Latest News – Page 444
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NewsNew management for ‘Wind Lift I’
Bremen-based shipping company Harren & Partner is proud to become technical manager of ‘Wind Lift I’. Harren & Partner’s Offshore Department headed by Robert Fowler will be responsible for managing the offshore wind installation jack-up vessel starting in April.
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NewsProtecting the marine environment
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) provided 213 services to vessels carrying more than 2.5 million tonnes of potentially polluting cargoes during operations in 2016.
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NewsCOSCO calls on C-Job
Netherlands-headquartered C-Job Naval Architects will provide Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Offshore with the Basic Design package for DEME Group’s offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’.
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NewsFlat panel antenna to replace satellite domes
Satellite links have revolutionised communications at sea but they do require the installation of an antenna located within a dome to provide the link between vessel and satellite.
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NewsElectric solar ships
German yard, Ostseestaal, has produced a tourist boat powered only by electric motors with the significant application of solar panels. From the experience of building and operating this first vessel the company has developed plans for a larger design with more than double the passenger capacity.
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NewsLoran and GPS combined
The satellite positioning community is getting more and more aware of the potential threats from jamming and spoofing of GPS and other satellite positioning systems the need for alternatives expands.
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News‘Bibby WaveMaster 1’ launched for fit-out
The eagerly anticipated 90m Service Operations Vessel ‘Bibby WaveMaster 1’ has been launched at Damen’s yard in Galati, Romania.
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NewsLiverpool2 to boost Scotland’s deepest container terminal
Scotland’s deepest container terminal expects to double its business in the next five years thanks to the recent opening of £400million ‘sister’ terminal – Liverpool2.
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NewsFinning chipping in
Caterpillar Marine distributor, Finning UK and Ireland has donated parts and engineering expertise to oversee and commission the installation of Cat engines and marine gensets on the ‘MV Forth Hope’; a brand new charity ship that will enable more than two million people in the developing World to receive medical ...
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NewsStad Ship Tunnel
Construction of the World’s first large ship tunnel could start early next year. The project is now in Norway’s National Transportation Plan which greatly increases the likelihood that the NOK 2.3 billion funding allocated for this project will allow work to start in the near future.
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NewsKongsberg Kognifai
Marine technology company Kongsberg has launched Kognifai, an open and collaborative digital platform that focuses on optimizing data access and analysis for customers across maritime and energy industries, and also provides an integrated development and distribution platform for efficiency enhancing applications.
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NewsDamen Shiprepair completes works on Jan de Nul vessels
The recently streamlined Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has just completed works in Vlissingen and Brest on two major vessels in the fleet of dredging and marine construction specialist Jan de Nul Group.
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NewsIncident investigation distance course
Norwegian maritime training provider Seagull Maritime has announced the release of a new distance course covering the timely topic of Incident Investigations.
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NewsGrowth at The Switch
The Switch, a Finnish specialist in advanced drive train technology, has seen a sharp jump in growth over last year. The company increased its net sales by 80% from EUR 40 million to more than EUR 72 million. Moreover, profitability also returned after a few previous years of losses.
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NewsMapso Pi series pilot boats for Egypt
28 Pi series pilot boats have now been built or ordered from Egyptian engineering company Mapso since the first of class hit the water in 2007- All of them featuring the famous Camarc double chine hull form.
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NewsViking slowdown
Denmark-headquartered Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S is experiencing a moderate slowdown following several years of continuous growth.
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NewsAutonomous systems partnership
Rolls-Royce and Tampere University of Technology, Finland, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and test the technology to support systems necessary for autonomous navigation, enabling the first generation of autonomous ships.
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NewsSafer towing for smaller vessels
Norwegian maritime safety and lifting expert H Henriksen AS, known worldwide for its off-load release lifting hooks, has introduced a disc type towing hook for safer on-load release.
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NewsFrom boat to boardroom
Seawork exhibitor Reygar has a new fleet monitoring system called BareFLEET, which has been designed using years of experience, hard won through robust monitoring systems in the marine renewables sector.
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NewsEconomic impact methodology for offshore wind
Earlier this year, a collaborative research team based at the engineering consultancy BVG Associates and the University of the Highlands published a new economic impact methodology for the offshore wind industry.
