News

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Marine services distributor, Proteum, has been appointed as UK & Ireland distributor for French marine engine manufacturer, Moteurs Baudouin.

12th May 2016

Proteum distributes for Moteurs Baudouin, collaborates with Cheetah Marine

12th May 2016

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

“Our approach to designing an Unmanned Surface Vessel for things like water quality checking is to keep it simple,” said Greg Atkinson of Eco Marine Power. “You can go off on a…

12th May 2016

Unmanned pollution control: no more sci-fi

12th May 2016

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It’s been said that the Skaala family “drank lifeboat production along with their milk”; the father starting the original Harding factory in Norway with the oldest son Geir driving Norsafe to multinational…

12th May 2016

Bjarte Skaala: Norsafe designer

12th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Seawork Asia aims to provide commercial marine and workboat organisations with the opportunity to explore the potential for growth in China’s growing maritime economy.

11th May 2016

Seawork Asia aiming to strengthen the sector

11th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) welcomes the imminent commencement of an independent review into tidal lagoons, calling for a speedy decision on the future of tidal power.

11th May 2016

ICE welcomes imminent tidal lagoon review

11th May 2016

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Satellite navigation expert Garmin will be showcasing its latest pioneering marine products designed for the commercial and leisure sectors at this year’s Seawork International.

10th May 2016

Garmin at Seawork

10th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Netherlands headquartered dredging and marine construction major Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by KSO Ciputra Yasmin to construct the land for the Centre Point of Indonesia Project located…

10th May 2016

€80m land reclamation award for Boskalis

10th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed Surrey UK based Land and Water Services as its operator for the Rainham Silt Lagoons, which offers a new disposal facility to the dredging…

10th May 2016

PLA opens new dredging disposal site

10th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

René Kolman, secretary general of International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will be presenting two papers at the World Dredging Congress (WODCON) XXI, which takes place at the same time as Seawork…

10th May 2016

Land reclamation on IADC agenda

10th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The 3,200m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger Charlock has been equipped with two dredge pumps manufactured by Damen Dredging Equipment.

10th May 2016

New Damen dredge pumps debut on Charlock

10th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Young CEDA Chair, Arjan de Heer, has reported on the most recent meeting of the Young CEDA Commission.

10th May 2016

Young CEDA plans for the year

10th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Dredging International Asia Pacific (DIAP)-DAELIM Joint Venture will carry out the land reclamation and related works for the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 project.

10th May 2016

Phase 1 of Tuas Terminal gets underway

10th May 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Lindenau Werft in Kiel has completed six months of renovation and repairs on the 72 year old former German rescue boat Hindenburg.

10th May 2016

Lindenau revamps Hindenburg

10th May 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Germany’s Wasserschutzpolizei in Schleswig-Holstein has been testing a compact new electronic chart system and looks likely to install it in its fleet of small patrol boats.

10th May 2016

Germans test compact ECS on patrol boats

10th May 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Port infrastructure development projects in Germany’s biggest universal seaport Hamburg are costing about €200 million this year with cruise handling facilities and bridges drawing current attention.

10th May 2016

Hamburg ploughs €200 million into port

10th May 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work has begun in Cuxhaven on the construction of a new €36 million handling terminal on the Elbe which officials have said is part of “urgently needed” business expansion at the German…

10th May 2016

Work starts on new Cuxport terminal

10th May 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The German Government has given the go-ahead for work costing €240 million to demolish old locks in Kiel-Holtenau at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal and replace them with brand new…

10th May 2016

€240 million for canal locks rebuild

10th May 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Extensive cruise ship building work for four big German shipyards in the new Lloyd Werft Group has reversed dismal order prospects on the Baltic and breathed some new life into German shipbuilding…

10th May 2016

New deal improves German yard outlook

10th May 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

To maintain effective frontier and waterway supervision and protection the Swiss Army is bringing in patrol boats from Marine Alutech in Finland to replace older boats scheduled to leave service.

10th May 2016

Swiss Army gets Finnish boats

10th May 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A third crew transfer and supply catamaran has joined the fleet of wind farm service company Frisia Offshore, expanding the north German firm’s fleet capability and engagement in the North Sea wind…

10th May 2016

Frisia Offshore gets third CTV cat

10th May 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

What has been billed as Germany’s first amphibian vehicle service to offer combined tours on land and water has gone into service in the city and port of Hamburg for HafenCity RiverBus.

10th May 2016

RiverBus service for Hamburg

10th May 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

With over a decade of experience, the UK’s offshore wind programme is building momentum again with progress on Round 2 extensions and impending major construction activity for Round 3, time for an…

9th May 2016

UK offshore wind – dodging the cuts

9th May 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK based boat electronic system’s expert, Actisense, is testing its latest innovation aimed at the larger vessel, in preparation for its official launch at Seawork International 2016.

9th May 2016

Actisense PRO-BUF-1 launch

9th May 2016