News

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cable and pipe penetrations are crucial for the safety level onboard ships and offshore units.

24th July 2019

Keeping tabs on cable transits

24th July 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A maritime engineering company has been selected to work on a major infrastructure project designed to extend the mooring capacity of Queen’s Pier by 40m at Portland Port in Dorset, UK.

24th July 2019

Portland Port mooring capacity to be extended

24th July 2019

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Following recent events in the Straight of Hormuz, a new insurance offering will respond to a single peril of a ship taken by a foreign government, providing Loss of Hire costs and…

23rd July 2019

Malicious Vessel Seizure Insurance

23rd July 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The new high efficiency RoRo vessel from Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s HERO class, has recently made its maiden call at the Port of Southampton.

23rd July 2019

High Efficiency RoRo

23rd July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A sustainably focused hydrographic research vessel that can be utilised by dredging and offshore wind projects is due to be completed next year.

23rd July 2019

Hydrographic research vessel underway

23rd July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A UK shipyard has completed the second aluminium fast ferry for a Mexican operator, with light weight and timely delivery both being major deciding factors in the contract award.

23rd July 2019

Second large ferry export

23rd July 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Dutch partners have optimized a vessel’s power plant operational costs by incorporating a flywheel on a hybrid power plant.

23rd July 2019

Hybrid system flywheel success

23rd July 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A leading propeller company has launched a rapid design and manufacturing service to deliver bespoke, fully-machined Class S propellers in just two weeks.

23rd July 2019

Class S prop delivered in just 2 weeks

23rd July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A European ship design and engineering company will expand its business to the US with the opening of a new office.

22nd July 2019

Ship designer expands into US

22nd July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A hybrid car ferry built for one of Sweden’s busiest maritime routes is ready to begin operating.

22nd July 2019

Hybrid car ferry cuts emissions

22nd July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A composites supplier is making headway on a vessel construction project following the completion of a demoulding task.

19th July 2019

Project milestone for composites supplier

19th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

McMurdo FastFind 220 and Kannad SafeLink Solo personal location beacons (PLB) can now operate on the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) writes Dag Pike.

19th July 2019

Personal Locator Beacon ups capabilities

19th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new man overboard recovery system developed in Scotland is claimed to be one of easiest to use systems on the market today writes Dag Pike.

19th July 2019

MOB recovery system with ‘every consequence considered’

19th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A quick and efficient robotic lifesaving product has been launched to help improve safety at sea during rescue operations.

19th July 2019

Lifesaving robot improves safety at sea

19th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A major shipping company will use a revolutionary new system for fighting container ship fires at height.

19th July 2019

Container firefighting breakthrough

19th July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Opened by Tim Jenkins from the local Fishermen’s Mission, the ceremony included a traditional blessing ritual and champagne christening.

18th July 2019

UK port names latest pilot boat

18th July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

While solar Photo Voltaic technology costs are still constantly decreasing, the evolution towards high-wave offshore applications is a logical next step.

18th July 2019

Could an offshore solar energy park ever work?

18th July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A leading offshore wind company claims it has a solution to a common monopile failure area.

18th July 2019

Solution to potential wind monopile maintenance timebomb

18th July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new project, working around tidal turbine blades, has begun developing a state-of-the-art computer model.

18th July 2019

Getting the most out of tidal energy

18th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create ‘alarm fatigue’ and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role, a new survey supported by InterManager has revealed.

17th July 2019

Survey warns of ‘alarm fatigue’

17th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Volunteers from Salcombe Lifeboat Station have received a new Helly Hansen lifesaving kit, as the national roll out of the RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat crew kit reaches its conclusion.

17th July 2019

New kit for Salcombe lifeboat volunteers

17th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

KPM-Marine has partnered with marine electronics and safety equipment distributor Pinpoint Electronics to increase the global audience for its product line using Pinpoint’s diverse customer base and expertise in delivering products into…

16th July 2019

KPM Marine partners with Pinpoint Electronics

16th July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Bourbon Mobility, a specialist in offshore personel transport, has partnered with Peugeot Design Lab to propose interior designs inspired by the aviation industry.

16th July 2019

Aviation-inspired passenger cabins

16th July 2019