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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UK’s Portsmouth International Port is making a long talked about move towards creaming off some of near neighbour Southampton’s considerable cruise traffic thanks to a berth extension project.

30th August 2019

Portsmouth cruise development

30th August 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

One of the UK’s leading port operators, has been officially accredited with the internationally recognised quality mark of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) at all its principal ports by Her Majesty’s Revenue and…

30th August 2019

Customs accreditation could ease the passage of Brexit

30th August 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Following successful trials in the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent a robotic waterjet service for removing biofouling is now available in Belgium’s major ports.

30th August 2019

Diver-less hull cleaning for Belgian ports

30th August 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Representatives of Europe’s second largest port have predicted a modal shift from ferry to container transport by shortsea shipping following Brexit.

30th August 2019

Brexit silver lining for shortsea shipping

30th August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Greener and more powerful tugs for Liverpool and Southampton.

29th August 2019

TOWLINES

29th August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Neptune Marine has completed the conversion of one if its EuroCarrier workboats for France-based Jifmar to meet the requirements of a client.

29th August 2019

Neptune Marine converts Jifmar EuroCarrier

29th August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Dutch-owned PortX and Canada’s Helm Operations have signed a strategic partnership to bring AI assistance technology to the task of despatching tugs in busy ports.

29th August 2019

Companies team up to improve tug despatching

29th August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Kotug and Boskalis have successfully concluded the sale of Kotug Smit Towage to Boluda Group following the initial announcement in March this year.

29th August 2019

Sale of Kotug Smit to Boluda is completed

29th August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Once again tug delivery and order news provides evidence of an industry flourishing with fleet upgrades and replacements involving eight deliveries and 10 orders to report.

29th August 2019

Delivery and order round-up

29th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A high voltage engineering specialist has carried out an innovative cable testing campaign at a Danish offshore wind farm that is a first for the offshore wind industry.

29th August 2019

Cable testing keeps wind farm running

29th August 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Two new developments from a Dutch naval architect will make its range of hull resistance reducing foils suitable for a larger number of vessels.

29th August 2019

Lift foil enhancements for larger range of vessels

29th August 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

An Irish port has doubled the size of its customs facilities in preparation for the UK’s increasingly likely departure from the European Union (EU) with a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

29th August 2019

Irish port creates Brexit customs stronghold

29th August 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A vessel powered by ABB Azipod propulsion has reached the North Pole for the first time in history.

28th August 2019

ABB Azipod propulsion aids North Pole mission

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A UK-based company has been providing specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management support for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

28th August 2019

UXO support for wind farm

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

After a number of challenges were overcome, including some extreme weather conditions, the pendulum was set swinging and measured power was produced. Simple in design, the AMOG WEC is tuned to maximise…

28th August 2019

Tuned mass damper WEC undergoes testing

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A company with many years’ experience in the offshore oil and gas sector is developing an innovative new technology for deep water turbine towers writes Dag Pike.

28th August 2019

Self-installed floater for offshore wind

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A laser scanning company has been awarded funding for the development of mooring chain laser inspection that could help reduce the cost of floating wind writes Dag Pike.

28th August 2019

Mooring chain laser inspection

28th August 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Suzuki has launched its all–new DF300B, which is the latest outboard model to join Suzuki’s existing ‘GEKI’ series of dual-propeller outboards.

28th August 2019

Latest outboard in dual prop range

28th August 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator has signed a long-term deal to support the construction phase of Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.

28th August 2019

Offshore vessel support contract: Triton Knoll

28th August 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German azimuthing propulsion systems manufacturer Schottel GmbH has announced a reorganization with 150 jobs to be lost worldwide.

27th August 2019

Job cuts at Schottel

27th August 2019

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

U.K. based Marine Software Ltd has recently supplied GPK Marine Management Services with MPMWin - Marine Planned Maintenance for its latest managed new build jack-up-barge.

27th August 2019

Maintenance software for jack-up-barge

27th August 2019

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

An electric underwater robotic vehicle is to help support a network of oceanographic and atmospheric sensors that are part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) transforming ocean research.

27th August 2019

Dedicated underwater robotic vehicle

27th August 2019

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A US maritime robotics specialist company has held a successful on-water demonstration of what it claims is the first unmanned and autonomous oil spill response vessel.

27th August 2019

Industry’s first autonomous spill response vessel

27th August 2019