News

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

New work to overhaul main propulsion diesel engines on three Irish Mainport Holdings vessels has been completed.

11th January 2021

Royston services Mainport vessels

11th January 2021

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Turbine installation has begun at a 950MW offshore wind farm in the UK following the arrival of an installation vessel key to this phase of construction.

11th January 2021

UK wind farm turbine installation begins

11th January 2021

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

US company Saildrone, Inc. has launched a 22m version of its uncrewed surface vehicles, known as saildrones.

11th January 2021

Autonomous surveys under sail

11th January 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

French shipyard Piriou has just officially signed with the French Pays de la Loire Region for the order of a ro-ro passenger ship dedicated to serve the Île dYeu off Western France.

11th January 2021

Shallow draft Ro-Ro for Île dYeu

11th January 2021

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

According to Nektarios Mitsokapas, The Red Sea Project, currently under construction on the coast of Saudi Arabia, is one of the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism projects.

11th January 2021

Marine construction: A more regenerative approach

11th January 2021

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A Milan-based floating wind farm project company has applied with the Port Authority of Cagliari for a 30-year concession to build and operate an export cable connection for a €1.4bn floating wind…

8th January 2021

Floating wind farm off Sardinia planned

8th January 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Wärtsilä Voyage has successfully completed its first commercial installation of its WebVTS 5.0 software application with a system to monitor the Wintershall Noordzee wind farm writes Dag Pike.

8th January 2021

Traffic monitoring for wind farms

8th January 2021

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Windcat Workboats, one of the major operators of CTVs in the North Sea has been acquired by CMB writes Dag Pike.

8th January 2021

CMB buys Windcat Workboats

8th January 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit have been selected by GE Renewable Energy Offshore Wind to provide two Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm.

8th January 2021

New CTVs for French wind farm

8th January 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Blyth Catamarans has delivered a new 15m survey vessel with Furuno full-specified radar and GPS technologies to a university in Germany.

7th January 2021

Blyth survey vessel boasts top tech

7th January 2021

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

A big step forward in understanding the oceans and oceans’ floors was taken by “a simple, cost-effective” flick of a switch, David Millar told MJ.

7th January 2021

David Millar: Fugro Americas

7th January 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgiums DEME Group has won a large contract for the Abu Qir port project in Egypt, for which it will deploy the newbuild cutter suction dredger Spartacus.

7th January 2021

Spartacus leads DEME into Egypts Abu Qir

7th January 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging major Van Oord has been contracted to dredge the water intake basin of Taiwans Da Tan power plant.

7th January 2021

Beneficial re-use in Taiwan dredging works

7th January 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies has decided to promote the industrys vital role in the global sustainability transition and its contribution to solutions for sustainability challenges.

7th January 2021

IADC to lead on global sustainability

7th January 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Boskalis has financed its mega-cutter suction dredger Krios through an innovative Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered loan.

7th January 2021

Innovative funding for Boskalis newbuild

7th January 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has replaced the rubber cutterhead bearings on the 102m LOA cutter suction dredger Mahmoud Younis with water lubricated composite bearings from Thordon Bearings.

7th January 2021

Thordon onboard with Suez Canal Authority

7th January 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA), following consultation with members and other stakeholders, has announced plans to return Dredging Days to the calendar in September of this year.

7th January 2021

CEDA plans return of Dredging Days

7th January 2021

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new research and innovation project aims to cut the cost of today’s marine battery electric drivetrains in half and relieve ship owners of the burden of capital expense.

6th January 2021

Battery project to drive clean energy shift

6th January 2021

SECURITY

SECURITY

New remote-controlled radar technology is now available in Europe that will boost security onboard ships.

6th January 2021

Remote-controlled radar boosts security

6th January 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

There are ten recent deliveries of note to report this month from shipyards both within Europe and those beyond with important European content.

6th January 2021

Tug delivery round-up

6th January 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Smit Salvage has been awarded a five-year contract to provide emergency response support to floating assets located in Brazilian waters.

6th January 2021

TOWLINES

6th January 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Multraship Towage & Salvage has provided emergency response services in the Black Sea and Denmark.

6th January 2021

Multraship busy in the Black Sea and Denmark

6th January 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Recent activities for Tsavliris Salvage have highlighted that complexities often extend beyond just sending a tug to tow a vessel to safety.

6th January 2021

Complex operations for Tsavliris

6th January 2021