All News articles – Page 657
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NewsPiling for Tamar lifeboat station on Mumbles Pier
Seawork exhibitor Opus International Consultants of Fareham UK served as lead designer for a complex project to build a new lifeboat station integrated with the cast iron lattice structure of the existing listed pier.
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NewsSharpEye for world’s fastest ferry
Kelvin Hughes'' SharpEye radar is now in continuous use on the world’s fastest ferry, operating between Argentina and Uruguay.
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NewsMaintenance catamarans
UK-based Docking Solutions has delivered the third of four maintenance catamarans to Plymouth’s naval dockyard, Devonport.
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NewsMedical first responders for windfarms
The UK personnel transfer expert, Tidal Transit, is offering a brand new service to the offshore windfarm industry, it has introduced a medical first responder onboard its personnel Transfer vessels (PTVs).
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NewsPRISE wins plaudits for Port of Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg officially launched PRISE on Wednesday, a worldwide information platform which optimises the sequencing and arrival of mega-ships on the river Elbe and at the Port.
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NewsThe buoyant life of Steve Barstow
“If you measure the waves washing up on a Cornish coast, you can ‘see back in time’ to the storm that created them, perhaps tens of thousands of kilometres away,” says Stephen Barstow, Fugro Oceanor’s chief ocean wave climatologist.
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Coastal compensation
Clare County Council has received confirmation from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of its decision to provide €16,205,637 to undertake repair works to local authority managed infrastructure damaged during the recent period of severe weather.
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NewsRNLI’s latest lifeboat – ready for service
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s latest class of lifeboat is preparing to enter service with arrival of the first £2m Shannon class station lifeboat RNLB The Morrell at Dungeness in Kent UK.
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NewsKeeping on top of the skills
Although these days everyone points to the human element’s contribution to jeopardy, technology isn’t bullet proof either.
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NewsSuccessful collaboration for Macduff
The ongoing collaboration arrangement between the Boustead Heavy Industries Group (BHIG) in Malaysia and Macduff Ship Design in Scotland, initially signed in June 2011, continues to reap rewards.
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NewsTwin Axe delivery for Njord Offshore
UK-based Njord Offshore has received the its first 26m Twin Axe CTV built by Damen Shipyards and customised to the company’s requirements.
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NewsEMSA response
The European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) contracted oil response vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, is now better equipped to handle potential spills after a recent refit.
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NewsKotug to participate in major Australian FLNG project
Shell Australia has awarded a major contract for the design, construction and operation of three Infield Support Vessels (ISVs) to Perth based KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Ltd, a joint venture partnership with KOTUG International BV and Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd.
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ECDIS distant learning approved by ClassNK
The Furuno NavSkills CAT (Computer Aided Training) distant learning system started this year being approved by ClassNK as fulfilling the requirements for ECDIS type specific familiarisation training specified by the ISM code subsections of 6.3 and 6.5.
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Torqeedo launches app
Germany based marine electric engine manufacturer Torqeedo is unveiling its first smartphone app, called Torq Trac.
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NewsDutch partnerships
Survival Craft Inspectorate has agreed partnerships with Dutch companies North Sea Davit and Lifeboat Services BV and Polyrep BV for the distribution of its new Safelaunch system.
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NewsWave Hub welcomes Nordic utilities giant
Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall UK.
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NewsWindfarm cable-lay contract awarded to ESS
Subsea technology firm, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), has been awarded a £5m contract to design, build and operate a cable-lay system for a European utilities provider.
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NewsMulti-technology tidal array demo facility
Perpetuus Energy and the Isle of Wight Council have signed a joint venture to develop a world leading tidal array demonstration site and development centre in the UK.
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NewsALP Maritime – a takeover and new fleet
ALP Maritime Services BV, based in Rotterdam, has announced that the company is to be acquired by Teekay Offshore Partners LP (Teekay Offshore).
