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VESSELS

VESSELS

Copenhagen-based Svitzer Towage has reported an agreement to provide five new powerful RAstar 2800 tugs to service BHP’s Port Hedland terminal operations in Western Australia.

25th July 2023

Five new tugs for Svitzer Australia

25th July 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based Robosys Automation has partnered South African firm Lynx Power Catamarans to deliver a fully autonomous multi-role vessel.

24th July 2023

Robosys and Lynx Power develop MRV

24th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

In 2024, the world’s first green fuels service operation vessel (SOV) for offshore wind operations will launch off the UK, courtesy of Ørsted and ESVAGT.

24th July 2023

Ørsted commits to second green methanol SOV

24th July 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Nexans has been awarded a major turnkey contract valued at €1.43 billion to lay the section of the EuroAsia Interconnector that connects Greece and Cyprus.

24th July 2023

Nexans wins historic energy highway cable contract

24th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Dutch are a step closer to connecting 759MW of offshore wind power to the grid, although this is a mere drop in the ocean when set against future targets.

24th July 2023

140km cables connected at Dutch offshore wind farm

24th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A UK consortium including shipbuilder Harland & Wolff is planning to introduce a zero-emissions tug and barge service to promote the UK’s Marine Coastal Highway.

24th July 2023

New entrants in the zero-emissions tug market

24th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The US will hold the first offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of the Interior announced on July 20.

20th July 2023

First Gulf of Mexico wind auction announced

20th July 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

 Contract for the delivery of lighthouse constructions.

20th July 2023

€3.5 million lighthouse construction

20th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has axed one of its offshore wind farm projects off the English east coast after recording a loss of €480 million.

20th July 2023

Vattenfall axes 1.4GW offshore wind farm

20th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco (Republic of Panama) has been elected as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with effect from 1 January 2024 for an initial term of four years.

20th July 2023

IMO appoints new Secretary-General

20th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The government of a Finnish archipelago has ordered a feasibility study into converting its ferry into hybrid or electric propulsion.

20th July 2023

Finland investigates new ferry propulsion

20th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Mercury Marine has begun serial production of its new 20e and 35e Avator electric propulsion systems, with the official launch planned later in 2023.

19th July 2023

New electric outboards enter mass production

19th July 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Perform maintenance, repair, inspection, monitoring and installation of armory, secure spaces, and building perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems for Marine Corps Reserve Centers

19th July 2023

Early information on security detection systems

19th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch towage operator Kotug and global food conglomerate Cargill have commenced operation of the world’s first fully-electric pusher tug and barges on the Netherlands inland waterway system.

19th July 2023

Kotug’s E-Pusher enters service

19th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fenders may not hold the glamour of digital technologies, but they are still part of smart operations for ports and ships. 

18th July 2023

OPINION: The ‘Wild West’ of fender vendors

18th July 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Concrete has been poured for construction of a floating facility in British Columbia for HaiSea Marine that will be the base for “the greenest tugboat fleet in the world”.

18th July 2023

HaiSea Marine’s tug base takes shape

18th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Port of Rotterdam has announced construction of a new tug haven as part of its ‘widening Yangtzekanaal’ programme to accommodate expansion of the container terminals at Maasvlakte 2.

18th July 2023

New tug haven for Rotterdam

18th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Uzmar Shipyards has placed an order for four MAN 12V175D-MM marine propulsion engines to equip two new Svitzer TRAnsverse tugs bound for Australia.

18th July 2023

MAN power for Svitzer TRAnsverse tug newbuilds

18th July 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

RS Aqua has won funding to develop a new AI system which for the first time will allow remote monitoring of the underwater environment.

17th July 2023

AI funding could game change underwater monitoring

17th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The French government is to furnish the tidal energy pilot farm FloWatt with €65 million of funding, setting a benchmark for others in Europe to follow.

17th July 2023

France boosts its tidal sector with €65m funding

17th July 2023