Vessels News – Page 18
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NewsSwedish firm wins deal to supply marine batteries
Echandia has launched itself onto the American market with a contract to supply the battery systems for five battery-electric ferries in San Francisco.
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NewsBrittany Ferries poised to take 51% of Condor
Channel Islands ferry operator Condor Ferries now has a majority owner in Brittany Ferries, subject to Jersey and Guernsey’s regulating authorities.
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NewsFEATURE: Winds of change in offshore support
The offshore wind farm industry is still in its early days, and as turbines grow in size and power and move further offshore, the kind of vessels required to support them is also changing. Stevie Knight has a look at a couple of the options.
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NewsJan De Nul called in to open Asian bottlenecks
Dredging and port expansion works are being undertaken to improve trade routes and tackle sea levels that are falling because of climate change, Jan De Nul says.
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NewsDeep water data sub successfully trialled
In a groundbreaking deep water trial off the coast of Madeira, an autonomous underwater vehicle has successfully completed a spiral behaviour mission
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News - VideosWATCH: Major decommissioning engineering complete
BP’s North Sea Miller oil and gas operation has finally been decommissioned with the last piece of the puzzle now in place.
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NewsVARD wins new offshore vessel deal
A deal to design and build a new energy construction vessel is the sixth time Norwind Offshore has called on VARD since 2021
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NewsINSIGHT: The changing size and shape of CTVs
Stevie Knight has a look at the changing size and shape of vessels taking workers out to offshore wind farms.
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NewsStorms hamper grounded cargo vessel salvage
Resolve Marine and Smit International were called in to salvage a grounded cargo vessel loaded with 500 tons of oil before she was battered by storm waves and broke up.
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NewsTechnology insight: electric tug power
Peter Barker takes a peek under the bonnet of electric tugs to look at Norway’s Corvus Energy’s battery systems.
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NewsRovco completes UXO project in Baltic Sea
Preparations have begun for the Windanker offshore wind farm, Iberdrola’s third in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsIn the line of fire – salvors on the frontline
The consequences of war on commercial shipping lead to extra dangers for already risky work by salvage firms. Peter Barker reports on two companies’ activities affected by the Red Sea conflict.
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NewsFloating wind farms to power oil and gas
A joint venture will install a second floating wind farm to provide the power to electrify oil and gas platforms in the Scottish North Sea.
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NewsNYK claims world’s first ammonia tug
NYK has claimed a world first with the successful fuelling of a tug with ammonia.
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NewsOlympic CSOV delivered on eve of Olympics
A CSOV named Olympic Boreas has been delivered to fleet owner Olympic Subsea the day before the Paris Olympics are due to begin.
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NewsHighs and lows of salvage in 2023
The ISU’s annual review has reported increased revenue from LOF cases and increases in income from wreck removals.
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NewsFlawed navigation led to grounding - report
An MAIB report has found insufficient navigation techniques and unqualified driver led to the grounding of a swim support vessel off the Isle of Wight.
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NewsTeledyne’s new European service centre for AUVs
Teledyne Gavia’s brand new AUV Service Center in Poland is now open
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NewsA Coruña demonstrates autonomous port drones
Demonstrations of autonomous drone technology have been demonstrated a Spanish port, including the detection and rescue of a person overboard.
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News‘Titanic’ builder in trouble as loan backing refused and CEO leaves
Harland & Wolff has been refused a loan guarantee by the UK government, putting the business in jeopardy just five years after facing similar woes.
