Latest News – Page 607
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NewsAir supported vessel breakthrough?
Tuco Marine of Denmark has partnered with EffectShips International and Diab in a high technology project to create a vessel in carbon fibre featuring a unique and patented hull technology.
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NewsSecuritas and Stena Line
Port security is a hot topic in the mainstream news, with stories of thousands of immigrants trying to enter Europe daily and the ever worsening security situation with regard to terrorist threats. These situations are, of course, the extreme, but what about the more general, day-to-day challenges faced by security ...
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NewsSafehaven cat for Norway
Safehaven Marine have just launched ‘Feminin’ the latest of their Wildcat 53 catamarans supplied to Fonnes Battservice of Norway. The vessel has been designed for multiple operational roles of crew transfer, pilotage and passenger carrying around the Fjords and oil platforms off Bergen, Norway, and has been built to class ...
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NewsNew CTruk launched
The first-of-class CTruk MPC22, ‘CWind Sword’, was launched this week ahead of sea trials and imminent deployment to Germany. The 22m multi-role composite workboat has been built for UK based offshore wind service provider CWind and its boat share partner, Ventus Workboats. CWind Sword will start work on a CWind ...
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NewsGarmin helps crews deal with emergency situations
In an emergency situation, very few people manage to think straight - so says Nigel Craine OEM sales manager for Garmin.
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NewsAnother successful tidal deployment
Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes has successfully deployed its floating turbine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), supported by the EU-funded Marinet project. The 1:10 scale ‘ATIR’ prototype was installed on EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test site.
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Quicker thickness monitoring
Dorchester, UK based, Tritex NDT have launched a new Multigauge 5700 Datalogger Metal Thickness Gauge. The new gauge, has all the advantages of the company''s Multigauge 5600 but with the added benefit of storing readings on the gauge
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NewsTug takeover deal goes to court
A legal challenge is surrounding the reported purchase of six tugs from the fleet of Harms Bergung Transport & Heavylift GmbH by Rotterdam based Teekay/ALP Maritime Services BV.
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NewsHydrosphere distribution changes
After working with Carmanah for more than 16 years and with sales of nearly 14,000 lights, Hydrosphere’s distributor agreement with the firm has been terminated.
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NewsAIS continues growth
UK Offshore and renewable energy training specialists, Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) is celebrating after a phenomenal year of trading which has seen it create 58 new jobs and grow turnover by more than 100%.
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NewsSuccess for Seawork Asia 2014
The Seawork Asia exhibition 2014 came just at the right time according to delegates, the future of the work boat market in China and the region has great potential going forward.
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NewsSuttles adds to piling capability
Suttle Projects, based in Dorset UK, has extended the company’s sheet piling capability with the purchase of a new Doosan DX140LC-3 14 tonne crawler excavator which is already being put to good use.
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NewsTMG expands
US headquartered The Maritime Group (TMG) has expanded with a new expert witness and litigation service as well as a fresh focus on accident investigation and security solutions.
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Dutch test case
Rotterdam law firm AKD says a recent decision of the Dutch courts means that shipyards in The Netherlands may no longer be able to rely on the right to retain a vessel while awaiting payment for work done. As a result of this unexpected decision, shipyards could be forced to ...
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NewsThree Flex Ferries for Singapore
A trio of 38-metre Flex Ferries, built by Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International and designed by Southampton, UK-based BMT Nigel Gee, have been delivered to their new owner, Horizon Ferries, following successful sea trials in Singapore.
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NewsSAL into offshore renewables
German headquartered maritime logistics company SAL Heavy Lift has made its first successful foray into the offshore renewables industry. German engineering and services group Bilfinger, which was awarded the test pile contract for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project, chose SAL as subcontractor to transport and install the test piles ...
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NewsOpus Marine purchase
The Hamburg based ship owning company and operator of offshore service vessels Opus Marine GmbH has announced that it is adding another vessel to its fleet. The stated aim of the acquisition is the strategic broadening of the present service portfolio for the German offshore industry.
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NewsRenewables now Scotland’s largest source of power
Renewable energy has become Scotland’s main source of power, new independent figures have revealed. Records from the first half of 2014, the most recent period for which data is available, show renewables generated 32% more electricity than any other single source of power in Scotland.
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NewsIntegration will only increase
Navigation and communication equipment for recreational vessels has marched ahead over the last couple of years. Now, the opportunities on the commercial side are on the increase with integration of systems the latest trend.
