All News articles – Page 698
-
News
Emissions proposals
The Global Shippers’ Forum has taken special notice of proposals from the European Commission to establish a system to reduce carbon emissions (CO2) from the maritime sector.
-
News
DP simulator capacity expands in Greece
Transas Hellas and COSMOS Nautical Training Centre (Greece) have signed an agreement for supply and installation of Dynamic Positioning simulators.
-
News
Tidal technologies gather on Hatston Pier
A newly extended pier in Orkney is currently host to more tidal energy technologies than at any other single site in the world.
-
News
A plan for maritime security regulation
Maintaining high standards and sustained growth in the absence of formal market institutions is challenging.
-
News
Supply chain security
The heads of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) met in London last month to discuss supply chain security and related matters, which cut across the mandates of the Organizations.
-
News
Lifesaving systems for patrol boat series
The first in a fleet of eight Cape Class patrol boats has been fitted with French manufactured advanced mini escape slides and liferafts from SurvitecZodiac.
-
News
£500,000 investment in SCI Training Academy
Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI) has invested £500,000 in a Training Academy it expects will host some 5,000 students per year.
-
News
New MAN engine academy
MAN Truck & Bus has opened a new engine academy in Nuremburg to train service personnel in handling MAN engines.
-
News
Design for Surface Effect Ship (SES) WFSV
Norwegian company Umoe Mandal has developed designs for a wind farm service vessel based on the surface effect ship (SES) principle.
-
News
New Kiel cruise berth is operational
A new berth for cruise ships, which has just begun operation in the north German Baltic Port of Kiel, is part of an ongoing €5.4m expansion programme to boost cargo and passenger handling capacity.
-
News
Fast delivery seals Twin Axe Danish deal
Danish company Sea Consult ApS has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe as the company prepares to enter the offshore wind market.
-
News
Seawork success for Centek
US based Centek Industries, enjoyed a successful Seawork 2013, receiving “a lot of interest in our systems and designs” from both new and existing customers.
-
News
European expansion of boat share scheme
Scott Wharton, a North Devon skipper with 29 years’ experience fishing in the UK’s Bristol Channel, has joined the CWind boat share scheme taking on a new CTruk 20T vessel due for launch last month.
-
News
Cork beats trend
Despite the ongoing national economic downturn, Ireland’s Port of Cork Company has returned an improved performance in 2012 compared to 2011.
-
News
Baltic outlook positive
Both the global and EU economy is set to pick up speed slowly over the course of the next year according to a report from Finland’s Centre for Maritime Studies.
-
News
Tangier Med Port security contract for G4S
Secure outsourcing group G4S has signed a new contract with the Tangier Med Port Authority and Tangier Med Special Agency to deliver a broad range of integrated security solutions at the largest secure site in Morocco.
-
News
Royal Navy Libyan surveys
Unchartered wrecks including a 150m vessel at a depth of 22m have been recorded by the Royal Navy’s hydrographic ship, HMS Echo.
-
News
Ohmex Seawork Tweet demos
Live tidal and weather tweets on Twitter from a dockside Tweet M8 tide gauge were among innovations featured by Ohmex at Seawork.
-
News
DP training simulation packages delivered
Norcom Technology announced the delivery of its new Ptolemy DPNav software system for simulated training of DP operators at Lowestoft College at Seawork last month.
-
News
Coastline Surveys-Innovatum joint venture
Major seabed and cable burial surveys for an un-named European wave energy test site are to be undertaken by the Submetrix division of Innovatum of Bury St Edmunds and Coastline Surveys of Falmouth, it was announced at Seawork.