Latest News – Page 839
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NewsPorts prove crucial to greener shipping
Ports are central to achieving significant reductions in carbon emissions in the maritime industry, according to evidence from a new University of Hull study.
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NewsSeawork exhibitor enjoys heavy footfall
Considering that a fleet of ferries running up and down the Thames can take over 8,000 passengers a day, the large footfall, translated into six million actual feet, manages to put a strain on the decks.
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NewsBeating the diesel bug at Seawork
Brian Raine of Tides Marine told MJ at Seawork, “The people who have shown most interest in our fuel polishing systems are the ones that have seen how devastating fuel can be.”
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NewsSeawork winner takes on workboat range
An innovative new sub-surface viewing craft, the MSV Explorer, designed by Chris Garner and built under licence by GRP Laminates, won the Seawork 2011 Spirit of Innovation category award for Diving & Underwater Technology.
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NewsSouth Boats purchases Lyme Boats assets
South Boats Special Projects Ltd has reached agreement with the administrators of Lyme Boats Ltd to purchase the assets of the former boat building company.
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NewsDanish boat tackles RMD Canal work
German waterway authorities in Nuremberg have taken the new Danish built multi-purpose workboat Hecht into service for a wide range of water works on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal.
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NewsCan offshore wind farms benefit marine life?
A new report published in the peer-reviewed journal ‘Environmental Research Letters’ has suggested that offshore wind farms may be beneficial to marine life ecosystems in the long term.
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NewsBespoke solution for Dutch dredging project
A building site in the heart of Rotterdam was a challenging location for a recent dredging project undertaken by contractor Martens en van Oord.
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NewsSES communicates successfully at Seawork
This year’s Seawork International proved to be a very busy and successful show for Ships Electronic Services Ltd (SES), a market leader in maritime communication and navigation electronics.
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NewsSeawork success as WaterMota hits century
Devon UK based marine propulsion specialist WaterMota celebrated its 100th anniversary last month only a few weeks after another successful appearance, with a greatly expanded presence, at Seawork 2011.
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NewsDistant crew enjoys broadband Discovery
The research vessel RSS Discovery has been fitted with NSSLGlobal’s Cruise-IP VSAT service and a FleetBroadband system, ensuring connectivity wherever the vessel travels.
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NewsNew berth approaches completion at Lerwick
The latest significant expansion of Lerwick Harbour’s already extensive deepwater infrastructure is progressing towards completion by around the turn of the year.
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NewsSouth Boats secures £28m sales at Seawork
South Boats Special Projects Ltd had an exceptionally strong Seawork 2011, confirming orders for 15 wind farm support vessels during the event with a combined value in excess of £28m.
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NewsBridging the marine skills gap
There has been recent criticism of the European Commission Task Force’s lacklustre approach to averting the unfolding maritime skills crisis, but there are still grass-roots providers able to show a way forward.
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NewsA Jumbo job of monopile delivery
Jumbo Shipping has successfully transported 51 monopiles from EEW''s manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany to Barrow in Furness in the UK.
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NewsLegless when installing turbine foundations
Two major players in the world of offshore wind and energy shipping have joined forces to develop a wind turbine foundation installation vessel.
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NewsWaveblade’s return visit nets Seawork award
A reconnaissance mission to Seawork 2010 by Wave Craft UK resulted in the company carrying off a Spirit of Innovation category award only one year later.
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NewsNew Seafloor Systems sounder
California based Seafloor Systems Inc has developed an inland water integrated sounder for measuring and logging depths, HydroLite.
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NewsPollution Pod is Buddy’s new mod
OPEC, one of the UK''s leading manufacturers of MOP recovery systems, has developed a new design specifically to be used on the Liverpool Water Witch Buddy.
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News£11m for Wales’ first tidal power device
Wales’ first full scale tidal stream energy generator will be deployed in 2012, having secured £6.4m support from the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
