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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The arrival of a second Sanmar-built tug to MedTug SA for operation at Sines, Portugal has highlighted the choices for shipowners when selecting a tug operator.

27th September 2021

MedTug – expanding tug fleet for MSC

27th September 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Technology group Wärtsilä has agreed a contract to support two Brazilian river tugs and follows a similar contract with the operator signed in 2017 covering eight vessels in Paraguay.

27th September 2021

Wärtsilä supporting pusher tugs in Brazil

27th September 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Japanese salvor Fukada Salvage & Marine Works has assisted a disabled container ship and delivered a patrol vessel to a shipyard for large-scale repairs.

27th September 2021

Fukada Salvage tugs in action

27th September 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Wirral UK-based Carmet Tug Company has a significant addition to its fleet in the Voith Schneider-propelled CT Oxton previously owned by Forth Ports as the Oxcar.

27th September 2021

TOWLINES

27th September 2021

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

London-based Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has won funding to support three green river transport research and development (R&D) projects./p>

24th September 2021

Green development funding

24th September 2021

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work has begun on a new 113m quay wall to moor windfarm Service Operation Vessels in the Port of Tyne, UK.

24th September 2021

New quay wall to service world’s largest wind farm

24th September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Lloyds Register has acquired GreenSteam, a marine data intelligence company specialising in improving vessel efficiency through machine learning.

23rd September 2021

AI will improve vessel efficiency

23rd September 2021

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

A start-up developing a complete lifesaving system for offshore energy, has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a first in class remotely operated rescue vessel.

23rd September 2021

Unmanned lifeboat will free-fall launch from wind turbines

23rd September 2021

OCEAN SCIENCES

OCEAN SCIENCES

A new laboratory testing facility will offer fast and accurate analysis of all types of geotechnical data.

22nd September 2021

Geotechnical data analysis lab

22nd September 2021

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

IOTICS is creating a digital twin of Portsmouth International Port as part of an ambitious £1.5m project to demonstrate an achievable modular green hydrogen generation system within the Port.

22nd September 2021

Digital twin development will aid hydrogen moves

22nd September 2021

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Greenlink has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Greenlink electricity interconnector project to a consortium comprised of Siemens Energy AG and Sumitomo Electric Industries.

22nd September 2021

Interconnector construction contract awarded

22nd September 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The SL-75 from Australian navaids manufacturer Sealite is a next-generation solar marine lantern with up to 5NM visible range.

22nd September 2021

Solar, Bluetooth and remote programming

22nd September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed a historic agreement in which the parties commit to take their share of the responsibility for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn…

22nd September 2021

Fossil fuel free ferries

22nd September 2021

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Katadyn’s Survivor 35 hand-operated survival products deliver 4.5 litres of drinking water per hour in an emergency situation.

22nd September 2021

Hand desalinator is key vessel abandonment survival tool

22nd September 2021

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A study to help offshore wind farm development has found underwater dunes in the Dunkirk area of France are very dynamic.

21st September 2021

Dynamic dunes study

21st September 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

London Tideway commercial marine operator Livett’s has announced what it claims to be the first purpose-built commercial landing craft for the River Thames.

21st September 2021

Diesel outboards for Thames landing craft

21st September 2021

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction of a badly needed new cruise terminal quayside in Bremerhaven, costing some €80 million, is starting in October, reports Tom Todd.

21st September 2021

Extended quay renovation starts in Bremerhaven

21st September 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Kiel ferry operator SFK has praised its two new eco ferries and has ordered a fifth as it continues an emission-free fleet upgrade, reports Tom Todd.

21st September 2021

Germans praise eco newbuilds and order a fifth

21st September 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Adler and Allan has appointed its first sustainability manager to embed sustainability at the heart of its growth strategy.

20th September 2021

Multifold sustainability investments

20th September 2021

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new report looks at how oil and gas infrastructure can be repurposed for offshore green and blue hydrogen production in the UK Continental Shelf.

20th September 2021

Hydrogen infrastructure report

20th September 2021