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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A digital chart agent and ECDIS manufacturer has announced the acquisition of a Canadian company.

14th April 2020

Digital chart agent makes acquisition

14th April 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Time will reveal the implications if any of Coronavirus on tug orders, it is currently business as usual however including reports of a slow recovery in China.

14th April 2020

Delivery and order round-up

14th April 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A smartphone app has been launched providing marine pilots with a tool to calculate the number of tugs and power required in different situational and environmental conditions.

14th April 2020

Bollard pull calculator for marine pilots

14th April 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Technology group Wärtsilä and PSA Marine have successfully completed initial sea trials for the IntelliTug.

14th April 2020

IntelliTug sea trials successfully completed

14th April 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

McAllister Towing has responded to the Coronavirus pandemic assisting a hospital ship to berth in New York.

14th April 2020

TOWLINES

14th April 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new COVID-19 Good Practice Guide for Workboats has been issued to help minimise the spread of COVID-19, protect peoples health and maximise efficiency when responding to an COVID-19-related emergency situation.

9th April 2020

COVID-19 good practise guide issued

9th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A company has taken a remote approach to its machinery planned maintenance system (MPMS) which enables the survey of a complete fleet in one process and unlocks new insights into vessel and…

8th April 2020

Time-saving remote surveys offers efficiency

8th April 2020

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

P&I club The West has announced that Sumit Madhu will join the Club’s London Underwriting Team as a Senior Underwriter on Tuesday 14th April.

8th April 2020

Senior underwriter appointment

8th April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Dutch vibro-piling specialist CAPE Holland has been awarded a contract by Seaway 7 to supply a Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) for monopile foundations for Kaskasi offshore windfarm offshore Germany.

8th April 2020

The most powerful vibro pile driver in the world

8th April 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Three beacon manufacturers have raised 406 MHz beacon awareness and offered important advice on the eighth annual 406Day.

7th April 2020

Manufacturers raise awareness on 406Day

7th April 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

When it comes to wind farm construction, a floating vessel has an advantage over a jackup as it has no need to put its feet down. But despite its efficiency, there are…

7th April 2020

Tight tolerance for anode lift

7th April 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The US Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter is being built for arctic conditions, but that has an impact on the deck equipment, Francis Wong of MacGregor told MJ.

7th April 2020

Cold kit for Polar Security Cutter

7th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

According to Roy Yap of ShipParts.com the promise of certified, 3D-printed parts that could be used “hot off the oven” may be realised sooner than you’d think

7th April 2020

Certified, ready-to-go 3D printed parts

7th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

While working on the construction of the first hybrid ferry for Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK), the keel laying for the second, fully electric, ferry took place on Wednesday April 1, 2020…

6th April 2020

Helping Kiel reach zero emission targets

6th April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A 143m long and 45m wide golden bridge that will connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan island with Södermalm on the mainland has safely completed its voyage from China.

3rd April 2020

Golden bridge arrives safely in Sweden

3rd April 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

An EU-funded project is supporting the construction of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered push boat in a French city.

3rd April 2020

EU project backs hydrogen fuel cell vessel

3rd April 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German hydraulic engineering concern Colcrete-von Essen has won court approval for management efforts to restructure after posting insolvency.

3rd April 2020

German concern restructures after “massive difficulties”

3rd April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Netherlands-headquartered crane builder Huisman has signed a contract with PaxOcean Engineering for the delivery of a 1,600mt Leg Encircling Crane for service in the offshore wind industry.

3rd April 2020

Leg encircling crane order

3rd April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Belgian marine civil engineering company Jan De Nul Group is about to reach an important milestone in the construction of the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project.

2nd April 2020

European marine civils know-how driving Taiwanese offshore wind

2nd April 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The typically innovative approach of the salvage industry has been demonstrated with the successful recovery of a capsized trawler off Denmark.

2nd April 2020

Capsized trawler salvaged

2nd April 2020

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

A marine insurance company has reported an operating result of US24.6m supported by strong investment income in 2019.

1st April 2020

Insurance firm reports strong year

1st April 2020

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A metocean data provider for the marine sector will collaborate with a UK university on the development of an application to produce the most efficient routes for vessels and reduce GHG emissions.

1st April 2020

Vessel routing app targets GHG emissions

1st April 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50% more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to new statistics.

31st March 2020

European tidal power generation jumps 50%

31st March 2020