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MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

 Contract for the delivery of lighthouse constructions.

20th July 2023

€3.5 million lighthouse construction

20th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Swedish energy firm Vattenfall has axed one of its offshore wind farm projects off the English east coast after recording a loss of €480 million.

20th July 2023

Vattenfall axes 1.4GW offshore wind farm

20th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco (Republic of Panama) has been elected as the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with effect from 1 January 2024 for an initial term of four years.

20th July 2023

IMO appoints new Secretary-General

20th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The government of a Finnish archipelago has ordered a feasibility study into converting its ferry into hybrid or electric propulsion.

20th July 2023

Finland investigates new ferry propulsion

20th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Mercury Marine has begun serial production of its new 20e and 35e Avator electric propulsion systems, with the official launch planned later in 2023.

19th July 2023

New electric outboards enter mass production

19th July 2023

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

MCJ CONTRACTS & TENDERS

Perform maintenance, repair, inspection, monitoring and installation of armory, secure spaces, and building perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems for Marine Corps Reserve Centers

19th July 2023

Early information on security detection systems

19th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch towage operator Kotug and global food conglomerate Cargill have commenced operation of the world’s first fully-electric pusher tug and barges on the Netherlands inland waterway system.

19th July 2023

Kotug’s E-Pusher enters service

19th July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fenders may not hold the glamour of digital technologies, but they are still part of smart operations for ports and ships. 

18th July 2023

OPINION: The ‘Wild West’ of fender vendors

18th July 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Concrete has been poured for construction of a floating facility in British Columbia for HaiSea Marine that will be the base for “the greenest tugboat fleet in the world”.

18th July 2023

HaiSea Marine’s tug base takes shape

18th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Port of Rotterdam has announced construction of a new tug haven as part of its ‘widening Yangtzekanaal’ programme to accommodate expansion of the container terminals at Maasvlakte 2.

18th July 2023

New tug haven for Rotterdam

18th July 2023