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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Following the delivery of Europe’s most modern fireboat, the ‘Branddirektor Westphal’, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has ordered two more fire-fighting vessels with the same propulsion packages.

8th January 2020

Propulsion solution for groundbreaking electric fireboats

8th January 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A heavy lift shipping operator has just announced the addition of another module carrier into its fleet following purchase of a pre-owned 2015-built vessel.

8th January 2020

Module carrier investment for heavy lift operator

8th January 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A recent merger has created industry’s largest global provider of engineered heavy lifting and transport services.

8th January 2020

Merger creates heavy lift giant

8th January 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

UK marine construction contractor Red7Marine has partnered with Engineering for Industry, offering students pre-employment support and training through its consortium with Colchester Institute.

7th January 2020

Supporting future marine construction talent

7th January 2020

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A manufacturer of marine aids to navigation will spend this year focusing on enabling the connection of all its devices to its cloud platform to support low-cost and reliable global asset management…

7th January 2020

Cloud dreams for navigation aids manufacturer

7th January 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

WorkFloat, a self-propelled floating work platform that folds up to tow behind a 4x4 on the road or slides into a standard shipping container, has just confirmed dates for a Grand Demo…

7th January 2020

WorkFloat goes on tour

7th January 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The International Salvage Union has reported a positive reaction from respondents to research commissioned to properly understand how itself and the salvage industry is regarded.

7th January 2020

ISU looks in the mirror

7th January 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The independent and confidential CHIRP maritime incident reporting system has focused on tug safety issues including problems handling heavy tow lines.

7th January 2020

CHIRP focuses on tug safety

7th January 2020

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following a busy 2019 for deliveries and orders, 2020 starts somewhat quieter and includes further investment by Boluda following its takeover of Kotug Smit Towage last year.

7th January 2020

Delivery and order round-up

7th January 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A shipyard in the Netherlands has delivered the first of two hybrid multi-purpose surveillance vessels to Blue Octagon/ Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

6th January 2020

Hybrid surveillance vessel delivered

6th January 2020