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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Shortly after delivering ‘Bok’n and ‘Borgøy’, the world’s first LNG fuelled ASD tugs for Buksèr og Berging in Norway, Sanmar’s Tuzla Bay facility has completed ‘Brage’ the smallest of five tugs ordered…

28th May 2014

Sanmar completes a powerful line-hander

28th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

UK-based Seacat Services has launched its latest 24m South Catamaran, ‘Seacat Ranger’, which marks the evolution of vessel design and build in the offshore wind sector.

27th May 2014

Latest Seacat launch marks new design phase

27th May 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

During a recent trade mission to Indonesia, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, Melanie Schultz van Haegen presented a masterplan offering a long-term solution to flooding in North Jakarta.

27th May 2014

Dutch companies plan flood protection for Jakarta

27th May 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A new state-of-the-art polar research ship enabling UK polar scientists to remain at the forefront of environmental research in both the Arctic and Antarctic is to be commissioned by the Natural Environment…

27th May 2014

UK to boost polar research with new £200m ship

27th May 2014

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

UK navaids expert Hydrosphere is looking to follow up a successful Seawork 2013 with a new launch at the 2014 show - its Vega VLB-67 LED obstacle and bridge marking light.

27th May 2014

Hydrosphere new launch at Seawork

27th May 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Underwater technology system expert, MacArtney, will be supplying a custom swivel solution for a new next generation Scottish tidal turbine currently under construction.

27th May 2014

Swivel solution for tidal turbine

27th May 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report has been published on the loss of the ‘Emsstrom’ following a collision with the tug Christos XXII on January 13, 2013.

27th May 2014

MAIB report on Emsstrom and tug Christos XXll

27th May 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

All four tugs ordered from Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong by Smit Lamnalco have now been completed.

26th May 2014

Cheoy Lee’s fab four

26th May 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dutch consultancy firm ARCADIS has signed two large contracts to project manage a new port terminal in Säo Luis in north eastern Brazil for a global mining company based in the country.

26th May 2014

ARCADIS win two port contracts in Brazil

26th May 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine has shipped the first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, Indiana manufacturing facility.

26th May 2014

Caterpillar powers world’s first LNG-powered barge

26th May 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ARKeX of Cambridge, UK has recommenced acquiring a multi-client full tensor Gravity gradiometry (FTG) survey within the South Eastern Barents Sea. The survey, started last year but postponed due to weather, will…

26th May 2014

ARKeX resumes Barents Sea Survey

26th May 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The latest developments taking place in the marine renewable energy sector in both Cornwall UK and Finistère France were highlighted at the recent MERiFIC conference held in Brest, France.

26th May 2014

MERiFIC renewables conference

26th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Siemens’ decision to go ahead with the construction of an offshore wind manufacturing plant in Hull, UK, will provide a significant boost to the region’s offshore and marine engineering supply chain, says…

24th May 2014

Siemens boosts supply chain

24th May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

UK-based TR Fastenings is now offering a unique superior black organic finish to all its metal fasteners, which will be on show at this years Seawork International.

23rd May 2014

TR Fastenings showcases new finish

23rd May 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Japanese trading company Marubeni has taken control of UK based Seajacks International with its purchase of a 5% stake in the company previously jointly owned by themselves and Innovation Network Corporation of…

23rd May 2014

Marubeni Corp takes control of Seajacks International

23rd May 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Marine specialists Gardline Environmental Limited, part of Gardline Marine Sciences Limited, has completed a North African and Mediterranean deep water environmental survey on behalf of BP.

23rd May 2014

Gardline deep water environmental

23rd May 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The first of two 24m wind farm catamarans for UK wind farm service provider Enviroserve, has entered service, writes Katina Read.

23rd May 2014

Sea Fox is powered by Doosan

23rd May 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The biennial International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention ITS2014 will open its doors in Hamburg, Germany on the 16th – 20th of June.

23rd May 2014

ITS full of promise

23rd May 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UK port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port is set to get even bigger as work commences to extend one of its berths.

23rd May 2014

Felixstowe expansion gets into full-swing

23rd May 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

US-based Tideland Signal is launching its new range of navaids at this year’s Seawork International in June.

22nd May 2014

Tideland unveils new navaids range at Seawork

22nd May 2014