Latest News – Page 337
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NewsBattery power is key to decarbonisation
Powering European ships with batteries, hydrogen or ammonia will be the most efficient way to decarbonise the fleet and require half the amount of renewable electricity that synthetic methane or synthetic diesel will need.
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NewsSvalbard fast patrol
Finland-based boatbuilder Weldmec Marine has, together with its Norwegian partner Martec AS, signed a contract for the delivery of a specially equipped boat to the Governor of the Svalbard archipelago in Northern Norway.
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Inmarsat enhances cyber security offering
Inmarsat has introduced two new components to its maritime cyber security service, Fleet Secure, as it continues to develop solutions that combat ever-increasing cyber threats.
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NewsMobilis factory visit showcases quality
The benefits of 100% in-house production was recently highlighted to Hydrosphere when members of its team paid a visit to the factory of its French supplier Mobilis.
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NewsInnovative dredger awarded
Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has been awarded the KNVTS Ship of the Year award for the 8,400m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’, designed and built for Belgian dredging concern DEME.
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NewsMaritime cyber target
According to Sjaak Schouteren, partner in the European Cyber team at JLT Specialty, the maritime sector is constantly embracing new business models and technology, but unfortunately this has made them a target of cyber criminals.
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Wind energy to beat 2030 target
Wind energy is set overtake coal, nuclear and gas to become the EU’s largest power source well before 2030. This is according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2018 World Energy Outlook released in November.
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Poland re-commits to offshore wind
Polish State Secretary for Energy, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, has announced plans to develop 8GW of offshore wind by 2035. Poland will soon pass a law to this effect, spelling out the annual volumes up to this date.
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Radionavigation name change
The Research and Radionavigation team (R&RNAV) that supports the three General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland—the Northern Lighthouse Board, Irish Lights and Trinity House—will now be known as GLA Research and Development (GRAD).
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NewsiNavX backend system offers more efficiency
Mobile marine navigation app iNavX will launch a new backend system designed for speed, stability and security in December.
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NewsRenolit success for fairway buoys
Trials have shown that the biocide-free anti-fouling film, Renolit Dolphin S could be suitable for application to navigational buoys.
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NewsSafety-focused cybersecurity certification
Classification society ClassNK and TÜV Rheinland have partnered to jointly develop and deliver a cybersecurity certification scheme for the maritime industry to further ensure the safety of vessels.
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NewsSatellite radio system boosts connectivity
Icom has partnered with Iridium with the aim of developing and manufacturing a satellite press-to-talk (PTT) radio that will aim to enable users to communicate whenever they want, wherever they are in the world.
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NewsBlyth Catamarans launch 18m survey vessel
Blyth Catamarans has launched an 18m survey vessel featuring a moon pool, dive lift and survey station for Swansea University.
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NewsGo-ahead for major French wind farm
The developers of a major offshore wind farm in the Bay of Biscay have received approval allowing the detail work to begin.
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News‘Wind of Change’
‘Wind of Change’ is the latest windfarm support vessel to be added to the fleet of French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsLock entry system helps curb vessel damage
Wärtsilä has developed a lock entry assist system that will facilitate a vessel’s approach and entrance into waterway locks and help prevent damage to vessels and waterway locks to make operations safer, faster and more efficient.
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NewsA second life for survey boat
A chance encounter at Seawork International between a boat owner and a broker has led to a unique ice-strengthened survey launch being saved from retirement and sold to a buyer in the Baltic.
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NewsGoodchild pilot boat for ABP’s Lowestoft
Goodchild Marine Services Limited has been awarded a contract to build a fast and fuel-efficient ORC pilot boat for Associated British Ports (ABP) to be used at the Port of Lowestoft.
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NewsMainstay wins communications masts contract
Mainstay Marine Solutions has been awarded a contract from STS Defence to build, fabricate and outfit the integrated communications masts for the British Royal Navy’s first three Type 26, City Class frigates.
