Latest News – Page 503
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NewsFastworker 25 from BVD Marine
Isle of Wight-based BVD Marine will showcase its range of Coastworker boats at Seawork International 2016.
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French ocean energy notches up a gear
Thanks to a recent government decree, over the next seven years, the French government intends to push 100 MW of installed tidal, wave and floating wind capacity and to have awarded tenders for a further 200 MW to 2GW.
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NewsSeacor Marine FSV with Twin Disc
US-headquartered Seacor Marine’s newest fast supply vessel (FSV), the Alya McCall, relies on five high-performance Twin Disc MGX-61500SC QuickShift transmissions.
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NewsMetal Shark awarded 2016 MARAD grant
The United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded Louisiana-based Metal Shark a small shipyard grant.
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NewsOcean 3 awarded multiple contracts, launches website
French company Ocean 3, specialist in the design and manufacture of a wide range of foam-filled marine products, has recently been awarded a number of contracts for the design and manufacture of foam-filled fenders and buoys.
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NewsSilverstream says key to success is independent trials
UK-based Silverstream Technologies is celebrating the commercial success of its Silverstream System, an innovative air lubrication technology aimed at helping the marine industry reduce its emissions footprint.
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Norwegian ferry with IMO certified engine
Norway’s Bastø Fosen I ferry is the first commissioned vessel with a globally certified International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III compliant marine engine that does not need urea based after treatment.
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NewsWave piercing pilot boat
Estonia''s Baltic Workboats has announced that the first vessel of its new 15-metre aluminium wave-piercing platform has successfully been built, tested and handed over to customer - Estonian Pilot Ltd.
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News‘MV Coastal Standard’ – setting new standards in Transportation and Propulsion
The ‘Coastal Standard’ was built at Dakota Creek Industries Shipyard in Anacortes, Washington, USA, with a design developed to maximize cargo carrying capacity while minimizing construction and operating costs, says the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard.
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NewsCheetah delivers to Russia
Isle of Wight catamaran builders, Cheetah Marine has delivered its latest 11.2m vessel to Yaroslavl in Russia.
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NewsLithium Ion Energy Storage System
Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi AS has christened its new offshore construction vessel, ‘Edda Freya’. This new vessel was designed and built for the Greater North Sea market and utilizes an environmentally friendly and fuel saving diesel electric hybrid propulsion system powered by a Corvus Energy ESS (Energy Storage System).
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NewsWave watching: two viewpoints
According to worldwide data, wave energy presents a bigger resource than tidal power which requires certain niche locations. Further, it has an edge over wind or solar energy as waves can be seen forming at a distance. So why is it taking so long to get into the water and ...
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NewsChris Livett: Staying afloat on the Thames
Chris Livett, of Thames vessel operators Livetts, puts his business and financial survival down to being “part marine entrepreneur, part Thames chameleon”, but there’s also a good streak of humanitarian in there as well.
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NewsOcean clean-up moves closer
A ''passive pickup'' device to clean plastics from the ocean is to face one of its toughest challenges yet: force 8 or 9 gales and seas to match.
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NewsSulphur provides AUV breakthrough
One of the big issues confronting underwater craft has been the power source. Cables (literally) only get you so far, and established lithium ion batteries have been bumping up against certain issues: not just the expense but also power-per-kilo limitations which impact range.
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NewsInto the dark
“You always have to have a backup plan when working offshore,” Alain Sebregts of Holland-based C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services told MJ, and often the best are the simplest.
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NewsSpace-age idea goes deep
It’s a game changing idea: rather than trying to tool a ROV up to the nines, why not deploy a ‘shuttle’ kitted out with the necessary payload packages cutting time, weight and costs?
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Seacat and DONG confirm support deal
Danish energy company DONG Energy and UK-based Seacat Services have confirmed a workboat crew deal to support construction operations at the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm.
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Cyprus concessions
UAE-headquartered DP World and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus have entered into two separate concession agreements for the commercialisation of activities within Limassol port, Cyprus.
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NewsMoving towards a less damaging working environment
Tim Rees of Canada-headquartered suspension seating company, SHOXS, brings us up-to-date in the long-running saga of the implementation of the European Union''s Directive 2002/44/EC.
