Industry News – Page 173
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NewsRed7Marine completes SeaVex trial
The UK’s Red7Marine recently trialled its SeaVex excavation equipment on a Lincolnshire windfarm to gauge which areas can be trenched to certain depths using a non-intrusive method avoiding live cables.
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Rotterdam test tank
MacArtney Benelux has the added a modern and fully equipped pressure tank facility to the company''s workshop in Rotterdam.
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NewsAustal names first Cape Class patrol boat
Global manufacturer of high performance aluminium vessels, Austal, has named the first of eight new boats being built for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
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NewsTender competition launched for BB Green project
A tender competition has been launched as part of the EU funded BB Green project for the construction of a full size prototype Air Supported Vessel (ASV) battery powered, fast commuter ferry.
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NewsMore apprentices for Port of Tyne
In a bid to address the 10.8% unemployment rate in the North East region of the UK, the Port of Tyne plans to more than treble its apprenticeships in 2013.
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NewsCareer opportunities in ocean technology
Graduates and students will be given the chance to meet potential employees face to face at this year’s Ocean Careers event, taking place between 9 and 11 April 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK.
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New security guidelines for West Africa
Maritime security and piracy protection specialist Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) has developed new guidelines for ship owners engaging maritime security services in West Africa.
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NewsNew anti-piracy agency launches
The Regional Anti-Piracy Prosecution & Intelligence Coordination Centre (RAPPICC), a multinational agency based in the Seychelles and largely funded by the UK government, has launched with the aim of targeting the leaders of piracy groups.
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IMO leads praise for piracy reduction
A number of international maritime groups have welcomed the recent decrease in the number of attempted and successful attacks against ships by Somalia based pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean.
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Jeppesen - FarSounder
Jeppesen and FarSounder have launched a joint promotion for the FarSounder-500 and FarSounder-1000 sonar systems.
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NewsTugnology ’13 comes alongside in London
Final preparations are underway for this year’s Tugnology at the Britannia International Hotel in the London Docklands from 14-15 May.
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NewsIMO to update GHG inventory
International experts met at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters recently to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping.
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NewsPanama Canal dredging programme complete
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging of the navigational channels along Culebra Cut, an important milestone in its canal expansion programme.
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Safety suit extension
Liverpool UK based marine firm International Safety Products (ISP) has extended an eight year relationship with the Ministry of Defence by signing a new agreement involving specialist safety suits used in emergencies at sea.
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Marine online recruitment
The Recruitment Project, a new online recruitment service launched in Aberdeen to service the subsea and offshore industry, has added a ninth discipline to its suite of specialist recruitment lines.
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Numerical weather prediction
The Nautical Institute has launched ‘Numerical Weather Prediction – a practical guide for mariners’, aimed at explaining the benefits and limitations of numerical weather prediction (NWP) so that mariners can get the most out of it and confidently rely on it for safe operations.
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NewsAdapting to changing piracy patterns
Three hundred ships were attacked by pirates in 2012 according to the International Maritime Board (IMB).
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Escola Náutica sails
The first LIFE MOS Avtoritas of 2013 has taken place on the Grimaldi Lines crossing between Barcelona and Civitavecchia, organised for students coming from Portugal.
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DSV acquires Seatainers
Global transport and logistics operator DSV has acquired the entire share capital of Denmark’s Seatainers Group A/S.
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Energy saving ferry
International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued the first of its new voluntary SEEMP notations to the 1,500 passenger and 500 car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries.
