All News articles – Page 891
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NewsTsunami early warning system for Cyprus
A new offshore sensor system to help detect and provide early warnings of tsunamis in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is being developed.
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NewsEmergency patch prevents trawler capsize
A major incident was narrowly avoided following an early morning collision between two trawlers off the island of Senja in the Arctic north of Norway.
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NewsTides seals a Dutch deal
Poole UK based Tides Marine International, working with their Dutch distributor Cuno b.v, part of the Exalto Group, is supplying SureSeal dripless propeller shaft seals and Smart Seal temperature monitoring systems to No Limits Ships based in Holland, which specialises in building survey vessels to be operated in both offshore ...
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NewsUK Marine Industries Strategic Framework launched
Ian Lucas, the UK’s Minister for Business issued a call to action to the nation’s marine industries last month to collaborate on their common goal of strengthening this sector’s global market position over the next 10 years.
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NewsSeawork exhibitor supplies PPU to Bristol
Atlantas Marine Ltd of Somerset in the UK will be helping to improve the navigational system at Bristol Port having just supplied them with an E-Sea Fix CAT III’ Portable Pilot Unit (PPU). The company has also just announced it will be exhibiting at Seawork this year on stand D12.
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NewsLight Dues will still rise
Although the UK Government has softened its April Light Dues hike to 2%, according to Maritime UK this could still cause significant harm to UK trade.
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NewsEvolutionary concept for Hamburg terminal
Hamburg Port Authority jury has just awarded Royal Haskoning first place in a competition to create a concept for the potential development of the port’s Steinwerder terminal.
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NewsCEDA to visit major Spanish port expansion
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) makes its second stand alone technical visit to the Spanish Port of Gijón on 26 and 27 April. Participating CEDA members will see first hand one of Spain''s largest port projects, which will double the capacity of the port.
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NewsWork begins on Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site
Construction work on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site began last week with the arrival of the 164m vessel ''Nordness''.
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NewsVirtual Tangier for Morocco
Pilots from Tangier Port who have been training at South Tyneside College are so impressed with the college’s simulator system they decided to invest in similar specialist equipment just for themselves.
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NewsLifeboat ceremony interrupted by rescue
A recent ceremony recognizing lifeboat heroes was interrupted as the recipients of the Bravery Medals dropped everything to make another, on the spot emergency rescue.
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NewsEvacuation chute breakthrough for workboats
For the first time a Marine Evacuation System (MES) been developed for special purpose vessels such as offshore support craft.
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NewsSeawork meeting leads to safety in style
Has the leisure market got anything to teach the commercial side? Well, yes, apparently. It seems that there have been a number of crossovers ‘upstream’.
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NewsDeckband brings safety to workboat crew
Deckband, a Bluetooth radio communication system that enables mariners to communicate effectively in a challenging environment, was originally developed for the leisure market.
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Further ECDIS Ltd training partnerships – by David Goodfellow
Chelmsford UK based ECDIS Ltd, the specialist ECDIS training concern which last autumn concluded an agreement with PC Maritime of Plymouth, has extended its services to Sweden following signing of a partnership agreement with Adveto of Stockholm.
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New Magellan GNSS receiver – by David Goodfellow
US global positioning specialists Magellan Navigation, whose European bases are in Moscow and Nantes, France, have developed a new state of the art receiver with patented means to use multiple GNSS constellations for high accuracy positioning and surveying solutions, ProFlex 500.
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Seabeam for new Russian research ship – by David Goodfellow
Under an agreement with Transas Russian Fleet Ltd, L-3 ELAC Nautik of Kiel in Germany is to deliver and install a Seabeam 3020 multibeam sounder aboard a new icebreaking research vessel presently under construction at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg for the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology & Environmental ...
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NewsMajor US orders for Reson – by David Goodfellow
Seven hydrographic survey launches operated by the US National Ocean Survey, an agency of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are to be equipped with SeaBat-7125 SV multibeam sonar systems from Denmark’s Reson A/S.
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NewsEmergency logistics save insurers millions
Critical marine salvage operations have been able to proceed on schedule due to emergency logistics support from Evolution Time Critical, avoiding the risk of an oil spill at sea and saving insurers millions in damage repairs.
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NewsWhy should marine embrace green technology?
The maritime industry is under increasing pressure to improve its green credentials. With shipping C02 emissions equal to 3.3% of the global C02 emissions from fossil fuel, it rivals aviation in terms of significant pollution.
