All News articles – Page 610
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NewsThe science of silencing
According to UK-based marine noise and vibration specialist, Halyard, commercial boats of all sizes can produce overbearing noise from their engines, generators and exhaust systems. This, Halyard says, can make for an extremely unpleasant and unproductive environment to work in, with prolonged exposure to high levels of engine and mechanical ...
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NewsDry dock for Burgess Marine
Britain’s largest independent ship repairer Burgess Marine has partnered with Shoreham Port, to revitalise ship repair in the commercially thriving Sussex, UK Port. Shoreham offers one of the few remaining dry dock facilities on the South Coast of England.
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MacGregor reorganisation
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has announced changes in its operative structure and starts a reorganisation into seven operative divisions which will become effective on 1 January 2015.
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NewsAUV-S Euro Distributor
Advanced Undersea Vehicles and Systems (AUV-S) LLC based in Houston, Texas has appointed Cornwall, UK-based Swathe Services as exclusive sales distributor for the UK and Europe.
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NewsHugin finding worldwide orders
Survey providers DOF Subsea of Norway, Fugro Geoservices of the USA, Northwest Maritime of Norway and AXA Engehnaria Submarina of Brazil are the latest survey companies to have chosen Norwegian company, Kongsberg Maritime’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Hugin.
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MEPC update
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 67th session from 13 to 17 October 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. The headline news was that the committee approved the Third IMO GHG Study 2014 providing updated estimates for greenhouse gas emissions from ...
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NewsMotion monitored
The Swedish manufacturer of Interceptor Trim Tabs, Humphree, has introduced a new system for vessel motion monitoring. The system provides monitoring of real time impact forces, vessel heave motions and sea sickness index with possibility of complete data recording.
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NewsLifeboat skills exchange
Lifeboat Crew members from 11 countries have been involved in a European Exchange Programme designed to help reduce the numbers of people losing their lives in Europe’s waters.
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NewsPort of Tyne safety win
The UK’s Port of Tyne has received a Gold Award in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014.
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NewsOWSV design conference
The UK-based Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) has announced a conference on ‘Design & Operation of Offshore Wind Farm Support Vessels’ from 28-29 January 2015 in London, UK
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Interferry addresses industry challenges
The 39th annual Interferry conference, which took place last week, looked at the ferry industry’s biggest challenges, including safety and environmental regulations.
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NewsContainer feeder barges
Increasing road congestion at many container ports has led a German company to develop a new concept of feeder barge. The aim of this powered barge is to provide a method of moving containers to new port locations which can provide reduced congestion at the main ship terminals and speed ...
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NewsNew seaweed industry
“Using seaweed to produce textiles could start a new maritime industry,” Bert Groenendaal of Sioen Industries has told MJ. Although a novel idea, the reality comes closer this week with the deployment of 200 square metres of growing medium.
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NewsSustainable project unveils new fuel
A viable, “exceptionally” clean alternative marine fuel has been introduced by Marine South East’s Glycerine Fuel for Marine Sustainability (GLEAMS) project, following a year of research.
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NewsHenshaw inflatables service contract
SERVICE CONTRACT: Henshaw Inflatables Ltd has clinched a deal with Babcock International and the Ministry of Defence for the repair and service of a range of its inflatable vessels.
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NewsThames gets its largest visitor
The largest ship to traverse the Thames River in the UK has made its first call at DP World London Gateway with a little help from the might of the river’s tug operators.
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NewsSchottel tests tidal turbines
In the last months, German propulsion giant Schottel, has successfully tested its hydrokinetic turbines in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. The full-scale tests included 260 operating hours under realistic conditions.
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NewsSeabed observatories for methane leaks
CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate has selected Kongsberg Maritime to develop and deliver two ocean observatories. The observatories will be deployed off the coast of Svalbard (Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean) during 2015, to monitor methane leaks from the seabed. The contract for this project ...
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NewsCan ASVs reduce windfarm support costs?
Portsmouth, UV-based autonomous surface vehicles specialist ASV Ltd, in association with Planet Ocean Ltd, have received funding from the GROW:OffshoreWind initiative to investigate how the use of ASVs could reduce the costs of offshore wind farm support.
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NewsSpanish-built cats for Angola
A pair of 30m catamaran passenger ferries named ‘Macôco’ and ‘Panguila’ have been delivered to Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola. The vessels were built by Astilleros Armon in Spain to the design of Incat Crowther of Australia and will be operated by subsidiary TMA Express.
