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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Could one company change your Maritime business forever?

3rd October 2017

Mercator Media Ltd

3rd October 2017

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

“There’s an upward curve to negotiate when you start a new kind of pioneering project, you only have the existing kit of the time – and your ingenuity,” Robin van der Bij…

2nd October 2017

Robin van der Bij: KML

2nd October 2017

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Meritaito Ltd has installed 33 ‘smart beacons’ on the fairway maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency and the Port of Rauma, increasing safety and saving money for the port administration.

2nd October 2017

Rauma’s smart fairway

2nd October 2017

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

In mid-September, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) announced that it had successfully completed its project to produce hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy in Orkney - the first initiative…

2nd October 2017

Tidal energy used to produce hydrogen gas

2nd October 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

C-Job Naval Architects is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and the growth of its design portfolio.

29th September 2017

C-Job Naval Architects celebrates first decade of business

29th September 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

DEUTZ has acquired Torqeedo in bid to electrify its product range.

28th September 2017

DEUTZ acquires Torqeedo 1

28th September 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Marine mapping software specialist Teledyne CARIS has released version 4.4 of its Bathy DataBASE (BDB) suite.

28th September 2017

Teledyne CARIS releases latest Bathy DataBASE

28th September 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Currently under construction at the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne, on behalf of the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH), Atair II will be the worlds first…

28th September 2017

Worlds first government-owned LNG research vessel for BSH

28th September 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Over 350 delegates are expected to attend the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies 25th symposium and exhibition on-board the SS Rotterdam from 14-16th November 2017.

28th September 2017

Hydro17

28th September 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Almost ten years have passed since the Monaco-based intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) adopted the current (5th) edition of its Special Publication No. 44, Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (S-44) in February 2008.

28th September 2017

IHO seeks input on Standards for Hydrographic Surveys

28th September 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, the Dutch services provider to the dredging and maritime infrastructure sectors, recently acquired all shares in the UK-based Gardline Group.

28th September 2017

Boskalis acquires Gardline

28th September 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

According to commercial and leisure marine safety helmet manufacturer Gecko Head Gear, in the last twenty years helmet safety has come a long way; in attitudes towards wearing helmets, the technology within…

28th September 2017

Commercial helmet safety standards explained

28th September 2017

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredging works are underway in the Port of Rotterdam for the construction of the site of a new Offshore Centre to service the activities of the offshore wind power, oil & gas…

27th September 2017

Rainbowing begins for Rotterdam energy site

27th September 2017

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

To encourage the awareness of safety within the dredging industry, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presents an annual award to an exemplary programme or project which advances the application of…

27th September 2017

Jan De Nul wins IADC Safety Award 2017

27th September 2017

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Belgium based DEME Group’s subsidiary MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company) has been awarded a contract for the Old Doha Port Redevelopment project in Qatar.

27th September 2017

DEME lands €170m in dredging contracts

27th September 2017

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Central Dredging Association has added another innovation for Dredging Days 2017 in the form of a new mobile event app which will enhance the experience for attendees by placing essential information…

27th September 2017

See what’s up with Dredging Days App

27th September 2017

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Damen Dredging Equipment in the Netherlands has launched an online dredging tool which helps contractors choose the correct cutter suction dredger and related dredging equipment for a particular project.

27th September 2017

Damen launches free dredge calculator

27th September 2017

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster’s busy summer includes delivery of the largest and most powerful cutter suction dredger it has ever developed, with the mega-cutter Helios named and christened recently in…

27th September 2017

Helios highlights Boskalis’ busy summer

27th September 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Growing global demand for advanced technology marine fuel monitoring systems from Royston has prompted an expansion of the company’s dedicated enginei support team.

27th September 2017

Fuel monitoring system demand prompts expansion

27th September 2017

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Pemamek will deliver large-scale automated production lines to MV Werften’s Rostock and Wismar shipyards in Germany.

27th September 2017

Pemamek to deliver production lines to MV Werften shipyards

27th September 2017

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The small German ferry port of Norddeich on the North Sea is adding more berths and new land logistics handling areas to meet increasing traffic and bigger ships.

27th September 2017

Sea and land civils increase Norddeich clout

27th September 2017

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Managers at MWB Marine Services are optimistic about future business following approval of the new strategic ship engine repair and maintenance alliance in Germany by antitrust authorities.

27th September 2017

German repair alliance gains ground

27th September 2017

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

An unusual, open-top excursion boat described as “unique to the Danube” is now in service in Bavaria after a delivery journey of 1,200kms from its German builder.

27th September 2017

Delivery odyssey for Danube newbuild

27th September 2017