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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity has signed up Norwegian shipbuilder Vard to build six multi-purpose offshore vessels.

25th February 2022

Ocean Infinity orders six new 85m robotic vessels

25th February 2022

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

A navigational aid platform by Israel-based ORCA AI has been given Product Design Assessment certification by the American Bureau of Shipping.

25th February 2022

ORCA AI navigational aid wins certification

25th February 2022

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A second offshore windfarm service vessel is to be built for the same customer, following the win of the build contract for the first in 2021.Manor Marine will build the MO9, the eleventh…

24th February 2022

Contract win gets number eleven underway

24th February 2022

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

HRH The Princess Royal, Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, the national charity which runs lookout stations around the coast of England and Wales in support of HM Coastguard, attended a…

24th February 2022

Under the eye of the Master

24th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A project using flow battery technology to power port and vessel operations has won UK government backing to trial its commercial feasibility.

24th February 2022

BlueStor project trials battery tech for port

24th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Vicente Boluda Fos, chairman of Spain’s 185-year-old maritime firm Boluda Corporación Maritima, has been awarded France’s most prestigious medal.

24th February 2022

Vicente Boluda Fos wins France’s highest medal

24th February 2022

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Guernsey-based Global Energy Storage has finalised its investment in the Port of Rotterdam, it announced on February 22.

24th February 2022

Global Energy Storage closes investment in Rotterdam

24th February 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Manor Marine UK has won a contract for a second offshore wind farm service vessel with Mainprize Offshore, following on from its win of the build contract for the MO8 in 2021.

24th February 2022

Contract signed for second wind farm vessel

24th February 2022

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency will give an insight into the development of the Codes of Practice for Small Commercial Vessels with the MCA New Workboat Code Update on Day Two of…

23rd February 2022

MCA New Workboat Code Update at Seawork

23rd February 2022

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A medium-range tanker is using new propulsion technology that could help ships achieve IMO 2050 targets.  

23rd February 2022

New propulsion technology meets IMO 2050 targets

23rd February 2022

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The chief executive of a French cruise firm has shared how his company is pledging to protect the oceans.

23rd February 2022

Cruise firm CEO makes cleaner oceans pledge

23rd February 2022

SECURITY

SECURITY

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has agreed to step up its support EU Naval Force operations around Somalia and Libya.

22nd February 2022

EMSA strengthens support around Somalia and Libya

22nd February 2022

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

“Wavelab” is the ground-breaking autonomous boat set to be an advanced testbed for sustainable urban mobility technologies. The contract to supply a complete electric drive train for the vessel is a vital…

22nd February 2022

Testbed drive contract awarded

22nd February 2022

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The port of Beirut, devastated by a massive explosion shortly followed by a warehouse fire, will be restored by a French firm over 10 years.

22nd February 2022

French firm hired to repair and maintain Beirut Port

22nd February 2022

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Work to lay three 66kV submarine cables between Bahrain mainland and its Hawar Islands will begin this month.

22nd February 2022

Herbosch-Kiere to lay cables for Bahrain and archipelago

22nd February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

 The Portuguese Navy confirmed it had rescued 22 crew members from the burning 650ft Felicity Ace when it caught fire around 170 km southwest of the Azores, on its way to the…

21st February 2022

Container ship with 4,000 luxury cars on fire

21st February 2022

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The project, which was originally announced in 2019 by Finnish data networks and software firm Cinia and the Russian telecommunications company MegaFon, was put on ice in May 2021. Initially named the…

21st February 2022

Pan-Arctic cable project resurrected after delay

21st February 2022

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The safety feature was first used in Thordon’s TG100 workboat and SeaThigor naval vessels, and has now been designed for use in merchant fleets. The new BlueWater Seal has been designed to…

21st February 2022

Thordon Bearings unveils shaft seal with SRTP

21st February 2022

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A water injection dredger has been launched at the Neptune Marine shipyard near Dordrecht in the Netherlands.

21st February 2022

Neptune Marine launches water injection dredger

21st February 2022

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Plans have been approved for a freeport development in Southampton on the UK’s south coast.

18th February 2022

Solent Gateway

18th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wilhelmsen has acquired a 21% stake in Reach Subsea ASA. This further positions Wilhelmsen in the renewable value chain along with recognising the substantial potential in Reach’s innovative remote subsea concept.

17th February 2022

Remote renewables vessel fleet investment

17th February 2022

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

MARINE CIVILS NEWS

A new 30m CTV pontoon to service Scotland’s largest windfarm has been installed for the Montrose Port Authority.The new CTV pontoon ensures safe working conditions for workers and crews all year round,…

17th February 2022

Pontoon key to renewable energy provision

17th February 2022

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The last phase of the commissioning of the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class – the Aqua Helix - is now underway with its Ampelmann gangway installed and…

17th February 2022

Gangway! FCS in final phase

17th February 2022