All News articles – Page 835
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NewsSmooth thruster control at Seawork
A new controller that gives users more sensitive responses and a smoother action when using bow and stern thrusters has been released by Seawork exhibitor Sleipner.
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NewsTo be or not to be hybrid
Hybrid systems are beginning to find a foothold, and at last month’s Seawork they showed a rising profile as they stand to benefit any application where there''s a lot of idling, or an engine operating with moderate to low loads.
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NewsBibby Tethra fills the hydro survey gaps
Osiris Projects has taken delivery of its latest specialist survey vessel, Bibby Tethra, a high specification survey catamaran operated under the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Small Commercial Vessel code.
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NewsClose call on mega-dredger’s first job
DEME’s brand new ''mega dredger'' Congo River was named at Zeebrugge on July 8 by the Belgian tennis champion Justine Henin and was working on its first job only six days later when it pulled up a 2,000 pound WWII mine.
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NewsWind farm boats blow over from down under
Following the launch of Austal’s Wind Express series in mid-2010, the Australia based builder has announced the award of a contract for the design and construction of three purpose built 21m offshore support vessels.
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NewsMarine accident reports published
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have, separately, each published their review of maritime accidents in 2010.
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NewsGLAs launch strategy ‘2025 and Beyond’
The General Lighthouse Authorities for the UK and Ireland unveiled the marine Aids to Navigation (AtoN) strategy, ‘2025 and Beyond’ in a presentation at Trinity House in London on Monday.
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NewsDiesel fuel guidance from IMarEST
The introduction of both the EU Directive and subsequent UK legislation on sulphur reduction and the concomitant increase in biofuel content resulted in a challenge for commercial and leisure vessels in coastal and inland waters.
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NewsPiracy related torture is on the rise
A new trend is making the rising incidence of piracy in the waters off Somalia even more disturbing.
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NewsMaritime Skills Centre open for ideas
The newly launched Gosport Marine Skills Centre on the UK’s south coast has come about in next to no time, perhaps because there’s such need to see it work.
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NewsNew hull, new system sells at Seawork
“We were really developing something new, the hull form of the boat hadn’t been tried before on a craft that small, so we needed someone to work alongside us at every step of the way”, said Steve Holbrooke of Aluminium Marine Consultants.
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NewsAnglian Prince is sold
Britain’s last traditional salvage tug, the Anglian Prince has been sold for further service with Rederi AB Nestor of Pitea, Sweden, and managers Marine Carrier AB.
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NewsUK renewables support ‘only a drop in the ocean’
An announcement by UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker that the Government will provide up to £20m to fund new marine power technology has received a lukewarm response from the nation’s largest marine energy trade association.
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NewsBay-Houston gets its eighth Z-Tech
Bay-Houston Towing Co. of Galveston, Texas USA has taken delivery of its eighth powerful Z-Tech 7500 class tug, the Tristan K.
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NewsBoa joins the competition for work in Gothenburg
Over a period of just a few months the number of tug companies offering towage services in the port of Gothenburg has tripled.
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NewsWindCat 101 goes to work on the farm
WindCat 101 is the latest addition to the fleet of WindCat Workboats, which operate out of bases in both Lancashire UK and Ijmuiden in the Netherlands.
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NewsDredging Efficiency paper wins IADC Award
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author under the age of 35 was presented to Brianne Cohen at the WEDA XXXI / TAMU 42 Annual Dredging Conference & Exhibition held in Nashville, Tennessee USA last month.
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NewsDamen reach a milestone in ASD tug development
Damen Shipyards has delivered the ASD tugs Karloo and Kalarka to Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd of Australia.
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NewsPowering from Seawork to Arctic climes
There’s a growing interest in outboards for workboat applications as their flexibility gains enthusiasts.
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NewsGovernment U-turn on UK coastguard cuts
The UK Government has partially backtracked on its radical plans to slash coastguard services, with Transport Secretary Philip Hammond telling the House of Commons that 10 centres would remain open 24 hours a day.
