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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Delfzijl-based Royal Wagenborg has reported the safe execution of a loaded barge tow within the Netherlands.

30th October 2020

TOWLINES

30th October 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Salvage statistics for 2019 reveal a mixed bag of falls in number of services, a gain in gross revenue and Lloyd’s Open Form revenue at a historic low.

30th October 2020

ISU release salvage statistics for 2019

30th October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cheetah Marine International Limited has completed its second hydrographic survey Cheetah for a Chinese Hydropower engineering company.

29th October 2020

Hydrographic survey Cheetah is survey ready

29th October 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Boluda Towage Europe and Port of Zeebrugge have extended their towage agreement and added a sustainability boost for shiphandling services in the port.

29th October 2020

Boluda extends its presence in Zeebrugge

29th October 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Kotug International, Rotortug and tech start-up Captain AI have demonstrated the first autonomous optimal route sailing using the training Rotortug ‘RT Borkum’.

29th October 2020

Autonomous tug sailing a step closer

29th October 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Germany’s Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) has completed two small quay renovations while stressing the importance of such maintenance projects for port futures, reports Tom Todd.

29th October 2020

Small jobs important says NPorts

29th October 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A port chief will help identify measures to speed up electrification in Sweden’s transport sector as part of the government’s newly established Electrification Commission.

28th October 2020

Port chief aids Sweden’s electrification

28th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Autonomous surveys of inshore pipeline can be conducted safely and cost effectively compared to traditional manned solutions, a new project shows.

28th October 2020

Autonomous pipeline surveys boost safety

28th October 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The economic potential of an expanded seaweed market in Europe could be worth €9 billion in just a decade, according to a new report released by the Seaweed for Europe Coalition.

27th October 2020

Seaweed industry worth €9bn to Europe

27th October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new emergency guide for Masters outlines the actions they should take when confronted with an emergency: from the initial assessment and immediate actions, through to towage and salvage arrangements.

27th October 2020

New emergency guide for Masters launches

27th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

TCarta Marine, a global provider of hydrospatial products, has announced development of new Machine Learning-based bathymetric mapping technologies.

27th October 2020

AI for bathymetric mapping

27th October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A ship design and research company is bringing a number of revolutionary technologies to market for both oceangoing and inland waterways vessels.

27th October 2020

Patented technologies for more efficient hullforms

27th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The University of Plymouth is working with a pioneering technology business to develop a revolutionary means of gathering data about the marine environment.

27th October 2020

Force multiplier survey test

27th October 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Shipping companies will soon be able to relieve themselves of the burden that waste matter at sea places on the marine environment with the development of a toilet paper that uses no…

26th October 2020

Sustainable loo roll far from bog standard

26th October 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A multibeam and side-scan sonar survey to map and monitor an artificial reef off Florida has been completed with a unique autonomous surface vessel (ASV).

26th October 2020

ASV ensures successful reef sonar survey

26th October 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The latest in a three-year series of lock improvement projects costing a total €11.8 million has been completed in the German port of Bremen.

26th October 2020

Three-year Bremen lock improvements complete

26th October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Germany’s sea rescue service adds another state-of-the-art 28m Class cruiser soon at the end of a bumper year.

26th October 2020

New boats swell Germany’s sea rescue clout

26th October 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German company Schramm has brought a fast, unsinkable and high-safety mooring boat into service reports Tom Todd.

26th October 2020

HDPE Makker 19 garners praise

26th October 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has partnered with artificial intelligence technology company, Faculty, on a major programme to build the next generation of UK search and rescue.

23rd October 2020

MCA uses AI to simulate SAR missions

23rd October 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to perform a pre-feasibility study of exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam.

23rd October 2020

Green hydrogen export from Iceland to Rotterdam

23rd October 2020