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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Thordon Bearings will mark the 21st anniversary of the first cruise ship installations of its Compac water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings with a series of celebratory events this year.

2nd April 2019

COMPAC 21st

2nd April 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new technology aimed at reducing the underwater radiated noise (URN) generated by ships’ propeller cavitation has been developed by Strathclyde University and Oscar Propulsion.

2nd April 2019

Prop promises radiated noise reduction

2nd April 2019

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH has commissioned a new ship from the Concordia Damen shipyard in the Netherlands, to be delivered in early 2021.

2nd April 2019

River cruiser build contract

2nd April 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The first phase of a GB£12m upgrade to ABP Port of Southampton’s Ocean Cruise Terminal has been completed as the cruise season gets underway.

1st April 2019

Phase one of cruise terminal upgrade complete

1st April 2019

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Scientists have revealed that plastic floating in the sea is costing human society hundreds if not thousands of billions of dollars every year in damaged and lost resources, with knock on effects…

1st April 2019

Marine plastic has a cost to humans too

1st April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A partnership between Prostep, the product lifecycle management (PLM) consulting and solutions company and Napa, a maritime software, services and data analysis provider, has successfully completed a ship design solution development project…

1st April 2019

Prostep and Napa joint co-operation project

1st April 2019

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Government funding has been announced to upgrade the sea wall at Dawlish, Devon, UK to provide better protection for the railway and residents.

1st April 2019

Lab testing for Dawlish sea wall

1st April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Liquid water is easy to keep out of things – seals and plastics are excellent barriers. However, water vapour can permeate right through those same plastics and barriers almost as if they…

1st April 2019

Measuring vapour permeability of electronics enclosures

1st April 2019

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The International Salvage Union’s annual Associate Members’ Day has revealed results of its 2018 Pollution Prevention Survey and a reminder of the importance of the industry.

1st April 2019

ISU Associate Members’ Day

1st April 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH has announced that together with its Spanish business partner Grupo Davila, a new entity has been formed to represent SAL in the Spanish market.

1st April 2019

Spanish partnership

1st April 2019

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Swedish engine manufacturer Scania’s commitment to sustainability takes centre stage at Seawork 2019, where two Tier III compliant engines are being displayed.

1st April 2019

Scania showcases sustainable solutions

1st April 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

IMOs treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling has received another boost as Japan has become the 10th country to become a Party to the Hong Kong Convention.

1st April 2019

Hong Kong Convention boost

1st April 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

KVH Industries, has introduced the TracPhone V11-HTS, which it claims to be the world’s fastest 1 metre Ku/C-band maritime VSAT antenna.

1st April 2019

Fastest VSAT antenna

1st April 2019

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A series of pioneering autonomous operation trials for a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 ‘Twin Axe’ outfitted with collision avoidance technology have taken place in the North Sea.

29th March 2019

First North Sea autonomous manoeuvring trials

29th March 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dutch subsea specialist Fugro has welcomed the recent announcement of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal in the UK, together with the expected acceleration in the transition to clean growth.

29th March 2019

Fugro welcomes sector deal

29th March 2019

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Mainstay Marine Solutions Ltd will fabricate and assemble the main structure for Bombora Wave Power’s 1.5MW wave energy converting demonstration device.

29th March 2019

Mainstay to fabricate wave energy device

29th March 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The motivation behind Kongsberg Group’s surprise acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine was “strategic growth” and the opportunity to move closer towards becoming a “complete solutions provider”, the Group’s CEO has said.

28th March 2019

Kongsberg takeover targets “strategic growth”

28th March 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Tug capsizes and near-capsizes, particularly those caused by towline girting are an area that MJ still reports on all too often.

28th March 2019

Electronic Inclinometer enhances tug safety

28th March 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The German multi-purpose research and survey ship, Capella, was leaving Hamburg’s Norderwerft in April after more than two months of major class work and overhaul, writes Tom Todd.

28th March 2019

Class docking for Germanys versatile Capella

28th March 2019

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Wight Shipyard, has installed Reygar’s BareFLEET cloud-based monitoring system on the latest fast ferry built for MBNA Thames Clippers to help optimise performance, reduce maintenance costs and enhance operational safety.

28th March 2019

Monitoring system optimises performance

28th March 2019

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has won a contract for the widening of the Port Adelaide Outer Harbour shipping channel in Australia.

28th March 2019

Boskalis adds Adelaide to bright order book

28th March 2019

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Netherlands based vessel builder and dredging equipment manufacturer Royal IHC has won a contract to design and deliver complete dredging installations for two new LNG powered trailing suction hopper dredgers for Van…

28th March 2019

IHC installations for Van Oord trailers

28th March 2019

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging and marine construction major Van Oord has ordered two of a new generation of water injection dredgers from the Kooiman Marine Group.

28th March 2019

New generation water injection dredgers

28th March 2019