Industry News – Page 161
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Meerwind start
The Seajacks installation vessels, ''Leviathan'' and ''Zaratan'', are making progress at the Meerwind Offshore Wind Park, a 288MW windfarm in the Exclusive Economic Zone region of the German North Sea.
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French wind
Paris based industrial group Areva has been selected by the consortium GDF SUEZ – EDP Renewables as exclusive turbine supplier for the second offshore wind call for tender in France.
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Gemini rising
Netherlands based marine contractor Van Oord has announced its intention to acquire an equity stake of 10% in the Gemini offshore wind park, to be built 60km from the coast of the Dutch Schiermonnikoog island.
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Largest pontoon
The largest pontoon ever stock-built by Damen has been sold to the Canadian McKeil-Malaspina partnership.
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Honda/Tohatsu deal
Honda Motor Company has entered into an agreement to supply Tohatsu Corporation with Honda outboard engines, from 60 horsepower through to 250 horsepower.
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Lerwick growth
Investment in improved access and expanded deepwater facilities at the Port of Lerwick continues to deliver results, with larger vessels handling increased cargo in the first half of the year.
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NewsHuisman responds to Norwegian demand
Huisman is responding to a rise in demand within the Norwegian offshore market by opening a new office in the country to cash in on the burgeoning indsutry.
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NewsNew Incat passenger ferry
Australia’s Incat Crowther has secured a contract to design a 34mcatamaran passenger ferry for the operator of the Auckland ferry network, Fullers Group Ltd.
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NewsNew IHC Merwede Omnibarge
Vessel builder IHC Merwede of the Netherlands is continuing its strong building and design history with the introduction of a new Omnibarge design.
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NewsSwathe MBES and laser training
Swathe Services is set to run a £2000 multi-beam echosounder (MBES) and MDL laser scanning training course next year in response to “rising demand for MBES surveys within the industry”.
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New wind prediction software
IBM has announced advanced power and weather modelling technology that it says will help increase the reliability of renewable energy resources, including offshore windfarms.
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Med coastal erosion
The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project, which aims to explore new ways of protecting and managing the Mediterranean coastline, called on governments to take immediate and coordinated action to fight cliff erosion.
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NewsMCS £4.5m fleet expansion
Maritime Craft Services (MCS) is focusing on the booming offshore windfarm market with £4.5m of funding for the expansion of its fleet and workforce.
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NewsMarine robots improve marine inspection
Windfarm inspection and mapping of the underwater environment in situations that “defy existing technology” is to be made easier with marine robots.
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NewsDamen Twin Axe FCS delivered
Damen has delivered the Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 to Danish company, Sea Consult ApS, as it prepares to enter the offshore wind market.
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NewsDrydock planning for industry
Netherlands based Hydrographic and Marine Consultants BV (HMC) is attempting to “change market dynamics” with the introduction of its DryPlan dock planning system.
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EU funds for LNG
A collaboration between private infrastructure companies and the Ports of Gothenburg and Rotterdam aims to provide LNG for shipping by 2015.
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NewsThe very civil engineer
“My wake-up call was a project that, from an engineering point of view worked beautifully,” says port consultant Howard Holt. “What I didn’t see coming was that it would make 10% of the workforce redundant, virtually overnight.”
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Optimising processes
Austria based Palfinger Marine is pursuing a bold plan to gain competitive advantage through the continuous optimisation of its processes.
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Emissions proposals
The Global Shippers’ Forum has taken special notice of proposals from the European Commission to establish a system to reduce carbon emissions (CO2) from the maritime sector.
