All News articles – Page 372
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NewsUSV shallow water survey for Spanish port
Hydrographic surveying in very shallow water can be very challenging with a high chance of equipment damage and personnel injury reports Dag Pike.
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LOC Renewables contracted to deliver MWS for modular offshore grid
The Paris office of LOC Renewables has been contracted by the Belgian transmission system operator, Elia, to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the pioneering Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project, located 40km off the Belgian coast in the North Sea.
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NewsNew SMI Shipyard Pavilion at Seawork 2018
The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) and Seawork International announces a new industry sector partnership.
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NewsMajor marine fabrication returns to Southampton
Southampton Marine Services is midway through a significant contract for Woods’ Silver Fleet to build three huge pontoons for the river Thames.
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NewsLuffing crane for offshore wind industry showcased to Scottish MP
Cranes currently being manufactured by Sparrows Group, which will be installed at ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE windfarm off the coast of Suffolk, were showcased to Colin Clark MP at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen.
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NewsForth Ports begins training academy construction
UK operator Forth Ports has begun construction of a purpose built training academy at the Port of Grangemouth which aims to ensure that the right skills are in place to support the future growth of the business.
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NewsNYK to build car logistics terminal at Yarimca
The major Turkish company Oyak has set up a joint venture with the Japanese shipping company NYK Line to build a vehicle terminal at the Turkish port of Yarimca reports Dag Pike.
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NewsNew waterjets large and small from Castoldi
Italian company Castoldi has been in the waterjet business for close to 40 years and to celebrate the company has added two new jets to its range, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsIrish harbour improvements
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has approved a €27.9m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned fishery harbour network, Dag Pike reports.
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NewsWessex Marine exhibits ‘4x4 of the sea’
Wessex Marine has been ever-present at Seawork since its inaugural show and is pleased once again to be exhibiting at Seawork’s 21st event in 2018.
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NewsViking's latest range of offshore anti-exposure suits
Alex Kristensen, Viking Country Director, UK, remarked, ”We have always enjoyed the highly qualified combination of clientele at the exhibition, ranging from professional mariners, able to provide hands-on insights and valuable feedback in relation to our products, to the senior executives and decision makers of the industry.”
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Greenbyte raises additional funding
Belgian investment firm Korys has invested an additional 5 million Euro in Swedish renewable energy software company Greenbyte which provides a SaaS platform to owners and operators of renewable energy assets around the world.
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NewsTen dredgers and five workboats for Egyptian MOD
Royal IHC has secured an order from the Engineering Authority at the Egyptian Ministry of Defence. The contract comprises the construction of ten IHC Beaver Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSDs) and five Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1050 work boats.
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NewsClass approval for lightweight carbon davit
The Rogers 10t Twin Lift Carbon Davits are thought to be the world’s largest carbon fibre davits ever built and its makers claim weigh 75% less than traditional solutions.
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NewsInvestment means drive train testing up to 15MW for The Switch
Yaskawa Corporation is making a multimillion-euro investment to strengthen the R&D capabilities of The Switch and purchase new equipment at the company’s factory in Lappeenranta, Finland. The investment will enable drive train testing of up to 15 MW.
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NewsIMO sets first industry wide emissions strategy
The IMO has set an absolute target for emissions reduction across the entire maritime industry for the first time in history.
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NewsDirect sharing of voyage plan schedules
Sea Traffic Management (STM), and Port of Rotterdam have established electronic exchange of arrival times between ships and the port. 300 ships in the STM Validation Project are now able to share their voyage plan schedules, directly from their ECDIS/navigation system, with Port of Rotterdam electronically.
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NewsEOWDC 8.8MW turbine installation
The world’s most powerful single turbine has been successfully installed at Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).
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NewsB Hepworth celebrates 150th anniversary
UK manufacturer of marine windscreen wiper systems B Hepworth & Co Ltd is celebrating its 150 years anniversary in 2018.
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NewsWind propulsion essential tool in shipping’s decarbonisation efforts says IWSA
The International Windship Association, along with its 40-plus member companies and organisations claims it is positioned to help the shipping industry meet urgent and ambitious carbon reduction targets to be set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at MEPC72 in April.
