All News articles – Page 859
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NewsAppeal launched to save historic steamship
One of the UK’s most important historic steamships launched an appeal for survival this month, amid ongoing concerns that Britain’s maritime heritage is in decline.
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NewsBow conversions save money for HADAG
Hamburg ferry and excursion fleet operator HADAG is claiming fuel consumption savings of up to 9% as well as environmental benefits from fitting bulbous bows to some of the small ships in its fleet.
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NewsScunthorpe steels itself for offshore wind expansion
Mumbai based multinational conglomerate Tata Group has become the latest major company to tap into the growing UK offshore wind energy market with plans to invest £1.3m in a processing and distribution centre at their Scunthorpe steel works with a manufacturing hub capable of handling 200,000 tons of steel plate ...
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NewsDivers reach decade of offshore wind farm work
UK based diving and submarine cable contractor Falmouth Divers Ltd is celebrating its first 10 years in the offshore wind sector.
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NewsStinger brings zing to Norwegian Research Institute
Kåre Holthe & Sønner AS of Norway has delivered FF Torra to its new owner, AquaCulture Engineering (ACE), part of the country’s research institution, Sintef.
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NewsDesign award for Dutch fuel cell boat
The recent Maritime Awards Gala in Amsterdam saw the prestigious VNSI Timmers Award 2010 for young maritime designers go to Nico van der Hoeven from Alewijnse Marine Technology B.V. based at Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
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NewsInland cargo vessel gets the ‘M-factor’
The Mercurius Shipping Group, located at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, has recently launched a new concept for an inland waterway vessel, called the ‘M-factor’.
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NewsPropulsion specialists make University partnership
Propeller and sterngear manufacturer CJR Propulsion has announced the start of a long term partnership with the University of Southampton, to develop accurate design tools to optimise propeller and sterngear technology for improved performance, fuel efficiency, longevity and reduced vibration.
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NewsNew propeller deal for RNLI Trent Class
Bedfordshire UK based Clements Marine has been appointed to supply propellers to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for the charity’s Trent class Lifeboats.
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NewsEU Hybrid Marine Systems research underway
As part of its ongoing mission to develop and open up the hybrid marine market, the Dutch based specialist, Mastervolt, has become an active member of the HyMar project. Mastervolt are committed pioneers in this field and are determined to pull the market forward.
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NewsWind monitoring platform sees oil and gas skills transfer
The UK''s Tyne based McNulty Offshore Construction Ltd has won a contract valued at £4m to £6m from the UK National Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC).
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NewsDutch wind farm support cats under build
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd has signed a contract for the construction of an initial batch of four Wind Farm Support Catamarans to be built by VeKa Shipbuilding BV at their Jongert yard in the Netherlands.
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NewsMarine Renewables now an MJ ‘regular’
Maritime Journal is increasing its coverage of Marine Renewable Energy, with the topic becoming a ‘regular’ editorial category in every issue of the magazine.
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NewsNew CSD for Antwerp dredging project
Damen Dredging Equipment has handed over ''Amoris'', a one-off stationary cutter suction dredger which has gone straight to work on the AMORAS silt dredging and treatment project in the Port of Antwerp.
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NewsSilence is golden at Westminster Pier
City Cruises, one of London’s premier sightseeing river cruise companies, is situated at Westminster Pier on the River Thames by the Houses of Parliament and across the river from the iconic London Eye.
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NewsHamble Harbour Master gets new Cheetah for Christmas
Cheetah Marine has delivered the first of two new 6.9m Cheetah Harbour Patrol vessels to the Harbour Office at Warsash on the river Hamble.
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NewsLoad cell testing gets straight to the point
The first 350 Ton Calibration and Universal Test Machine in Europe has been launched at Straightpoint (UK) Ltd’s headquarters in Havant.
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NewsUK coastguard stations to be cut by more than half
Coastguard service providers have been shocked by the UK Government’s decision to slash the country’s coastguard stations from 18 to just three operational full time.
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NewsVan Oord commissions offshore wind jack-up from Germany
Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation.
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NewsSouthampton plans a fifth cruise terminal
The ABP Port of Southampton in the UK announced last month that it expects to start work next year on a new cruise terminal, the city’s fifth such facility, which will become operational in 2013.
