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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

While German and British dignitaries, including The Princess Royal, Prime Minister David Cameron and German President Joachim Gauck, commemorated the Battle of Jutland in Orkney at the end of May, visitors to…

1st June 2016

PLAT-O on display for Jutland commemorations

1st June 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine has unveiled a new hybrid thruster concept which it claims can offer dramatic savings in cost of ownership for operators. The company has announced that the first Cat Marine Hybrid…

1st June 2016

Cat’s new hybrid thruster

1st June 2016

SECURITY

SECURITY

Dryad Maritime, which is probably best known as a private security anti-piracy consultancy for shipping has released WxConnect, a new scalable, managed weather forecasting service for ships and fleets. The launch of…

31st May 2016

Dryad diversifies into weather forecasting

31st May 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Recently, Bakker Repair + Services inspected the main generator and four auxiliary generators of NIOZ’s flagship the ‘Pelagia’. These inspections showed that all generators needed immediate repairing.

31st May 2016

‘Pelagia’ generator repairs

31st May 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Marine Control Drives (MCD) from US-headquartered Twin Disc, split power from the main engine to another onboard system. The company claims its latest next-generation EC085 electronic controller adds even more versatility and…

31st May 2016

Electronic drive controller

31st May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new GESAMP working group on marine geoengineering held its first meeting at IMO Headquarters, London, in late May.

31st May 2016

New IMO group

31st May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has announced that Mr. Arno Metzemakers has been appointed as General Manager and will be responsible for all operational matters worldwide.

31st May 2016

Alphatron management

31st May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Serco Marine Services has announced that it has brought into service its 30th new vessel, which is operating on the River Clyde.

26th May 2016

30th new vessel from Serco

26th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

German crane and excavator manufacturer Liebherr has supplied Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, with an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, ‘MV…

26th May 2016

Moray dredger excavator

26th May 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Danish offshore wind project developer, DONG Energy, has awarded UK support vessel operator, Seacat Services, with the supply contract for all crew transfer services at its 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project under…

26th May 2016

Burbo Bank charter deal

26th May 2016

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Fleet management solutions provider MirTac has implemented its Star Fleet Management software onboard two new vessels operated by Netherlands-headquartered SeaZip.

26th May 2016

SeaZip Offshore Service expands contract with MirTac for two new vessels

26th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

According to Dutch trade body Netherlands Maritime Technology, in a recently released report, although 2015 was a challenging year for the maritime technology sector, Dutch companies performed exceptionally well.

25th May 2016

Netherlands strong despite setbacks

25th May 2016

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Austrian control centre systems supplier Frequentis has reported a successful 2015 with its total operation performance increasing more than 6% to EUR 228 million.

25th May 2016

Frequentis healthy

25th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Orkney-based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched its 2MW SR2000, the world’s largest energy generating tidal turbine.

25th May 2016

World’s largest tidal turbine ready for trials

25th May 2016

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

UK-headquartered maritime software developer Oceans HQ is to deliver a new Vessel Registration system to the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency. A partnership with Thoughtbot London will see the development of a…

25th May 2016

MCA solution

25th May 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

With the hiring of Intertek to provide environmental and planning support the project to harness the strong tidal currents of the Island of Alderney has moved a step forward. Intertek has been…

25th May 2016

Alderney tidal generation moves forward

25th May 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Work is about to start on the first of a new class of vessel from Netherlands-headquartered shipbuilder Damen; the UV2410. This multi-role platform is the result of extensive consultation with customers active…

25th May 2016

New sub 24m workboat from Damen

25th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new piece of kit is in development for both the commercial and leisure marine markets that uses a smartphone to alert crew members to a man overboard situation.

25th May 2016

PanPan crew watcher

25th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based marine engine supplier, James Troop & Co, has completed a full engine and inboard propulsion system (IPS) service for Njord Offshore. This is said to be the first UK work of…

24th May 2016

Full engine and IPS service from James Troop

24th May 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A Mermac R40 winch from Denmark-headquartered MacArtney is to be used for the continuing search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam…

24th May 2016

MacArtney supplies winch for deep-sea search

24th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

From 10 to 12 May 2016 the 11th edition of Europort Romania took place in main port city Constanta. During the maritime networking event, a record number of 63 maritime equipment and…

24th May 2016

Europort Romania 2016

24th May 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

MPI Offshore has announced that it has been awarded a contract to install wind turbines on the Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm. In a short ceremony held in May in Hamburg, the…

24th May 2016

‘MPI Enterprise’ installation contract

24th May 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

ABB, the Swiss makers of the Azipod electric propulsion system have claimed on the 25th anniversary of the technology, that it has saved over 700,000 tons of fuel for marine vessels so…

24th May 2016

25 years of Azipod propulsion

24th May 2016