All News articles – Page 341
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NewsMotive goes Dutch
Motive Offshore Group has been providing some very interesting, tailored solutions for the offshore energy and renewables sector, reports Stevie Knight.
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NewsAmco Veba gets real about crane stress
Marine cranes have come a long way from their truck-based origins. However, their evolution isn’t always driven by what’s possible, but by what’s pragmatic.
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NewsHybrids: More than a change in the engine room
Andy Page of naval architecture consultancy Chartwell talks to Stevie Knight about the challenges and rewards that hybridization will bring to commercial marine.
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NewsWalter Van der Pennen: EST-Floattech
“When I tried to tell people that electric-hybrid vessels were the future, I kept on hearing ‘Why batteries – what’s wrong with diesel?’ Or ‘Yeah well, maybe climate change doesn’t really exist’,” Walter Van der Pennen of EST-Floattech told ''MJ''. “But there was a point last year when it changed ...
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NewsAmpelmann wins five North Sea wind contracts
Global offshore access provider Ampelmann has won five new offshore wind contracts which will see two A-type and three E-type systems installed on vessels operating in the North Sea.
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NewsOffshore wind hampered by port capability
Analysis of 96 European ports as part of Carbon Trust report reveals few are fully equipped to undertake quay-side operations necessary to support the floating offshore wind sector.
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NewsNew German terminal ups port potential
A new deepwater berth and multi-purpose terminal have begun operation in Cuxhaven amid predictions they will significantly boost business in the German Elbe Estuary port, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGerman waterways get giant funding boost
The German Government has earmarked €800 million for work on the country’s vital inland waterway system as users warn of lock breakdowns and aging infrastructures on the internationally important network, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsVersatile repair mix for German yard
Two island supply boats and a research ship were among the varied and regular mix of specialist workboats in for repair or maintenance this autumn at Germany’s Diedrich Werft, reports Tom Todd.
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News‘Norse Pelican’ rotor sails installed
Norsepower Oy Ltd., together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell Shipping & Maritime, recently announced the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard ‘Maersk Pelican’, a Maersk Tankers Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel.
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NewsUnique Group acquires Water Weights
Global integrated offshore solutions provider, Unique Group, has completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen, UK-headquartered, load-testing equipment provider, Water Weights.
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NewsRapid extraction of propeller design data
The latest release of PropCad 2018 Premium Edition from US software company Hydrocomp includes a new utility to simplify the extraction of propeller features from full 3D CAD files.
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NewsVolvo Penta’s hybrid IPS
Designed to enable zero emission running for marine craft, Volvo Penta has unveiled a hybrid concept for its IPS propulsion system.
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NewsInnovative integrated control system
What is claimed to be the world’s first integrated steering and stabilizer fin control system has been introduced writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDredging started at Anaklia
Marine construction work at Anaklia Deep Sea Port has commenced with work on the dredging of the approach channel and harbour area reports Dag Pike.
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NewsPreventative maintenance key to functionality
ZF Marine is now offering a preventative maintenance service for thrusters with the advice that preventive maintenance can go a long way towards delaying or even avoiding the need to call on unscheduled repair capabilities.
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NewsCuxport is base port for new German windfarm
Even before it has been officially opened, berth no. 4 at the Cuxport Terminal in Cuxhaven is already at work on its first offshore project.
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NewsMaRINET2 to host offshore renewables training
Two new free-of-charge training courses will take place in November as part of the MaRINET2 project''s marine sector training programme.
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NewsSmallest distress beacon launched
French brand SIMY has launched what it claims to be, ‘the world’s smallest marine distress beacon’, capable of fitting into even compact lifejackets.
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NewsYanmar partners up for maritime training
Yanmar and the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) are teaming up to conduct marine technician certification courses at Yanmar Academy located at the new Yanmar Evo Center in Georgia USA.
