Latest News – Page 637
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NewsNew floating dock for Melita Marine Group
In order to improve their capacity, Melita Marine Group of Malta has purchased a new floating dock with 5,000 tonnes lifting capacity, an overall length of 102 metres, an inside width 20 metres and draft over keel blocks of 6 metres.
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NewsOpen day at Fendercare
The UK’s Fendercare Marine recently opened the doors of its Great Yarmouth base to showcase its expansion of lifting products and services over the last two years. The open day was attended by a wide array of existing and new customers, as well as members of the local Great Yarmouth ...
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McMurdo recertification
The UK''s McMurdo Group has announced the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has recertified Type Approval for 3 safety beacons of its marine portfolio: the SmartFind E5 EPIRB, SmartFind Plus G5 GPS EPIRB and S4 Rescue SART, meaning all three can be sold throughout Russia.
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EP and CWind contract
EP Tools, a Danish company with more than 15 years of experience in working with developers and construction companies in the wind and oil & gas industries, and CWind, a provider of services to the offshore wind industry, have announced that they are to provide temporary power supply at NordSee ...
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Lean Burn for smaller Suzukis
Suzuki’s latest DF25A and DF30A four stroke petrol outboard motors now boast the Japanese company’s Lean Burn Control System that has already been pioneered on its larger capacity models.
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NewsSafehaven Interceptor for Bristol
Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has supplied the ''Bristol Interceptor'' an Interceptor 48, self righting all weather pilot boat to the Port of Bristol in the UK. She is the 31st pilot vessel built by Safehaven Marine and the ninth Interceptor 48 Pilot delivered.
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NFFO advises industry on hidden threat
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation (NFFO) is urging all vessels to fit potentially lifesaving carbon monoxide detectors following the death of two fishermen who inhaled the gas.
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NewsTeamSurv survey contracts
Hydrographic survey expert, TeamSurv, is conducting trials with the Port of Milford Haven over the next six months to better chart the waterway.
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News'Oceanus 2' completed
In the UK, A&P Falmouth has completed its second major renewables project, after leading wave energy firm Seatricity’s next generation Oceanus 2 device has left the docks for Wave Hub. The wave energy converting device – a 10m diameter floating ring made from marine grade aluminium - will be the ...
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NewsThe fuel of the future?
The world''s first marine engine to be run using glycerine was demonstrated at this year’s Seawork International exhibition as part of the Glycerine for Engines and Marine Sustainability (GLEAMS) project.
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News‘EDDY 1’ attracts visitors in Hamburg
One of the vessels on-show in Hamburg for ITS 2014 was the very recently completed ''Eddy 1'', the prototype ‘Efficient Double-ended Dynamic’ (EDDY) tug. MJ has followed the progress of this project almost from its inception. The project is being promoted by EDDY Tug BV, a company formed by the ...
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Underwater technology seminars
The Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group (TMAIG), consisting of RESON, BlueView and Odom Hydrographic, has opened registration for its Underwater Technology Seminars (UTS), taking place in Hamburg, Boston and Singapore in September, October and December respectively.
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NewsMoving the kit below
With the development of fast and light workboats there’s been a need for windlass equipment that avoids impacting operations or the hull’s action in the water.
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NewsA place to put the wire
As anyone who’s been involved in a wiring project knows there may well be the odd bit of cable left over.
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NewsFibre is the future
“Fibre rope has been the missing link in deepwater installation,” says Erik Van der Woude of Royal IHC.
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NewsSurgery for ‘big lift’ operation
Preparing a drillship for a 9,000 mile lift from Singapore to Gabon, Africa came complete with a few challenges caused by the sheer scale of the cargo explains Peter Wilson, naval architect and engineering manager of UK-based MAC.
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NewsSub Solent cable replacement
The replacement of one of three subsea cables under the UK’s Solent, supplying the Isle of Wight with electricity, is well underway. The £14 million project is being delivered by a specialist joint venture between VolkerWessels companies VolkerInfra and Visser & Smit Marine Contracting (VSMC) and was awarded by Scottish ...
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News‘Rolldock Storm’ delivered
Beyond a simple ‘heavy lift’ capability Rolldock’s fleet centres on flexibility: the recent 151m, 8,000dwt ST-class addition from the Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) yard is no exception.
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NewsBig pull for Angolan workboat
Spanish company Fluidmecanica has supplied a towing equipment package for the 44m multipurpose tug ‘Kwanza’, destined for the Maritime and Port Institute of Angola in West Africa.
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NewsDredging addresses sea bottom waste
The Belgium based DEME Group subsidiary Dredging International has deployed its trailing suction hopper dredger ''Artevelde'' to participate in the Belgian Fishing for Litter (FFL) project.
