Latest News – Page 353
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NewsDutch-built anchor kit gets warm welcome in Tanzania
Anchoring kit, constructed by Netherlands-based Ambtman Marine, has travelled far: two custom-built units have just started work in Tanzania... to the sound of cheering from the quayside.
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NewsSliding into place: support vessels gain mothership capability
A multipurpose cradle from Vestdavit,could lend some of the bigger offshore wind support boats an edge writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsChallenging assumptions: a fast fuel cell ferry
Echandia Marine’s award-winning ''BB Green'' has been transporting Stockholm’s commuters in an environmentally friendly fashion since 2016 but despite its success “there is a limitation when it comes to battery vessels”, admitted Magnus Eriksson, Echandia’s founder and CEO.
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NewsCMR’s smart engine solution at SMM
New generation ‘smart’ engine and IAMCS integrated marine console technologies will be the focus of control and power management specialist, CMR Group’s stand at this year’s SMM exhibition.
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NewsHervé Lapierre: Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (France)
“We’d had a lot of previous experience with dynamic positioned vessels, both cable layers and seismic research ships… But my real frustration was that the DP operations are basically a disaster in terms of fuel consumption and efficiency,” said Hervé Lapierre, head of newbuilding at Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group (LDA). ...
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NewsUlstein secures German offshore wind contract
Ulstein Verft has signed a new contract to design and build a service operation vessel to support the maintenance work of GE Renewable Energy at the German windfarm Merkur Offshore.
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NewsSustainable shipping solutions partnership
Damen Shipyards Group and Skoon Energy have signed a cooperation agreement of understanding for the advancement of energy transition in the shipping industry, including electric propulsion.
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NewsBesenzoni to unveil improved helm seating
Besenzoni’s flagship helm seat has been adapted so it’s suitable for long navigation and can be customised with an innovative shock absorbency system.
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NewsLocal jobs boost from UK windfarm contract
Up to 30 jobs are being created after a leading British offshore wind services company 3sun Group won a major contract to help service the build of a new windfarm off the coast of East Anglia.
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NewsCorvus to expand to meet battery demand
Corvus Energy is expanding its battery production facilities in Canada and building a new factory in Norway to keep up with a growth in demand.
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NewsElectric drive promises emissions reduction
Port equipment manufacturer Liebherr has developed a new low-voltage frequency converter system which promises significant reduction in energy consumption and emissions.
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NewsSpecialist marine fire detection from Apollo
Apollo Fire Detectors will be promoting developments in marine fire detection technology to operators at this year’s SMM exhibition.
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NewsRed7Marine upgrades ferry infrastructure
A new GB£4m project by Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd to upgrade its terminal infrastructure and enhance berthing facilities at Hunter’s Quay, Dunoon, Scotland will be delivered by Red7Marine.
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NewsHelm seats for longer voyages
The new line of Besenzoni helm seats will be presented at SMM 2018 in new Prestige, Comfort and Deluxe versions.
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NewsBelgian windfarm project merger gets go ahead
The European Commission has approved the merger project Seamade NV which is responsible for both the development of the Mermaid and Seastar offshore windfarms in Belgium.
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NewsRoyal naming for latest UK Red Funnel ferry
Red Funnel’s new hi-speed British ferry has been named Red Jet 7 by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall at a prestigious ceremony in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsNew Ultra-Low Emission Vessel for JDN
Jan De Nul’s latest Ultra-Low Emission Vessel, the trailing suction hopper dredger ''Diogo Cao'', was launched last month at the Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China.
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NewsGrab dredging speeds port expansion
As one of the major hubs for ferry services to Corsica and Sardinia, the Port of Vado Ligure in northern Italy is in the process of significantly expanding its capacities.
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NewsInnovative conversion for de Cloedt
The trailing suction hopper dredger ''DC Brugge'' has been delivered by Scheepswerf Gebr. Kooiman of Zwijndredcht in the Netherlands to Group de Cloedt.
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NewsMaintenance dredger delivered in UAE
Dredge Yard has delivered a multi-purpose ECO 200 cutter suction dredger to a real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates for the reshaping and maintenance of existing islands.
