All News articles – Page 671
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NewsFairmount Summit tows rig to Canaries
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Summit delivered the rig Ocean Valiant safely to the port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, following a tow of some 3,000 from offshore Cameroon.
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NewsAccommodation support for Costa Concordia salvage
The Costa Concordia salvage mission has been one of the largest and most complex operations of its kind, with around 500 people working together over the past year to bring the cruise liner to an upright position.
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NewsFine tune focus delivers fitter ‘Volunteer’
Offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services and South Boats Isle of Wight launched the latest of a series of wind farm service vessels on Monday.
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NewsNew CSD to maintain vital depth on Lake Tana
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is experiencing rapid population growth which is placing ever greater demands on the country’s limited water resources due to increasing needs for crop irrigation, drinking water and hydroelectric power.
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NewsFerries converted to meet new rules
Germany’s booming Schiffswerft Diedrich has been busy with ferry ship conversion and modernisation designed to extend operation for old boats after new safety regulations come into force.
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NewsWärtsilä confirms approach by Rolls-Royce
Wärtsilä Corporation acknowledged recent speculation about a potential transaction between Rolls-Royce Plc and Wärtsilä in a statement issued yesterday by the Wärtsilä Board of Directors.
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NewsMultibeam system for Ifremer
The French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) has acquired a Simrad multibeam echosounder from Kongsberg Maritime to help strengthen its research work in the Mediterranean Sea.
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NewsRide quality monitoring packs sales sting
Scorpion Ribs can provide proof of the ride quality and performance of their vessels from the data obtained using the Dyena Acceleration Recorder.
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NewsAntwerp record
The port of Antwerp is expected to have handled a total freight volume of 190.6 million tonnes over 2013 as a whole, representing an increase of 3.5% compared with 2012 when the volume came to 184.1 million tonnes.
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NewsCombined ocean and tidal currents aid passage
The first vessel optimisation application offering combined tidal and non-tidal (ocean) current data has been launched for integrated vessel speed and route optimisation.
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Antarctic rescue operations complete
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that all vessels recently trapped in the Antarctic ice have now broken free.
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NewsC-Enduro begins sea trials
The sea trials of Autonomous Surface Vehicles’ (ASV) latest vehicle, the C-Enduro, have begun in Porchester, UK.
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NewsFull power from Italian hydraulic drive
An Italian company has introduced a hydraulic propulsion system that offers great flexibility in the way that it can be operated as well as claimed improved fuel consumption and reduced emissions.
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NewsPrecision seabed ploughing monitoring for Cork
A project that has allowed Ireland’s Port of Cork to precisely monitor and record the winter programme of seabed ploughing in real time for the first ever time is being delivered by Succorfish in partnership with Irish marine communication specialists SEA-Tech.
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Top award for Engine Monitoring Unit
Poole UK based marine electronics manufacturer Actisense won the Product of the Year award at the BMEA (British Marine Electronics Association)conference with its new EMU-1 Engine Monitoring Unit.
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Marine research commitment
The Irish Government has pledged commitment of €15m to enable marine development for the next five years.
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NewsServogear success in windfarm market
Norwegian propulsion system manufacturer Servogear is seeing an increasing number of wind farm support vessels using its equipment.
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Teaming up for electric propulsion system
The Finnish electric propulsion specialist Oceanvolt has entered into a two-way relationship with Netherlands based Victron Energy.
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NewsThe time is right for change
This is a shortened version of a white paper by Dr Henry Chen, chief naval architect at navigational information provider Jeppesen.
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NewsHybrid electric SWATH design for OWSV
A feasibility study around a hybrid powertrain SWATH, commissioned this year by CTruk, has given the company further impetus in its ongoing development of a hybrid electric offshore wind support vessel design.
