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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After a break of three years due to the pandemic, the highly regarded International Tug & Salvage Convention (ITS) is returning under new ownership, heading for Turkey.

30th August 2022

Popular Tug & Salvage Convention returns

30th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The growing size of today’s container ships is resulting in port expansion projects worldwide, not least Lyttleton Port in New Zealand.

26th August 2022

Ports expand to accommodate megaships

26th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

BAR Tech’s new CTV promises a 70% increase in vessel stability and 30% reduction of emissions

25th August 2022

BAR Tech officially launches ‘Seacat Columbia’

25th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Salvage teams have recovered a US Navy fighter jet that was blown off the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.

25th August 2022

Fighter jet recovered from Med seabed

25th August 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Port of Heysham has reduced the carbon emissions of its landside plant, equipment and vehicles by up to 90%, in what is believed to be a first for any UK port.

25th August 2022

UK port on track for net-zero

25th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In a move aimed at increasing operational agility and optimising service delivery across the region, Svitzer is merging its UK north and south clusters.

25th August 2022

Svitzer UK’s north and south clusters merge

25th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

All 21 of the ports belonging to Associated British Ports (ABP) will be digitalised by Wärtsilä Voyage, part of Finnish technology giant Wärtsilä.

24th August 2022

Finnish giant agrees to digitalise 21 ABP ports

24th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Newly installed acoustic monitoring buoys are helping to alert mariners to the existence of right whales in a bid to protect the endangered animals. 

24th August 2022

Acoustic buoys deployed to save whales

24th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

’Inspired by the human heart’ - CorPower’s motion mimics the pumping principle of the heart.

24th August 2022

WATCH: CorPower completes ‘Ironman’ testing

24th August 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds have been appointed preferred bidders for the development of a 1.8 GW offshore wind farm off the Shetland Islands.

24th August 2022

Shetland wind farm bidders appointed

24th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch towage and salvage service provider Multraship has won the tender to enhance safety in the southern North Sea with provision of two further Emergency Towing Vessels (ETV).

24th August 2022

Increased tug protection for Dutch waters

24th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A cooler designed by the Netherlands-based anti-fouling and anti-corrosion firm CORROSION negates the need for dry docking and is already a hit with large tugboat manufacturers, the firm claims.

23rd August 2022

Cooler launched that avoids dry docking

23rd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maritime and offshore engineer Harland & Wolff has won its first contract in the mining sector, as well its largest ever.

23rd August 2022

H&W wins largest ever contract

23rd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has published its Annual Review 2021 along with industry statistics showing a modest recovery in gross revenues.

23rd August 2022

Global trends in marine salvage

23rd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Damen has introduced a new pusher tug design aimed at addressing the challenges faced by inland tug/barge operators in keeping up with emissions regulations

23rd August 2022

Damen introduces sustainable pusher tug

23rd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry is helping to create new habitats for wildlife.

23rd August 2022

VIDEO: Wildlife haven created by major sewage works

23rd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Designs for the first electric pusher vessel on Europe’s inland waterways have been unveiled by Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE).

22nd August 2022

Plans reveal first electric pushers in Europe

22nd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Construction equipment manufacturer Huisman says it has come up with a solution to the gap in energy supply with an offshore drilling rig that it says reduces emissions and cost.

22nd August 2022

Huisman offers sustainable fossil fuel extraction

22nd August 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Successful sea trials in Singapore of a harbour tugboat have verified the collision avoidance capabilities of ABB’s autonomous technology.

22nd August 2022

Trials verify collision avoidance autonomy

22nd August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maritime CleanTech CEO Hege Økland is leaving to take a leadership role in a hydrogen production and infrastructure company.

22nd August 2022

Maritime CleanTech CEO moves on

22nd August 2022