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SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Tritex NDT has launched a new Multigauge 5650 Surveyor thickness gauge which is specifically designed for marine surveyors, but can be used for other applications as well.

3rd May 2016

Tritex Surveyor thickness gauge

3rd May 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK marine electronics company Transas has teamed up with Theyr Ltd to incorporate weather and ocean data within the Transas Navi-Planner 4000.

3rd May 2016

Transas integrates Theyr Weather service

3rd May 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has announced a new contract for the delivery of the Synapsis Integrated Navigation System (INS) to a Crew Change Vessel (CCV). The vessel is being…

3rd May 2016

Integrated navigation for crew change vessel

3rd May 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

US mobile telecoms giant KVH Industries, Inc., announced that as of the end of 2015, it had shipped more than 6,000 TracPhone satellite communications antenna systems for the mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network.

3rd May 2016

KVH claims mobile VSAT market dominance

3rd May 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Mastervolt, the Dutch specialist in autonomous power systems, has announced a new 48 Volt combined inverter and battery charger, the Mass Combi Ultra 48/3500-50.

3rd May 2016

High power inverter/charger

3rd May 2016

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Plymouth-based Manuplas Limited will be exhibiting its range of marine buoys and fendering products for the marine and offshore energy markets at Seawork International 2016.

3rd May 2016

Manuplas’ bow fendering systems

3rd May 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A far cry from the usual nightmarish results of water contaminating a vessel’s diesel tank, a new pollution cutting Water-in-Diesel (WiDE) fuel emulsion has been selected to power Team Britannia’s multi-million powerboat…

3rd May 2016

Fuel Britannia

3rd May 2016

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Isle of Wight-based BVD Marine will showcase its range of Coastworker boats at Seawork International 2016.

3rd May 2016

Fastworker 25 from BVD Marine

3rd May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Thanks to a recent government decree, over the next seven years, the French government intends to push 100 MW of installed tidal, wave and floating wind capacity and to have awarded tenders…

29th April 2016

French ocean energy notches up a gear

29th April 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

US-headquartered Seacor Marine’s newest fast supply vessel (FSV), the Alya McCall, relies on five high-performance Twin Disc MGX-61500SC QuickShift transmissions.

29th April 2016

Seacor Marine FSV with Twin Disc

29th April 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded Louisiana-based Metal Shark a small shipyard grant.

28th April 2016

Metal Shark awarded 2016 MARAD grant

28th April 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based Silverstream Technologies is celebrating the commercial success of its Silverstream System, an innovative air lubrication technology aimed at helping the marine industry reduce its emissions footprint.

27th April 2016

Silverstream says key to success is independent trials

27th April 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The ‘Coastal Standard’ was built at Dakota Creek Industries Shipyard in Anacortes, Washington, USA, with a design developed to maximize cargo carrying capacity while minimizing construction and operating costs, says the Dakota…

26th April 2016

‘MV Coastal Standard’ – setting new standards in Transportation and Propulsion

26th April 2016

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Isle of Wight catamaran builders, Cheetah Marine has delivered its latest 11.2m vessel to Yaroslavl in Russia.

26th April 2016

Cheetah delivers to Russia

26th April 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi AS has christened its new offshore construction vessel, ‘Edda Freya’. This new vessel was designed and built for the Greater North Sea market and utilizes an environmentally friendly…

26th April 2016

Lithium Ion Energy Storage System

26th April 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

According to worldwide data, wave energy presents a bigger resource than tidal power which requires certain niche locations. Further, it has an edge over wind or solar energy as waves can be…

26th April 2016

Wave watching: two viewpoints

26th April 2016

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Chris Livett, of Thames vessel operators Livetts, puts his business and financial survival down to being “part marine entrepreneur, part Thames chameleon”, but there’s also a good streak of humanitarian in there…

25th April 2016

Chris Livett: Staying afloat on the Thames

25th April 2016

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

One of the big issues confronting underwater craft has been the power source. Cables (literally) only get you so far, and established lithium ion batteries have been bumping up against certain issues:…

25th April 2016

Sulphur provides AUV breakthrough

25th April 2016

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

“You always have to have a backup plan when working offshore,” Alain Sebregts of Holland-based C-Ventus Offshore Windfarm Services told MJ, and often the best are the simplest.

25th April 2016

Into the dark

25th April 2016

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

It’s a game changing idea: rather than trying to tool a ROV up to the nines, why not deploy a ‘shuttle’ kitted out with the necessary payload packages cutting time, weight and…

25th April 2016

Space-age idea goes deep

25th April 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Danish energy company DONG Energy and UK-based Seacat Services have confirmed a workboat crew deal to support construction operations at the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm.

25th April 2016

Seacat and DONG confirm support deal

25th April 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

UAE-headquartered DP World and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus have entered into two separate concession agreements for the commercialisation of activities within Limassol port, Cyprus.

25th April 2016

Cyprus concessions

25th April 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Tim Rees of Canada-headquartered suspension seating company, SHOXS, brings us up-to-date in the long-running saga of the implementation of the European Unions Directive 2002/44/EC.

25th April 2016

Moving towards a less damaging working environment

25th April 2016