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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svitzer, Kongsberg Maritime and classification society ABS have signed an agreement to jointly develop RECOTUG, the ‘world’s first fully operational and remotely-controlled tug’.

30th March 2021

Remote tugs a step closer

30th March 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Maritime and offshore synthetic fibre and steel wire rope manufacturer Lankhorst Ropes has introduced Lankoloop, described as the world’s quickest and easiest towing and mooring connection.

30th March 2021

Making the towing connection quick and easy

30th March 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

SAAM Towage has completed its acquisition of 70% of fellow South American tug operator Intertug in a deal valued at US$49.7M.

30th March 2021

SAAM completes acquisition of Intertug

30th March 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A high-powered group representing International Salvage Union (ISU) members are working with other parties to revise wreck removal contracts.

30th March 2021

ISU working to revise wreck removal contracts

30th March 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As the UK gradually emerges from winter we look back at activities that have kept the country’s northern towage fleet busy.

30th March 2021

Busy winter for Scottish tugs

30th March 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Finnish towage operator Alfons Håkans has formed a joint venture agreement with marine construction company Merikuriiri – Sea Courier Oy Ltd.

30th March 2021

TOWLINES

30th March 2021

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A new vessel monitoring solution offers real-time information on vessel pitch, roll and heave to increase efficiency and reduce risk.

29th March 2021

Real-time information for pilot vessels

29th March 2021

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Having supplied 14 cranes for Hornsea 1 offshore windfarm, Palfinger has announced an important part of its lifting gear contract for Hornsea 2.

29th March 2021

Substation cranes for Hornsea 2

29th March 2021

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The Mediterranean Maritime Hub Malta (MMH) is investing more than €20 million to turn Valletta into a hub for vessels from the maritime and oil and gas exploration sectors.

29th March 2021

Maritime hub for Malta

29th March 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Netherlands based C-Job Naval Architects has launched an in-house developed trailing suction hopper dredger series intended to fill the gap between standard designs and fully tailored vessels.

26th March 2021

C-Job sees customizable future for dredgers

26th March 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Royal IHC officially handed over the cutter suction dredger Mohab Mameesh to the Suez Canal Authority at ceremonies in Rotterdam last month.

26th March 2021

Royal IHC sends super cutter to SCA

26th March 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Bakker Sliedrecht, the Netherlands based provider of electrical and automation solutions for the marine industry, is starting research to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in submersible motors.

26th March 2021

Biodegradable oil research for dredgers

26th March 2021

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgiums Jan De Nul has added two newbuild dredgers to it international fleet with deliveries of the cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck and the trailing suction hopper dredger Galileo Galilei.

26th March 2021

Two special newbuilds for Jan De Nul

26th March 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Traditional ship repair and renovation skills have been in demand at German yards involved in the restoration of three oldtimers, writes Tom Todd.

26th March 2021

Oldtimers test traditional repair skills

26th March 2021

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Workers at a Scottish offshore wind farm will soon be able to relieve themselves at convenience thanks to an investment in purpose-built windfarm toilets.

25th March 2021

Offshore turbine solution for call of nature

25th March 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Offshore wind crew transfer vessel operator and Seawork regular, High Speed Transfers, has confirmed its order of two BARTech 30 CTVs.

25th March 2021

Innovative asymmetric CTVs promise 30% fuel savings

25th March 2021

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Greening the workboat and support vessel industry requires engaging with the new, alternative power systems, said Tim Munn of iconsys.

25th March 2021

Managing the energy change

25th March 2021

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“Waste heat is the world’s largest unused energy source,” Marcel Flipse of Orcan Energy told MJ. “We have solar, hydro, wind… but this is so simple - and it has vast potential…

25th March 2021

Marcel Flipse of Orcan Energy

25th March 2021

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The final phase of dredging works at Peak Forest Canal in Manchester, UK has begun.

24th March 2021

Final dredging phase at Peak Forest Canal

24th March 2021

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

An international USV operator has recently adopted artificial intelligence (AI) software to enhance its Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) situational awareness.

24th March 2021

AI software helps make most of USVs

24th March 2021