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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Sonardyne has formed a new parent company to increase the breadth and capabilities available to customers across the organisation’s growing family of independent subsidiaries.

5th May 2020

Sonardyne creates new group

5th May 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The owner of a shipyard in Northern Ireland has confirmed major plans to help develop it in 2020.

4th May 2020

Big plans for Northern Ireland shipyard

4th May 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new maritime engineering recruitment platform has been launched to help boost efforts to keep the industry moving amid the economic challenges presented by COVID-19.

4th May 2020

Jobs platform boosts maritime engineering

4th May 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Swedish wave energy developer Seabased is joining the Ocean Energy Europe Board of Directors as a Lead Partner, the industry body has announced.

4th May 2020

Key appointment for European wave energy

4th May 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Netherlands shipyard TABmarine has announced a contract for the new building of two flattop barges for UK based Osprey Ltd., a heavy transport and offshore energy logistics company.

4th May 2020

Flush decked barges for energy logistics

4th May 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With a lead time of only 6 weeks, a client of a UK marine engineering firm had an urgent request to fit out a 120-tonne catamaran diving tender, ‘Shoreline Engineer’, with new…

1st May 2020

Moving a vessel crane inside a short time window

1st May 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A joint venture between the French oil and gas giant Total and Simply Blue Energy is planning to establish what will be the first wind farm in the Celtic Sea to the…

1st May 2020

Plans for Celtic Sea wind farms

1st May 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A developer of marine mapping software has delivered a depth data management system to a European hydrographic office.

30th April 2020

Depth data management system delivered

30th April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The Port of Amsterdam will turn a dredging depot at the former Averijhaven into an energy port to serve as a base for the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms.

30th April 2020

15 hectare site in Amsterdam will support offshore wind

30th April 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Norwegian pump company Framo has developed an oil skimming system based on its well established TransRec platform that can be tailored to meet different operational requirements writes Dag Pike.

30th April 2020

Tailored oil recovery system

30th April 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Seawork, M&CCE Expo and Speed@Seawork 2020 Update Release date: 27 April 2020

30th April 2020

COVID-19: Seawork and MCCE update

30th April 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The workboat sector should carefully consider the operational profile of a vessel before investing in hybrid and electric solutions to lower emissions, warns a naval architectural consultancy business.

29th April 2020

Vessel design key to efficiency

29th April 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Twin parallel motion fenders have just been supplied to Ferry Berth 4 at the Port of Hirtshals, Denmark, helping the port to enhance berthing operations.

29th April 2020

Parallel motion fender system

29th April 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

CWind has continued with its fleet development and expansion plans by signing a long-term agreement with Dalby Offshore.

29th April 2020

Four vessels re-registered for CTV operator

29th April 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A Geo-data specialist has secured a major ROV and survey support contract.

28th April 2020

ROV and survey support contract

28th April 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A UK harbour board has put a service together to help ease the welfare of crews on lockdown waiting at anchorage outside the port.

28th April 2020

‘Click and Collect’ for vessels at anchorage

28th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondán S.A. has started the construction of two CSOVs (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for the offshore wind market.

28th April 2020

Business as usual at Spanish shipyard

28th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Shipbuilders in Europe are taking steps to resume operations following shutdowns due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

27th April 2020

European shipbuilders resuming operations

27th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Having tested two Hull Vanes on the lead vessels in a series of police patrol vessels of two types, Damen Shipyards has now ordered four more.

27th April 2020

Key shipbuilder endorsement for fuel-saving foil

27th April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

In the face of an industry-wide skills shortage, one UK marine contractor is taking a proactive approach when it comes to recruiting ex-services staff.

27th April 2020

Rewarding jobs in marine construction for ex-services personnel

27th April 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A pioneering technique to detect aggregated patches of plastics floating on the sea surface has been published in Scientific Reports.

24th April 2020

Distinguishing floating plastics from space

24th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A stabilizer system for workboats using a canting, air filled bulb keel has been claimed to potentially allow 40 days more per year of offshore operations in rough weather.

24th April 2020

The keel bulb that’s filled with air, not lead

24th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A UK-based commercial ship repair business has confirmed it is still busy working to keep vessels operational amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

23rd April 2020

Ship repair services in demand

23rd April 2020