All News articles – Page 985
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NewsGenset Power for Heavy Lift Propulsion
SeaMetric International of Norway, has formalised its relationship with MAN Diesels through a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed earlier this year. This follows an order of 24 gensets by Seametric, which has stipulated the L27/38 model sets for its new Twin Marine Lifter (TML) system.
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MCA Training Gatwick
Oil pollution response specialists DV Howells Ltd will be running full MCA 4p and 5p courses at their Gatwick facility in Crawley, West Sussex next month.
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Green Light for Expansion at Felixstowe
Plans for a major expansion of the Port of Felixstowe in the UK which would increase capacity by 25% received backing recently from Suffolk Coastal District Council.
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NewsSeatruck's First New Ro-Ro Enters Service
Clipper Point, the first of Seatruck Ferries’ eight newbuildings, has entered service. A further three vessels in this 120 unit class of freight ro-ros will be delivered during the course of this year by the Spanish builder Astilleros de Huelva.
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Free ENC Software from SevenCs
SevenCs of Hamburg has announced that its widely adopted ENC digitising software, ENC Designer, is now available as freeware.
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NewsDredging Helps to Double Fos Throughput
Under the Port of Marseilles Authority’ s Fos 2XL container terminal project, two new terminals are being developed in partnership with private operators Port Synergy - a joint venture between CMA-CGM and DP World - and MSC.
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NewsSanmar Supply Three Ulupinar Series Tugs to Dominica
The first of three ‘ Ulupinar’ series ASD tugs, ordered by Remolcadores Dominicanos of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has now been delivered.
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NewsFloating Dock Lifts FRB Safety
The risks involved when retrieving a Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) in difficult weather conditions have been reduced by a new floating dock system which has been developed by Sweden' s MSS Safety Systems.
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NewsTwo Very Different Tugs for Dutch Owners
All tug owners, especially those with many years of operational experience, have a highly developed insight into the requirements each new vessel must have to fulfil the needs of their own individual business. The two latest completions by Shipyard Gebr Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands over the past ...
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Diving Deals Done
Aberdeen UK based Hydro Group plc has secured major contracts with international diving technology company Divex.
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Diving Danger Seminar
A diving seminar which addresses marine pollution control and the salvage of environmentally hazardous objects is taking place in May.
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DP Training in Croatia
The AdriaMare Maritime Training Centre in Split, Croatia has responded to customer demand by opening the first Dynamic Positioning Centre in that country.
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Quad Power for Fast Crew Supplier
The Netherlands' Damen Shipyards Group introduced their Fast Crew Supplier 5009 last year and five of the innovative workboats have already been sold, each powered by four Caterpillar 3512B marine engines.
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Hydro Equipment Contract
Havant UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has won a contract to service. repair and calibrate oceanographic equipment used by the Royal Naval Hydrographic Service.
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NewsDamen Tug and Workboat Range Makeover Continues
The Tug & Workboats design team at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is continuing the painstaking task of updating the well known ‘ Stan Tug’ tug and workboat range of standard products. Having dealt with most of the large vessels, the team has turned its attention to the well known Pushycat design.
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NewsNew Towage Company Makes Its Mark
The new company Sedna Towage & Offshore LDA based in Funchal, Madeira is growing rapidly thanks to the efforts of their Italian attorney Mr Rino Barretta, managing director of An.do.fe Shipping Management Srl. Within just a few months a new fleet has been created, starting with the 55 tons bollard ...
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Coastal & Ports Surveying Conference
The latest UK coastal and port hydrography developments as well as the effects of the new Marine Bill due to become law by the end of this year are to be the subject of a one day conference on 12 June as part of this year' s Seawork exhibition in ...
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Successful Salvage from French Coast
Abeilles International has carried out a successful assistance operation which started on 10 March after the freighter Artemis was driven aground on the beach of Sables d' Olonne in Southern Brittany by winds of 130km per hour.
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NewsNew MCA Helicopters for UK South Coast
In a change to the previous arrangement, Canadian operator CHC Helicopter Corporation now operate rescue helicopters for the MCA at four UK bases.
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NewsClean Design Engine Production Skyrockets
Some 40% of the Rolls-Royce offshore vessel engines sold last year met the classification society Clean Design requirements, compared to 5% just two years ago. All the engines exceed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards for NOx emissions by 20%.
