News

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Adjustment works to deepen and widen the River Elbe fairway have begun with the aim of improving large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg.

26th July 2019

Elbe moves closer to target capability

26th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

New guidance on lifeboat and rescue boat operations aims to fill the gap between training and reality by providing potentially lifesaving insights into the realities of handling a lifeboat, MOB boat or…

24th July 2019

Rescue guidance bridges training gap

24th July 2019

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The West of England, a leading A-rated mutual marine insurer, has announced the appointment of a key strategic hire to support its strategy of expansion in the offshore market.

24th July 2019

Key appointment in the offshore insurance market

24th July 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A contract worth close to €700 million, has been awarded for the turn-key design, manufacture and installation of the world’s longest interconnector.

24th July 2019

€700 million interconnector contract

24th July 2019

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new task force which will help to increase the number of skilled people working in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind industry held its first meeting in July.

24th July 2019

Offshore wind skills taskforce

24th July 2019

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

One of the pilot vessels of Nederlands Loodswezen BV, has been equipped with three new davit systems for deployment and recovery of their Fast Launch Craft.

24th July 2019

Three davit systems for pilot vessel

24th July 2019

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cable and pipe penetrations are crucial for the safety level onboard ships and offshore units.

24th July 2019

Keeping tabs on cable transits

24th July 2019

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A maritime engineering company has been selected to work on a major infrastructure project designed to extend the mooring capacity of Queen’s Pier by 40m at Portland Port in Dorset, UK.

24th July 2019

Portland Port mooring capacity to be extended

24th July 2019

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Following recent events in the Straight of Hormuz, a new insurance offering will respond to a single peril of a ship taken by a foreign government, providing Loss of Hire costs and…

23rd July 2019

Malicious Vessel Seizure Insurance

23rd July 2019

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The new high efficiency RoRo vessel from Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s HERO class, has recently made its maiden call at the Port of Southampton.

23rd July 2019

High Efficiency RoRo

23rd July 2019