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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

US-based lidar wind measurement specialist ZephIR claims that an industry ‘landmark’ moment has been confirmed thanks to NREL, Stuttgart University and DNV GL with the control of an operational wind turbine with…

4th November 2014

Lidar controlled turbine

4th November 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

A maritime law firm is investigating the legal implications of navigation equipment affected by solar storms.

4th November 2014

Navigation equipment caught up in legal storm

4th November 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Global Telesat Communications (GTC), a UK-based reseller of satellite communications, has announced the UK launch of what it claims is ‘the world’s smallest self-contained Iridium satellite tracker’, GSatMicro.

3rd November 2014

Mini tracking

3rd November 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Prudential has been named as the cornerstone investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, making it the fifth UK insurance company set to invest over the next four years.

3rd November 2014

Cornerstone investor for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay

3rd November 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

German propulsion specialist Schottel has invested in a training simulator so that customers can now exercise their handling and knowledge of the company’s products and systems.

3rd November 2014

Simulating Schottel

3rd November 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

In the UK, Scotland’s energy sector has embraced an initiative designed to equip it with the knowledge and skills to take the industry to the next level. The launch event of the…

3rd November 2014

Renewables network

3rd November 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The SGB 2000 gyrocompass manufactured by Teledyne TSS has been certified by Det Norske Veritas as meeting the standard required for use aboard IMO (International Maritime Organisation) registered vessels.

3rd November 2014

Gyrocompass certification

3rd November 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Seabed mapping specialists Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects are making final preparations to launch their latest custom build survey vessel Bibby Athena.

3rd November 2014

‘Bibby Athena’ close to launch

3rd November 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Next year’s Interspill exhibition, taking place in March 2015, is set to be the largest to-date, with over 80 exhibitors confirmed.

31st October 2014

Interspill 2015 conference

31st October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The official sea trials have been held of the first CoCo Yachts designed and Afai Southern Shipyard built Urban Sprinter 2000 fast ferry, named ‘Pão de Açúcar’. This is the first vessel…

31st October 2014

First Sprinter leaves blocks

31st October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The World Maritime Rescue Congress takes place from 1-4 June 2015 in Bremerhaven, Germany, and the IMRF Congress Secretariat has extended an invitation to authors or organisations interested in submitting a paper…

31st October 2014

Rescue Congress

31st October 2014

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Norwegian hull patching specialist Miko Marine AS has opened a subsidiary in Morgan City, La. from where it will be able to supply ship operators and salvage companies throughout the United States…

31st October 2014

Miko goes stateside

31st October 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Canadian AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS) was pleased to announce the EDP Inovação (EDPi) WindSentinel floating LiDAR system survived a major storm that ravaged the coast of Portgual near Viana do Castelo.

30th October 2014

In the eye of the storm

30th October 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Cork Harbour, on the south coast of Ireland, reputed to be the second largest harbour in the world, sees a great variety of shipping, with some 4,500 vessel movements per annum. The…

30th October 2014

Focus on The Port of Cork

30th October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Continuing this month’s news of orders for new vessels, Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards recently secured a major order for six tugs and a pilot cutter for Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) in…

30th October 2014

Seven vessel order for Sanmar

30th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherland’s based propulsion expert, DBR, has delivered a substantial order of 42 marine generator sets for Damen Shipyards which will be installed on 14 tugs bound for the Middle East.

30th October 2014

Genset order for Damen tugs

30th October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 45m offshore patrol vessel ‘Atco Noura’, designed by Macduff Ship Design of the UK and built by Tor Marine of Turkey, has completed a rigorous trials schedule. This included reaching its…

29th October 2014

‘Atco Noura’

29th October 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

UK drysuit manufacturer, Hammond Drysuits Ltd, has celebrated a milestone in its specialist commercial service division, after completing the service and certification of its 1000th commercial drysuit.

29th October 2014

1000th service

29th October 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Captain Peter Kortenoeven, Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, has been presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO’s) prestigious Alexander Dalrymple Award at a ceremony in London.

29th October 2014

Hydrographer recognised

29th October 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Scottish Government has awarded planning consent for four offshore wind projects with a potential total capacity of 2.28GW.

29th October 2014

Planning consent for four Scottish windfarms

29th October 2014