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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH floating wind platform has been installed and commissioned in its final deployment site in El Abra del Sardinero (Santander, Spain).

12th August 2020

Floating wind test model installed and commissioned

12th August 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A new rock anchoring technology developed in the marine renewables industry could have cross-over potential into aquaculture.

12th August 2020

New rock anchoring technology takes a leap forward

12th August 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It is with regret that Mercator Media Ltd has had to postpone the Coastlink Conference, due to take place on 25th & 26th November 2020. The conference will now be held on…

12th August 2020

Coastlink postponed until April 2021

12th August 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (known as Moray East) in Scotland has achieved two key project milestones.

11th August 2020

Key milestones for Moray East

11th August 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A major project that has been years in the planning and months in the undertaking, has been completed at Portland Port, UK.

11th August 2020

Major berth deepening works completed at Portland

11th August 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK composites specialist and boatbuilder Norco has joined the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR).

11th August 2020

Further defence inroad for Norco

11th August 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cory Riverside Energy has announced the completion of works to rebuild and upgrade two WWII-era slipways at Denton Wharf in Gravesend on the banks of the UK’s River Thames.

11th August 2020

Slipway upgrades add to Thames infrastructure

11th August 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A project to add floating solar panels to a wind farm is scheduled to be incorporated into the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm site by 2025, writes Dag Pike.

10th August 2020

Solar panels will iron out offshore wind peaks

10th August 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

An ECDIS manufacturer has become the first in the world to comply with a new critical safety standard intended to reduce the number of similar alert signals on a vessel’s bridge.

10th August 2020

First compliance for bridge safety standard

10th August 2020

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

GreenSteam has identified a simple rule allowing vessel operators to reduce fuel wastage caused by hull fouling.

7th August 2020

Rule for reducing wastage caused by fouling

7th August 2020

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The UK’s National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) has developed a tool which it says provides a clear indication of the potential commercial viability of early stage technology in the subsea industry.

7th August 2020

Subsea viability tool launched

7th August 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Vesper Marine, a New Zealand marine electronics manufacturer has announced that its latest hero product, Cortex, has completed certification requirements and is shipping now.

7th August 2020

Feature-laden VHF radio launched

7th August 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Jan De Nul Group have announced the signing of the final contract for the transport and installation of the GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank…

7th August 2020

Dogger installation contract awarded

7th August 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Associated British Ports (ABP), the owner and operator of the Port of Lowestoft has invested more than £250,000 in the construction of a new fuel bunkering facility.

6th August 2020

New North Sea bunkering facility

6th August 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A UK builder of uncrewed surface vessels has passed a significant milestone with an order of two vessels from the world’s leading geo-data specialist.

6th August 2020

Two SEA-KIT USVs for Fugro

6th August 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A recent first full survey of the world’s most sediment laden river has used a combination of unmanned aerial and surface vessels.

6th August 2020

Yellow River provides murky test for unmanned technology

6th August 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Netherlands- headquartered N-Sea has completed an investment and upgrade program of its Renewables and Utilities Department.

5th August 2020

N-Sea invests in Controlled Flow Excavation capability

5th August 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Fugro has begun a pre-installation and route engineering survey project to support their client, Xtera, on a major fibre-optic cable installation between Norway and the UK.

5th August 2020

Finalizing route for fibre optic cable

5th August 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The launch of a vessel in London has marked the start of a new partnership between a US-founded ridesharing company and a river bus service.

4th August 2020

New River Thames boat service

4th August 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

From 13 August ferry company Stena Line will start a new freight focused connection between Latvia, Sweden and Germany by adding a port-call in Karlskrona on the existing ferry route between Liepaja…

4th August 2020

Freight-focused Baltic connection

4th August 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched a new Interceptor 48 pilot boat ‘Pilot 1’ for the Gdynia Pilots in Poland.

4th August 2020

Cold climate-ready pilot boat launched

4th August 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The restructure of German marine propulsion company MAN Energy Solutions will mean the loss of up to 2600 manufacturing jobs, but owners Volkswagen have agreed not to sell the concern until after…

4th August 2020

MAN restructure will cost 2600 jobs

4th August 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Plans have been announced to develop a high-end laboratory to deliver metallurgy inspection and testing, fuel testing, paint analysis and non-destructive testing.

3rd August 2020

Metallurgy, fuel testing & paint analysis lab

3rd August 2020