News

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

An offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator will expand its business with the order of a new crew transfer vessel (CTV).

1st August 2019

CTV order for OESV operator

1st August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Gondan Shipbuilders has delivered a significant vessel in the ice-breaking hybrid tug Vilja described as the most powerful tug of its type in the world

1st August 2019

Hybrid ice-breaking tug

1st August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Desperate efforts are underway to save the tug/tender Calshot and for it to be preserved further as a tourist attraction.

1st August 2019

TOWLINES

1st August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Propulsion and steering systems manufacturer Schottel is celebrating its involvement in a ten vessel US-built tug order while also expanding its nozzle range.

1st August 2019

Schottel celebrates ten vessel order

1st August 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The European Tugowners Association (ETA) has debated safe harbour towage operations and the business prospects of the industry at its annual meeting in Limassol.

1st August 2019

ETA members debate safety and business issues

1st August 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Two of the first vessels powered by dual-fuel ME-LGI (Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engines operating on methanol, have each passed 10,000 operating hours on the alternative fuel.

31st July 2019

Dual-fuel methanol milestone

31st July 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A marine and logistics company is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2019.

31st July 2019

Marine stalwart celebrates 125 years

31st July 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

IHC has revealed a new escort tug design aimed at addressing safety considerations, particularly with the handling of LNG carriers.

31st July 2019

The ultimate escort tug presented

31st July 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Damen Marine Components (DMC) has expanded its component supply network with its acquisition of Dutch systems manufacturer WK Hydraulics.

31st July 2019

Damen acquires WK Hydraulics

31st July 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Activity in the tug design and construction market shows no sign of letting up with no fewer than 10 items of news to report this month

31st July 2019

Delivery and order round-up

31st July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Despite a stream of other business at this summer’s Seawork, “there were only one or two crew transfer vessels on the quay”.

31st July 2019

Shifting supply and demand balance for CTVs

31st July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Predicting the future of wind turbine installation jack-ups isn’t easy, and over-simplistic guesses may be looking in the wrong direction, writes Stevie Knight.

31st July 2019

Nailing turbine installation’s sweet spot

31st July 2019

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“Five years ago, we had no help at all from any of the other product manufacturers,” said Dirk Illegems of Dockmate: that’s particularly troublesome if you’re producing a highly integrated system.

31st July 2019

Dirk Illegems: Dockmate

31st July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A French sea rescue organisation will test an environmentally friendly fouling release film in extreme Atlantic conditions with the aim of significantly cutting fuel consumption in its vessels.

30th July 2019

Antifouling fuel saving ability tested

30th July 2019

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Pioneering autonomous technology is set to be demonstrated in the US to show its ability to increase the safety, response time and productivity of marine oil-spill response operations.

29th July 2019

Safety benefits of autonomous operations

29th July 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.

29th July 2019

French port invests €20m in shoreside power

29th July 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A new safety-focused mooring solution actively dampens vessel motion to increase the range of environmental conditions in which cargo can be transferred and improve throughput.

26th July 2019

Safe mooring solution boosts efficiency

26th July 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Adjustment works to deepen and widen the River Elbe fairway have begun with the aim of improving large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg.

26th July 2019

Elbe moves closer to target capability

26th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

New guidance on lifeboat and rescue boat operations aims to fill the gap between training and reality by providing potentially lifesaving insights into the realities of handling a lifeboat, MOB boat or…

24th July 2019

Rescue guidance bridges training gap

24th July 2019

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The West of England, a leading A-rated mutual marine insurer, has announced the appointment of a key strategic hire to support its strategy of expansion in the offshore market.

24th July 2019

Key appointment in the offshore insurance market

24th July 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A contract worth close to €700 million, has been awarded for the turn-key design, manufacture and installation of the world’s longest interconnector.

24th July 2019

€700 million interconnector contract

24th July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new task force which will help to increase the number of skilled people working in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind industry held its first meeting in July.

24th July 2019

Offshore wind skills taskforce

24th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

One of the pilot vessels of Nederlands Loodswezen BV, has been equipped with three new davit systems for deployment and recovery of their Fast Launch Craft.

24th July 2019

Three davit systems for pilot vessel

24th July 2019