wind turbine shuttle
DNV GL has presented China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) with an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for a wind turbine shuttle (WTS) developed to install offshore wind turbines (OWT) at wind farms.
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NewsSafe and efficient shiphandling in Rotterdam
Shiphandling may be routine to the tug world but what does it actually involve? Peter Barker joined the crew of Kotug Smit’s ''Innovation'' in Rotterdam.
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NewsCork summit keynote address
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has been announced as a keynote speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference ‘Our Ocean Wealth’ at City Hall Cork on June 9th & 10th.
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NewsForward Looking Sonar offers higher assurance in poorly chartered areas
While a good survey and a precise position has been the key to keeping boats safe and sound for centuries, there are times when this isn’t an option. Some places are still poorly charted and there are moving shoals which defy the efforts of hydrographers and harbour buoyage.
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NewsMonitoring system for thrusters
ZF will be introducing customers to its new Condition Monitoring System at Maritime Industry, an exhibition to be held in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, from May 7-9, 2019.
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NewsConfigurable engine monitoring
A new approach to extending the life cycle of engines has been developed by CMR Group, automation and control system specialists for marine and energy applications.
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NewsSpanish distributor for diesel outboard
Solé Diesel has been announced as the Spanish distributor for Cox Powertrain, manufacturer of the CXO300 diesel outboard.
