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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

In 2016, Harding Safety and Palfinger Marine merged into one company. Now the first product combining the lifesaving systems expertise of former Harding and the boat expertise of Palfinger Marine’s professional boats…

21st September 2017

New Palfinger Fast Rescue Boat

21st September 2017

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

According to drone operator Texo Drone Services, across the offshore renewables industry, UAV technology is now an established and essential part of maintenance inspections and surveys.

21st September 2017

UAV technology rises to offshore renewables challenges

21st September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A former Commanding Officer with the Royal Navy has been appointed the new harbourmaster at the Port of Milford Haven.

21st September 2017

New harbourmaster at Port of Milford Haven

21st September 2017

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

According to lubrication specialist Klüber, high-performance lubricants played a major role in Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas vertical-lift bridge project in Bordeaux, France.

20th September 2017

Reliable lubrication for vertical lifting bridge

20th September 2017

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

LOC has called for greater international cooperation to better manage maritime casualties.

20th September 2017

LOC calls for more maritime casualties cooperation

20th September 2017

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Ecology consultancy Thomson Ecology has published images showing the scale of the microplastics problem and the way that these plastics are entering our food chain.

19th September 2017

Evidence building for microplastics damage

19th September 2017

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Aquabotix Ltd has just announced that the US National Aeronautics Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Jet Propulsion Laboratory has placed an order for an unmanned underwater vehicle with Aquabotix’s wholly-owned US subsidiary Aquabotix Technology…

19th September 2017

Underwater drone for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

19th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine-i, the EU funded scheme which provides support for the marine sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, UK, has launched a new website to encourage participation from businesses who would…

18th September 2017

Cornish marine support

18th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

According to maritime financier Close Bros. three quarters (76%) of UK SMEs (Small to Meduim-sized Enterprises) feel that the absence of a majority government is likely to negatively impact the UK’s ability…

18th September 2017

SME owners believe lack of UK majority government is hindering Brexit negotiations

18th September 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Continuing communication is required for sustainable safety improvements with Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), an offshore wind safety forum has concluded.

18th September 2017

Communication is focus of wind safety forum

18th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Norwegian maritime big hitters Norsafe and Kongsberg, are working together to develop an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to act as a combined autonomous and data collection platform with different sensors.

18th September 2017

USV partnership

18th September 2017

SECURITY

SECURITY

Classification society Lloyd’s Register has released type approval requirements for components within cyber enabled systems on board vessels.

18th September 2017

First marine type approval system for cyber enabled components

18th September 2017

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

IUMI, the International Union of Marine Insurance, recently presented its annual statistical report on the marine insurance market at a conference in Tokyo. The association reported that global marine underwriting premiums for…

18th September 2017

Fall in global insurance premium incomes continues

18th September 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

UK marine propulsion equipment distributor E. P. Barrus Ltd has announced that September 18th, 2017 marks its official 100-year birthday.

18th September 2017

Happy birthday Barrus

18th September 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A Survival Craft Simulator (SCS) has been launched to avoid the fatalities associated with lifeboat drills.

15th September 2017

Survival Craft Simulator to improve drill safety

15th September 2017

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

An electronics developer is working on a tool to reduce operation and maintenance costs and risks at offshore windfarms.

14th September 2017

Tool to reduce operational costs at offshore windfarms

14th September 2017

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Burgess Marine announced in September that in partnership with Portsmouth City Council it has opened a new ship repair facility within Portsmouth Commercial Port.

14th September 2017

New ship repair facility in Portsmouth

14th September 2017

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The new Evac EcoTreat biological wastewater treatment plant is claimed to deliver the best of both worlds for owners of small vessels, with cost-effective treatment of black and gray water that meets…

14th September 2017

Biological sewage treatment for marine applications

14th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK port operator PD Ports has urged UK businesses not to develop ‘Brexit blinkers’ but instead to explore significant new global opportunities as the UK negotiates its exit from the EU.

14th September 2017

‘Brexit Blinkers’ warning from PD Ports

14th September 2017

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Laminaria, a Belgian company in the field of wave energy generation, has raised €2M from new investors, QBIC II and PMV, and existing investor CEIP.

14th September 2017

Laminaria raises €2M for wave energy development

14th September 2017

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Scottish Enterprise and partners have recently been promoting the new flagship NeSSIE project at two major Scottish energy events.

14th September 2017

Scottish corrosion project

14th September 2017

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork 2017 exhibitors Reygar and Gill Sensors & Controls have formed a strategic partnership where Gill’s extensive range of specialist sensors can be integrated into Reygar’s BareFLEET fleet monitoring system.

14th September 2017

Sensor alliance

14th September 2017

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

MacGregor has signed a contract with Bouygues Travaux Publics, one of the worlds largest civil engineering construction companies, to design, build and install three ferry linkspan facilities in France.

14th September 2017

Linkspans for Calais

14th September 2017