All News articles – Page 471
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NewsSetting records in the Black Sea
A Surveyor Interceptor ROV from Sweden’s MMT has set new underwater records while being used for geophysical surveys to detect former land surfaces buried below the current seabed as part of the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project.
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NewsMG Duff celebrates its 60th
The UK-based sacrificial anode manufacturer, MG Duff, was started in 1956 as a partnership by Merlin Graham “Chunky” Duff, a yacht surveyor and naval architect, and Ivan Graham, a Royal Navy Engineer Officer.
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Converter station risk assessments
German offshore services specialists SeaRenergy and Fichtner have been awarded with the revision and development of all risk assessments for TenneT´s offshore and onshore converter stations, the converter stations being essential elements of the North Sea grid connections.
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NewsMaltese order
Transport Malta has improved its marine aids to navigation with twenty new buoys, supplied by Spain-headquartered AtoN specialist Almarin, in collaboration with the local partner, Boat Maintenance.
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NewsPLB rental
Personal Locator Beacons are a major contribution to safety at sea, and UK-based Global Telesat Communications (GTC) has made it easy to rent one for less than £5 a day (including VAT).
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NewsTesting of intelligent fairways to begin in 2017
The Finnish Transport Agency will begin testing intelligent fairways at the start of 2017, using several fairways along its Finnish coast as test platforms.
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NewsAres shipyard expands commercial offerings
Located in Turkey in the Antalya Free Zone, Ares Shipyard has been focussing its new construction work mainly in the military sector with designs up to 100 metres in length. Now the yard is developing a range of designs using established design teams to expand its offerings into the commercial ...
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NewsSubsea trencher mobilised by DeepOcean
UK-based DeepOcean has mobilised its T3200 subsea trencher onto the trenching support vessel, ''Havila Phoenix''.
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NewsNordergrunde progress and investment
While news comes of the installation of the first turbine tower at the German Nordergrunde wind farm, London, UK-based John Laing has acquired a 30% stake in the wind farm. The Nordergrunde project is John Laing''s second German wind investment and its first investment in offshore wind.
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Double order for rebranded shipyard
The largest fast passenger ferry order for a UK shipyard in over 25 years has been confirmed by London operator MBNA Thames Clippers.
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NewsLiverpool pilot vessel hydraulic repairs
Birkenhead, UK-based marine specialist V&A Hydraulics has completed maintenance work on the Liverpool Pilotage Service vessels. V&A Hydraulics secured the work with marine contractors and environmental services firm Briggs Marine, of Fife, Scotland, which recently took charge of the overall vessel maintenance contract.
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NewsPeterhead development
Scotland, UK''s Peterhead Port Authority has awarded the contract for the Peterhead Scheme 2 project to a joint venture partnership between contractors McLaughin & Harvey and Boskalis Westminster.
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News9m Sealegs amphibian comes to Europe
The New Zealand amphibious RIB builder Sealegs has launched a larger 9m version of its distinctive amphibious RIB, and the first example is en-route to the UK distributor.
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NewsDuck tour woes
Following the 2014 Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into two amphibious DUKW accidents in the UK, the business model of using these 1940s military vehicles for city tours has taken a further broadside, this time from the insurance industry.
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NewsSeaRenergy/ SMC donation
German wind energy service company SeaRenergy/ SMC recently successfully ran a charity game on their stand at WindEnergy Hamburg, raising 3,500 EUR for the DGzRS (German Maritime Search and Rescue Association).
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Mass Rescue Conference 4
The International Maritime Rescue Federation has announced the fourth in its ‘Gothenburg’ series of conferences on maritime mass rescue operations, to be held in Sweden next June. The theme of the conference will be ‘Learning from Experience’.
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NewsStockholm's Norvik port gets go-ahead
Following two positive court rulings the planned new container and ro-ro port at Norvik near Stockholm, Sweden can start construction. Located at Nynäshamn this new port has deep water access and will enable the port to cope with the increase in both container and ro-ro numbers that the port is ...
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NewsWork ready to start at Hellenikon
Lamda Development is ready to begin work on its landmark project at Hellenikon in Greece. Located on the site of a disused airport on the waterfront at Athens, this project incorporates major seafront development.
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NewsFirst X-Stern goes to work
The distinctive X-Stern, devised by Norwegian ship designers and builders Ulstein, is now providing feedback in commercial use as the ‘Windea La Cour’ has entered service at the Gemini offshore wind farm.
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NewsSeatools awarded pile template contract
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Dutch company Seatools a contract for the design and delivery of a piling template instrumentation and control system.
