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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Since February 2020 JRC/Alphatron’s training department in Rotterdam has new VSTEP simulators available on which trainees can be trained while using the latest software. With these new simulators up and running, the…

27th March 2020

Simulators for Marcom-A training and ECDIS type specific training

27th March 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A pollution-tackling company is seeking support for its new development which intercepts river borne rubbish before it escapes to sea.

26th March 2020

Rubbish-collecting technology seeks support

26th March 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Japanese classification Society ClassNK has released guidelines that explain the revised rules for using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) in class surveys.

26th March 2020

Revised guidelines for Condition Based Maintenance

26th March 2020

SECURITY

SECURITY

According to a prominent maritime security consultancy, the Coronavirus emergency will be the defining threat trend of the year with simultaneous impacts in a number of areas.

26th March 2020

The COVID-19 crisis and maritime security threats

26th March 2020

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Global wave and tidal stream energy production has risen tenfold over the last decade, reflecting global efforts to identify commercialisation pathways for ocean energy technologies, according to a new report.

25th March 2020

Huge rise in wave and tidal energy production

25th March 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands-headquartered Geo-data specialist, Fugro, has announced a strategic partnership with SEA KIT International, winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

25th March 2020

SEA-KIT gets major Fugro partnership

25th March 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The first six tower parts for the SeaMade offshore wind farm have recently arrived in the port of Ostend.

25th March 2020

First SeaMade towers arriving

25th March 2020

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Maintaining the narrow navigational channels through the shallow tidal flats of the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands is a constant battle, due to the high rate of sediment deposition.

24th March 2020

Keeping Netherlands waterways navigable

24th March 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Macduff Ship Design has announced that Colombo Dockyard PLC has delivered two Pilot Launches to Sri Lanka Ports Authority

24th March 2020

Scottish design prowess for Sri Lankan pilot launches

24th March 2020

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The impact of coronavirus on marine insurance isn’t clear cut and a key issue is the extent to which policies respond where there is no physical damage, an insurance professional has stressed.

23rd March 2020

How will COVID-19 impact on marine insurance?

23rd March 2020