Latest News – Page 448
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NewsCEDA launches beneficial use Working Group
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has established a new Working Group on the beneficial use of dredged sediments.
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Rapid Damen delivery suits Heuvelman Ibis
The Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with fellow Netherlands based company Heuvelman Ibis to deliver a cutter suction dredger CSD 350 and two BS 350 booster stations.
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NewsGrinning and bearing it in a Dubai drydock
A cutter head shaft bearing inspected after ten years and more than 100,000 hours of dredging silt, sand, rocks and stone has been found to have emerged completely unscathed at a Dubai drydock.
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NewsWorld’s first LNG powered CSD for DEME
Netherlands based Royal IHC has won a contract for the design, build and delivery of the 44,189kW self propelled cutter suction dredger ''Spartacus'' for Belgian giant DEME Group.
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NewsIndustry gears up for Ocean Business 2017
Ocean Business 2017 is set to take place in Southampton at the National Oceanography Centre from 4 to 6 April.
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NewsReintjes expands to Latin America
German-based propulsion specialists have continued the expansion of its worldwide network by opening a new office in Paraguay.
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NewsThe definitive guide to Seawork International 2017
Registration is now open for Seawork International, which opens its doors 13-15 June at Mayflower Park, Southampton, UK.
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NewsAutonomous drone inspection
German wind farm giant Siemens is collaborating with U.S. company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for offshore wind-turbine inspections. The goal is to develop a push-button inspection system that is faster, repeatable, and more efficient than existing methods.
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NewsAircraft carrier infrastructure handover
Netherlands-owned UK construction company VolkerStevin has delivered the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Base Porting Infrastructure Project in Portsmouth Harbour on budget and two months ahead of schedule. The infrastructure was officially handed over to the naval base on Tuesday 7th March 2017.
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NewsThe perfect storm
Frank Coles, CEO of Transas, spoke about the perfect storm of digitalisation and commoditisation which is emerging in the shipping industry which is creating a new world for maritime.
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NewsDEME continues German successes
The GeoSea division of the DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering division and Siemens have concluded an EPCI foundation contract for the Hohe See offshore wind farm.
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NewsElectric cranes for LNG ops
Liebherr is delivering efficient electric cranes to Puerto Rico which will be used to load and discharge containerised cargo aboard Crowley’s two new LNG powered Con-Ro ships.
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European Shipping Week success
European Shipping Week (ESW) saw leaders of the shipping industry and regulators from the European Union discuss issues of mutual concern.
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NewsRace related reshuffle
Netherlands-headquartered commercial marine naval architects C-Job is reorganising its management team to allow Managing Director Job Volwater to move into the position of Commercial Director as Mr Volwater has accepted the position of Team Akzo Nobel Sailing Director for the duration of the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race.
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NewsCommercial propulsion project partnership
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is partnering Teignbridge Propellers International Limited (TPIL) on a £3m project to develop a High Efficiency Propulsion System (HEPS) for ships.
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Low environmental impact cabling using GPS
Jan de Nul completed 5km of cabling through an environmentally sensitive area in just five days with the help of centimetre-level RTK positioning using Septentrio’s AsteRx-U GPS system.
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NewsPeter Robinson: MPI Workboats
“Back in wind’s early days we’d go merrily putting the jackup’s feet down with just a few borehole samples taken here and there to tell us what we were standing on - like a farmer tramping round a cow-field, lucky to avoid the obvious hazards,” said Peter Robinson of MPI.
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NewsGuidance Marine wins award for innovation
Guidance Marine picked up the Dynamic Positioning 2017 award at the Offshore Support Journal Annual Awards for its targetless sensor.
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Seawork app announced
Plans have been announced for a Seawork App for this year’s Seawork International, due to be debuted this Spring.
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NewsNaval work for Alewijnse
Netherlands-headquartered global system integrator Alewijnse Marine has signed a contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy for the electrical refit of ‘HNLMS Pelikaan’ (A804), a logistics support vessel designed and built for operations in the Caribbean Sea.
