All News articles – Page 654
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NewsFuel efficient ferries powering to Malta
Propulsion for two newbuild 19m ferries will be provided by engines supplied by WaterMota, with stern gear provided by Teignbridge Propellers International. Both suppliers are based in Devon UK.
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NewsNew Asterix and Ibex for Solent Towage
Two brand new tug/workboats are now in service with the fleet of Solent Towage Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian company Ostenjo Rederi, based at the Fawley Oil Terminal on Southampton Water in the UK.
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NewsMaritime Statistics Directive aids port planning
BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT) has been awarded a one year contract extension with the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
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NewsSecond FCS 2610 delivered to Sure Wind
British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier, the Sure Swift, just over a month after the first FCS 2610 joined the company’s fleet.
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Marine milestone for England’s seas
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) recently published plans for the future of UK seas that will provide much-needed guidance for sustainable development.
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NewsCowes breakwater construction set to start
Construction of the new detached breakwater at Cowes is about to commence with the appointment of Dutch maritime services provider Boskalis Westminster to undertake the £7m project.
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NewsWaterMota prepares for Seawork first
UK-based WaterMota is to display a complete propulsion package at this year’s Seawork Exhibition for the first time.
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News‘Fuel of the future’ GLEAMS at Seawork
The question “Will my ship (or workboat) run on this?” will be a hot topic at Europe''s largest commercial marine exhibition, Seawork 2014.
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News'Ostfriesland' LNG retrofit postponed
Germany’s first dual-fuel LNG car/passenger ferry ''Ostfriesland'' will now not enter service until November, six months later than planned, because its owners want more time for detailed work on the project.
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Shortsea cooperation
RINA Services and the Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association (HSSA) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen their relationships in the fields of ship classification, safety, environmental protection awareness and training of personnel.
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Osiris boosts geophysical survey capability
Osiris Projects has purchased ten new Survey Engine software processing licenses from Coda Octopus. This significant investment in the Survey Engine family of geophysical processing software includes nine purchases of the new Mosaic+ professional side-scan mosaicking package which was launched at OI14.
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NewsWatching the wind blow off Portugal
AXYS Technologies Inc has had its WindSentinel selected for deployment off the coast of Portugal by EDP Inovação (EDPi) in support of its Demowfloat Initiative.
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Anglo-French working agreement
Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) of Great Yarmouth UK, manufacturers of subsea navigation and positioning systems and seismic survey equipment, is to collaborate with iXBlue, its French counterpart, in development of cross-compatibility between their respective acoustic positioning products.
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NewsTritech StarFish for Z-Boat
US-based Oceanscience Group has unveiled its first Z-Boat 1800 remotely-operated survey vessel featuring Tritech International''s side scan sonar.
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Exhibitor surge for Seawork 2014
Ten weeks before opening day, Mercator Media Ltd’s Seawork, Europe’s biggest on-the-water commercial marine exhibition, is experiencing a huge surge in exhibitors.
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NewsFugro launches training centre
Dutch survey conglomerate Fugro has launched a new UK marine training centre to address the development needs of its operational staff.
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NewsFrench catamaran USV for inland waters
CAT-Surveyor, a new battery powered catamaran-type drone with a payload of 80kg and either tele-operated or automatic navigation modes, has been developed by Marseille based Subsea Tech.
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Teledyne TSS previews AHRS & INS systems
Watford UK based Teledyne TSS has previewed its new series of advanced Saturn fibre-optic AHRS and INS (Attitude and Heading Reference and Inertial Navigation Systems) units, the outcome of a two year development programme.
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Ashtead completes £7m investment programme
Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology of Aberdeen UK, which also maintains bases in London, Houston and Singapore in addition to a global network of agents, has completed a £7m investment programme.
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Jumbo transports a beaver
Jumbo Shipping’s MV Fairload has transported a IHC Beaver Dredger and a workboat from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico.
