Industry News – Page 122
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NewsNew AIS offering from Digital Yacht
Digital Yacht has introduced an AISnode to its portfolio which allows AIS data to be shared across plotters, radars or other compatible devices onboard a vessel.
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NewsSolar Solve wins £20,000 Asian contract
UK-based Solar Solve Marine is to supply Dimmlite Type Approved fabric roller blinds from its Rolasolv product range for a series of tugs being built in Vietnam – a contract worth £20,000.
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NewsIbercisa management changes
Spanish deck equipment company Ibercisa, has appointed Roberto Rodriguez Orro as General Manager. The incumbent, Ramón Carrera, has been promoted to the Board of Directors and is now responsible for international expansion and business development.
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NewsNew commercial vessel 4G offering
Responding to the marine industry’s demand to deliver robust and cost effective super-fast internet to users at sea, the France based Microwave Vision (MVG) Group has launched an innovative 4G offering, called S@iLink.
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NewsDuro Wipers visit
UK marine window wiper specialist, Duro Wipers Ltd was recently pleased to welcome a visit from Michael Fallon, the UK’s Secretary of State for Defence.
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News‘Costa Concordia’ Captain receives sentence
The former Captain of the ‘Costa Concordia’ cruise ship that capsized back in January 2012 has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison – 10 years less than expected.
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NewsNew generation tugboat consoles delivered
JRC and Alphatron Marine have delivered new tugboat consoles – said to be the first of their kind – for the new generator of Rotortugs.
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‘Pieter Schelte’ name change
Allseas Group, vessel operator of the ‘Pieter Schelte’ has confirmed to Maritime Journal it will be renaming the vessel following widespread protest.
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Free IsatPhone 2 emergency response service
Inmarsat, global mobile satellite communications service expert, is offering all post-pay IsatPhone 2 customers free-of-charge access to GEOS’ Worldwide Emergency Response Coordination service.
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NewsIan Ellis – MacDuff Ship Design
Some builds, admits Ian Ellis of MacDuff Ship Design, have taken him out of his comfort zone. However he seems, like the company, to thrive on a challenge.
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NewsRenewables construction vessel
Paramarine, QinetiQ’s ship and submersible design software, has been used by Mojo Maritime to design an offshore construction vessel for the marine renewables sector. The Hi Flo 4 (HF4) is a state-of-the-art, high-performance, dynamic positioning vessel capable of operating in extreme coastal and continental shelf environments, designed with the support ...
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NewsAtlantic team effort supports innovation
The UK’s Liverpool John Moores University has joined forces with Mersey Maritime and Norway’s Vestfold University to encourage maritime innovation, research and higher skills in the Atlantic region.
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NewsWijngaarden Shoalbuster
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has ordered a Shoalbuster 3512 from Damen Shipyards Group. The completely new design includes a larger bridge, an extensive working deck of 134m² and accommodation for up to 11 personnel.
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NewsNew composite Fast Crew Supplier
Damen Shipyards Group will launch a composite Fast Crew Supplier 1605 to the market in February. Built at Damen Shipyards Antalya in Turkey, the Group’s specialist composite yard, the Fast Crew Supplier 1605 FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) is an addition to Damen’s highly successful aluminium 1605 range, 70 of which ...
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NewsOil spill boom for Finland
The Finnish Coastguard’s latest vessel is now well equipped for oil spill response operations after taking delivery of new equipment from UK-based Vikoma International Limited.
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NewsInnovative software brings fair winds to hybrid vessel
A team of scientists at the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML) has developed a new weather routing module for an ambitious proposed hybrid merchant vessel for ''sustainable sea transport'' which is powered by wind and LNG.
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NewsStrengthening Jersey’s sea defences
A new Bobcat T40180 18m telescopic handler has been supplied by Jersey based equipment rental company, 4hire Limited, for use in crucial sea defence work on the island.
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NewsSurveyor Interceptor success
Sweden-based high resolution subsea survey provider, MMT, and Reach Subsea, have finalised successful offshore tests on the new Surveyor Interceptor ROV (SROV).
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NewsMaking waves
Netherlands marine research institute MARIN has signed the contract for a new wave generator for its new Concept Basin. Part of this contract is a complete new wave generation control system for the wave generators in the Offshore Basin and Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin, commissioned in 2000.
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NewsStay at sea support vessel
Netherlands-based Acta Marine has contracted CIG Shipbuilding for the design and construction of a large wind farm support vessel. The DP-2 fitted vessel measures 108 by 16 metres and offers comfortable accommodation and workspace for 75.
