Industry News – Page 126
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NewsOsaka pilot statement
The United Kingdom Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) has released a press statement concerning the deliberate grounding of the car transporter ''Hoegh Osaka'' on the 3rd January 2015.
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NewsSalvage in the Solent
A major salvage operation is underway in the Solent following the appointment of Svitzer Salvage to recover the vehicle carrier ''Höegh Osaka'' after it was purposely grounded while leaving the port of Southampton in the UK.
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NewsBig new police boat monitors German Bight
A new state-of-the-art German police patrol boat, capable of a wide range of coastal monitoring and control duties over a wide area of the German Bight, has come in for praise from authorities.
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NewsMarineCo Multi Cat
MarineCo UK has contracted Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Mr. Mike Conafray, Managing Director at MarineCo stated that, after a long evaluation, with alternative builders, Damen came through with the right vessel at the right cost.
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NewsEasyTouch control system
The latest marine heating and demisting expertise from Eberspächer UK Ltd will be on display at the 2015 CWM FX London Boat Show (LBS) from 9 to 18 January, ExCel London, UK.
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NewsUnique crane launch
The new shipyard facility of Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment Company in Jiangsu, China, has launched its first ship, an IMT982 Platform Supply Vessel. The vessel was launched in a unique way, using the yard’s new gantry crane.
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Canadian tidal power
Atlantis Resources Limited’s Canadian subsidiary has been awarded a Feed-in Tariff for up to 4.5MW of tidal generation to be deployed at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Another Alicat CTV order
Dalby Offshore and Alicat Workboats have signed another contract for a seventh newbuild Alicat 23m Crew Transfer Vessel which will strengthen Dalby’s current windfarm fleet.
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Yanmar unveils new EPA-compliant engine
Yanmar America has unveiled its new EPA Tier III-compliant marine diesel engine – the first for commercial marine use to comply with emissions regulations.
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Fast interception conference
The Fast Interception & Riverine conference to be held in London 9-11 February 2015 promises to be a go to for sub 24m craft operating in confined and shallow coastal waters and riverine environments.
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NewsASI Marine sets record
Canada’s ASI Marine has set a record for the longest tunnel swim with a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV in both Australia and Canada.
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PIANC releases new dredging guidelines
PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, has released a new report to promote good practice of dredging and port construction in relation to underwater cultural heritage.
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NewsPete McIntosh: A fresh pair of eyes for CTruk
Pete McIntosh of CTruk has returned to boatbuilding, something that a few years ago he was quite certain he’d never do. So what made him change his mind?
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NewsDuck disasters disected
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into two incidents involving DUKW amphibious passenger vehicles; the sinking of ‘Wacker Quacker 1’ on 15 June 2013 in Salthouse Dock, Liverpool and the fire on board the ‘Cleopatra’ during a sightseeing tour on the River Thames, London, on ...
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NewsTackling plastic pollution in the Med
Figures from UNEPO state that every second more than 200kg of plastic waste are dumped into the world''s oceans and seas so the impact on the natural environment is considerable.
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EU energy storage project operational in UK
What is said to be Europe’s largest battery storage project is now operational in the UK. It will assess the role of energy storage in cost effectively delivering the UK’s Carbon Plan.
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NewsMacArtney goes ‘green’
Denmark-based underwater technology company, MacArtney, has created a new connectivity solutions brand, ‘GreenLink’, to meet an increase in demand from the marine renewable energy sector.
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NewsEmission free port
Netherlands– based APM Terminals has signed a two-year, €5 million (USD $6.23 million) contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment.
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NewsWFSV launched from stock
French workboat catamaran specialist Piriou has just secured the order for a recently launched wind farm support vessel, the WFSV 26w ‘Largo’, which was built in Vietnam. ‘Largo’ is financed by Sealease and will be delivered beginning of 2015 to Opus Marine to be operated in the North Sea ...
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NewsHigh performance optical lantern
Finland’s Sabik has launched a new high performance optical lantern LED 160 which it says will launch a new era in marine lighting.
