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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have signed a joint memorandum of understanding.

8th April 2019

Shipowners cooperation

8th April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The application process for the International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) DP (Dynamic Positioning) Practitioner Accreditation Scheme opens on 1 May.

8th April 2019

DP practitioner accreditation scheme

8th April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Crew Transfer Vessels, the ‘MPI Cervantes’ and ‘MPI Cardenio’ have been purchased from Offshore Support Vessels BV for an undisclosed sum by Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd.

8th April 2019

Fast turnaround for CTVs

8th April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

JRC/Alphatron Marine is reintroducing the JMA-5200/5300Mk2 radar series. Thousands of JRC JMA 5200/5300Mk2 radars were installed around the world.

5th April 2019

Reliable radar brought back from the dead

5th April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Wärtsilä has successfully completed sea trials of its SceneScan system, the world’s first ‘targetless’ dynamic positioning (DP) laser sensor.

5th April 2019

First ‘targetless’ DP sensor

5th April 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The 2018 annual report from Danish survey and engineering firm Eiva a/s shows that it was a successful year for the company with significant growth of all product areas and strong EBITDA…

5th April 2019

Eiva a/s reports strong results

5th April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The fouling release film Renolit Dolphin S has now been successfully applied to a number of vessels and has obtained good results from submerged panel fouling tests

5th April 2019

Renolit film testing success

5th April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Corrocoat, a UK based specialist in anti-corrosion coatings, has announced the release of a new aerosol-delivered surface tolerant coating system.

5th April 2019

Anti-corrosion aerosol spray

5th April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Azurtane is developing an advanced vessel positioning system capable of positioning vessels within 4cm of a given location to make operations safer whilst continuously reducing carbon emissions.

5th April 2019

Vessel positioning system to improve safety

5th April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

European barge operator Imperial Logistics International has taken the next step in its Safety Takes Us Home campaign by rolling it out to suppliers too.

5th April 2019

Barge safety initiative grows

5th April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

France-headquartered Orolia, a Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) specialist, has successfully installed the worlds first operational Cospas-Sarsat second-generation technology on search and rescue ground stations for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric…

5th April 2019

Orolia MEOSAR ground stations

5th April 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has pledged GB£5m towards a project to upgrade Scotland’s Scrabster Harbour and improve its capacity to receive larger vessels including cruise ships and vessels working in the…

5th April 2019

Funding boost for Scrabster upgrade

5th April 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The European Marine Energy Centre will provide an independent performance assessment of Verdant Power’s 5th Generation (Gen5) tidal turbine system.

5th April 2019

European experience in demand

5th April 2019

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Testing the OXE Diesel 200hp on the water, Jake Frith finds its main appeal is the cost graphs he sees back on dry land.

4th April 2019

Diesel outboards: Twice the price but half the cost

4th April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A ship that previously belonged to Serco is expected to deliver over 2m medical consultations in its lifetime as the latest medical vessel for Edinburgh-based charity Vine Trust.

4th April 2019

Serco vessel to become medical ship

4th April 2019

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Torqeedo has developed a high-thrust electric propulsion system for VIKINGs new LifeCraft survival craft which is integrated into the compact self-inflating design.

4th April 2019

Electric propulsion aids lifecraft operation

4th April 2019

SECURITY

SECURITY

A 4G/LTE mobile camera including 2.43 megapixel resolution and night vision IR Led with a 10m range has been launched for commercial surveillance applications.

3rd April 2019

4G/LTE versatile mobile camera launches

3rd April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The top three positioning challenges in autonomous marine navigation include sub-meter accuracy in the presence of extreme multipath; interference: jamming and spoofing; and reliable heading information needed for vessel control.

2nd April 2019

Autonomous navigation positioning challenges

2nd April 2019

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Norway’s Port of Oslo is to build a fully electric working boat designed for efficient collection of waste at the water surface.

2nd April 2019

Oslo’s zero emission waste collection boat

2nd April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Dutch offshore service provider Ampelmann announced in April that it has enabled the safe transfer of 5 million people and 10 million kilogrammes of cargo worldwide.

2nd April 2019

Transfer milestone reached

2nd April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Survitec has unveiled a new emergency descent system during the Wind Europe trade fair, in Bilbao, Spain.

2nd April 2019

Survitec unveils emergency descent system

2nd April 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) on the Isle of Wight, UK has opened a new, dredged, Eastern Channel.

2nd April 2019

Dredged eastern channel opens in Cowes harbour

2nd April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Sliedrecht, Netherlands- based company Bakker Repair + Services has succeeded in repairing the bow thruster engine of a Stena Line ferry within a week after establishing the failure.

2nd April 2019

Quick turnaround bow thruster repair

2nd April 2019