Latest News – Page 496
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NewsEstonian multifunction patrol vessel
Baltic Workboats of Estonia has been awarded a 16 million Euro contract to design and build an advanced new multifunction patrol vessel to protect Estonia’s maritime environment, which the company believes will also significantly enhance the company’s future export potential.
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NewsMeercat order
Meercat Workboats, based in Portchester, UK has announced the sale of a custom built monohull workboat to Scotland’s Briggs Marine.
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NewsRIB auto inflation system
Dutch boat builder No Limits Ships which builds a range of large wheelhouse RIBs that are used for survey and personal transport operations has introduced an automatic inflation system that keeps the tubes at the correct pressure.
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NewsNew inspection features for PropCad Premium
The latest addition to US-headquartered Hydrocomp’s PropCad propeller optimisation software features new functionality allowing users to create customised layout templates for measuring blade coordinates, blade thickness, and local pitch.
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Tunnel contracts signed
Femern A/S has on the 30th of May 2016 signed four major construction contracts worth almost DKK 30 billion with the international contractor consortia that will be responsible for the construction of the 18 km Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Rødbyhavn (Denmark) and Puttgarden (Germany).
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NewsPLAT-O on display for Jutland commemorations
While German and British dignitaries, including The Princess Royal, Prime Minister David Cameron and German President Joachim Gauck, commemorated the Battle of Jutland in Orkney at the end of May, visitors to ‘HMS Bulwark’ at nearby Hatston Pier, in Kirkwall, would have seen a great symbol of how much things ...
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NewsWind farm concept benefits from Oil & Gas heritage
Mike Simpson, Director of UK- headquartered offshore engineering company Houlder’s Marine Design Consultancy business has launched a windfarm support base concept design.
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NewsWind farm impact study
The development of offshore wind farms has grown as demand for renewable energy has increased and in European waters 3,230 offshore wind turbines have already been installed. Overall the environmental impact of renewable energy is expected to be overwhelmingly positive, via the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the reduction ...
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NewsCat’s new hybrid thruster
Caterpillar Marine has unveiled a new hybrid thruster concept which it claims can offer dramatic savings in cost of ownership for operators. The company has announced that the first Cat Marine Hybrid Thruster system will be delivered to an undisclosed shipyard in Singapore and will be commissioned this year.
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NewsDryad diversifies into weather forecasting
Dryad Maritime, which is probably best known as a private security anti-piracy consultancy for shipping has released WxConnect, a new scalable, managed weather forecasting service for ships and fleets. The launch of the service comes as latest figures from the International Union of Marine Insurance show that losses due to ...
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News‘Pelagia’ generator repairs
Recently, Bakker Repair + Services inspected the main generator and four auxiliary generators of NIOZ’s flagship the ‘Pelagia’. These inspections showed that all generators needed immediate repairing.
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NewsElectronic drive controller
Marine Control Drives (MCD) from US-headquartered Twin Disc, split power from the main engine to another onboard system. The company claims its latest next-generation EC085 electronic controller adds even more versatility and precision handling to workboats using its robust MCDs.
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New IMO group
A new GESAMP working group on marine geoengineering held its first meeting at IMO Headquarters, London, in late May.
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Alphatron management
Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has announced that Mr. Arno Metzemakers has been appointed as General Manager and will be responsible for all operational matters worldwide.
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NewsSTX France sells its Lorient shipyard
The main shipyard located in Lorient on the West Coast of France that is owned by the large French shipbuilding group, STX France has been put up for sale by its owners. The Lorient shipyard is one on the smaller yards in the STX Group, which embraces six shipyards on ...
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News30th new vessel from Serco
Serco Marine Services has announced that it has brought into service its 30th new vessel, which is operating on the River Clyde.
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NewsMoray dredger excavator
German crane and excavator manufacturer Liebherr has supplied Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, with an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, ‘MV Selkie’.
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NewsBurbo Bank charter deal
Danish offshore wind project developer, DONG Energy, has awarded UK support vessel operator, Seacat Services, with the supply contract for all crew transfer services at its 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project under development in the Irish Sea.
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NewsSeaZip Offshore Service expands contract with MirTac for two new vessels
Fleet management solutions provider MirTac has implemented its Star Fleet Management software onboard two new vessels operated by Netherlands-headquartered SeaZip.
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NewsNetherlands strong despite setbacks
According to Dutch trade body Netherlands Maritime Technology, in a recently released report, although 2015 was a challenging year for the maritime technology sector, Dutch companies performed exceptionally well.
