All News articles – Page 5
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NewsP&O Ferries adopts lower-carbon biofuel
P&O Ferries’ ’Pride of Hull’ is now running on biofuel B30, cutting emissions by 20% on Hull–Rotterdam route
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NewsFugro cuts profit outlook because of ‘market conditions’
Dutch offshore data firm Fugro has blamed market conditions, particularly in oil and gas, for cutting its financial outlook for this year.
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NewsWind-assisted patrol vessel begins construction
Construction has begun on an eco-efficient patrol vessel with wind-assisted propulsion
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NewsDutch U-turn on wind with €1 billion pledge
The Dutch government has announced nearly €1 billion in subsidies for offshore wind projects just four months after shelving two major projects.
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NewsFinal monopile installed at world’s biggest wind farm
Seaway7 says it has installed all 277 monopile foundations at the world’s biggest offshore wind farm – Doggerbank in the UK.
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NewsNorway receives just 2 offshore wind applications
Norway’s Ministry of Energy says it has received a total of two applications for three floating wind projects in Utsira Nord.
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NewsOffshore wind business booms in Poland for Cadeler
Cadeler has secured a contract with Ocean Winds to install 26 offshore wind turbines in the Polish Baltic Sea
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NewsIcebreaker tunnel thruster prioritises efficiency
Steerprop and Seaspan Shipyards have expanded their collaboration on propulsion technology for Canada’s next-generation polar icebreaker
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NewsMARITIME LAW FOCUS: Avoid giving too many rights to customers
Marine businesses risk costly mistakes by accidentally giving commercial buyers consumer-style rights, warn lawyers Jennie Harris and Lucy Goff, from Ocean Legal, in their latest column for Maritime Journal.
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NewsIncat powers ahead with electric ferry builds
Incat Tasmania is powering ahead with its most advanced aluminium vessel build programme centred on electric ferry innovation
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NewsIs the maritime industry ready for the hydrogen era?
With carbon penalities looming, there’s a lot of work going on to find alternatives to diesel, which still has no real competitor when it comes to cost, availability or performance. One of the frontrunners is hydrogen, and Paul Whitaker, chief engineer at propulsion system engineering firm Drive System Design, explains how it can work.
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NewsJones Bros powers UK-Germany energy link
Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has played a central role in the £2.4 billion (€2.75 billion) NeuConnect project
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NewsJapan signs MoU with EMEC for floating wind
A Japanese floating wind association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to develop offshore floating wind technology.
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NewsAllseas launches ‘Grand Tour’ for offshore giants
The world’s largest offshore structures will be able to board Allseas’ new vessel when it’s delivered – expanding heavy-lift and towing capacity for offshore industry.
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NewsPortland newbuilds boost port operations
Portland Port in the UK has expanded its fleet with two new state-of-the-art port vessels to boost pilot operations and tug operations
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NewsConstruction kicks off at 1.1GW Inch Cape wind farm
Construction has started at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, and giant Chinese XXL monopile foundations are confirmed to be on their way to the Scottish port of Montrose.
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NewsE-CTV and offshore charging system ready for sea trials
Charge Offshore has completed installation of the charging system for the ’world’s first’ diesel-to-electric retrofit crew transfer vessel (CTV).
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NewsAIS buys Norwegian subsea plastics innovator
Buoyancy system, cable protection and insulation firm AIS has signalled its intention to expand into energy developments further north with the purchase of Norwegian innovator Ovun.
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NewsMulti-vessel deal marks strategic shift for Seacontractors
News that Dutch tug owner Seacontractors has sold its smaller vessels to France-based Jifmar marks a strategic change of business direction for the company.
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NewsNordic USV expands autonomous vessel fleet
The new vessels will scale up autonomous survey operations and marine monitoring along Norway’s coastline
