All News articles – Page 745
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NewsNew partnership to develop daughter craft RIB
Netherland’s based operator, Vroon Offshore Services, (VOS) and UK based boat builder Delta Power Group, have combined their expertise to develop a new daughter craft RIB.
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NewsEuropean expertise for Bangladesh newbuilds
In late 2008 a joint venture was formed between the Netherlands based VOSTA LMG and the Bangladesh Karnafuly Shipyard to build three CSD450 cutter suction dredgers for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority.
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New dredging software launched
Unique System FZE launched HYPACK 2013 software at its recent HYPACK Training Workshop 2012.
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NewsItaly – UK collaboration for marina dredger
The UK will soon be home to an Italian built dredger designed by a British dredger operator specialising in marina dredging.
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NewsMJDEC12 Front Cover Story
MJ’s 25th Anniversary Issue front cover is graced by a photo of Orkney Islands Council Marine Services’ three tugs; Erlend, Einar, and Harald.
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NewsTidetech highlights role of oceanographic data
Australian based oceanography experts, Tidetech, will present ‘Beyond Weather Routing: the role of next generation oceanographic data’ at the second annual Green Shiptech China Congress (GSCC), which is taking place in April 2013.
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Maritime jobs secured
Some 800 UK maritime sector jobs have been safeguarded after the MOD extended five maintenance contracts worth a total of £349m.
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NewsInfrastructure Forum delivers for Van Oord
Rotterdam based dredging and marine construction contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract by PT PP (Persero) TBK for deepening the port and reclaiming land for a new terminal area in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, the largest container port in Indonesia.
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Tsunami debris funds
The Government of Japan is gifting $5 million to the United States through NOAA’s Marine Debris Program, to support efforts in response to marine debris washing ashore on the US west coast from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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NewsSeventh generation Beaver introduced by IHC
The Netherlands’ IHC Merwede has introduced the IHC Beaver 65 DDSP, the successor to the successful IHC Beaver 6518.
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NewsShip sinks following North Sea collision
Five crew of the car carrier Baltic Ace have died and six remain missing after the ship sank following a collision with the container ship Corvus J some 60 miles off Rotterdam on Wednesday evening.
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NewsLicense approval for Southampton dredging
Associated British Ports (ABP) has received the necessary marine licence to carry out a key component of its dredging programme in the Port of Southampton, further improving marine access for large container vessels.
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NewsDredging ‘test circuit’ commissioned in Nijkerk
Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) commissioned a brand new sediment transport test circuit last week in the presence of the members of the Dutch Civil Engineering Society.
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NewsA Strategic WFSV arrival in Europe
Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has launched the first of eight offshore wind farm crew transfer and support vessels it has been contracted to deliver into the European market.
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NewsMAN propeller upgrade for gravel dredger
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ division has performed a propulsion upgrade for a 900 m³ dredger in cooperation with owner, Saudi shipowner and constructional engineering company, National Chemical Carriers (NCC).
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NewsReduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm
Denmark based offshore wind developer, DONG Energy, has chosen a trio of 200HD Vibrodrivers, made by French pile driving technology manufacturer, PTC, as an alternative solution to hydraulic hammers for its Anholt offshore windfarm to reduce noise emissions.
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SOS in Washington
The 2013 Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) event will take place in Washington DC on 22-24 April.
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NewsMichiel Wijsmuller of OSD, the resilient entrepreneur
After studying naval architecture and shipping management, Michiel Wijsmuller didn’t simply settle into the family business even though it was the great Dutch towing and salvage firm developed by his grandfather, Jan Wijsmuller.
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ISU response to CMI
The International Salvage Union (ISU) is disappointed that the CMI Conference in Beijing did not support its proposals for modest change to the 1989 Salvage Convention.
