Industry News – Page 12
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NewsEurope under threat: report outlines risk to coastlines
A new report is urging a range of measures need to be implemented to protect Europe’s coastlines from future challenges.
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NewsTug development: evolution or revolution?
When can the pace of progress be described as revolutionary rather than evolutionary? With tug development, it’s starting to look like the latter. Peter Barker reports.
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NewsSeawork meeting results in contract win
Norcom Technology has won a contract for its AIS package as a direct result of the Seawork commercial marine event in Southampton in June.
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NewsEC pledges support package for wind power
While acknowledging challenges faced by the wind industry, EU president Ursula von der Leyen has pledged the EU will support it with a new package.
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NewsOffshore wind to power Volvo car manufacturing
Swedish car maker Volvo will take its electric cars even further down the green road by using offshore wind to power their manufacture.
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NewsSupply chain and unreliability plague wind farm sector: report
Insiders are beginning to question wind energy targets because of unreliability concerns and supply chain bottlenecks, a recent report has claimed.
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NewsShips converted to protect subsea infrastructure
Geopolitical tensions have prompted the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to have two offshore support vessels converted to subsea surveillance operations.
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NewsISU appoints new president
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has appointed John Witte Jr. as ISU president, succeeding Captain Nicholas Sloane, who will continue as a member of ISU’s Executive Committee.
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NewsOpinion: How exhaust scrubbers can bridge the fuel gap
In these challenging regulatory times for maritime, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment director Sigurd Jenssen says exhaust scrubbers are a viable bridge to fill the gap between relying on fossil fuels use and eliminating them.
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NewsFirst turbine switches on at world’s largest offshore wind farm
The first of 277 wind turbines that will eventually make up the world’s largest offshore wind farm is now producing power, owners SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn have said
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NewsInterview: Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood
Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood speaks to Maritime Journal as the shipyard ventures into new business areas.
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News - VideosUK first: Semi-submersible FPF dry docked for decommissioning
Decommissioning work has begun on the first semi-submersible Floating Production Facility (FPF) to be dry docked in the UK.
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NewsOcean Kinetics buys 25% of MMG Ocean
Scottish engineering firm Ocean Kinetics has bought a 25% stake in Irish coded welding and marine fabricator MMG Ocean (formerly MMG Welding).
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NewsSeafarers post Brexit: Navigating the changes
Post-Brexit legal landscape for seafarers and vessels: what are the changes and how can we navigate them? Immigration lawyer Mandie Sewa has provided Maritime Journal with a few pointers.
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NewsIrish patrol vessels seize cocaine worth €160 million
Four men have appeared in an Irish court after a container ship was impounded with what is the country’s largest ever drugs haul, media reports say.
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NewsSir Timothy Laurence appointed IMRF patron
The International Maritime Rescue Federation has appointed Sir Timothy Laurence, the husband of the British Princess Anne, as patron.
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NewsBritoil snaps up bulk of Vroon’s offshore support fleet
Britoil Offshore Services has bought 30 vessels from Vroon Offshore Services following the Dutch firm’s decision to divest itself of most of its offshore support fleet.
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NewsTaiwan offshore wind wins Norwegian financial backing
Eksfin aims to increase Norwegian exports to the Far East offshore wind markets
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News - VideosVIDEO: Work begins to restore 150-year-old viaduct
UK train operator Network Rail is restoring a 150-year-old railway viaduct with the help of floating pontoons.
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NewsSubsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions
There is a great need to improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables
