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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Nautical Institute has expanded its certification scheme for Dynamic Positioning Operators (DPOs) to include a qualification for seafarers operating in the renewables sector.

15th January 2019

New Jack-up DP qualification

15th January 2019

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Environmental monitoring experts Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have released a new microplastics sampler for the collection of water samples for the analysis of microplastics.

14th January 2019

Microplastics Sampler offers more precision

14th January 2019

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

M Subs Ltd has installed a sensor system with connected artificial intelligence (AI) machine-learning technology around the UKs Plymouth Sound to aid the computing system central to the maritime AI system which…

14th January 2019

Sensor system with AI boosts autonomy

14th January 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The IMRF recently held its second ‘subject-matter expert’ course in maritime mass rescue operations, at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

14th January 2019

Mass rescue operations

14th January 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Associated British Ports recently announced an additional investment to boost facilities at its Port of Hull, bringing the group’s total investment to £250 million since the EU referendum in 2016.

14th January 2019

ABP promises to ‘keep Britain trading’ through Brexit

14th January 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Attollo Offshore has announced the launch of its Aberdeen-based Innovation Incubator.

14th January 2019

Aberdeen incubator

14th January 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Diverse Marine Ltd. and Cowes Harbour Commission, UK have signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 9m Patrol RIB.

14th January 2019

9m Patrol RIB contract

14th January 2019

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea sector operators could see significant cost efficiency and savings with a new electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) offering outstanding connectivity and expansion capabilities.

11th January 2019

New eROV offers operators cost savings

11th January 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A heavy cargo deck carrier with an extremely high load-bearing capacity and a 3,600sqm flat loading deck for maximum utilisation and easy use is currently being built at a Chinese shipyard for…

11th January 2019

Offshore wind deck carrier has huge capacity

11th January 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Stockholm shipping company Waxholmsbolaget has launched its first hybrid ice-going passenger ferry equipped with a hybrid electric Danfoss Editron marine system to cut fuel usage and emissions.

10th January 2019

Hybrid electric ferry cuts emissions

10th January 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Danish company Rope Robotics has received a major grant to further develop its innovative system for using robots to inspect and repair wind turbine blades writes Dag Pike.

10th January 2019

Grant for Rope Robotics blade repair work

10th January 2019

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

MSDS Marine has created a virtual trail of the wreck of a Dutch East Indiaman (VOC) ship lost 279 years ago today 10th January 1740, on the Goodwin Sands, off Kent in…

10th January 2019

3D virtual tour enables shipwreck exploration

10th January 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

To cope with the growing number of vessels visiting the port, and their increasing size, Portland Port (UK) is undertaking dredging and pier improvements works to cope with the changes writes Dag…

10th January 2019

Developments at Portland

10th January 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has opened a new regional support base in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the country’s transition to renewable energy.

9th January 2019

JFMS opens Taiwan base to support renewables

9th January 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Hauling an anchor in sudden, heavy seas can wreak havoc on windlass motors writes Stevie Knight.

8th January 2019

Intelligent control block prevents dangerous windlass failure

8th January 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

‘Autonomy’ and ‘energy-saving’ are the buzzwords of the moment, but with good reason, writes Stevie Knight.

8th January 2019

‘Reliability and efficiency’ leads auto-gangway innovation

8th January 2019

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The maritime industry “needs to unlock opportunities a little outside its current remit” Sofia Fürstenberg Stott, Nor-Shipping’s development director told MJ. And she’s determined to hand it a key.

8th January 2019

Sofia Fürstenberg Stott: Nor-Shipping

8th January 2019

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Land & Water has invested in a GB£500,000 dredging campaign to increase the capacity of its Thames-side marine logistics centre in Essex, UK.

8th January 2019

GB£500,000 boosts Thames logistics centre

8th January 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The new base will be located in the Buitenhaven section of the Dutch port of Vlissingen which has 24 hour access irrespective of the tidal conditions.

8th January 2019

Ørsted building wind farm base in Vlissingen

8th January 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Airborne Wind Energy System developed by Ampryx Power is working on a new tether that will enable units to generate up to 2MW writes Dag Pike

8th January 2019

Offshore kite energy could use turbine foundations

8th January 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The first tidal energy plant to be installed in French waters is now being monitored by a sophisticated monitoring system developed by QOS Energy writes Dag Pike.

8th January 2019

QOS Energy to monitor Sabella tidal installation

8th January 2019

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A project to evaluate methanol as a marine fuel in Asia will involve the installation of a methanol-powered engine in a vessel to test its fuel efficiency and low emission viability at…

8th January 2019

Project tests methanol emissions

8th January 2019

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has signed a 25 year concession agreement with the Ecuadorian Municipality of Guayaquil for deepening and maintenance of the 95 km long access channel to the port…

7th January 2019

Jan De Nul to dredge Ecuador port access

7th January 2019