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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Canadian tug design specialist Robert Allan Ltd. has developed a new all electric pilot boat aimed at slashing costs for pilotage services where the run to the ship is five nautical miles…

1st May 2018

RAL short trip pilot boat is all electric

1st May 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The James Fisher Marine Services team has built on previous success delivering complex marine and offshore projects, to win a significant new contract for London Array, the world’s largest operational offshore wind…

1st May 2018

James Fisher Marine Services five-year contract for London Array

1st May 2018

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Vryhof Anchors has secured a number of landmark contracts for its Stevshark Rex anchoring solution indicating its growing acceptance as a go to tool in the oil and gas, offshore construction, dredging…

1st May 2018

Landmark contracts for Vryhof hard soil anchoring solution

1st May 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

French shipyard iXblue has delivered a second pilot vessel for the Port of Toulon built as a robust composite construction specially tailored for easy maintenance and servicing.

1st May 2018

iXblue builds a second pilot vessel for French Port of Toulon

1st May 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A Ghanaian renewable energy production company has contracted Swedish wave technology developer Seabased to deliver a 100MW wave energy plant near Ada, the first utility scale wave park in Africa.

30th April 2018

Ghana looks set to become an early adopter of wave power

30th April 2018

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A global offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction company will use Sonardyne International’s GyroUSBL acoustic positioning technology for its latest pipe laying contract.

30th April 2018

Acoustic positioning technology employed for pipe laying project

30th April 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine Hub Cornwall, which was set up to help grow the marine industry in the UK county and to promote its world-class marine capabilities, has formally agreed a new collaboration with Marine…

30th April 2018

Marine Hub Cornwall agrees new collaboration with Marine Energy Wales

30th April 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Jotun has revealed that since launching the world’s first NORSOK compliant system 1 for application by brush and roller on mechanically prepared steel one year ago, its innovative solution has gone on…

30th April 2018

One coat product for offshore assets

30th April 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Marine MAC has announced that it has secured its first contract with Mainprize Offshore Limited as Owners Representative, supplying build management and technical oversight on its next CTV, ‘MO5’.

30th April 2018

Owners Representative appointment for Mainprize newbuild

30th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Marine deck hardware supplier, Barton Marine, has announced its product line-up for Seawork International, and is set to help visitors at the show solve their commercial marine requirements.

30th April 2018

Barton Marine special programmes broaden commercial product range

30th April 2018

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“The moon-race going on in the tidal energy sector” is more likely to be won by smaller, more dynamic firms according to Simon Forrest of Nova Innovation: “If you want transformation, don’t…

30th April 2018

Simon Forrest: Nova Innovation

30th April 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

On 11th January 2018 Tohatsu Marine Corporation, Tohatsu Corporation’s manufacturing plant in Japan, reached the cumulative production figure of 4 million outboard engines since manufacturing started in 1956.

30th April 2018

Feeling the wind of four million outboards

30th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The prototype of an innovative floating wind turbine has been installed at sea off the coast of France, writes Dag Pike.

30th April 2018

EOLink one tenth scale prototype installed

30th April 2018

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

What is claimed to be the smallest amphibious dredger in the World has been launched by a Dutch company, Waterking.

30th April 2018

World’s smallest amphibious dredger comes into its own in difficult to access areas

30th April 2018

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Wave induced vessel motions are very hard to predict with accuracy yet they are one of the most important aspects of workboat operations offshore writes Dag Pike.

30th April 2018

More accurately predicting wave induced vessel motions

30th April 2018

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The Finnish marine technology group Wärtsilä has successfully carried out testing of its innovative autodocking technology which is set to save both time and operating costs for vessel operators.

27th April 2018

Autodocking installation successfully tested

27th April 2018

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

MacArtney Germany has recently supplied turn-key hydrographic tools, support services and training to the Geo Group which offers onshore geo-engineering and specialist offshore services through 18 subsidiaries in Germany and Poland.

27th April 2018

MacArtney hydrographic solutions for Geo Group

27th April 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) have run a special event to test the use of drones in a variety of real-life search and…

27th April 2018

Drones tested in real-life search and rescue scenarios

27th April 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Offshore access solutions specialist Ampelmann has opened its first office in Germany, in response to growing business in the offshore wind sector.

27th April 2018

Ampelmann opens dedicated offshore wind base in Hamburg

27th April 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

New technology capable of sending and receiving data signals wirelessly through any structure is able to locate anyone on a vessel or offshore installation in real time.

27th April 2018

Powerful data signal technology bypasses structures to locate crew

27th April 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Heerema Marine Contractors has announced that as a further step in its strategic transition the company will discontinue its offshore pipe lay activities.

27th April 2018

Heerema to discontinue its offshore pipe lay activities

27th April 2018

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A new non-profit environment association aiming to raise greater awareness of global maritime issues and the ocean environment is launching in Lisbon on this spring.

27th April 2018

New ‘Communication Centre for the Oceans’ gears up for launch

27th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has devised a new procedure to obtain more accurate costs for future marine energy parks, reports Andrew Williams.

27th April 2018

Spanish method to assess early-stage costs of marine energy devices

27th April 2018