Industry News – Page 17
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NewsWind farm seabed inspection with uncrewed vessels
Leading renewable energy company Vattenfall has achieved a significant breakthrough in offshore wind farm operations by conducting the first large-scale seabed survey using uncrewed surface vessels.
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NewsOffshore wind faces ‘a race to the bottom’
IMCA, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas have all lent their voices to growing calls for the offshore wind sector to slow down to avoid a race to the bottom
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NewsUK offshore wind companies urged to look to reshoring
Offshore wind employers are being warned against seeking to continue to exploit foreign labour following the end of the Offshore Wind Workers Concession.
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NewsTug news – round-up to June 2023
The latest look at new vessel arrivals features two new Multi Cats from Damen Shipyards, an order from Norway for Sanmar Shipyards and an addition to Ports of Jersey’s expanding fleet.
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NewsMajor engineering for Rotterdam tunnel crossing
A major civil engineering project has been hit by a few setbacks and delays, but the Maasdelta Tunnel is well on its way to providing the major port city of Rotterdam with a new crossing.
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NewsAutonomous ship errors: who’s to blame?
Establishing liability if an autonomous ship gets into difficulties might prove difficult for investigators and courts
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NewsHigh-power batteries rolled out for new fast ferry
Damen has selected its battery system for use on its new electric fast ferry in Lower Saxony, northwest Germany.
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NewsMajor Dutch canal works completed by ‘Destiny’
A special workboat called ‘Destiny’ has been instrumental in upgrading and widening more than 60km of canals in the Netherlands.
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NewsSummit urges leaders to save offshore wind
Marine contractors and manufacturers desperate to take advantage of the potential from offshore wind have called for major investment by governments at a recent summit in Belgium.
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News - VideosWATCH: World first port drone network launched
The 120km2 Port of Antwerp area is now surveilled by six new pairs of eyes following the work of a partnership among the port and three tech firms.
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NewsCollaboration set up to combat increasing cyber risk
Cyber security is no longer something that can be ignored among vessel owners - and in answer to the growing threats, Tenable OT Security has collaborated with Wärtsilä to provide a solution to it.
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NewsCyber resilience approval for Damen Triton
Damen has received classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) Type Approval Certification for Cyber Resilience for its Triton Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
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NewsBMT appoints new chairman
UK-based maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy BMT has appointed a new chairman.
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NewsSvitzer takes over towage at Fawley Refinery
Svitzer Towage has secured a seven-year contract with ExxonMobil to provide ship-handling towage and line-handling services at ExxonMobil’s oil refinery at Fawley in Southampton Water.
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NewsHendy appointed UK distributor for Baudouin engines
UK industrial and marine engine firm Hendy Power has announced an exciting new contract with French engine manufacturer Moteurs Baudouin.
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NewsMore details on Herman Sr’s purchase of ST Marine
The February purchase of ST Marine by Herman Senior came about over a beer shared by the owners, Peter Barker writes.
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News - VideosIMO pleads for help to prevent oil catastrophe
A potentially catastrophic oil spill needs an urgent international response, says the IMO, which has contracted Boskalis subsidiary Smit Salvage to help avert a humanitarian and environmental disaster.
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NewsNorwegian finance for UK windfarm cable contract
The latest project to be financed by Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) is a UK windfarm cable contract
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NewsExpert business acquisition continues growth
OEG Offshore (OEG) has acquired Pelagian Ltd, a leading provider of consultancy, engineering and installation management services to the submarine cable and offshore renewable energy industries.
