All News articles – Page 442
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NewsDebating the future at Tugnology ’17
The latest in technological ideas and developments surrounding the towage industry are about to be discussed at the fourth biennial ‘Tugnology’ conference in Rotterdam.
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NewsRolls-Royce delivers thruster number 1000 to Damen
Rolls-Royce has delivered its 1000th azimuth thruster to Damen Shipyards marking a milestone in a 30-year relationship with notable references in what has been a work in progress story set to develop further.
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NewsTwo more ASD tugs from Offshore Ship Designers
Ijmuiden, the Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has reported delivery of two ASD tugs to owners in Singapore.
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Anchor-handling record for ‘Zwerver II’
Recently delivered multipurpose DP2 workboat/support vessel ‘Zwerver II’ has carried out what is claimed to be the deepest anchor-handling operation by such a workboat.
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NewsResolve Marine rights Indian frigate
Salvage contractor Resolve Marine has completed the US$2.9m salvage of an Indian navy frigate which tipped over at Mumbai naval dockyard in an accident claiming the lives of two sailors and injuring 14 others.
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NewsBusy period for Norwegian Coast Guard
It has been a busy winter period for the Norwegian Coast Guard with one of its patrol vessels tasked to two separate incidents involving a disabled ex-buoy tender and a drifting barge carrier.
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NewsRemembering the ‘Herald’
Services have been held in the UK and Belgium marking the 30th anniversary of the loss of the ferry ''Herald of Free Enterprise'' where 193 people lost their lives, a tragedy that led to a harrowing salvage operation.
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NewsAll change for Edda Fjord
An upgrade to ‘Edda Fjord’s access system promises to give the vessel a new lease of life.
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NewsMarcel Roelofs: Chevalier Floatels
“In the beginning, installing permanent ‘walk-to-work’ access on a vessel was a very expensive gamble,” said Marcel Roelofs, CEO and founder of Chevalier Floatels
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Maritime Study – A call to action
The deadline to take part in a UK maritime growth study has been extended in order to better inform the Government and the industry’s plan to tackle pressing issues such as Brexit.
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NewsUkrainian seaports look to their infrastructure
The Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) says its 2017 strategy will focus heavily on the modernisation and development of its national port infrastructure.
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NewsGermans plough millions into North Sea ports
The German coastal state of Lower Saxony says it is ploughing €57 million into infrastructure development in its North Sea ports this year and spending another €33 million on maintaining existing facilities.
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NewsMore dredging clout for Kiel Canal
Dredging and excavation are among the main tasks for the latest multi-purpose work-horse to enter service on Germany’s 98kms long Kiel Canal – the world’s busiest man-made waterway.
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NewsGorch Fock reprieved as repair costs soar
Repairs and maintenance being carried out on the veteran German Navy sail training ship ''Gorch Fock II'' will continue and last into 2018 despite soaring costs now being put at about €75 million.
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NewsScotland forging ahead with floating wind
A floating demonstration wind farm designed by Swedish firm Hexicon, has been granted planning consent by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy Paul Wheelhouse.
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Marlink acquires Palantir
Belgium-headquartered Marlink has acquired Palantir AS, a Norwegian maritime IT company specialising in remote IT management solutions. The Share Purchase Agreement whereby Marlink acquired 100% of Palantir AS shares was completed on March 17 2017.
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NewsDiesel electric dredger order
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has ordered three 3,500 m3 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers to be built at Keppel Nantong, and these vessels which will operate in environmentally sensitive areas, will not be LNG powered.
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Cortec Corporation celebrates 40 years of fighting corrosion
When US company Cortec produced its first shipment of 1200 vapour corrosion inhibitor emitters in a garage in 1977, it would have been difficult to envision subsequent growth into the multimillion-dollar global enterprise Cortec has become today.
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NewsItalian expertise bales out British marina
Yacht Havens Group, owner of nine yachting facilities in the U.K and the Netherlands, has taken delivery of a new Italdraghe MK III Marina Master 8000 Dredger at its Fambridge Yacht Haven location in Essex, UK.
