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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Organisers have confirmed that the popular two-day CEDA Dredging Days Conference will again take place alongside the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam on 7-8 November 2019.

26th March 2018

Dredging Days returns for Europort 2019

26th March 2018

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgium headquartered global dredging contractor Jan De Nul has ordered three trailing suction hopper dredgers which will feature fully diesel-electric propulsion systems.

26th March 2018

Diesel-electric trailers for Jan De Nul

26th March 2018

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Netherlands based Royal IHC has launched the 5,400m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger DC Orisant from its shipyard at Krimpen aan den IJssel in Rotterdam.

26th March 2018

Dredging diversification from Royal IHC

26th March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A trio of offshore wind farm CTVs and a local survey boat are among the latest workboats and passenger ships to undergo repair or maintenance at Germany’s busy Schiffswerft Diedrich, reports Tom…

26th March 2018

Pre-season repair mix for Diedrich

26th March 2018

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

To better connect Sea Machines Robotics with European-based customers, innovators, and investors the US-based developer of autonomous vessel technology has opened a second office in the port city of Hamburg, Germany.

23rd March 2018

Sea Machines opens second office in Hamburg, Germany

23rd March 2018

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Rolls-Royce has completed the £1.3 million MAXCMAS (MAchine eXecutable Collision regulations for Marine Autonomous Systems) research project, demonstrating, it claims, that the operation of autonomous vessels can meet, if not exceed, current…

23rd March 2018

COLREGS milestone for autonomous ships

23rd March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Stephen Crick, Technical Consultant at Finning UK & Ireland, advises on how workboat operators can save money and improve efficiencies by taking a lifetime approach to engine costs and other equipment.

23rd March 2018

A lifetime approach to engine costs

23rd March 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Following a series of dedicated training courses, Actisense the multi-award winning NMEA specialists, have now qualified what it claims to be Poland’s first basic NMEA 2000 Installers.

23rd March 2018

Poland’s first qualified NMEA 2000 installers

23rd March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Datum Electronics, a global supplier and manufacturer of torque measurement and shaft power technology, has launched an enhanced ECR display for its Marine Shaft Power Meter (MSPM) system.

23rd March 2018

Display upgrade for marine shaft power meter system

23rd March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, and Green Award Foundation have announced their cooperation in environmental protection.

23rd March 2018

Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings joins the Green Award scheme

23rd March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

As the IMO prepares to consider a Canadian proposal to mitigate the risks of heavy fuel oil pollution in the Arctic, Ottawa is trying to water down a plan by Finland for…

23rd March 2018

Canada and Finland disagree over arctic fuel ban

23rd March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Astilleros Gondán has completed two new Service Operation Vessels (SOV) and delivered the first to owner Østensjø Rederi for use at Race Bank wind farm, off the coast of the UK.

23rd March 2018

Astilleros Gondán SOVs complete

23rd March 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Helly Hansen, the global technical sailing brand founded in Norway in 1877, has committed to supporting UK lifesaving charity the RNLI for the next five years through a variety of activities, including…

23rd March 2018

RNLI moves over to Helly Hansen kit

23rd March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a charity helping to protect the safety of life and property by supporting education, research and public engagement, has announced the next in its series of foresight reviews,…

23rd March 2018

Identifying the major challenges to the safe and sustainable use of our oceans

23rd March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Funded by the European Commissions Horizon 2020 programme, the Columbus Knowledge Transfer Flagship Project has delivered solutions to increase the future impact of marine and maritime research.

23rd March 2018

Columbus knowledge transfer project stimulates Blue Growth

23rd March 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Three renewable energy developers have been shortlisted for the EU-funded FORESEA programme which aims to help which bring offshore renewable energy technologies to market.

22nd March 2018

FORESEA shortlists offshore renewables projects

22nd March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new joint industry project aims to seek out improved methods for propeller inspection and metrology.

22nd March 2018

Propeller inspection and metrology project

22nd March 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Scour Prevention Systems, Ltd has been granted a full US patent for its Scour Prevention Mattresses (SPM) which protects offshore structures, cables and pipelines from scour.

22nd March 2018

US patent award for recycled tyre mattress system

22nd March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

When Twin Disc introduced its Express Joystick System and Express Positioning technologies, it claimed to have ushered-in a new era of vessel control for commercial operators, but now, this package has been…

22nd March 2018

Variable idle improves station-keeping fuel economy

22nd March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

North German ferry and excursion specialist Cassen Eils is due to take its latest acquisition into service soon after local overhaul and maintenance work, reports Tom Todd.

22nd March 2018

Atlantis heads for Elbe service

22nd March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

There is news this Spring of a further consolidation in the ship repair and maintenance sector in north Germany, linking the Weser and Elbe Estuaries and involving prominent shipyards in the ports…

22nd March 2018

Germans consolidate Repair

22nd March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) was late March reported preparing to repair damage to a lock gate almost cut in two in February on the nearby Kiel Canal by a 13,713dwt cargo…

22nd March 2018

Repairs slow to follow Canal collision

22nd March 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Garmin has added a new Ultra High-Definition scanning sonar to its portfolio that uses a higher frequency range to deliver even clearer images and detail of structure below and around the boat…

21st March 2018

Garmin adds to its high definition sonar range

21st March 2018