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MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

According to lubrication specialist Klüber, high-performance lubricants played a major role in Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas vertical-lift bridge project in Bordeaux, France.

20th September 2017

Reliable lubrication for vertical lifting bridge

20th September 2017

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

LOC has called for greater international cooperation to better manage maritime casualties.

20th September 2017

LOC calls for more maritime casualties cooperation

20th September 2017

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Ecology consultancy Thomson Ecology has published images showing the scale of the microplastics problem and the way that these plastics are entering our food chain.

19th September 2017

Evidence building for microplastics damage

19th September 2017

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Aquabotix Ltd has just announced that the US National Aeronautics Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Jet Propulsion Laboratory has placed an order for an unmanned underwater vehicle with Aquabotix’s wholly-owned US subsidiary Aquabotix Technology…

19th September 2017

Underwater drone for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

19th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine-i, the EU funded scheme which provides support for the marine sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, UK, has launched a new website to encourage participation from businesses who would…

18th September 2017

Cornish marine support

18th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

According to maritime financier Close Bros. three quarters (76%) of UK SMEs (Small to Meduim-sized Enterprises) feel that the absence of a majority government is likely to negatively impact the UK’s ability…

18th September 2017

SME owners believe lack of UK majority government is hindering Brexit negotiations

18th September 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Continuing communication is required for sustainable safety improvements with Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), an offshore wind safety forum has concluded.

18th September 2017

Communication is focus of wind safety forum

18th September 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Norwegian maritime big hitters Norsafe and Kongsberg, are working together to develop an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to act as a combined autonomous and data collection platform with different sensors.

18th September 2017

USV partnership

18th September 2017

SECURITY

SECURITY

Classification society Lloyd’s Register has released type approval requirements for components within cyber enabled systems on board vessels.

18th September 2017

First marine type approval system for cyber enabled components

18th September 2017

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

IUMI, the International Union of Marine Insurance, recently presented its annual statistical report on the marine insurance market at a conference in Tokyo. The association reported that global marine underwriting premiums for…

18th September 2017

Fall in global insurance premium incomes continues

18th September 2017