Latest News – Page 371
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NewsMore accurately predicting wave induced vessel motions
Wave induced vessel motions are very hard to predict with accuracy yet they are one of the most important aspects of workboat operations offshore writes Dag Pike.
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NewsSTX France orders additional PEMA automation lines
Pemamek has received another order from the French shipyard, STX France. Pemamek will provide hi-tech assembly and welding automation stations for panel profiles.
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NewsAutodocking installation successfully tested
The Finnish marine technology group Wärtsilä has successfully carried out testing of its innovative autodocking technology which is set to save both time and operating costs for vessel operators.
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NewsMacArtney hydrographic solutions for Geo Group
MacArtney Germany has recently supplied turn-key hydrographic tools, support services and training to the Geo Group which offers onshore geo-engineering and specialist offshore services through 18 subsidiaries in Germany and Poland.
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NewsDrones tested in real-life search and rescue scenarios
The UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) have run a special event to test the use of drones in a variety of real-life search and rescue scenarios.
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NewsAmpelmann opens dedicated offshore wind base in Hamburg
Offshore access solutions specialist Ampelmann has opened its first office in Germany, in response to growing business in the offshore wind sector.
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NewsWilliams Shipping begins transporting 82m wind turbine blades
Southampton, UK-based marine & transport business, Williams Shipping, has started working on a contract to transport 82m offshore wind turbine blades for wind energy specialists MHI Vestas.
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NewsPowerful data signal technology bypasses structures to locate crew
New technology capable of sending and receiving data signals wirelessly through any structure is able to locate anyone on a vessel or offshore installation in real time.
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NewsHeerema to discontinue its offshore pipe lay activities
Heerema Marine Contractors has announced that as a further step in its strategic transition the company will discontinue its offshore pipe lay activities.
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NewsNew ‘Communication Centre for the Oceans’ gears up for launch
A new non-profit environment association aiming to raise greater awareness of global maritime issues and the ocean environment is launching in Lisbon on this spring.
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NewsSpanish method to assess early-stage costs of marine energy devices
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has devised a new procedure to obtain more accurate costs for future marine energy parks, reports Andrew Williams.
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NewsRedT Energy selected to provide energy storage technology for large-scale European project
UK based energy company RedT Energy has been selected to be the ''primary energy storage technology provider for a large-scale tidal generation project'' reports Andrew Williams.
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NewsWave generating companies pull the plug on 'economic sinkhole'
Two international companies lined up to produce electricity from UK''s first ever wave farm have pulled out of the project, while another is having second thoughts reports Graeme Ewens.
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NewsSMC awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade 2018
UK-headquartered Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd has been awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade 2018.
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NewsRoxtec supplies Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm
International manufacturer Roxtec has supplied a package of specialist cable sealing solutions to Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
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NewsProject measures ultra-low Mediterranean nutrient levels
A new project is exploiting the ultra-low detection ability of laboratory equipment to measure extremely low nutrient concentrations in Mediterranean waters.
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NewsThree new pilot boats named
UK marine contractor Briggs Marine, hosted an official naming ceremony for three new pilot boats at Albert Dock, Liverpool on Wednesday, 25 April.
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NewsGlamox launches LED navigation lights with estimated service life of 100,000-plus hours
Glamox has recently launched Aqua Signal Series 60 and Series 61, two long-life LED navigation lights with integrated countdown systems for leisure and commercial vessels.
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STASCo Rembrandt in-house licence
Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd has signed a contract with BMT which will see the shipping giant purchase its own in-house licence of BMT’s navigation simulator, Rembrandt.
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NewsSeawall Maritime Cyber Security
OSERV has launched ‘Seawall Maritime Cyber Security’, which the company claims is the first integrated risk management solution for the global shipping community.
