Latest News – Page 476
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NewsPeterhead development
Scotland, UK''s Peterhead Port Authority has awarded the contract for the Peterhead Scheme 2 project to a joint venture partnership between contractors McLaughin & Harvey and Boskalis Westminster.
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News9m Sealegs amphibian comes to Europe
The New Zealand amphibious RIB builder Sealegs has launched a larger 9m version of its distinctive amphibious RIB, and the first example is en-route to the UK distributor.
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NewsDuck tour woes
Following the 2014 Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into two amphibious DUKW accidents in the UK, the business model of using these 1940s military vehicles for city tours has taken a further broadside, this time from the insurance industry.
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NewsSeaRenergy/ SMC donation
German wind energy service company SeaRenergy/ SMC recently successfully ran a charity game on their stand at WindEnergy Hamburg, raising 3,500 EUR for the DGzRS (German Maritime Search and Rescue Association).
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Mass Rescue Conference 4
The International Maritime Rescue Federation has announced the fourth in its ‘Gothenburg’ series of conferences on maritime mass rescue operations, to be held in Sweden next June. The theme of the conference will be ‘Learning from Experience’.
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NewsStockholm's Norvik port gets go-ahead
Following two positive court rulings the planned new container and ro-ro port at Norvik near Stockholm, Sweden can start construction. Located at Nynäshamn this new port has deep water access and will enable the port to cope with the increase in both container and ro-ro numbers that the port is ...
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NewsWork ready to start at Hellenikon
Lamda Development is ready to begin work on its landmark project at Hellenikon in Greece. Located on the site of a disused airport on the waterfront at Athens, this project incorporates major seafront development.
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NewsFirst X-Stern goes to work
The distinctive X-Stern, devised by Norwegian ship designers and builders Ulstein, is now providing feedback in commercial use as the ‘Windea La Cour’ has entered service at the Gemini offshore wind farm.
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NewsSeatools awarded pile template contract
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Dutch company Seatools a contract for the design and delivery of a piling template instrumentation and control system.
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NewsCarbon Trust accelerates offshore wind ambitions
The UK''s Carbon Trust has collaborated with US-based Business Network for Offshore Wind to support the development of the offshore wind sector in North America.
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NewsFinancial close for offshore wind project
Rentel NV has reached financial close for the construction of a new 309MW offshore windfarm off the Belgian coast.
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NewsVenice port system design awarded
The final design of the new Venice Offshore-Onshore Port System (VOOPS) has been awarded to Italian-Chinese consortium 4C3, led by the China Communication Constructions Company Group (CCCC Group).
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NewsConcrete drilling the E-Z way
Part of the recent Maasvlakte 2 project at Rotterdam involved a contractor drilling some 180,000 holes in concrete. It is clear that this part of the project would benefit from some level of automation.
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NewsKongsberg wins Cammell Laird contract
Cammell Laird has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to be the primary supplier of the scientific research and mapping equipment for the British Antarctic Survey’s new polar research vessel.
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NewsHandling pollution in a small port or harbour
According to Capt. Brian McJury, a Master Mariner at London Offshore Consultants, Paris, the response can be very enthusiastic in a small ports when a pollution incident occurs.
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NewsShemara Refit acquires SMS
The UK luxury motor yacht specialist, Shemara Refit LLP, has acquired the boatbuild and vessel repair expert, Southampton Marine Services (SMS).
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Telenor acquires SatPoint AB
Norway-headquartered Telenor Maritime has acquired SatPoint AB to strengthen its focus on the Nordic market.
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NewsBig solution for small vessels
A number of demonstrations have shown how DESMI’s antipollution devices can deal effectively with a number of perplexing problems – including a dearth of vessels on hand to help deal with a spill.
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NewsInformation overload
Retrieving information is becoming like finding a needle in a haystack - during a hay delivery. It’s an issue for harbour authorities because bathymetry, soil analysis, siltation data is really expensive. However, there may now be an answer.
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NewsThe shape of things to come
Robots are being designed to go where no human can, and this includes the depths. But what will they look like?
