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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A port chief will help identify measures to speed up electrification in Sweden’s transport sector as part of the government’s newly established Electrification Commission.

28th October 2020

Port chief aids Sweden’s electrification

28th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Autonomous surveys of inshore pipeline can be conducted safely and cost effectively compared to traditional manned solutions, a new project shows.

28th October 2020

Autonomous pipeline surveys boost safety

28th October 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The economic potential of an expanded seaweed market in Europe could be worth €9 billion in just a decade, according to a new report released by the Seaweed for Europe Coalition.

27th October 2020

Seaweed industry worth €9bn to Europe

27th October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new emergency guide for Masters outlines the actions they should take when confronted with an emergency: from the initial assessment and immediate actions, through to towage and salvage arrangements.

27th October 2020

New emergency guide for Masters launches

27th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products, has announced development of new Machine Learning-based bathymetric mapping technologies.

27th October 2020

AI for bathymetric mapping

27th October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A ship design and research company is bringing a number of revolutionary technologies to market for both oceangoing and inland waterways vessels.

27th October 2020

Patented technologies for more efficient hullforms

27th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The University of Plymouth is working with a pioneering technology business to develop a revolutionary means of gathering data about the marine environment.

27th October 2020

Force multiplier survey test

27th October 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Shipping companies will soon be able to relieve themselves of the burden that waste matter at sea places on the marine environment with the development of a toilet paper that uses no…

26th October 2020

Sustainable loo roll far from bog standard

26th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A multibeam and side-scan sonar survey to map and monitor an artificial reef off Florida has been completed with a unique autonomous surface vessel (ASV).

26th October 2020

ASV ensures successful reef sonar survey

26th October 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The latest in a three-year series of lock improvement projects costing a total €11.8 million has been completed in the German port of Bremen.

26th October 2020

Three-year Bremen lock improvements complete

26th October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Germany’s sea rescue service adds another state-of-the-art 28m Class cruiser soon at the end of a bumper year.

26th October 2020

New boats swell Germany’s sea rescue clout

26th October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German company Schramm has brought a fast, unsinkable and high-safety mooring boat into service reports Tom Todd.

26th October 2020

HDPE Makker 19 garners praise

26th October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has partnered with artificial intelligence technology company, Faculty, on a major programme to build the next generation of UK search and rescue.

23rd October 2020

MCA uses AI to simulate SAR missions

23rd October 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to perform a pre-feasibility study of exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam.

23rd October 2020

Green hydrogen export from Iceland to Rotterdam

23rd October 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

One of Sweden’s largest ferry ports has begun a large expansion program that will result in two new ferry terminals.

23rd October 2020

Pre-development dredging at Ystad

23rd October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A zero-emissions electric fast ferry is being developed by Fjellstrand shipyard which is designed to operate in Norway on a short route between Stavanger and Hommersåkat.

22nd October 2020

Zero-emission fast ferry first

22nd October 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

With the completion of the placement of the caissons at the expanded cruise terminal at the Spanish port of Tarragona, the new Balears Wharf is now 40% complete.

22nd October 2020

Progress on Tarragona cruise terminal expansion

22nd October 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new partner has joined the EU HYDRA research project that aims develop more sustainable lithium-ion ((Li-ion) batteries.

22nd October 2020

Battery development project grows

22nd October 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A LADAR (laser detection and ranging) system has been developed that can supercharge plastic detection capabilities for real-time eco monitoring of rivers and coasts, harbours and ports.

21st October 2020

Pioneering marine plastic detection system

21st October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The UK’s most advanced polar research ship – RRS Sir David Attenborough – has left Cammell Laird shipyard for two weeks of technical sea trials.

21st October 2020

Polar research ship begins sea trials

21st October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Basic Safety Training Requirements for Personnel Employed in the Offshore Renewable Energy Sector’.

21st October 2020

Basic safety training for offshore renewables

21st October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The US National Transportation Safety Board has called for major safety improvements to small passenger vessels after the investigation of a 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34.

21st October 2020

34 deaths lead to call for passenger vessel safety improvements

21st October 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A project assessing the feasibility of using flow batteries in vessels to enable zero-emission marine propulsion and auxiliary power has selected a Houlder-designed harbour ferry for further research into zero-emission potential.

20th October 2020

Ferry to test emissions-free flow batteries

20th October 2020