News

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Today ships and boats are navigating with displays showing the radar and the electronic chart, the latter known as ECDIS. Radar gives the horizontal view of what is going on outside and…

15th March 2018

Intelligent awareness: a new way to navigate?

15th March 2018

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A new floating lifeboat station has been installed at Poole, UK that has been designed to improve the efficiency of the lifeboats at this busy station.

15th March 2018

New floating lifeboat station at Poole

15th March 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

GE Renewable Energy has unveiled plans to develop the most powerful offshore wind turbine to be called the Haliade-X, delivering 45% more energy than any other offshore turbine currently available.

15th March 2018

Another step forward in the wind turbine arms race

15th March 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

German lifeboat builder Hatecke has developed the largest capacity ship’s lifeboat in the World within an overall length of just 14 metres writes Dag Pike.

15th March 2018

460 person lifeboat is just 14 metres long

15th March 2018

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new electric remotely operated vehicle (EROV) has been launched at Oceanology International to perform subsea maintenance and repair work with its optional electric or hydraulic five-function manipulator arm.

15th March 2018

New EROV for subsea maintenance

15th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Tidal Transit has been awarded a charter with Ørsted which will see two of its fleet of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) working at Westermost Rough Offshore Farm until March 2020.

14th March 2018

Ørsted O&M vessel contract for Tidal Transit

14th March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cathelco is supplying marine growth prevention systems (MGPS) for four jackup barges owned by Gulf Marine Services in order to protect them against pipework blockages.

14th March 2018

Cathelco supplies equipment for four jackups

14th March 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bordelon Marine has completed its third Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV) with the installation of an SMST 60t knuckle boom crane onboard the Connor Bordelon.

13th March 2018

SMST knuckle boom crane completes Connor Bordelon

13th March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has unveiled three Ice Class vessel designs for marine services around the development of new arctic ports, terminals and offshore structures.

13th March 2018

New multi-tasking Ice Class OSD vessels

13th March 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Welsh Assembly Cabinet Secretary Lesley Griffiths gave Wales’ fisheries patrol team a major boost when she launched the Welsh Government’s latest high speed patrol boat in March.

12th March 2018

‘FPV Catrin’, Wales’ latest fisheries patrol boat

12th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

MBNA Thames Clippers did its bit to mark International Women’s Day 2018 by putting together an all-female crew to operate one of its vessels.

12th March 2018

Thames Clippers marks International Women’s Day

12th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marking seventy years since the treaty establishing IMO was adopted, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has helped mark the occasion at IMO Headquarters in London.

12th March 2018

IMO celebrates 70 years with HM Queen Elizabeth II

12th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

SolstadFarstad and Yxney Maritime AS have completed a pilot project to develop and roll out the Yxney fuel efficiency and emission reduction software MarESS.

9th March 2018

Fuel efficiency contract for SolstadFarstad

9th March 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The offshore wind sector had a record year with 4,331MW installed globally, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has reported.

9th March 2018

Offshore wind sees record growth in 2017

9th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Mermaid and Seastar offshore wind farms projects have decided to collaborate with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as wind turbine supplier, with a predominant role for Ostend as offshore hub.

9th March 2018

Siemens Gamesa to supply turbines for Mermaid and Seastar offshore windfarms

9th March 2018

SECURITY

SECURITY

Last May, maritime software developer Max Sea introduced its TZ Coastal Monitoring installation with its partner Seatec in Portugal. The aim of the project was to help the Portuguese government deploy a…

9th March 2018

Portuguese maritime surveillance system

9th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A sell-out audience of 450 people gathered for the Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIAs) awards ceremony held at Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium, and hosted by BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin, to see…

9th March 2018

Mersey Maritime Industry Awards recognises excellence of the £4bn sector

9th March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Suzuki has launched a series of new performance propellers for its outboard motor range at the Japan International Boat Show in Yokohama in March.

9th March 2018

Suzuki’s new Watergrip propeller range

9th March 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

British safety solutions expert CQC is returning to Seawork in 2018 with a brand-new product called the Fibrelight self-recovery ladder.

9th March 2018

Lightweight self-recovery ladder

9th March 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Swiss automation and propulsion giant ABB will deliver a comprehensive scope of power, automation, propulsion and digital solutions for the new Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. vessel that will take passengers on exploration…

8th March 2018

ABB wins total solution order for first polar newbuild for Lindblad

8th March 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecomms markets, has invested more than £40,000 in staff training.

8th March 2018

iSURVEY invests to meet renewables training demand

8th March 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A British engineering solutions provider will be looking to market its crane slip rings, wind turbine solutions and underwater lighting for the first time at Seawork International this year.

7th March 2018

Seawork first for engineering solutions provider

7th March 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) Resilience Awareness Programme is demonstrating highly encouraging download statistics indicating a common interest across the sector.

7th March 2018

Encouraging uptake for personal resilience videos

7th March 2018