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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

German specialist propulsion manufacturer Schottel has been selected to fit eight newly-built ferries with the new Schottel Rudder EcoPeller for two of Norway’s leading ferry lines.

30th May 2017

EcoPellers for Norwegian ferries

30th May 2017

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The pivotal role played by the Port of Gdansk Authority (PGA) has been recognised as essential by the Polish Government and it has received the green light to start design work on…

30th May 2017

Green light for Gdansk

30th May 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The recent spate of cyber attacks around the World has focussed attention on how vulnerable GPS could be from similar attacks. GPS is considered to be a public utility these days ranking…

30th May 2017

GPS vulnerability questioned after cyber attacks

30th May 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A £1.85m investment into the refurbishment of the slipway at Port of Grimsby east includes a boat hoist able to accommodate vessels up to 600 tonnes.

26th May 2017

Investment brings larger vessels to Grimsby east port

26th May 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian-owned Vestdavit is selling its MissionEase multiple-boat handling system to a new passenger ship audience to address safety in the leisure market.

25th May 2017

Vestdavit moves into leisure market

25th May 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

One of the world’s largest split hopper dredgers is being built with an engine from German-owned Caterpillar Marine.

25th May 2017

Cat engine to power split hopper dredger

25th May 2017

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is one of several leading global companies that have teamed up for the advanced co-creation ecosystem, One Sea.

24th May 2017

Autonomous ships in the Baltic by 2025

24th May 2017

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

This year, for the first time, the Seawork International 2017 trade show will present its new European Commercial Marine Awards (ECMAs) alongside its Innovation Showcase winners, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

24th May 2017

Seawork introduces ECMAs

24th May 2017

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

International safety expert, Salvare, has secured a number of orders for its Seapod and Mini-Pod lifesaving systems through its UK sales agent, SeaSafe, over the last year.

24th May 2017

Safety partnership builds on its success

24th May 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Production of two low-emission Woolwich ferries for Transport for London (TFL) has begun at the Rementowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland.

24th May 2017

Production begins for low-emission London ferries

24th May 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Netherlands-based MAN engines dealer MAN Rollo will deliver two MAN diesel engines with a power supply of 1,029kW at 2,100rpm and after-treatment systems for the pilot vessel ‘Luna’.

24th May 2017

Loodswezen chooses MAN Rollo

24th May 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Following the IMO ratifications of the ballast water and exhaust gas treaties, government-owned Export Credit Norway is offering financing to international vessel owners who purchase retrofit equipment from Norwegian suppliers.

24th May 2017

Government funded retrofit finance

24th May 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new initiative aims to provide local fishermen operating out of coastal locations in the UK with essential safety equipment in line with Marine and Coastguard Agency guidance for fishing vessel operators…

23rd May 2017

Safety kit initiative for UK fishermen

23rd May 2017

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has acquired four SECurus systems to be installed during 2017 on the outer Norwegian Coast Guard vessels; KV Barentshav, KV Bergen, KV Sortland and KV Harstad.

23rd May 2017

SECurus systems for NCA

23rd May 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Gen-Kleen system from US-based marine exhaust systems manufacturer Centek Industries integrates with a generator wet exhaust system to remove hydrocarbon pollution (sheen, soot, unspent gasoline and diesel fuel) from the exhaust…

23rd May 2017

Centek’s Gen-Kleen

23rd May 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Centadisc-C from Seawork 2017 exhibitor Centa Transmissions, which can be used with steel, composite, and super-lightweight carbon fibre shafts, now has a new connection option that means the flexible coupling and…

23rd May 2017

Centadisc-C couplings for tighter spaces

23rd May 2017

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce will supply MTU propulsion for a new high-speed catamaran, which when completed, will apparently be the largest to go into operation in the Med.

22nd May 2017

MTU propulsion for high-speed cat

22nd May 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The new High Speed Offshore Service Craft (HSOSC) draft rules are already having an impact, Andy Page of Alicat Marine Design told MJ.

22nd May 2017

New era pushes CTV change

22nd May 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Norway’s Kongsberg, the leading equipment manufacturer, has developed its first-ever survey vessel designed for integrating all necessary sensors for rapid operation in shallow and coastal waters as well as waterways, the GeoSwath…

22nd May 2017

Kongsberg enters vessel market

22nd May 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Isle of Wight, UK catamaran builder Cheetah Marine plans to exhibit at Seawork International a new 8.5m hydrographic craft prior to its delivery to SinoHydro, a Chinese hydropower and construction company engaged…

22nd May 2017

Cheetah Marine export successes

22nd May 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Subsea technology leaders Sonardyne International in Hampshire, UK and 2G Robotics of Ontario, Canada are to formally collaborate on the development and promotion of a dynamic underwater laser mapping system which they…

22nd May 2017

Anglo-Canadian underwater mapping venture

22nd May 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Canadian software specialist Teledyne Caris has extended its widely-adopted HIPS and SIPS suite of products with introduction of HIPS Essential designed to meet the needs of ports and waterways, small survey companies…

22nd May 2017

New Caris software

22nd May 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch survey conglomerate Fugro has begun an own-ship survey of approximately 15,000 square km of Norwegian territorial waters on behalf of the government’s Hydrographic Service under a contract reportedly worth around €3.8m.

22nd May 2017

Fugro Mareano survey for Norwegian Hydrographic Service

22nd May 2017