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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Excess speed probably caused the grounding of a tug that was connecting a towline to an LNG tanker in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel last year, the US National Transportation Safety Board…

6th October 2023

Tug grounding probably caused by excess speed

6th October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Transport of 1,000 tonnes of shingle and placement in harbour for breeding and roosting shore and sea birds

6th October 2023

Shingle transport and placement for sea bird protection

6th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Jan De Nul has ordered a new extra-large cable-laying vessel to help with installations in ever deeper waters.

5th October 2023

Jan De Nul orders 28,000t cable-layer

5th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

No expense was spared by US-based engine manufacturer Cummins on the opening of its new $10 million master rebuild centre (MRC) in Krakow, the former capital of Poland, this week.

4th October 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Cummins $10m master engine rebuild centre opens

4th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Chartwell Marine and VARD have joined forces to deliver a ‘Midi-SOV’ vessel design for offshore wind which aims to fill a new operational role between CTVs and SOVs.

4th October 2023

Chartwell and Vard team up on new CTV design

4th October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Four men have appeared in an Irish court after the Irish Army Ranger Wing, Gardai and Naval Service brought a container into the port of Cork carrying more than two tonnes of…

3rd October 2023

Irish patrol vessels seize cocaine worth €160 million

3rd October 2023

APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

The International Maritime Rescue Federation has appointed Sir Timothy Laurence, the husband of the British Princess Anne, as patron.

3rd October 2023

Sir Timothy Laurence appointed IMRF patron

3rd October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Converter and substations required for connecting electricity from offshore wind to the French grid.

3rd October 2023

Offshore substations and onshore converter stations

3rd October 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Desk study on implementation of nature-based solutions in coastal and transitional waters in Ireland to address multiple challenges including eutrophication, biodiversity loss, climate change.

3rd October 2023

Study into coastal and transitional waters

3rd October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

As a result of a change to the widespread use of less robust materials such as reinforced concrete and steel piles commencing around 100 years ago, a lot of the UK’s port…

3rd October 2023

OPINION: The UK’s dilapidating port infrastructure

3rd October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Britoil Offshore Services has bought 30 vessels from Vroon Offshore Services following the Dutch firm’s decision to divest itself of most of its offshore support fleet.

3rd October 2023

Britoil snaps up bulk of Vroon’s offshore support fleet

3rd October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Prysmian PowerLink has been awarded a €1.1 billion contract by a German transmission grid operator as part of the country’s overall goal to reach a capacity of 70 GW for offshore wind by 2045.

3rd October 2023

Prysmian to power up German offshore wind supply

3rd October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

State-backed export credit agency Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) is providing NOK 2bn in loan financing to the Hai Long wind park in the Taiwan Strait.

2nd October 2023

Taiwan offshore wind wins Norwegian financial backing

2nd October 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

First announced by the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, the NYC Ferry service provides a new way to travel between waterfront communities throughout New York City.

1st October 2023

Case Study: Hendy Power, Baudouin Marine Engines New York City Ferry

1st October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured a 960MW order for 64 turbines in the German North Sea.

29th September 2023

Vestas wins order for 64 offshore wind turbines

29th September 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A 150-year-old viaduct is being restored in Wales - and with no time to lose, as engineers discovered the state of the bridge was far worse than anticipated.

29th September 2023

VIDEO: Work begins to restore 150-year-old viaduct

29th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

An offshore floating wind farm will be assembled using a transportable dry dock technology by UK-based Tugdock.

29th September 2023

Mobile drydock assists in floating wind project

29th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The keel laying of a new hybrid maintenance support vessel for Briggs Marine has taken place.

29th September 2023

Keel laying of ‘game-changing’ CTV

29th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Testing and certification firm Bureau Veritas (BV) has invested in a New York-based maritime software company to speed up the development of data-driven solutions in maritime with a focus on addressing new…

28th September 2023

BV invests in New York maritime software firm

28th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime safety start-up Zelim is celebrating an agreement with the US Coast Guard that will trial artificial intelligence (AI) in search and rescue.

28th September 2023

Zelim signs trial agreement with US Coast Guard

28th September 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

German coastal states and the port industry have called on the government to boost sea port funding, which they say has remained unchanged for the past two decades.

28th September 2023

German sea ports release ‘Bremen Declaration’

28th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A British-built hybrid crew transfer vessel is completing sea trials ahead of handover.

28th September 2023

Hybrid CTV on sea trials ahead of handover

28th September 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

As a £420 million (€486 million) expansion at the Port of Aberdeen is completed. funding has been confirmed for a multi-million pound project to design and deliver a large-scale land-side and vessel-side…

28th September 2023

Aberdeen crowned Scotland’s largest port

28th September 2023