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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new Emergency Position Indicating Rescue Beacon (EPIRB) features a 30% reduction in size compared to other EPIRBs and a 10-year battery life.

17th June 2020

Compact EPIRB built for quick response

17th June 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has signed contracts with the Faroe Islands Rescue Service for an Interceptor 48 foot self-righting search and rescue craft.

17th June 2020

Second SAR boat for Faroes

17th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Two 35m CTVs that will serve Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm off the UK’s Yorkshire coast, are set to be among the first hybrid CTVs in the world.

17th June 2020

Compact drivetrains enable hybrid CTVs

17th June 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A basic design package for a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) destined for beach nourishing and channel maintenance activities has been delivered to a US dredging construction services company.

16th June 2020

TSHD design package delivered

16th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Italian jet drive manufacturer Castoldi SRL has recently signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Spanish distributor Pasch y Cia S.A.U.

16th June 2020

Castoldi distribution deal

16th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Torqeedo, the German specialist company famous for its small electric outboard motors, has announced a reconfiguration of its management team.

16th June 2020

Restructure at Torqeedo

16th June 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The Port of Ipswich on the UK East coast has successfully completed a heavy lift operation involving a 178 tonne transformer, as part of a National Grid infrastructure project.

16th June 2020

Heavy lift operation at Ipswich

16th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A European country has adopted a national hydrogen strategy with green sustainable hydrogen prioritised for investment to aid decarbonisation.

15th June 2020

European country adopts hydrogen strategy

15th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Production has begun for a new 300hp modular diesel outboard that aims to reduce operating costs and minimise environmental impact.

15th June 2020

New cost-cutting 300hp diesel outboard

15th June 2020

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It may have helped “realise a revolution” Ferhat Acuner of Navtek told MJ, but the groundbreaking Zeetug project nearly didn’t happen.

15th June 2020

Ferhat Acuner: Navtek

15th June 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

UK Hydro modelling specialist company HR Wallingford is to supply numerical and physical modelling systems to the the Suez Canal Authority.

15th June 2020

Modelling future Suez Canal developments

15th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Penryn, UK-based naval architect, Jack Gifford Marine Design Studio has designed the recently delivered 15m workcat, ‘Obervargh’ – the Cornish word for ‘work horse.’

15th June 2020

Cornish designed and built workboat will futureproof fleet

15th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Video shot during an autonomous drone inspection has been interpreted in real-time in a move that could lead to tank inspections becoming safer and more efficient.

12th June 2020

AI interprets drone footage in real-time

12th June 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ABP’s Ports in the North West UK have added value to their survey capabilities by investing in a Carlson Merlin LiDAR scanning system.

12th June 2020

Port and harbour above water survey investment

12th June 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It has been revealed that another merger of north German shipyards could be in the offing - just a month after the last one was agreed, writes Tom Todd.

12th June 2020

Germans negotiate another shipyard merger

12th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

An Atlantic salmon producer has placed an order for a new custom-built aquaculture workboat for its Scottish fisheries operations.

11th June 2020

Salmon producer orders aquaculture workboat

11th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A new lifeboat has recently been delivered to Lagan Search and Rescue, a Water Rescue charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

11th June 2020

New 8m SAR RIB for rescue charity

11th June 2020

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

A new insurance services business has been launched to protect maritime companies from cyber threats.

11th June 2020

Maritime cyber threat insurance

11th June 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A dedicated rescue line container has been launched as the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has seen a wave of people visiting the seaside.

10th June 2020

Rescue line container launched

10th June 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Maritime safety critical courses for key workers are back on offer with the reopening of a training business.

10th June 2020

Safety Critical courses back on track

10th June 2020