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MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Global Offshore, part of the Global Marine Group, has completed its first phase of work at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind site utilising the new PLP240 plough for boulder clearance and…

10th June 2020

Trenching and boulder clearance completed

10th June 2020

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The second meeting of trade body The Workboat Association’s new technical working group, which would have formed a key part of the Seawork schedule has taken place virtually instead.

10th June 2020

Technical working group to accelerate vessel decarbonization

10th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Production has begun for a new 300hp diesel outboard engine which has successfully achieved EPA Tier 3 approval for commercial and recreational applications.

9th June 2020

300hp outboard engine production begins

9th June 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A major contract for the building of a new tunnel across the River Scheldt at Antwerp has been awarded to a consortium of Belgian and Dutch companies writes Dag Pike.

9th June 2020

Contract awarded for building Scheldt tunnel

9th June 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Plans for state-of-the-art new coastal defences in Southsea, on the UK’s south coast have been given the green light as the government has awarded nearly £100m of funding.

9th June 2020

Southseas coastal defence scheme gets funding

9th June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications has been developed as part of efforts to offer environmentally friendly powertrain solutions.

8th June 2020

Maritime hydrogen fuel cell system

8th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Port of Oslo has signed a contract to purchase a new hybrid escort and port surveillance boat for delivery early 2021.

8th June 2020

Hybrid port patroller could reduce diesel burn by 70%

8th June 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Jan De Nul has kicked off construction works in Taiwan for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Nearshore and onshore construction works in Taiwan have started at the landfall site in Miaoli…

8th June 2020

European marine construction knowhow proves invaluable in Taiwan

8th June 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new O&M Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) contract to support the second offshore wind project in the US will harness European offshore wind expertise.

5th June 2020

European expertise in O&M CTV contract

5th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The designers behind a new self-contained, in-water hullwashing plant say it will revolutionise and green traditional careening practices.

5th June 2020

Hullwashing plant minimises eco impact

5th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Offshore support company Van Stee Offshore has announced that its newest addition to the fleet, the DP2 MPSV ‘Zwerver I’ will be taken into service mid-June 2020.

5th June 2020

New DP2 ‘Zwerver I’ to enter service mid June

5th June 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The latest occupier of an established shipyard in Southampton, UK recently welcomed one of its first visitors for an extensive overhaul.

5th June 2020

‘MV Orcades’ prepared for new role

5th June 2020

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Mercator Media Ltd has confirmed that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 23rd edition of Seawork and sister event the M&CCE Expo will now be held 15-17 June 2021. This…

4th June 2020

New dates confirmed for Seawork

4th June 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Hellenic Coast Guard has selected Frequentis and Space Hellas to provide an integrated communication system to enhance search and rescue and maritime safety for the Greek coastline.

4th June 2020

Integrated safety communication system for Greece

4th June 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A marine equipment company is poised to launch a new development which provides essential back-up in the event of failure or malicious adjustment of the GPS system.

4th June 2020

Digital sextant offers tamper-proof GPS backup

4th June 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Investor appetite for renewable energy infrastructure remains robust, despite the triple shock of COVID-19, the oil price war and 2019’s unseasonably warm winter in Northern Europe on electricity pricing.

3rd June 2020

Renewables appetite remains strong

3rd June 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work is due to start almost immediately to deepen the channel and the harbour approaches at the Helsinki port of Vuosaari after the award of a major contract to the Dutch dredging…

3rd June 2020

Channel deepening at Vuosaari

3rd June 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Workboat operators “are now beginning to act on zero-emission technologies for their renewal programmes”, Jas Singh of Auriga Energy told MJ.

3rd June 2020

H2 hubs and the zero-emissions challenge

3rd June 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A UK maritime organisation is launching a Scarborough branch to represent the interests of North Yorkshire businesses

3rd June 2020

Team Humber Marine Alliance

3rd June 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Ten solar and wind organisations have launched a joint initiative highlighting the role of renewable hydrogen in decarbonising Europes economy, aligned with the European Green Deal.

2nd June 2020

Renewable hydrogen key to decarbonisation

2nd June 2020