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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Underway in Bremerhaven is the €17.7 million renewal of a run-down North Sea quayside, located at what officials describe as “a sensitive hub” for shipping access to the port, writes Tom Todd.

24th July 2020

“Sensitive” Weser quayside being renewed

24th July 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The German Baltic port city of Rostock has ordered its first electro-solar passenger ferry but the signs are that it will not herald a general switch to electric commuter shipping just yet,…

24th July 2020

Rostock orders first electro-solar catamaran

24th July 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A new ferry billed as the first of its kind in Europe to be powered by a new series of high-speed LNG pure-gas engines is starting trials in southern Germany this autumn…

24th July 2020

Unique German LNG ferry readies for off

24th July 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Though Jotun’s recent robotic developments seem surprising, the seeds were sown back in 2011, “when we started to look outside the paint can”, said Geir Axel Oftedahl. The goal was simple: consistently,…

24th July 2020

Geir Axel Oftedahl: Jotun

24th July 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The development of one of the UK’s leading deep-water offshore energy bases has reached a major new milestone.

23rd July 2020

Cofferdam work commences at major offshore energy site

23rd July 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

UK marine civils contractor Land & Water is delighted to have had what it calls ‘an exceedingly strong’ first half of the year.

23rd July 2020

Buoyant news from marine civils contractor

23rd July 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Details of a new depth map of the Arctic Ocean have been published in the nature journal Scientific Data.

22nd July 2020

New depth map over the Arctic Ocean

22nd July 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A four-month marine site characterisation campaign has begun at two major offshore wind development sites in the UK.

22nd July 2020

Offshore wind site investigations begin

22nd July 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Motive Offshore is addressing the requirement for cheap, clean off-grid power in a number of ways; not least via its renewable hybrid power container.

22nd July 2020

Off-grid power container does what it says on the tin

22nd July 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Contracts have been signed for the construction of two autonomous electric ferries for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an option to build two more identical vessels writes Dag Pike.

22nd July 2020

Autonomous cargo ferries for Oslo Fjord

22nd July 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd (known as ‘Moray East’) has welcomed the arrival of OHT’s heavy transport vessel, ‘Hawk’ at Global Energy’s facility at the Port of Nigg.

21st July 2020

Jackets arrive for Moray East

21st July 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

An 83 metre long high-speed trimaran ferry recently got from the production hall to the water thanks to 80 SPMT axle lines.

21st July 2020

Many wheels make light work

21st July 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) has secured a contract for the transportation and installation of wind turbine generators at an offshore wind farm in the UK.

21st July 2020

SBO wins third Scottish offshore wind project

21st July 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A waterjet with high propulsive efficiency has arrived on the market following three years of intense work and research using the most advanced CFD softwares.

20th July 2020

High propulsive efficiency waterjet

20th July 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Further funding for a flood prevention scheme in Leeds has been welcomed by Leeds City Council in the UK.

20th July 2020

New funding for flood prevention scheme

20th July 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In July 2020 representatives of the Polish government and Polish wind energy industry signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation for development of offshore wind power in Poland.

20th July 2020

The birth of offshore wind in Poland

20th July 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A UK port has placed itself at the centre of a revolution in battery technology for shortsea shipping as it seeks novel ways to improve its air quality.

20th July 2020

Flow batteries explored for shortsea shipping

20th July 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A retrofit on a small passenger vessel has resulted in reduced fuel consumption of 24% and reduced emissions.

17th July 2020

Retrofit sees 24% reduction in fuel usage

17th July 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Jebb Smith Ltd has successfully secured funding to help promote technological innovation in UK Maritime through Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK).

17th July 2020

Offshore charging for hybrid or electric vessels

17th July 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Georg Fischer Piping Systems has launched a paint-free, corrosion-free plastic drainage solution that is an eco-friendly alternative to metals.

17th July 2020

Sustainable plastic drainage solution

17th July 2020