All News articles – Page 825
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NewsTransas anti-piracy solution
Transas Marine has been working on a new anti-piracy solution in response to the ongoing threat in Somalia.
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NewsScandinavian installations for escape slide
Swedish commuter ferry operator Stirsöbolage has become the first Scandinavian company to benefit from the new Zodiac MES ESS automatic escape slide.
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NewsNautilus torpedoes flag state complacency
Flag states that fail to properly investigate maritime accidents should not be allowed to operate ship registries, the maritime professionals’ union Nautilus International told a conference last month.
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NewsMilestone at Panama Canal reached
The first milestone in the construction of the new locks at the Panama Canal has been reached, thanks to the Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsShipwrecked Mariners honour rescue heroes
The UK’s HRH The Princess Royal has honoured maritime heroes who risked their lives in dangerous sea rescues.
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NewsECDIS needs management, says UK P&I Club
The UK P&I Club has completed a a series of three short articles which provide a user friendly guide to the mystery surrounding electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS).
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NewsSubsea team secures crucial pipelines
Subsea excavation specialists Marin Group recently played a key role in clearing unexploded ordnance from the route of three new pipelines crucial to Iraq''s future oil exports.
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NewsGovernment goes Dutch on inland AIS
A significant milestone was passed recently when Alewijnse Marine Systems recorded the 1000th installation of an AIS transponder on board an inland vessel based in the Netherlands.
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NewsWebsite follows the Yellowbrick row
In a feat that has never before been achieved, Scots adventurer Jock Wishart and his six-strong team have rowed to the recognised (1996) position of the Magnetic North Pole.
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NewsWhatever floats your boat
Allen Marine’s novel idea of an aluminium floating dry dock could provide a solution to the expense and difficulty of finding shoreside space to expand facilities.
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NewsCelebrities go underwater for charity
Celebrities are demonstrating their underwater skills for charity in a new underwater photography exhibition that opens today in Brighton.
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NewsClimate Change Committee visits Orkney
Scotland’s marine energy industry was the focus of the Government''s Energy and Climate Change Select Committee (ECCC)''s investigation into wave and tidal renewable energy on Tuesday this week.
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NewsEU celebrates Motorways of the Sea progress
The Port of Valencia recently hosted Information Days on the master plan of the European project Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS).
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NewsRIB collision lessons learned
Safety issues and recommendations have emerged, following a report from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), into a collision between two RIBs that resulted in injuries to a number of children.
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NewsLong distance overhaul down under
A major overhaul of the engines of the P&O Southern Supporter meant an eight man team of diesel specialists working 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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NewsHercules builds strength staying in-house
Hercules Hydraulics has found that pull from the industry has been ‘large’ even by a deck equipment manufacturer’s standards.
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NewsUKHO chief executive steps down
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that chief executive Mike Robinson is stepping down following five successful years at the head of the organisation.
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NewsOrders roll in for Middle East ship lifts
Rolls-Royce is to supply ship lifts to two shipyards in the Middle East, with both orders for units that can handle vessels weighing up to 5,000 tons.
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NewsJetpower drives fast aluminium crewboat
Aluminium boat builder Armstrong Marine of Washington state in the USA has recently delivered Arctic Solution, a landing craft to transport equipment and personnel to and from oil producing regions in Alaska.
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NewsClyde & Co law merger
UK law firms Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are to merge next month bringing together their legal expertise in the marine, aviation and energy sectors.
