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INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Recently a marine test case at the UK’s Supreme Court (Versloot v HDI Gerling) ruled that so called ‘collateral lies’ were no longer grounds in themselves for a whole insurance claim to…

26th July 2016

Collateral lies

26th July 2016

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

UK-headquartered marine finance company Close Brothers Aviation and Marine recently announced its 40th birthday. The business was founded in 1976 by Victor Cannock, starting out as ‘Air and General Finance Limited’, before…

26th July 2016

Close Brothers turns 40

26th July 2016

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Netherlands-based law firm AKD says suppliers of goods and services to the international shipping industry, such as bunker suppliers, can modify the jurisdiction clauses in their standard terms to explicitly include the…

26th July 2016

AKD on trans-border arrests

26th July 2016

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

A recent case, where a vessel was at risk of detention by Border Force UK, has thrown up some interesting questions concerning work permits, visas, immigration and manning rules, according to UK-headquartered…

26th July 2016

Immigration and manning rules for workboats in UK and Europe

26th July 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Norwegian seabed seismic services company Magseis has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne International in the UK to support current deep water ocean bottom seismic surveys of the Red Sea in partnership…

25th July 2016

Sonardyne acoustics for Red Sea seismic surveys

25th July 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

iXblue, the specialist French navigation, positioning and imaging company, has extended its fleet of vessels with commissioning of FeliX, a 25-metre catamaran designed for hydrographic, biological and oceanographic missions.

25th July 2016

iXblue expands vessel fleet

25th July 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Saab Seaeye, which has main bases in Fareham, Hampshire and Houston in the US and claims to be the world’s largest manufacturer of electric ROVs, is to provide Israel’s University of Haifa…

25th July 2016

ROV orders for Saab Seaeye

25th July 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Responding to recent IHO pleas for hydrographic offices to increase the resolution of bathymetric contour lines within ENCs for overall improvement of data quality, SevenCs of Hamburg has extended its range of…

25th July 2016

ENC plotter development

25th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German engine manufacturer Motorenfabrik Hatz will introduce its new three-cylinder diesel 3H50TIC engine for the first time at SMM in Hamburg.

25th July 2016

Hatz off to SMM

25th July 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The EU Transport Coordinating Committee has approved funding for transport projects submitted by the Port of Gdansk, Polands leading port. According to the European Commission 16 Polish undertakings qualified as recommended projects…

25th July 2016

EU funding for Gdansk expansion

25th July 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Marseille in the south of France has a number of projects under way that are aimed at keeping the port in the forefront of modern logistic requirements.

25th July 2016

Marseille expansion

25th July 2016

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

There are a number of reasons the Port of Leixoes, Portugal needs to keep on top of its bathymetry, including – but not limited to - sediment transport. However, while it used…

25th July 2016

Faster, cheaper and safer

25th July 2016

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Augmented reality helmets are on their way to the commercial diving community – and the technology could assist salvage or rescue operations in bad visibility.

25th July 2016

Better-than-real view for divers

25th July 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

At what point does water become mud? This near-philosophical question has solid financial implications if you are guaranteeing clearance for incoming vessels at a port like Rotterdam. But, while a high-tech sediment…

25th July 2016

Clear answer for muddy questions

25th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Rolls-Royce will present its new MTU brand propulsion systems at the SMM in Hamburg this year.

22nd July 2016

Rolls-Royce to showcase new MTU systems

22nd July 2016

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

How do you run a realistic oil spill disaster response drill without actually releasing any pollution?

22nd July 2016

Popcorn plays pollution

22nd July 2016

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

While current ‘biodegradeable’ plastics aren’t an answer to marine pollution – with work, they could play a part said the European Bioplastics Organisation (EUBP).

22nd July 2016

Bioplastics debate

22nd July 2016

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Oil spills in the ocean tend to spread out to form a thin layer, even if in an enclosed container the oil seems so viscous it is almost lumpy.

22nd July 2016

Oil spill nano-fix

22nd July 2016

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It was, said Bart van der Helst of Belgian marine transmission specialist Esco Power “an easy transition” from aircraft to the marine industry, “the main difference being that I am usually in…

22nd July 2016

Bart van der Helst: Esco Power

22nd July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK Communication and safety specialist, Ocean Signal and AMI Marine, leading manufacturer of marine electronic equipment, will launch a new partnership at this year’s SMM exhibition.

21st July 2016

Communication and electronics partnership

21st July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first Mayflower 400 Marine Tech Expo will be held at Plymouth University Marine Station on Wednesday 14 September.

21st July 2016

Marine Tech Expo 2016

21st July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Safety and Survival Systems International (3Si) will, for the first time, present four of its group companies at SMM in Hamburg from 6 to 9 September.

20th July 2016

New safety products at SMM

20th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Raytheon Anschütz, the German system manufacturer, says that its new NautoScan NX (NSX) network radar transceiver has exceeded one hundred installations.

20th July 2016

Raytheon Anschütz radar success

20th July 2016