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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

MMT Sweden AB and Reach Subsea ASA have jointly invested in developing a new special underwater tool for seabed mapping and pipeline inspection with the Norwegian ROV manufacturer Kystdesign AS.

16th December 2014

Surveying at speed

16th December 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The foot controls in UK company Steute’s ‘GF(S)I Extreme’ series are designed to be very robust and to withstand high levels of mechanical wear and tear. An optional protective guard hinders unintentional…

16th December 2014

Rugged foot control

16th December 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Canada’s Klein Systems Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland, to install the KleinPort Port Management Information System. Belfast Harbour Commissioners selected Klein as…

16th December 2014

Belfast Harbour awards tender for port management system

16th December 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Island Hub is a young and highly enterprising business based on South Uist in Scotlands Outer Hebrides. It was founded earlier this year by businessman Stephen Tanner and, having recently joined…

16th December 2014

Island lifeline

16th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Denmark-based underwater technology company, MacArtney, has created a new connectivity solutions brand, ‘GreenLink’, to meet an increase in demand from the marine renewable energy sector.

16th December 2014

MacArtney goes ‘green’

16th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands– based APM Terminals has signed a two-year, €5 million (USD $6.23 million) contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals…

16th December 2014

Emission free port

16th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Finland’s Sabik has launched a new high performance optical lantern LED 160 which it says will launch a new era in marine lighting.

15th December 2014

High performance optical lantern

15th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Isle of Wight, UK-based Alicat Workboats Ltd., a manufacturer of Wind Farm Crew Transfer Vessels, has received a £2.1 million order from local company, Iceni Marine Services Ltd. of Lowestoft for a…

15th December 2014

Quick turnaround for latest Alicat

15th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Japan’s JRC is extending its range of radars for commercial vessels with the introduction of a new compact radar, the JMA 1030.

15th December 2014

JRC unveils new compact radar

15th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

With more and more investments being made in the marine renewable energy sector, demand for qualified engineers is high, according to engineering recruitment specialist, Matchtech’s Confidence Index.

15th December 2014

Marine engineers in demand

15th December 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A recently launched 1640 from Netherlands-based No Limit Ships has been specially modified to sail safely even under the toughest weather conditions on both the shallow waters of the Elbe and the…

15th December 2014

Modified survey vessel

15th December 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Thetis MRE, the International Convention on Marine Renewable Energies, will be held on May 20 - 21, 2015 in Nantes, France. This years theme is: MRE, from opportunity to industrial reality.

15th December 2014

French renewables event

15th December 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump range has been enlarged. The DOP-range now runs from the smallest possible DOP150, to the DOP450L doing 4.000 m3 of mixture per hour.

15th December 2014

Pump range enlarged

15th December 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

John Deere Power Systems has introduced new propulsion ratings to its EPA Marine Tier 3 engine offerings. The new PowerTechTM 4045TFM85 propulsion ratings expand the John Deere Marine Tier 3 lineup with…

12th December 2014

John Deere expands marine Tier 3 engine lineup

12th December 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering have made exciting progress in developing a more efficient method to initiate combustion, which they claim provides a breakthrough, technological…

12th December 2014

Diesel efficiency breakthrough?

12th December 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, UK has signed an ambitious new agency agreement aimed at ramping up the company’s profile in the thriving marine and offshore markets in Scandinavia.

12th December 2014

Cammell Laird targets Scandinavian conversion market

12th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

CTruk is looking to build an Advanced Composite Technology Centre to help build larger vessels required for future offshore windfarm projects further out to sea.

12th December 2014

CTruk unveils future plans

12th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Wim Timmers Designer Award has been presented to Emiel Mobron, a student at Delft University of Technology for his evaluation method for wind propulsion on cargo vessels.

12th December 2014

Dutch invention recognised

12th December 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Caterpillar Propulsion twin fin system recently won the Technical Innovation prize at the Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, Dubai – one of the highlights of Dubai Maritime…

12th December 2014

Twin Fin award

12th December 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK–headquartered professional and rescue boat manufacturer Vanguard Marine has recently commissioned a TX-860 RIB to Scorpio Actividades Nautica in Funchal, Maderia.

12th December 2014

Dive RIB for Funchal

12th December 2014