Industry News
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News MARITIME LAW FOCUS: Avoid giving too many rights to customers
Marine businesses risk costly mistakes by accidentally giving commercial buyers consumer-style rights, warn lawyers Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff, from Ocean Legal, in their latest column for Maritime Journal.
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NewsIs the maritime industry ready for the hydrogen era?
With carbon penalities looming, there’s a lot of work going on to find alternatives to diesel, which still has no real competitor when it comes to cost, availability or performance. One of the frontrunners is hydrogen, and Paul Whitaker, chief engineer at propulsion system engineering firm Drive System Design, explains how it can work.
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NewsJapan signs MoU with EMEC for floating wind
A Japanese floating wind association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to develop offshore floating wind technology.
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NewsAllseas launches ‘Grand Tour’ for offshore giants
The world’s largest offshore structures will be able to board Allseas’ new vessel when it’s delivered – expanding heavy-lift and towing capacity for offshore industry.
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NewsAIS buys Norwegian subsea plastics innovator
Buoyancy system, cable protection and insulation firm AIS has signalled its intention to expand into energy developments further north with the purchase of Norwegian innovator Ovun.
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NewsMulti-vessel deal marks strategic shift for Seacontractors
News that Dutch tug owner Seacontractors has sold its smaller vessels to France-based Jifmar marks a strategic change of business direction for the company.
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NewsØrsted cuts profit forecast after wind doesn’t blow
Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted has lowered its profit forecast because the wind didn’t blow as much as normal in July and August.
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NewsSaved from the scrapyard: 50-year-old veteran embarks on new voyage
After a grounding last September nearly ended her useful life, a half-century-old vessel has been showcased after setting sail for a new career. Our reporter Peter Barker visited her.
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NewsEU considers 10-year delay on shipping carbon taxes
The EU is considering delaying shipping fuel taxes for 10 years under a draft proposal that aims to stall energy tax reforms, news agency Reuters has reported.
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NewsBMT unveils modular uncrewed ship concept
BMT has unveiled a modular uncrewed ship concept that it says advances the evolution of medium and large uncrewed vessels for commercial and military purposes.
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NewsUK MOD signs contract for £850 million vessel replacement
Damen Shipyards has won a contract from vessel operator Serco for 24 new vessels to refresh the UK Royal Navy’s maritime services fleet.
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NewsRevolution: Long-endurance high-power ocean drones
It’s unlikely that ocean drones will be the complete answer to the increasing needs of work being done at sea. But the new generation of drones, says Chance Maritime CTO Michael Scherer, is a step in the right direction.
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NewsFrench and Danish set up offshore wind partnership
A ‘strategic partnership’ is being set up between Danish water consultancy firm DHI and France Energies Marines to advance innovation in wind energy.
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NewsMorgan Offshore Wind Project approved
A major windfarm development project in the Irish Sea has been granted development consent
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News - VideosVideo interview: How quality aftersales services drive DMT’s success
Reliability at sea: How DMT Marine Equipment delivers more than high-quality deck equipment. A comprehensive After-Sales approach inside a company dedicated to customer success.
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NewsUrgent call for opinions before workboat CO2 rules imposed
The Workboat Association (WA) has released an urgent reminder to small vessel owners in the UK to respond to the government’s Call for Evidence about decarbonisation legislation.
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NewsPlans agreed to make world’s biggest OSW farm even bigger
A seabed lease has been finalised to allow the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, to be expanded, even though the UK grid cannot cope with existing wind power generation.
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NewsVIDEO: Saildrone’s ‘Surveyor’ USV wins classification
Saildrone’s Surveyor class of Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) has been given full classification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the first for a deep-sea unmanned platform, it says.
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NewsVIDEO: Autonomous, electric cargo delivery
Two Southampton-based companies have trialled an electric vessel for a marine civil engineering project in the city’s port in one of the UK’s busiest ports.
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NewsRoyal Navy orders USV and automation technology
The UK’s University of Plymouth will deliver a C-Enduro Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to the Royal Navy, with maritime autonomy and smart shipping applications firm Robosys retrofitting it with its VOYAGER AI Autonomous Navigation System.
