All News articles – Page 379
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NewsMarine-i highlights future for composite materials
The UK’s next Marine-i Discovery Room event will shine a spotlight on composite materials and the vital role they will play in the marine industry in future.
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Sustainable Dredging conference in November
A two day conference based on the forthcoming CEDA-IADC guidebook ‘Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure’ will take place on 19-20 November 2018.
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NewsBoskalis land dredging works in Singapore
Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster joins a consortium which has been awarded a 1.46bn SGD contract for the port development project Tuas Terminal Phase II in Singapore.
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NewsVan Oord heads flood protection renewal
Dutch dredging and marine construction major Van Oord is part of the Levvel consortium, awarded a €550m Afsluitdijk reinforcement project by the Netherlands’ Rijkswaterstaat.
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Dredging Days returns for Europort 2019
Organisers have confirmed that the popular two-day CEDA Dredging Days Conference will again take place alongside the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam on 7-8 November 2019.
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NewsDiesel-electric trailers for Jan De Nul
Belgium headquartered global dredging contractor Jan De Nul has ordered three trailing suction hopper dredgers which will feature fully diesel-electric propulsion systems.
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NewsDredging diversification from Royal IHC
Netherlands based Royal IHC has launched the 5,400m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ''DC Orisant'' from its shipyard at Krimpen aan den IJssel in Rotterdam.
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NewsPre-season repair mix for Diedrich
A trio of offshore wind farm CTVs and a local survey boat are among the latest workboats and passenger ships to undergo repair or maintenance at Germany’s busy Schiffswerft Diedrich, reports Tom Todd.
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Sea Machines opens second office in Hamburg, Germany
To better connect Sea Machines Robotics with European-based customers, innovators, and investors the US-based developer of autonomous vessel technology has opened a second office in the port city of Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsCOLREGS milestone for autonomous ships
Rolls-Royce has completed the £1.3 million MAXCMAS (MAchine eXecutable Collision regulations for Marine Autonomous Systems) research project, demonstrating, it claims, that the operation of autonomous vessels can meet, if not exceed, current collision avoidance (COLREG) rules.
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NewsA lifetime approach to engine costs
Stephen Crick, Technical Consultant at Finning UK & Ireland, advises on how workboat operators can save money and improve efficiencies by taking a lifetime approach to engine costs and other equipment.
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NewsPoland’s first qualified NMEA 2000 installers
Following a series of dedicated training courses, Actisense the multi-award winning NMEA specialists, have now qualified what it claims to be Poland’s first basic NMEA 2000 Installers.
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NewsDisplay upgrade for marine shaft power meter system
Datum Electronics, a global supplier and manufacturer of torque measurement and shaft power technology, has launched an enhanced ECR display for its Marine Shaft Power Meter (MSPM) system.
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NewsWärtsilä Seals & Bearings joins the Green Award scheme
Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, and Green Award Foundation have announced their cooperation in environmental protection.
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NewsCanada and Finland disagree over arctic fuel ban
As the IMO prepares to consider a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks of heavy fuel oil pollution in the Arctic, Ottawa is trying to water down a plan by Finland for an outright ban of HFO (heavy fuel oils) the highly polluting fuel used by most ships.
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NewsAstilleros Gondán SOVs complete
Astilleros Gondán has completed two new Service Operation Vessels (SOV) and delivered the first to owner Østensjø Rederi for use at Race Bank wind farm, off the coast of the UK.
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NewsRNLI moves over to Helly Hansen kit
Helly Hansen, the global technical sailing brand founded in Norway in 1877, has committed to supporting UK lifesaving charity the RNLI for the next five years through a variety of activities, including providing all-weather lifeboat crew kit
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Identifying the major challenges to the safe and sustainable use of our oceans
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a charity helping to protect the safety of life and property by supporting education, research and public engagement, has announced the next in its series of foresight reviews, on ocean engineering.
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NewsColumbus knowledge transfer project stimulates Blue Growth
Funded by the European Commission''s Horizon 2020 programme, the Columbus Knowledge Transfer Flagship Project has delivered solutions to increase the future impact of marine and maritime research.
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NewsFORESEA shortlists offshore renewables projects
Three renewable energy developers have been shortlisted for the EU-funded FORESEA programme which aims to help which bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market.
