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INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Marine hardware specialist MacGregor, part of Cargotec, plans to reduce workforce in MacGregor Uetersen site in Germany to restructure the operations to the weak market demand. The market situation has deteriorated due…

27th August 2015

German restructure

27th August 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Royal Boskalis Westminster has recorded a busy first half of the year, with a net profit of €306.5m, representing a21% increase.

26th August 2015

Boskalis records historically high profit

26th August 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

French/ US Orion Naval Engineering which was initially founded in 2010 by a group of naval engineers, has signed a future project agreement with Eca Group, a company that has been internationally…

26th August 2015

Green boat partnership

26th August 2015

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

In June 2014 German Atlantisstrom’s first tidal power plant was installed and connected to the public electricity grid in the Faroe Islands for testing. The company is now actively seeking investors.

26th August 2015

Tidal power project calls for investors

26th August 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Agreement has been reached between the Finish dredger builder and operator Wasa Dredging and the Russian ports, harbours and marine authority FSUE Rosmorport for the construction of Wasa dredger designs in Russia.

26th August 2015

Russian shipyard to build Finnish dredger designs

26th August 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

RenewableUK 2015 brings together the UK’s wind energy industry to the ACC Exhibition Centre in the vibrant city of Liverpool from 6 – 8 October 2015, to celebrate another year of success,…

26th August 2015

Uniting the UK Wind Energy Industry

26th August 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The very first use of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) to conduct bathymetry for updating US charts on behalf of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been completed this summer…

26th August 2015

Autonomous charting

26th August 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Geological Assistance & Services (GAS) of Bologna, one of Italy’s leading survey and positioning organisations, has been awarded a long-term contract by oil and gas contractor Saipem for supply of services during…

26th August 2015

Italian job

26th August 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro, the Dutch survey conglomerate with 13,500 employees in over 70 countries, is to extend its integrated hydrographic, geophysical and satellite imaging capabilities under a teaming agreement with EOMAP of Munich, which…

26th August 2015

Fugro expands services

26th August 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hampshire UK-based ECDIS Ltd is to provide Swire Pacific Offshore of Singapore with in-house training courses over a two-year period.

26th August 2015

Singapore contract for ECDIS Ltd

26th August 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

‘Maersk Connector’, a new purpose-designed cable-laying vessel with full survey and trenching capabilities has been launched by builders Damen Shipyards of Galati, Romania.

26th August 2015

New Maersk cable-laying vessel

26th August 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

What is claimed to be the first 1 MW tidal array in the world has been installed on the Oosterschelde storm barrier, part of the famous Dutch Delta Works.

26th August 2015

Tidal generator on storm barrier

26th August 2015

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Floating LIDAR systems offer a much cheaper alternative to evaluating wind farm sites than establishing a fixed measuring station. German renewables developer RWE Innogy, in partnership with the operator of the Eneco…

26th August 2015

EOLOS buoy validated

26th August 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The bankruptcy of the Dutch European technical solutions firm, Royal Imtech, is creating shockwaves across the industry, according to research firm USP Marketing Consultancy.

25th August 2015

Fallout following Royal Imtech bankruptcy

25th August 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first use of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) to perform bathymetry for updating the U.S. nautical charts for NOAA has taken place this summer. Surveying alongside a mother-vessel, the ASV collected…

25th August 2015

First NOAA Charting Survey Using an ASV

25th August 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Founded in 2011 by former engineers from the STX shipyard in St-Nazaire, GEPS Techno is a French start-up company that is focussing on renewable energy projects.

25th August 2015

MLiner renewables solution

25th August 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

It could be a navigators dream to be able to see what lies ahead underwater and now a new type of forward looking sonar offers this possibility. US company, Far Sounder is…

25th August 2015

A new way of navigating?

25th August 2015

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Bibby HydroMap is carrying out survey operations on Port Meridian Energy’s proposed LNG project off Morecambe Bay to help improve the UKs LNG network.

25th August 2015

Bibby to help improve UK LNG network

25th August 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

In anticipation of final approval of the ISO 19030 (Marine Environment Protection Sub-committee) standard expected next year, Norwegian hull coatings specialist Jotun will update its Performance Guarantees offered as a part of…

24th August 2015

Jotun welcomes ISO 19030

24th August 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

US-based PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has announced Sigma Sailadvance, a new range of high performance commercial vessel antifoulings suitable for a variety of operating conditions.

24th August 2015

CSP antifouling

24th August 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Actisense has announced that the Raymarine Sea Talk NG to NMEA 2000 adaptor cable is now available to purchase with all Actisense NMEA 2000 devices due to an extended agreement with worldwide…

24th August 2015

Seamless integration

24th August 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new radar for commercial applications supports Swedish owned and Norwegian headquartered global marine electronics giant Navico’s drive to bring innovation to market via products that simultaneously achieve higher performance and lower…

24th August 2015

Radar renaissance

24th August 2015

SECURITY

SECURITY

Swede Ship Marine will install new Kongsberg Maritime sonar systems as part of a major rebuild and lifetime extension of five patrol boats for the Swedish Navy. The new sonars will replace…

24th August 2015

Patrol sonar for Swedish Tappers

24th August 2015