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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Marine Contractors Association has appointed Jim Cullen as its technical director.

24th March 2023

IMCA appoints new technical director

24th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Strategic Marine has placed an order for 100 Cat32 engines from Cat distributor Trakindo, and says this indicates the sector’s confidence in its boats.

24th March 2023

Strategic Marine orders another 100 Cat engines

24th March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a warning about the risks posed by flexible hoses after a fire on board a RoRo cargo ship.

24th March 2023

MAIB issues flexible hose fire warning

24th March 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Unloading of transport components including wind turbine components from ship, transfer to storage yard and load onto vehicles

24th March 2023

Port operations tenders invited

24th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Polish steel foundations maker ST3 Offshore, which went bankrupt two years ago, has been snapped up at auction by turbine maker Vestas.

24th March 2023

Vestas wins bid for bankrupt turbine foundations firm

24th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Photographs of a famous research vessel that has toppled over in a dry dock in Scotland have appeared all over social media.

23rd March 2023

Research ship topples over in dry dock

23rd March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lalizas UK has appointed a new UK head of sales.

23rd March 2023

Lalizas UK appoints new head of sales

23rd March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Anyone taking a cursory look at the mainstream media’s headlines might think the offshore wind industry was booming, but with WindEurope admitting recently that not a single final investment decision was made…

23rd March 2023

Is the booming windfarm industry going bust?

23rd March 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

A dyke is being raised 10m above sea level between two villages on the west coast of Germany

22nd March 2023

€7.3m contract awarded for dyke construction

22nd March 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Semco Maritime has been chosen to maintain Noble’s jack-up rig prior to its return to the North Sea on decommissioning duties for bp.

22nd March 2023

Semco chosen for jack-up rig maintenance

22nd March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kewatec’s largest and most complicated vessel has been christened at a ceremony in Trondheim, Norway.

22nd March 2023

Kewatec’s largest, most complex vessel christened

22nd March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of two water injection dredgers launched by Van Oord will be commissioned in the first half of 2024, the company says.

21st March 2023

Van Oord launches first of two WIDs

21st March 2023

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

OEG Offshore UK has signed a partnership with Lubbers Logistics Group to strengthen its service capabilities in the renewables sector.

21st March 2023

Combining strong offshore services with the power of logistics

21st March 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

In 2026 it will be half a century since Sanmar Shipyards was set up by Orhan Gürün and his brother-in-law, the late Gökçen Seven.

21st March 2023

PROFILE: Sanmar Shipyards chairman Ali Gürün

21st March 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Hydrographic survey instrument maker Valeport has launched un upgrade to its profiler that now has a CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth)  of 6,000 metres, the UK company says. 

21st March 2023

Valeport unveils robust 6000m CTD profiler

21st March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An EU project to investigate the use of bio-based composites for marine products has concluded that materials such as flax could offer lighter and more environmentally friendly alternatives in various applications.

21st March 2023

Flax identified as potential material for marine products

21st March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The two hybrid double-end ferries equipped with battery and solar power technology destined for operation in Hong Kong have been classed by Bureau Veritas.

20th March 2023

BV classification for clever Hong Kong hybrid ferries

20th March 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Vattenfall has named Peel Ports Great Yarmouth as the preferred location for its operations and maintenance base for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone.

20th March 2023

Peel Ports wins bid for Norfolk offshore wind zone

20th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Calling the move ‘a potential divestment’, the Dutch SHV family of companies is looking at selling its heavy-lift and transport firm Mammoet.

17th March 2023

SHV announces plan to sell Mammoet

17th March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Jan De Nul Group has begun the transport and installation work on Ørsted’s 242MW Gode Wind 3 and 900MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany.

17th March 2023

Installation begins at new German offshore wind farms

17th March 2023