Latest News – Page 442
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NewsVTP acquitted in design plagiarism lawsuit
Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP), Venice’s cruise passenger terminal, has been acquitted in a passenger bridge design lawsuit.
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NewsFloating dock refurb
The French Port of Dunkerque’s 30-year-old steel floating dry dock has undergone major refurbishment works.
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IUMI reports continued increase in frequency of major vessel casualties
Statistics released at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) Annual Spring meeting in Hamburg have raised a series of issues that will continue to challenge marine underwriters for the foreseeable future.
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NewsPolar growth prevention
UK-based Cathelco is supplying marine growth prevention systems for the ‘RSS Sir David Attenborough’, a state-of-the-art polar research vessel commissioned by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which is being built by Cammell Laird and will be operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
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NewsSeaSkill certificate for ABB Marine Academy
Switzerland-headquartered electrical and motor systems expert ABB has been recognized by classification society DNV GL for meeting its standards for maritime training in its ABB Marine Academy.
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NewsNew small diesel from Moteurs Baudouin
French diesel engine manufacturer, Moteurs Baudouin has released in time for Seawork 2017, the new 4W105M marine engine.
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MaRINET call
The MaRINET2 project has invited offshore energy technology developers, including wind, wave and tidal energy at system and component level, to apply for research support until 20th May 2017.
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NewsBridge breathes easy
Seawork exhibitor Veotec Ltd was chosen to design and supply the engine and control room air intake solution for the Mainstay Marine-built Isle of Wight floating bridge; a type of chain ferry that runs regularly between East and West Cowes.
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NewsNorwegian authorities play hardball
Norway, which as reported last year in ‘Maritime Journal’ has taken an assertive stance in outlawing dangerous South Asian shipbreaking practices, has further signalled its intent by arresting a vessel in one of its ports, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform has reported.
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NewsGoodchild ORC for London and Medway
Estuary Services Limited (ESL), a joint venture between the UK’s Port of London Authority (PLA) and Peel Ports London Medway, is continuing its fleet replacement plan and buying another new Goodchild Marine constructed ‘beak bow’ pilot boat for its pilot transfer operations serving the ports of London and Medway.
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NewsPenguin producing power
Finland’s Wello Penguin wave energy converter (WEC) has successfully generated electricity into the national grid off the west coast of Orkney, UK.
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NewsFalmouth’s new ‘Aberfal’
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners of Cornwall, UK have welcomed a new mooring maintenance vessel to the Port.
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NewsGalileo goes live
The European Union’s Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) service is one of three services soft launched in December 2016 and seeing improved performance now as new satellites come on-stream.
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NewsNew life for underground storage tanks
Orkney Islands Council and Scapa Flow Asset Management Limited have signed an agreement providing access to the wartime oil tanks at Lyness, off the North coast of Scotland.
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NewsNear-miss training
A new training programme from Videotel and The Standard Club addresses the need to report ‘near-miss’ incidents with others through an open, ‘no-blame’ safety culture.
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ABPmer awarded EIA Quality Mark
UK-based worldwide marine and environmental research consultancy ABPmer has been awarded an EIA Quality Mark by the UK’s Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) for its service excellence in the co-ordination of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and production of Environmental Statements (ES).
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NewsGerman tidal expertise helping showcase Southeast Asian potential
Envirotek, a Singapore-based investment company focused on clean technology, has successfully deployed a 62 kW Schottel Instream Turbine (SIT) in the waters off the Sentosa Boardwalk in Singapore.
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NewsMonitoring and safety acquisition
French navigation and positioning expert, Orolia has entered into an agreement to acquire the Dutch monitoring and safety specialist, Netwave Systems.
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NewsMultibeam purchase
Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd (STR); global specialists in the design, production and rental of advanced subsea technology for the offshore industry announced at this year’s Ocean Business Exhibition the purchase of Tritech’s latest Gemini 720is Multibeam Imaging Sonar.
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NewsLower cost LNG distribution infrastructure
The transporting and bunkering of LNG is becoming increasingly important to the energy strategies of archipelagos and coastal communities across the world.
