Latest News – Page 71
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NewsPort power: which option to choose?
A new white paper addresses the growing need to look at power storage options at ports.
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NewsFlood defences inadequate to cope with Storm Ciarán
Storm Ciarán revealed the inadequacy of flood defences on November 1, as it battered England and France.
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NewsFloating wind to power oil and gas
Two floating wind farms with a total power generating capacity of 1.9GW will be installed to supply electricity to Scotland’s oil and gas operations.
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NewsDutch coast ‘stabilised’ with beach nourishment
Dutch coastal towns and infrastructure have been protected ‘for the coming years’ after extensive sand replenishment works
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NewsShipbuilder Työvene enters offshore wind market
The Finnish shipbuilder is building its first SWATH CTV for the wind sector
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NewsCrew negligence caused Swedish ferry grounding
The Swedish Coast Guard says two crew were fined for causing a major oil spill after their negligence resulted in the grounding of a ferry.
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NewsCocaine worth €11.5m seized from sea chest
£10m worth of cocaine has been found buried in a ship’s hull at Sheerness
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NewsInland waterways guidance updated for UK
New guidance for the UK’s inland waterways has been published with advice and safety requirements for commercial vessel operators.
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NewsMeyer partners C-Job in strategic market move
C-Job Naval Architects and Meyer Group have entered into a mutually beneficial partnership
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NewsDamen’s ‘next generation’ tugs in the news
Dutch tug buider Damen is as busy as ever, with orders coming in for Poland and Germany.
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NewsSubsea cable failures cost industry millions, says IMCA
With an annual subsea cable failure rate of 30% and a resulting €570 million in losses, IMCA has published a code of practice to try and improve the situation.
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NewsNew WTIV designed to install 20MW turbines
Although the industry has implicitly agreed to slow down the expanding size of the wind turbines it manufactures, a new WTIV has been designed that will be able to install the biggest on the market.
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NewsEurope under threat: report outlines risk to coastlines
A new report is urging a range of measures need to be implemented to protect Europe’s coastlines from future challenges.
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NewsTug development: evolution or revolution?
When can the pace of progress be described as revolutionary rather than evolutionary? With tug development, it’s starting to look like the latter. Peter Barker reports.
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NewsBoskalis inks Dutch TSHD deal
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large trailing suction hopper dredger
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NewsPortuguese call for offshore wind interest
Portugal is launching a call for ‘demonstrations of interest’ for parties wishing to build offshore wind farms off its Atlantic coast
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NewsWTIV contracted out before build is complete
A wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is still under build has been contracted to transport and install wind turbines for an unnamed client in the offshore wind sector.
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NewsSeawork meeting results in contract win
Norcom Technology has won a contract for its AIS package as a direct result of the Seawork commercial marine event in Southampton in June.
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NewsNY announces largest ever US spend on offshore wind
New York governor Kathy Hochul has announced a spending package of $15 billion for three offshore wind projects and another $5 billion for 22 land-based renewable energy schemes.
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NewsCurrent monitoring provides key navigational data
ABP Southampton and marine data specialist OceanWise have teamed up on a current monitoring project to help pilots better navigate the approach to Southampton Water
