Industry News – Page 200
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MJAPR12 Front Cover Story
Three new Safehaven Marine vessels, the Wildcat 53 catamaran Orca III, built as a Cat 0 wind farm/crew transfer vessel and sister ships Diogo de Teive and Josse van Hurtere, the third and fourth of a four vessel pilot boat order for the Azores Islands, are seen during sea ...
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Schottel Middle East
ATOS International L.L.C. will be the authorised Schottel Service and Spares provider in the UAE, Bahrain and Oman, working in close cooperation with SME in Dubai.
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Looking for dealers
(UK) Devon based WaterMota, then sole UK and Republic of Ireland Hyundai SeasAll, WhisperPower and Craftsman Marine distributor is looking to appoint new dealers to its network.
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Fugro acquires EMU
(Netherlands) Fugro NV has acquired EMU Limited to advance growth in marine environmental survey and consultancy. EMU is an independent marine survey and environmental consultancy specialist with annual revenues of over €20m.
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NewsCutty Sark reopens
Her Majesty the Queen will officially reopen the 1869 tea clipper, Cutty Sark, today after a multi million UK restoration project spanning six years.
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NewsKongsberg get Windsense
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime is developing the Windsense project, which aims to develop a new and flexible instrumentation system for wind turbines.
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Spanish renewables
(Spain) The programme for Sinaval-Eurofishing Elite 2013, which runs from 16 to 18 April, is to include the first Bilbao Marine Energy Week, an event aimed at trade specialists and firms already working in the field of renewable marine energy sources or seeking to diversify into this emerging sector.
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NewsIndustry backs Propulsion & Emissions Conference
Mercator Media’s 34th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference, being held in Hamburg, Germany on the 23-24 May 2012, is getting full backing from the industry.
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Second French ferry
(France) Ferry operators DFDS and LDA have doubled the frequency on the popular Dover – Calais crossing of the English Channel.
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NewsPATCH ports target Seawork
Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) is hosting a Seawork 2012 conference this year - helping ports improve strategy on the important issues of management, financing and cooperation.
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Dutch ship breaking
(Netherlands) On March 1st 2012The Netherlands’ Hydrographic and Marine Consultants BV (HMC) received a cheque of little over €80,000 last month from the European Union to develop a Ship Dismantling Instrument.
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NewsUK marine industries showcase
The British Government launched its first marine industries showcase at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) last month to highlight the industry’s multi-billion pound contribution to the UK economy.
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NewsUK shipping – a serious issue
UK Shipping Minister, Mike Penning MP, met with the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group last month to give the industry an update in terms of the government’s maritime strategy going forward.
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Ruukki steels Antwerp
(Belgium) The Finnish company Ruukki, specialising in energy efficient steel solutions, is the latest steel producer to choose the port of Antwerp as its European distribution hub.
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Harris Pye in Cyprus
(Cyprus) Repair, preventive maintenance, and conversion specialist Harris Pye Group has appointed WSR Services Ltd of Limassol in Cyprus as agents for marine engineering and offshore oil and gas projects.
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NewsUK shipping organisation pledges green focus
Helen Deeble, the new president of the UK Chamber of Shipping, has said that green initiatives will continue to be a focus for the organisation, although the sector’s stability is of “paramount importance”.
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NewsA hundred years of changes, but challenges remain
New shipping risks are highlighted by a report that marks the changes since the loss of the Titanic a century ago.
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Tsunami debris threat
(Pacific) The World Ocean Council is encouraging vessels transiting the North Pacific to send Japanese tsunami debris information to NOAA.
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NewsIbercisa return to Seawork
Spanish winch specialist, Ibercisa, will be back to exhibit at Seawork this year with the emphasis squarely on electrically driven deck equipment – one of the largest technological developments in the field.
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Fukushima wind farm
(Japan) An experimental offshore wind farm project aimed to help Fukushima recover from the tsunami of a year ago is underway.
