All News articles – Page 883
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NewsGlobal shortage of seafarers addressed
The increasingly severe shortage of seafarers and its future impact on the global maritime industry wasl be addressed at an international seminar at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London last month.
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NewsMSI helps France invade England
The long awaited film ‘Robin Hood’ recently hit British screens following a successful debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsDPS 4D proven during Bosphorus Strait transit
Ocean Rig''s semi-submersible drilling rig Leiv Eiriksson has successfully navigated the Bosphorus Strait using the sophisticated new DPS 4D Differential Positioning System developed by Kongsberg Maritime''s specialist position reference and satellite positioning division, Kongsberg Seatex.
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NewsCoastlink plans shortsea conference in Antwerp
Coastlink is to return to the port city of Antwerp in September for its 2010 Annual Conference. Reflecting its close cooperation with the Antwerp Port Authority, the event will be held on 14 and 15 September in the Havenhuis, the authority’s headquarters building on Entrepotkaai.
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NewsNew life for historic buoys
Lancashire based painting and decorating contractor T Harrison Limited has recently completed work on the refurbishment of two historic ‘bell-boat’ buoys that once marked the safe approach to Preston Docks.
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NewsTide and wave height measurement at Seawork
Hydrographic survey systems supplier Ohmex Ltd returns to Seawork, where it will have a number of new products on its stand, including the PULS62 ‘K’ Band tide radar from VEGA.
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NewsUK’s MCA extends MMT Contract - by David Goodfellow
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, which is responsible for managing Britain’s civil hydrography programme for systematic surveying of domestic waters, has extended its contract with MMT AB of Gothenburg for a further three years.
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Russia to boost GLONASS positioning system - by David Goodfellow
Russia will launch seven more satellites for its Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) by the end of this year so as to provide truly global coverage, according to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a recent conference in Moscow.
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Indonesian venture for Veripos - by David Goodfellow
GNSS positioning specialists Veripos of Aberdeen has been awarded major positioning contracts by PT Pageo Utama of Jakarta, one of Indonesia’ leading independent offshore survey organisations, for two three-year projects it is carrying out for Total E&P Indonesia, the country’s largest oil producer.
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NewsClean air and SmartStart control at Seawork
HVAC systems specialist Dometic Marine launches a number of new products at Seawork 2010, including the new Breathe Easy Air Purifier to the European commercial marine market.
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NewsPartrac in Sediview software agency agreement
Glasgow based marine environmental consultancy Partrac Ltd has agreed a worldwide agency agreement for Sediview software, the V3 of which is a unique and powerful processing tool to generate sediment concentration estimates from Teledyne RDI 1200 and 600 kHz Broadband ADCP instruments.
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NewsImproved pump dredging unit for small projects
IHC Parts & Services, part of the Netherland’s IHC Merwede group, now offers dredging operators and utility and infrastructure engineering companies all over the world the opportunity to rent its improved TT Pump Dredging Unit.
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NewsCorrosion protection for wind farm installation ship
Chesterfield UK based hull corrosion protection systems manufacturer Cathelco is supplying an ICCP hull corrosion protection system for a new type of jack-up vessel which can bring fully commissioned topsides to offshore energy sites, handling everything from loading to positioning.
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NewsCable layer goes to extraordinary lengths
The C/S ‘Nexans Skagerrak’, already one of the world’s most advanced cable ships, has had its capabilities quite literally extended.
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NewsShark skin boat hulls are on the horizon
The multitudes of organisms that attach themselves to hulls are expensive freeloaders, as the extra drag they create on a vessel’s hull means higher fuel consumption and regular drydocking.
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NewsUNV deliver Tommaso Onorato - by Jack Gaston
Italian owner Moby S.p.A. based in Cagliari has taken delivery of the powerful Voith tractor ‘Tommaso Onorato’. The tug was built by the Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia, a member of the Boluda Group, purchased ‘on the stocks’ and completed for use under the Italian flag.
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NewsBRAtt takes off and goes green - by Jack Gaston
The project to produce the world’s first, purpose built training tug took a quantum leap forward in May with the completion of the first prototype and a signed contract to build two vessels with ‘Green’ propulsion systems. Both events were timed to coincide with the ITS 2010 Tug & Salvage ...
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News'Ginger’ joins the Iskes fleet - by Jack Gaston
‘Ginger’, the second of two new tugs to be completed in the Netherlands for Iskes Towage & Salvage, is now in service.
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NewsMAIB report on Ijsselstroom capsize - by Jack Gaston
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its report on the capsize and sinking of the Dutch tug ‘Ijsselstroom ‘ at Peterhead in June 2009. The incident, and the resulting MAIB report, is yet another reminder of the inherent dangers still present in the operation of conventional screw ...
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NewsDMS Osprey evolved from a flexible design - by Jack Gaston
On 27 April Damen Marine Services took delivery of the new tug ‘DMS Osprey’ and ‘DMS Pelican’, a Multicat 2409. The ‘DMS Osprey’ has a striking resemblance to the ‘Pushbuster’ class of tugs introduced in 2008 but bears the designation Shoalbuster 3511. The explanation lies in some slick redesign and ...
