All News articles – Page 420
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NewsIridium GMDSS milestones
US-headquartered Iridium Communications Inc. has announced that two key milestones along the path to becoming the second recognized provider of Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services have been reached.
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Safety certificates all in one place
C Data Services, a leading provider of professional IT Solutions to marine related industries, was showcasing its new application BSafe at Seawork 2017.
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NewsLiDARs sole wind measurement tool
LiDARs have replaced met masts to become the sole wind measurement tool used for offshore resource assessment and power curve verification purposes, wind measurement experts at a London conference claim.
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NewsUpgrading Tower Bridge
When Tower Bridge in London UK was due for an upgrade, after its management team identified a problem with their bascule raise mechanical drives, it brought in a team of international civil engineering experts.
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NewsDual basket LARS for Briggs
As part of its ongoing growth plans, UK-based Briggs Marine Contractors has made a six-figure investment into its diving division’s capabilities with the purchase of a dual basket diver Launch and Recovery System (LARS)
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NewsStainless steel patrol boat
It is easy to see the attraction of using stainless steel as a building material for boats because of the lack of corrosion problems and reduced maintenance during the life of the boat. However there are downsides, one of which of course is the higher cost of the material.
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NewsJDR cable work for Beatrice Windfarm
UK-based JDR Cable Systems (JDR) will provide termination and testing services for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm (BOWL) in Scotland, one of the largest private investments ever made in Scottish infrastructure.
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NewsSomali spike but global piracy still declining
London-headquartered specialist risk consultancy Control Risks has recorded a 15% decrease in global maritime security incidents in the first half of 2017, compared with the same period in 2016.
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NewsIMCA diving seminar and DMAC workshop
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and the Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) are staging a two-day IMCA Diving Seminar and DMAC Workshop in London, UK on 25-26 September 2017 that will present a number of topics of interest to the global offshore diving community.
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NewsSubsea inspection competition
The UK-headquartered Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaborative RD&D programme funded by nine leading offshore wind developers and the Scottish Government, has recently launched a competition targeted at finding new ways to inspect offshore wind underwater substructures and reduce the cost of offshore wind.
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NewsMARIN’s floating mega-island
Netherlands-based Maritime Research Institute (MARIN) has tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island.
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Cyber security awareness film follows recent Maersk scare
Global maritime cyber security awareness campaign, Be Cyber Aware at Sea, has collaborated with Fidra Films to launch a new film which aims to highlight the vital and increasing importance of cyber security across the maritime industry.
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News30 years of MJ - 50 years of commercial RIBs
The Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) celebrated its 50th birthday a couple of years ago but when ‘Maritime Journal’ started up 30 years ago the RIB was only to be found in specialist areas of the workboat and military sectors.
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NewsPlanning focus of Mass Rescue Conference
More must be done to emphasise the importance of maritime mass rescue operation planning, a keynote speaker at the G4 International Maritime Mass Rescue Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, has urged.
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News30 years of engines and propulsion
The past 30 years have seen dramatic changes in marine engines and their associated propulsion systems.
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NewsDeepwater Liverpool terminal development continues
The second phase of a GB£400m investment to create a deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool that will accommodate larger vessels has begun.
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News3Si safety catalogue published
UK-based Safety and Survival Systems International (3Si) has published its 2017/18 products catalogue, its first since it acquired Ocean Safety, Typhoon International and US-headquartered Revere Survival.
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NewsWork starts on €30 Million Bremerhaven quay revamp
A start has finally been made on the renewal of Bremerhaven’s derelict 110 year old Westkaje - a project which will also widen the German port’s Kaiserhafen III basin and ease vehicle handling
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NewsSolid Future tipped for Port Knock
A solid future as an “ideal location” for heavy load component handling and offshore services is being tipped for Port Knock on Germany’s North Sea Ems Estuary.
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NewsSuccessive waterbus orders for Damen
Damen Shipyards has secured two successive orders for a total of five waterbuses, which includes its first orders for the brand-new Waterbus 2407 model.
