All News articles – Page 262
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NewsHow will COVID-19 impact on marine insurance?
The impact of coronavirus on marine insurance isn’t clear cut and a key issue is the extent to which policies respond where there is no physical damage, an insurance professional has stressed.
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NewsEnergy giant pursues floating offshore wind
A global energy giant has entered the floating offshore wind sector by investing in a UK project.
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NewsElbe deepening on track for 2021 finish
Work on long-awaited, multi-million Euro deepening and widening of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea is making good progress with completion now expected in 2021, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGrant Brown: Sterling PBES
“It’s unfortunate… but I really think that the Norled ferry battery fire is significant in that it’s bringing additional scrutiny to safety systems,” Grant Brown of Sterling PBES told ”MJ”.
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NewsHospital boat solution to Coronavirus crisis?
Given the Covid19 outbreak, world governments are looking at how fast a pandemic can lead to a severe shortage of isolation beds. Could the answer be a quickly deployed, modular and expandable hospital vessel?
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NewsDigitalisation and data standardisation MoU
A weather intelligence provider and a classification society have joined forces to drive digitalisation and data standardisation in the maritime industry.
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NewsTug deliveries and design round-up
This month’s round-up includes a European theme with three deliveries and a design proposal for the world’s first LNG-powered shallow-water push boat.
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NewsCaterpillar success in the US and Turkey
Caterpillar Marine has reported on collaboration for the next generation of tugs in the US and provided further details of its first Advanced Variable Drive tug built in Turkey.
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NewsETA assesses the European towage sector
The European Tugowners Association (ETA) and Dutch consultancy company ECORYS have produced a study revealing the true economic impact of the European towage sector.
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NewsMultiple order success for Schottel
Propulsion system manufacturer Schottel has announced orders for no fewer than 22 azimuth thrusters for tugs in China, Turkey, Poland and the US.
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NewsSeawork exhibition rescheduled due to coronavirus concerns
Seawork International commercial marine exhibition and conference, along with the Speed@Seawork sea trials event and Marine & Coastal Civil Engineering Expo (M&CCE) are all to be rescheduled until a later date, to be announced in due course.
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NewsSerco and Briggs bid for Royal Navy contract
Outsourcing company Serco and maritime services provider Briggs Marine are teaming up to bid for the Royal Navy’s next generation of marine services.
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NewsISU responds to coronavirus outbreak
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) have stated their desire to maintain a service as usual status during the current global Coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsSalvage round-up
In addition to the operations mentioned in this edition other activities by the global salvage industry are also worth a mention.
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NewsTurkish shipyard progresses massive order
A Turkish shipyard has said it is close to the end of the design validation process for a mass order of patrol boats.
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NewsDouble salvage success for BOA
Trondheim Norway-based BOA Offshore AS has provided details of its involvement in recent months in two complex salvage operations.
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NewsOre carrier stranded off Brazil
A major salvage operation is underway for a grounded and listing ore carrier off the coast of Brazil.
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NewsRefit due after busy 20 months at sea
Manor Renewables’ CTV ‘Manor Venture’ has returned to the company’s Portland site for the first time since July 2018, after 20 months at sea and the successful completion of four temporary power projects.
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NewsNew ferries prompt Karlshamn expansion
New larger ferries under construction in China that will operate on the route between Sweden and Lithuania have prompted the authorities at the Swedish port of Karlshamn to expand the facilities for handling ro-ro vessels writes Dag Pike.
