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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Turner Iceni has been awarded a contract exceeding GB£4m by ScottishPower Renewables to provide crew transfer vessel support for the construction of the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm.

11th April 2018

Turner Iceni GB£4m vessel contract

11th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Business Network for Offshore Wind in the United States.

10th April 2018

AREG signs MoU to share offshore wind learnings with US organisation

10th April 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Japan-headquartered classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Use of Drones in Class Surveys.

10th April 2018

Guidelines for drone usage in class surveys

10th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Offshore renewables industry body Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed Simon De Pietro (DP Energy, Ireland) and Laurent Schneider-Maunoury (Naval Energies, France) as its new Co-Presidents.

10th April 2018

New OEE Co-Presidents and Directors target pre-commercial deployments

10th April 2018

SECURITY

SECURITY

US underwater robotics company Aquabotix has released SwarmDiver, a micro unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that operates in a swarm.

10th April 2018

Revolutionary underwater swarming vehicles

10th April 2018

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle is helping find lost aquatic animal tracking stations in oceans around the world.

10th April 2018

Saab ROV undertakes acoustic tracker recovery

10th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A standardised failure database could reduce costs across the offshore industry and a sophisticated gas-to-wire process using offshore windfarm infrastructure could transport clean energy back to shore.

10th April 2018

Shared innovation key to offshore collaboration

10th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The European Commercial Marine Industry Awards at Seawork is launching a bursary for career development and a marine civils award to recognise achievement in these sectors.

10th April 2018

Young Persons Development Award and Maritime Best Project Award are announced for the ECMAs at Seawork 2018

10th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A year on from landing the Spirit of Innovation award in the Safety category at Seawork International in 2017 for its Rope Access 3D 275N lifejacket, safety solutions provider, Survitec will return…

10th April 2018

Survitec aspires to further success at Seawork

10th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Ian Ellis, MD, Macduff Ship Design, remarked, “We are delighted to be able to attend Seawork International 2018. We first exhibited in 2001 and find the show invaluable for meeting both customers,…

10th April 2018

Macduff Ship Design Ltd celebrates 25 year anniversary in 2018

10th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork exhibitor, Barrus, which celebrated its 100th year anniversary at Seawork in 2017, has unveiled its new John Deere PowerTechTM 4045SFM85, joining the existing line-up of John Deere Marine Tier 3 propulsion…

10th April 2018

Barrus unveils new John Deere engine

10th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Hydromaster, the pioneers of steerable propulsion, are proud to carry the legacy of this revolutionary concept. Originating during the 1930s, steerable thrusters were first operated on a grand scale in the Pacific,…

10th April 2018

Hydromaster steerable propulsion units at work

10th April 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Ampelmann’s A400 gangway system has set sail onboard Vroon’s Subsea Support and Walk to Work VOS Stone vessel to undertake its first deployment to transfer crew and cargo at the Arkona offshore…

9th April 2018

Ampelmann gangway for Arkona offshore windfarm

9th April 2018

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Irish Lights has launched a new five-year strategy which maps out its vision for the delivery of its next generation of maritime navigational services.

9th April 2018

Irish Lights set five-year course for navigation

9th April 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Marine innovation company Reygar has successfully tested its StemTIDE dynamic positioning (DP) control system on the 60 x 22m multi-purpose barge ‘Mormaen 15’.

9th April 2018

Reygar expands use of DP system to larger craft

9th April 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UK P&I Club has made a significant donation to the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) to support its work developing resources, training and building preparedness for maritime mass rescue operations.

9th April 2018

UK P&I Club supports IMRF maritime mass rescue projects

9th April 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Korean Register (KR) has announced that it has released its 16th iteration of KR-CON, a software program set out to help surveyors, shipbuilders, and PSC officers to search for IMO instruments.

9th April 2018

Korean Register releases KR-CON V16

9th April 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German boat builder Ophardt has added three high performance designs to its range of work boats, notes Dag Pike.

9th April 2018

Ophardt adds high performance to commercial marine range

9th April 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

As part of its development towards offering complete engine and transmission packages, Japanese diesel engine manufacturer Yanmar has teamed up with the Italian company Transfluid to offer a hybrid system.

9th April 2018

Yanmar partners with Transfluid on new hybrid system

9th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The concept of a floating structure that can generate power from both wind and wave energy has moved a step closer with progress on the Katanes Wind Wave project reports Dag Pike.

9th April 2018

Katanes Wind Wave project development

9th April 2018

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Following its electric roll damping system, the MagnusMaster, DMS Holland has now started the development of a roll damping system for fast, planing craft, Dag Pike reports.

9th April 2018

DMS Holland expands stabiliser range

9th April 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German officials say a new ferry with mixed diesel and electric propulsion meets the same high eco-friendly standards as hybrid systems, reports Tom Todd.

9th April 2018

Bremen newbuild meets eco standards

9th April 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Long active in the manufacture of wind turbine components,  Fassmer in north Germany has now set up a service subsidiary to handle both the production and the repair and maintenance of those…

9th April 2018

Fassmer creates one stop turbine service hub

9th April 2018