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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Over in the USA, in the section of the Gulf Coast where the Mississippi meets the Gulf, shallow draft lugger tugs have been earning their keep suppling the near shore oil industry.…

9th February 2015

Triple screw lugger tug

9th February 2015

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Flemish minister Ben Weyts (Mobility and Public Works) and Dutch minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and Environmental Affairs) recently signed the ‘Treaty between the Netherlands and Flanders for the construction of…

9th February 2015

Ghent lock

9th February 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A Canadian yacht design company has recently completed the design of a tidal energy generation floating plant. Backers claim the catamaran-type barge by ER Yacht Design, (28m LOA and 17m Beam), is…

9th February 2015

Tidal barge design

9th February 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The ever popular Seawork Network and Awards evening, which is held on the first evening of Seawork, is a fantastic opportunity for exhibitors to showcase their latest innovations, beat off the competition…

8th February 2015

Beat off the competition with a prestigious Innovation Award

8th February 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

ZF Marine, part of the ZF group, is a world leader in the design and development of complete propulsion systems for all types of vessels. Along with ZF Services UK Ltd they…

7th February 2015

ZF celebrate 100th Anniversary

7th February 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Damen Shipyards Group will launch a composite Fast Crew Supplier 1605 to the market in February. Built at Damen Shipyards Antalya in Turkey, the Group’s specialist composite yard, the Fast Crew Supplier…

6th February 2015

New composite Fast Crew Supplier

6th February 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

“It’s completely different to anything already out there, it’s not a prop boat, it’s not a jet boat – and, given what we need, it drives better than either,” said Antony Robson,…

6th February 2015

World-first propulsion for ‘Trearddur Bay’

6th February 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Finnish Coastguard’s latest vessel is now well equipped for oil spill response operations after taking delivery of new equipment from UK-based Vikoma International Limited.

6th February 2015

Oil spill boom for Finland

6th February 2015

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Venice has had big issues; the fragility of its foundations has pitted the city’s protectionists and the cruise industry in a head-to-head battle that has gone on for years.

6th February 2015

A solution for Venice?

6th February 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A team of scientists at the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed a new weather routing module for an ambitious proposed hybrid merchant vessel for sustainable sea transport…

6th February 2015

Innovative software brings fair winds to hybrid vessel

6th February 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Volvo Penta’s IPS drive system recently celebrated its first decade in production. As well as having a significant impact on the leisure motorcruiser market, this innovative drive system with its pulling propeller…

5th February 2015

10 years of IPS drives

5th February 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Sweden-based high resolution subsea survey provider, MMT, and Reach Subsea, have finalised successful offshore tests on the new Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV).

5th February 2015

Surveyor Interceptor success

5th February 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Drumgrange Ltd. is an independent marine and defence contractor specialising in the development, integration and through-life support of commercial maritime and military systems with a particular focus in eight business areas.

5th February 2015

Intercom launch

5th February 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Parmaris, a UK-based manufacturer of bespoke commercial and leisure lifejackets, has reported a period of rapid development in the past 18 months. The company, which specialises in supplying wholesale lifejackets to a…

5th February 2015

Parmaris performs

5th February 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

In the UK the refurbished Bolt ‘Lifesaver’ wave energy converter has been delivered to owner Fred.Olsen Ltd by Supacat following a three month project refurbishing the converter’s `intelligent systems` at the Devon…

5th February 2015

Supacat delivers refurbished wave energy convertor

5th February 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands marine research institute MARIN has signed the contract for a new wave generator for its new Concept Basin. Part of this contract is a complete new wave generation control system for…

5th February 2015

Making waves

5th February 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK-based Marine Software Ltd has recently delivered its MPMWin - Marine Planned Maintenance system to the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) for their new flagship sail training vessel ‘TS Royalist’.

5th February 2015

Maintenance monitored

5th February 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

As part of the preparations for a large cable laying campaign in Finland, MMT has completed a cable crossings survey for Kraftnät Åland. The planned submarine cable is 152 km long, and…

5th February 2015

Kraftnät crossing

5th February 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Innovate UK in partnership with Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has launched a funding competition for collaborative research and development projects to improve the ways in which energy is managed on vessels.

5th February 2015

UK vessel power funding

5th February 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norway-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has designed a multiple-boat handling system which, it claims, will make boat handling safer and simpler in the hangars and mission bays of…

4th February 2015

New multi-boat handling system

4th February 2015