All News articles – Page 166
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NewsRenewables centre opens
A centre dedicated to the renewables industry has been opened in Scotland.
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NewsABS approval for autonomous tug project
A quartet of developers have achieved an important regulatory step forward with their autonomous tug project.
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NewsBoluda expands into Rostock
Continuing expansion of its activities in northwest Europe, Boluda Towage has commenced towage operations in the German port of Rostock.
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NewsCorvus Energy, Sanmar and hybrid tugs
Corvus Energy and Sanmar Shipyards have announced a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding to develop a new range of zero-emission and hybrid tugs.
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NewsEuropean tug owners consider the next normal
The European Tugowners Association’s (ETA) annual meeting has reflected on the industry’s ability to adapt to sudden changes and how to adapt to the next normal.
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NewsSea Machines equips Foss autonomous tug
News that Sea Machines is supplying its autonomous command and control system for Foss Maritime’s tug Rachael Allen reveals some of the logic behind autonomous tug operations.
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NewsSvitzer celebrates ten years in Angola
Svitzer’s marking of ten years of operation in Angola reveals the valuable methods the Denmark-based towage company employed to train local tug crews.
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NewsTurkey receives its latest escort tug
The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety has taken delivery of the second of its latest emergency response, escort and assistance tugs from Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsSchottel thrusters for Starnav quartet
Brazilian towage group Starnav has selected Schottel RudderPropellers for a quartet of escort tugs to be built in Brazil.
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NewsLloyds commits to support LOF contracts
Lloyds has expressed its commitment to Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB) and to oversee Lloyd’s Open Form contracts (LOF) after earlier suggesting LSAB services could be stopped.
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NewsIWSA backs project
A company with an innovative wind propulsion solution that has big decarbonisation potential has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA).
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NewsNew German workboat garners praise
Inland shipping authorities in Germany are reportedly very satisfied with an unusual new €2.1 million workboat.
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NewsHopes fade for Pella Sietas survival
Receivers were still seeking new investors for insolvent Hamburg Shipyard Pella Sietas late October but there appears little chance that Germany’s oldest shipyard will survive in its current form.
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NewsPlans firm up for more German special ships
Plans for another two German survey, wreck location and research ships are expected to be completed soon with tender invitations tipped for next year.
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NewsCable reburial required ‘out of the box’ thinking
A state-of-the-art trenching vehicle has been modified to enable a tricky intertidal live export cable re-burial.
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NewsDP training app expands to include all personnel
The Nautical Institute and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) have launched a second module for their Dynamic Positioning continuing professional development (CPD) app.
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NewsOcean Space Centre
One of the world’s most advanced facilities for ocean research and education, the Ocean Space Centre will be built in Trondheim, Norway.
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NewsFounder of ocean society honoured by WISTA
The founder and chair of French ocean protection organisation, Fondation de la Mer, Sabine Roux de Bézieux, has been named as the 2021 Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association’s Personality of the Year.
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NewsFloating scaffold completes 3t contract lift
In an industry first, floating scaffolding has been used to complete a specialist contract lift on the river Severn.
