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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Scottish based tidal energy developer Orbital Marine Power has signed up to a second berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

31st March 2020

Second EMEC test berth for Orbital

31st March 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The polar expedition cruise industry’s desire for zero emission passenger tender RIBs has driven the development of what is set to be the first electric outboard motor with usable horsepower.

31st March 2020

The world’s most powerful electric outboard motor

31st March 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

E-learning solutions are helping shipping companies to ensure business continuity and minimise risk during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

31st March 2020

E-learning aids uninterrupted education

31st March 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Global ports and maritime organisations have said they are striving to maintain normal operations despite the economic and financial challenges presented by coronavirus (COVID-19).

30th March 2020

Ports press on as COVID-19 impact spreads

30th March 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgium based dredging giant Jan De Nuls fourth Ultra-Low Emission vessel (ULEv), the trailing suction hopper dredger Sanderus, has arrived in home waters to commence maintenance dredging of Flemish ports under the…

30th March 2020

Low emissions dredger for Flemish ports

30th March 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced that from this year an annual Safety Award will be given to a supply chain organisation active in the dredging industry.

30th March 2020

New IADC Safety Award

30th March 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Batteries will play a key role in enabling shipowners to cut operational emissions and adhere to new regulations, an electronics company has stressed.

27th March 2020

Batteries crucial to cutting emissions

27th March 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A company that has made its name and its fortune from selling paint-on marine coatings now offers a service that includes mechanical hull cleaning.

27th March 2020

Moving from antifouling products to antifouling services

27th March 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Since February 2020 JRC/Alphatron’s training department in Rotterdam has new VSTEP simulators available on which trainees can be trained while using the latest software. With these new simulators up and running, the…

27th March 2020

Simulators for Marcom-A training and ECDIS type specific training

27th March 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A pollution-tackling company is seeking support for its new development which intercepts river borne rubbish before it escapes to sea.

26th March 2020

Rubbish-collecting technology seeks support

26th March 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Japanese classification Society ClassNK has released guidelines that explain the revised rules for using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) in class surveys.

26th March 2020

Revised guidelines for Condition Based Maintenance

26th March 2020

SECURITY

SECURITY

According to a prominent maritime security consultancy, the Coronavirus emergency will be the defining threat trend of the year with simultaneous impacts in a number of areas.

26th March 2020

The COVID-19 crisis and maritime security threats

26th March 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, reflecting global efforts to identify commercialisation pathways for ocean energy technologies, according to a new report.

25th March 2020

Huge rise in wave and tidal energy production

25th March 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands-headquartered Geo-data specialist, Fugro, has announced a strategic partnership with SEA KIT International, winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

25th March 2020

SEA-KIT gets major Fugro partnership

25th March 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The first six tower parts for the SeaMade offshore wind farm have recently arrived in the port of Ostend.

25th March 2020

First SeaMade towers arriving

25th March 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Maintaining the narrow navigational channels through the shallow tidal flats of the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands is a constant battle, due to the high rate of sediment deposition.

24th March 2020

Keeping Netherlands waterways navigable

24th March 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Macduff Ship Design has announced that Colombo Dockyard PLC has delivered two Pilot Launches to Sri Lanka Ports Authority

24th March 2020

Scottish design prowess for Sri Lankan pilot launches

24th March 2020

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The impact of coronavirus on marine insurance isn’t clear cut and a key issue is the extent to which policies respond where there is no physical damage, an insurance professional has stressed.

23rd March 2020

How will COVID-19 impact on marine insurance?

23rd March 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A global energy giant has entered the floating offshore wind sector by investing in a UK project.

23rd March 2020

Energy giant pursues floating offshore wind

23rd March 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Work on long-awaited, multi-million Euro deepening and widening of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea is making good progress with completion now expected in 2021, writes Tom Todd.

23rd March 2020

Elbe deepening on track for 2021 finish

23rd March 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“It’s unfortunate… but I really think that the Norled ferry battery fire is significant in that it’s bringing additional scrutiny to safety systems,” Grant Brown of Sterling PBES told ”MJ”.

23rd March 2020

Grant Brown: Sterling PBES

23rd March 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Given the Covid19 outbreak, world governments are looking at how fast a pandemic can lead to a severe shortage of isolation beds. Could the answer be a quickly deployed, modular and expandable…

23rd March 2020

Hospital boat solution to Coronavirus crisis?

23rd March 2020

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A weather intelligence provider and a classification society have joined forces to drive digitalisation and data standardisation in the maritime industry.

20th March 2020

Digitalisation and data standardisation MoU

20th March 2020