Industry News – Page 189
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NewsZF Marine firsts at SMM 2012
Germany’s ZF Marine Group had a lot to shout about at this year’s SMM trade fair in Hamburg – it launched a new hybrid ready ZF 5300 PTI transmission gearbox and introduced its new executive vice president in industrial technology to customers.
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NewsVoith showcases control system at SMM
German ship propulsion systems specialist, Voith Turbo, displayed its latest vessel propulsion control system for Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Radial Propellers at SMM 2012 in Hamburg this week.
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Maritime Labour Convention ratified
Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is “great news for the world’s more than 1.2m seafarers”, said Dr Rosalie Balkin of the IMO’s Legal Affairs and External Relations Division.
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NewsCammell Laird targets renewables
UK based Merseyside shipyard and engineering business, Cammell Laird, is looking to grow its business across the marine, renewables and civil nuclear sectors in the second half of 2012, following a strong first six months of trading.
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NewsAustal vessel completes Acceptance Trials
The first-in-class Joint High Speed Vessel USNS ‘Spearhead’ (JHSV 1), under construction at Austal USA’s Alabama shipyard, has successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) – the last milestone before delivery.
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NewsPaper calls for research strategy agenda
More needs to be done to bring industry and academia together as a matter of urgency, says Alf Baird of Edinburgh Napier University.
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NewsEuropeans jack-up offshore innovation
HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint venture between Germany’s Hochtief Solutions and GeoSea, a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group, has officially commissioned a powerful jack-up vessel for offshore work, the ‘Innovation’ this week.
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NewsMcMurdo showcases AtoNs at SMM
UK based satellite tracking and monitoring systems company, McMurdo Marine Systems, displayed its range of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) at Hamburg''s SMM 2012 this week.
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NewsSqueezing a quart into a pint pot
“I tend to get the projects that other people have said ‘no’ to,” says naval architect Ian Darley, who has developed a reputation for taking on difficult design briefs since starting out in 1974.
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NewsNew Alnmaritec handling boat for Ghana
UK boatbuilder, Alnmaritec, recently delivered a hull number 149 new line handling vessel for operations at a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit off the coat of Ghana.
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NewsAnti-piracy beams into SMM
Australian satellite communications company Beam Communications Pty Ltd, will be showcasing its satellite piracy solutions for secure communication onboard a vessel at SMM 2012 taking place in Hamburg this week.
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NewsTitan present 'Costa Concordia' removal plan
Titan Salvage has presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the ‘Costa Concordia’ wreck to the Osservatorio, the body responsible for overseeing the removal operations.
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NewsInfluence UK marine industry research
UK marine companies have a significant chance to influence Government sponsored research.
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NewsIFC initiative spearheads Interferry review
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is part of the World Bank Group that provides development loans to poor nations.
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NewsGFS Conference is fast approaching
The third Motor Ship Gas Fuelled Ships (GFS) Conference is due to take place on 12 to 14 September 2012 in this year’s host city, Bergen, Norway.
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NewsNew multifunctional carrier from Damen
Damen Shipyards has revealed its latest multifunctional design, the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500, providing a new concept to the shipping industry.
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NewsFuruno training for China
Furuno Shanghai Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Chinese engineering support company, Furuno Electric, is now providing Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training to the Chinese market.
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NewsNewbuilds for BLRT
Lithuanian shipyard, Western Baltija Shipbuilding, part of Estonia''s BLRT Grupp, has delivered a new fishing vessel hull to Danish company, Karstensens Skibsvaerft A/S, amongst other newbuilds.
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SNAME time this year
The special panel sessions have been announced for the Society of Naval Architects and Engineers (SNAME) Annual Meeting and Expo, 22-26 October at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island USA.
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NewsWind turbine foundations built at Zeebrugge
Belgian marine civils and dredging expert, the Jan De Nul Group, has finished construction of the majority of its 16 concrete turbine foundations in the Port of Zeebrugge for Swedish power giant, Eon .
