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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Netherlands based offshore self-elevating platform supplier Jack-Up Barge has pioneered a new cost-effective installation method that promises to revolutionise offshore wind turbine construction.

7th April 2014

New offshore wind turbine installation method

7th April 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier, the Sure Swift, just over a month after the first FCS 2610 joined the…

7th April 2014

Second FCS 2610 delivered to Sure Wind

7th April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT) has been awarded a one year contract extension with the UK Department for Transport (DfT).

7th April 2014

Maritime Statistics Directive aids port planning

7th April 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Propulsion for two newbuild 19m ferries will be provided by engines supplied by WaterMota, with stern gear provided by Teignbridge Propellers International. Both suppliers are based in Devon UK.

7th April 2014

Fuel efficient ferries powering to Malta

7th April 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Two brand new tug/workboats are now in service with the fleet of Solent Towage Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian company Ostenjo Rederi, based at the Fawley Oil Terminal on Southampton Water in…

7th April 2014

New Asterix and Ibex for Solent Towage

7th April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed the Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) recently published plans for the future of UK seas that will provide much-needed guidance for sustainable development.

4th April 2014

Marine milestone for England’s seas

4th April 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction of the new detached breakwater at Cowes is about to commence with the appointment of Dutch maritime services provider Boskalis Westminster to undertake the £7m project.

4th April 2014

Cowes breakwater construction set to start

4th April 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The question “Will my ship (or workboat) run on this?” will be a hot topic at Europes largest commercial marine exhibition, Seawork 2014.

3rd April 2014

‘Fuel of the future’ GLEAMS at Seawork

3rd April 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Germany’s first dual-fuel LNG car/passenger ferry Ostfriesland will now not enter service until November, six months later than planned, because its owners want more time for detailed work on the project.

3rd April 2014

Ostfriesland LNG retrofit postponed

3rd April 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) of Great Yarmouth UK, manufacturers of subsea navigation and positioning systems and seismic survey equipment, is to collaborate with iXBlue, its French counterpart, in development of cross-compatibility between…

3rd April 2014

Anglo-French working agreement

3rd April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

RINA Services and the Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association (HSSA) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen their relationships in the fields of ship classification, safety, environmental protection awareness and training of personnel.

3rd April 2014

Shortsea cooperation

3rd April 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Osiris Projects has purchased ten new Survey Engine software processing licenses from Coda Octopus. This significant investment in the Survey Engine family of geophysical processing software includes nine purchases of the new…

3rd April 2014

Osiris boosts geophysical survey capability

3rd April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

US-based Oceanscience Group has unveiled its first Z-Boat 1800 remotely-operated survey vessel featuring Tritech Internationals side scan sonar.

2nd April 2014

Tritech StarFish for Z-Boat

2nd April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ten weeks before opening day, Mercator Media Ltd’s Seawork, Europe’s biggest on-the-water commercial marine exhibition, is experiencing a huge surge in exhibitors.

2nd April 2014

Exhibitor surge for Seawork 2014

2nd April 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology of Aberdeen UK, which also maintains bases in London, Houston and Singapore in addition to a global network of agents, has completed a £7m investment programme.

2nd April 2014

Ashtead completes £7m investment programme

2nd April 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

CAT-Surveyor, a new battery powered catamaran-type drone with a payload of 80kg and either tele-operated or automatic navigation modes, has been developed by Marseille based Subsea Tech.

2nd April 2014

French catamaran USV for inland waters

2nd April 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch survey conglomerate Fugro has launched a new UK marine training centre to address the development needs of its operational staff.

2nd April 2014

Fugro launches training centre

2nd April 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Watford UK based Teledyne TSS has previewed its new series of advanced Saturn fibre-optic AHRS and INS (Attitude and Heading Reference and Inertial Navigation Systems) units, the outcome of a two year…

2nd April 2014

Teledyne TSS previews AHRS & INS systems

2nd April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Jumbo Shipping’s MV Fairload has transported a IHC Beaver Dredger and a workboat from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico.

1st April 2014

Jumbo transports a beaver

1st April 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The OPTIMED (Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western) project has been initiated in Cagliari, Italy.

1st April 2014

OPTIMED launch

1st April 2014