All News articles – Page 613
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NewsDredger strikes moored yachts
The UK''s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is looking into why 14 yachts moored outside Medway Yacht Club in Kent were struck and badly damaged by a dredger passing too close by in the fog.
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NewsMORL completes offshore meteorological installation
Moray Offshore Renewables (MORL) has completed the installation of its meteorological mast in its offshore wind zone in Scotland, marking the start of its Moray Firth offshore wind generation project.
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NewsRobots set sail
A seven-strong fleet of robotic survey boats is about to embark on a 300 mile survey voyage off the UK’s south west. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) project will utilise vessels fitted with a range of meteorological and oceanographic sensors to collect scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.
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NewsReef Subsea contract
Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with Areva Wind GmbH, to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter commences early October and is anticipated to continue until at least February 2015, with the option to extend the contract further.
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NewsDeck gear will pull its weight
When the Port of London Authority decided it needed a new Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV) it was obviously going to lean heavily on its deck equipment.
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Colours for Gleistein
Colour is at the heart of an interesting development by Gleistein. It’s ‘economy’ BiPo fibre round or square braid ropes are not just easier to splice but also feature a new look which adds to safety.
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NewsNot-quite destruction test
It is quite a theatrical piece of entertainment: lighting manufacturer Luminell invites a yard worker to try to break one of its RLX floodlights.
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NewsLiebherr at SMM
Liebherr presented components and system solutions for a wide range of maritime applications at the SMM, the specialist trade fair in Hamburg.
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NewsAction where it’s needed
It is not so much about just getting people to and from offshore structures, now it’s also about the tools for the job says Arjan Boezeman of Ulstein Idea.
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NewsBig pull for arctic icebreakers
Spain''s Fluidmecanica is to supply deck equipment for the largest icebreakers built so far.
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NewsWinch for MH370 hunt
UK company Romica Engineering Ltd have signed a contract with Fugro Survey PTY Ltd Australia to provide a deep tow traction winch system, providing extra capability to Fugro so assisting in the search for MH370.
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Scottish Renewables post-referendum paper
Scottish Renewables has set out what it calls Scotland’s green energy companies’ requirements in a new post-referendum paper called ‘Harnessing Scotland’s Energy’.
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NewsPeter Curtis: The missing link?
It’s a bit like being a marriage broker, admits Peter Curtis, “on one side I have the marine businesses, on the other I have the banks and fund managers, the trick is to get them to see eye to eye.”
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NewsSeawork heads east
The Seawork Asia exhibition open its doors from 4-6 November this year at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. The show is modelled on the success of Seawork International, which has been running, and growing year-on-year, on the UK’s south coast for over 16 years.
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EWEA Offshore 2015
The 2015 EWEA Offshore conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 10 to 12 March 2015, will look at a range of topics affecting the wind industry.
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NewsAn eye for a good link
Towing operations now have a shiny new alternative to the commonly used cow-hitch, but why?
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NewsLifting gear fatalities need response
It can’t be clearer or more dramatic: failures in the present regime of onboard lifting gear inspections are resulting in injury and death.
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NewsFLIR unveils AX8 temperature sensor
US-based FLIR Systems has launched a new AX8 fixed-mount temperature sensor for automated and uninterrupted condition monitoring or critical electrical and mechanical equipment.
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NewsTesting makes perfect
South Boats IOW, a UK-based manufacturer of wind farm service vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 26m named ‘Seacat Intrepid’ for Seacat Services Ltd.
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NewsRenewableUK 2014
RenewableUK’s Conference & Exhibition, which opens at Manchester Central, UK from 11–13 November 2014 will be the 36th running of this key event, demonstrating considerable longevity in an industry that popular misconception sometimes considers to only be a decade old.
