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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UKs Port of Tyne is stepping up the pace in the race to provide clean, green renewable fuels for the future with investment plans priced at £180 million for its south…

28th January 2015

Port of Tyne Riverside Quay developments

28th January 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Classification society ClassNK has agreed to form a capital alliance with the Wind Energy Institute of Tokyo Inc. (WEIT). Based on the agreement, ClassNK will acquire around 30% of WEIT’s shares through…

28th January 2015

Japanese alliance

28th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

e-Compliance, a partly EU funded research project on maritime regulations, has announced the delivery of its first major milestone: The Maritime Thesaurus and Ontology.

28th January 2015

E-compliance milestone

28th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Three large new escort tugs contracted by Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi, will feature Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines integrated with a customised gas storage and supply system.

28th January 2015

Integrated propulsion

28th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands based marine electronics expert, Alphatron Marine has been selected as a supplier for an innovative new encrypted smartphone for the commercial marine sector.

28th January 2015

Encrypted smartphone supply

28th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In the ongoing Italian trial of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino, a prosecutor has recommended that the Italian court imprison the defendant to more than 26 years for his part in the…

27th January 2015

Concordia captain could face 26 years

27th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based lubricants manufacturer, Metalube, has unveiled its latest range of biodegradable, high performance lubricants, designed to protect steel wire ropes.

27th January 2015

New steel wire rope lubricant unveiled

27th January 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK-based marine safety specialist IC Brindle has launched a new guide to the UK Workboat Code 2014, which came into effect on the 1st January this year.

27th January 2015

Workboat Code Manual

27th January 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Postgraduate students at European universities or scientific institutes with a research project containing a hydrographic element are invited to submit an application for free support from Innomar Technologie of Rostock, Germany.

27th January 2015

Innomar student project

27th January 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Teledyne Marine in the US plans to host a joint technology workshop featuring 13 of its subsidiary oceanographic companies in San Diego, California from 4-7 October. It will include customer presentations, product…

27th January 2015

Teledyne joint technology workshop

27th January 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has introduced a new digital application enabling mariners from around the world to submit hydrographic data direct to its Taunton headquarters using a mobile device.

27th January 2015

UKHO extends H-Note service

27th January 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK’s Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Isle of Wight Council (as Local Planning Authority) for permission to construct and operate a tidal…

27th January 2015

Perpetuus plans

27th January 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations are to have effective control over their Territorial Waters and Economic Zones, says leading…

26th January 2015

Coastguard training key to defeating piracy

26th January 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Seagull Maritime has reported that it has become the first overseas company to secure training centre approval from the Panama Maritime Authority following the PMA’s 2014 change of leadership.

26th January 2015

Seagull secures approval from Panama flag

26th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Seafarers Awareness Week, taking place from 20 to 28 June 2015, will look to raise awareness of Britain’s dependence on seafarers and highlight career opportunities for young people.

26th January 2015

Seafarers Awareness Week

26th January 2015

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Interspill 2015 will be held at Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, the Netherlands, on 24-26 March 2015, co-organised by Reed Exhibitions and Interspill Ltd. and hosted by the Spill Response Group Holland (SRGH).…

26th January 2015

Interspill 2015

26th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Inmarsat, the global provider of mobile satellite communications services, will complete another significant milestone in the delivery of its Global Xpress (GX) service with the scheduled launch of the Inmarsat-5 F2 satellite…

23rd January 2015

Superfast broadband at sea

23rd January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Tek-Tanks, a Hampshire, UK based designer and manufacturer of high density polyethylene, water, waste and diesel tanks, has just appointed their first distributor in the USA.

23rd January 2015

Tanks cross the border

23rd January 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Swiss-based Allseas Group’s Pieter Schelte, at 382 metres long and 124 metres wide the world’s largest offshore pipelay and platform installation vessel, has been equipped with a Sonardyne Ranger 2 USBL acoustic…

23rd January 2015

Sonardyne equips World’s largest offshore construction vessel

23rd January 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Applied Acoustics of Great Yarmouth, UK has recorded the 400th sale of its Ultra Short Baseline Systems (USBL) with delivery of a Spread Spectrum rack-mounted EasyTrak Nexus unit to the Canadian Department…

23rd January 2015

Applied Acoustics 400th USBL sale

23rd January 2015