Latest News – Page 336
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
This month’s round-up of news reveals a different pattern to usual with just one newbuild tug to report but four significant orders involving nine vessels worthy of examination in more detail.
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NewsSouth American hovercraft push
UK hovercraft builder Griffon Hoverwork chose to launch its latest model at Chile’s Exponaval trade fair.
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NewsTurkey’s cyber vulnerability
According to Duygu Dogan, Senior Associate at Kilinç Law & Consulting, an Istanbul-based corporate and commercial law firm, Turkey’s maritime sector is particularly vulnerable to future attacks.
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NewsLargest battery conversion ferries in service
The business formerly known as HH Ferries Group has completed converting what are believed to be the world’s largest emissions-free battery ferries, powered by ABB.
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NewsSpain joins Germany in wind farm Venture
A Baltic German-Spanish wind farm will become part of the largest offshore complex of its kind in the area, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsGreen grows in many ways for SSE Renewables
Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) is splitting off its renewables business in order to expand it beyond the UK’s borders.
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NewsNew Hamburg boat marks eco advance
A second Type 2020 passenger boat has joined leading Hamburg port operator HADAG, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGermans expand sea rescue cruiser fleet
The German lifeboat service DGzRS has taken its latest 20m Class sea rescue cruiser into operation writes Tom Todd.
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NewsLightweight radar design
Marine electronics company Simrad announced its HALO24, pulse compression radar at METSTRADE this year.
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NewsDouble scramblers for handheld VHF
On show at the Standard Horizon stand at METSTRADE was the new HX890E, a high-end 6-Watt floating class H DSC VHF with built-in GPS.
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NewsPSM system keeps wind power platforms stable
PSM Instrumentation has developed a detection and control system for monitoring and warning of water entry into the dry area compartments of a 2MW floating wind turbine demonstrator that is believed to be the first of its kind.
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News“Most powerful” tidal turbine will have 600sqm rotor area
Orbital Marine Power’s upcoming commercial production tidal turbine will comprise of a 73m long floating superstructure, supporting two 1MW turbines at either side for a nameplate power output of 2MW, at a tidal current speed of 2.5 m/s.
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Internet-free connectivity
The MiPlayer system is a live broadcasting service which operates over a local wifi network, without the need for internet connectivity.
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NewsC-Job US expansion
Netherlands-based naval architecture firm C-Job has signed a strategic partnership with US-based Naval architecture firm Glosten.
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Smart Green Shipping Alliance partners with Drax and Ultrabulk
A group of companies from the energy and shipping industries have partnered to reduce carbon emissions from the ocean transportation of biomass fuel cargo to the UK’s largest power station through the design of a concept cargo ship equipped with innovative sail technology.
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NewsGemini UK dealership
South African Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) builder Gemini Marine has announced Berthon as its sole UK & Ireland dealer for its range of military, rescue, commercial and leisure RIBs.
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NewsLargest LNG high-speed catamaran
The largest ever LNG high-speed catamaran is being built at the Armon Gijón shipyard in Spain for Spanish ferry operator Baleària.
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NewsAquabotix to show SwarmDiver at ANTX 2019
Aquabotix will demonstrate its technology at the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) 2019 event to enable the US Navy to observe the future of naval technology in action.
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NewsSES demonstration run
Scotland’s energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, recently took a demonstration tour aboard the ‘Sea Puffin’, the world’s first offshore wind daughter craft based on Surface-Effect-Ship technology.
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NewsSafety-focused workshops
NEXT GEN 2019 is a series of specialist one day workshops run ‘back to back’ on 2, 3, 4 April 2019.
