All News articles – Page 487
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NewsRefrigerants onboard
With every vessel using some form of onboard refrigeration or climate control, new laws by the Council of the EU to slash greenhouse gases mean the maritime industry must take action fast, says UK-based Flynn Refrigeration managing director Alex Flynn.
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NewsNew engines from Sole Diesel
Sole Diesel SA has launched its latest marine diesel engines, the SM-82 and SM-94.
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NewsSurvitec Group joins forces with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) is transferring all of its related safety products and services, to the Survitec Group, creating a world leader in safety and survival solutions.
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NewsMS&D: Strategies for Maritime Security at SMM
The responsibilities of navies and coast guards are becoming more complex and demanding. At MS&D, the International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence held in conjunction with SMM, high ranking experts will discuss current trends and future challenges.
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NewsNew Palfinger RIB
Austrian-owned crane and rescue boat specialist Palfinger has added a new RIB design to its extensive range which is aimed primarily at the military sector but which would be used in the role as a competent workboat.
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NewsShipbuilder VR module
Dutch software developer Shipbuilder has unveiled its new and revolutionary virtual reality module Shipbuilder VR during the recent Shipbuilder and Relatics Client Day.
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News‘Sea Installer’ crane upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has concluded major modification works on the A2SEA (Denmark)-owned offshore wind farm installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’.
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NewsSafehaven for Saudi surveys
Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has delivered one of its Wildcat 53 catamarans for the King Abdullah port in Saudi Arabia. The design is for a hydrographic survey and ocean research vessel that is also capable of VIP passenger transport and general harbour duties.
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European Pilots welcome EU agreement on new ports regulation
Representatives of the legislative institutions of the EU successfully reached an agreement recently on the new Port Services Regulation. This legislation will establish a framework for the provision of port services and financial transparency of European ports.
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NewsQuad MTU power for ‘Red Jet 6’
The latest addition to the British Red Funnel ferry fleet, ‘Red Jet 6’, completed its first sea trials in June 2016 and will go into service in July. The high-speed catamaran ferry was built in Britain by Shemara Refit on the Isle of Wight with Rolls-Royce supplying four MTU Type ...
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NewsPiriou built oceanographic vessel
The Moroccan Royal Navy (MRN) has entrusted French boatbuilder Piriou with the vessel design and build of its new 72m hydro-oceanographic and multi-missions vessel.
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NewsAdvanced Aerodynamic Vessels
Seawork exhibitor Advanced Aerodynamic Vessels has developed a unique type of catamaran that the French company claims is showing enormous potential for efficient performance at high speeds. This catamaran operates with narrow side hulls integrating with and supporting the aerofoil shaped cross deck that rises in a high, almost semi-circular ...
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NewsBoskalis acquires VolkerWessels
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the offshore activities of VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire the maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels which includes VBMS, Stemat and Volker Stevin International.
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NewsPort expansion at Fredrikshavn
Work has started on the first phase of a major port expansion plan at the Danish port of Fredrikshavn. Located in the north of Demark on the east coast, Fredrikshavn is a major ferry terminal for ferries to Sweden and is also used for imports of bulk materials and oil. ...
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NewsEd Dudson: BMT Nigel Gee
Really innovative projects still give Naval Architect Ed Dudson of BMT Nigel Gee “one or two moments” of apprehension: “At launch you wonder if the yard has built the vessel to sit at the right load line. And then there’s the sea trials – will it do the speed written ...
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory to host Marine Measurement Forum
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is to host the 58th non-profit Marine Measurement Forum covering all relevant issues for inshore and offshore applications, on Thursday 15 September.
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New Horizon nearshore survey craft
Horizon Geosciences in the UAE, which also has bases in Bristol, UK and Mumbai, India, has extended its vessel fleet with own-development of a compact nearshore survey boat designed for use in extreme shallow waters at depths of 2m or less.
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MCA extends MMT contract
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency has awarded the UK division of Sweden-headquartered MMT a further two-year contract extension under which the company will continue to carry out high-definition medium to deepwater survey operations as part of its Civil Hydrographic Program (CHP) covering domestic waters.
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Spanish-built research ship for Peruvian Navy
‘BAP Carrasco’, a 97-metre hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel built by Construcciones Navales P Friere at its Vigo yard in Spain, has been delivered to the Peruvian Navy in readiness for commitment to Polar operations under Antarctic Treaty arrangements in addition to surveys of national Peruvian waters.
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NewsValeport launch of new tidal solution at Seawork
Leading manufacturer of hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation Valeport of Totnes, Devon, UK chose last month’s Seawork International for the launch of its latest self-contained tidal observation system, TideStation.
