News

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A ferry operators’ trade association has welcomed EUplans for a voluntary Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4th May 2021

Ferry operators supporting COVID passports

4th May 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

In response the challenge of fleet decarbonisation, over the last three years the AIRCOAT H2020 project has been developing an air-trapping adhesive film to be applied to ship hulls.

4th May 2021

Biomimicry solution for hull air lubrication

4th May 2021

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution that paves the way for zero-emission waterborne transport.

30th April 2021

Zero-emission maritime resolution

30th April 2021

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

South America’s Atria Logistics is making progress with the retrofit of its pushboat fleet with Thorndon’s water lubricated tailshaft and rudder bearings.

30th April 2021

Upgrades for Paraná River pushboat fleet

30th April 2021

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

During its first webinar of 2021, the European Tugowners Association (ETA) has reflected on the impacts of green technologies in the towage sector.

29th April 2021

ETA reflects on hybrid and LNG tug operations

29th April 2021

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Four marine industry organisations have been honoured with Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for outstanding achievement by UK businesses.

29th April 2021

Queen’s Awards highlight industry excellence

29th April 2021

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Mainstream media seldom shows interest in the marine salvage industry but far-reaching implications of the ‘Ever Given’ stranding suddenly made everyone sit up and take notice.

29th April 2021

The world watches the Ever Given

29th April 2021

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

New Zealand Multibeam Echosounder specialist ENL Group has released the latest product in their WASSP S-Series range with the updated S3 and S3r kit with new Real-time Processing Module.

29th April 2021

Real time processing module

29th April 2021

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A shipbuilding company is believed to be the first of its kind to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into ship safety management.

28th April 2021

AI first for ship safety management

28th April 2021

OCEAN SCIENCES

OCEAN SCIENCES

A Marine Data Buoy deployed off the coast of Baltimore, west Cork is to monitor how noise impacts whales and dolphins.

28th April 2021

Monitoring noise impacts

28th April 2021

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Lalizas UK has struck a distributor deal with a company that supplies pyrotechnic marine rescue signalling products.

28th April 2021

Lalizas UK strikes pyrotechnics deal

28th April 2021

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A superyacht refit yard in Barcelona has collected the equivalent of 65,000 33cl plastic bottles, over the past year from two sea bins installed in its facilities.

28th April 2021

Barcelona Seabin removes over 500kgs of waste

28th April 2021

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

British port operator ABP has signed a new contract with a crew transfer fleet operator in support of the offshore energy industry.

28th April 2021

New Welsh base for renewables transfer operator

28th April 2021

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

An innovative anchor technology that was recognised at the Seawork Innovation Showcase back in 2017 is now seeking funding to help take it to market.

28th April 2021

Seawork Awards update: Tidal Anchor

28th April 2021

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

According to Captain Lee Clarke of training provider Tapiit Live, blame culture can cause deeper systemic issues to be overlooked.

27th April 2021

Accidents at sea: Is blame culture partly to blame?

27th April 2021

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Planned for completion mid May was maintenance and the technical overhaul of a 2,200 ton inner gate on Bremerhaven’s Kaiserschleuse ship lock, reports Tom Todd.

27th April 2021

German lock gate work on track amid trouble elsewhere

27th April 2021

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A Danish company is the first company in the world to certify personnel in accordance with the new recognised ISO/PAS 23678 standards for certification of personnel working with life-saving inspections equipment.

26th April 2021

ISO/PAS 23678 standards first

26th April 2021

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work on the renovation of berth facilities in Brake is getting under way to meet growth in the north German Weser port, reports Tom Todd.

26th April 2021

Port of Brake builds on bulk strengths

26th April 2021

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 2712 to a Scottish customer in record time.

26th April 2021

Damen delivers Multi Cat in record time

26th April 2021

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Orbital Marine Power, Scottish-based developers of a floating tidal turbine technology, has successfully launched its 2MW tidal turbine, the Orbital O2.

23rd April 2021

World’s most powerful tidal turbine launched

23rd April 2021