Industry News – Page 5
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NewsElevating marine cybersecurity provision and standards
A new organisation has been set up to raise the standard of cybersecurity risk assessment across the maritime industry
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NewsLobby group sets out key asks for tidal energy
A lobby group has made five ‘key asks’ to the UK government to support tidal stream energy as it gathers pace around the world.
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NewsInsurance crisis looms for Europe's inland waterways
European inland waterways could be facing an insurance crisis as operation licence extension ends, placing more than 7,900 vessels at risk, warns Armand Lans, senior broker at FDR.
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NewsVan Oord ‘regrets’ oil spill after dredger hits tanker
A clean-up is under way in Singapore after the Dutch firm Van Oord’s dredger crashed into an oil tanker at berth and ruptured an oil tank.
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NewsStar International wins cruise liner contract
UK marine and offshore services company Star International has won a contract to provide safety maintenance for three cruise ships.
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News - VideosWATCH: Tidal turbines on cusp of commercial success
A Welsh tidal energy project could pave the way for mass commercialisation of a technology that seemed to lose its way shortly after emerging on the market.
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NewsCollaboration enhances tug provision at Halifax
Svitzer has announced it will boost services at the Port of Halifax in Canada with two new escort tugs.
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NewsVattenfall sells half of German OSW project to BASF
Vattenfall has sold 49% of its ownership in Germany’s 1.6GW offshore wind farm to BASF.
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NewsVestas firms up RWE Nordseecluster deal
Vestas has struck a deal with RWE to deliver, commission and maintain wind turbines for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany
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NewsRAD Propulsion closes €5 million scale-up funding
A £4.27 million funding round has been signed off for RAD Propulsion, which will use it to scale up its new RAD 40 electric propulsion drive.
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NewsNorth Star pushes boat out with €500 million loan
North Star says it will use a €500 million loan to add 40 hybrid service operation vessels (SOVs) to its fleet by 2040.
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NewsAnother Boluda purchase confirmed
Towage giant Boluda has confirmed its acquisition of Les Abeilles International in a move that will strengthen its operations in the French Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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NewsBritish Isles takes top spot for shipping incidents
Most shipping incidents over the past 10 years have occurred around the British Isles, the annual Allianz Commercial Safety and Shipping Review for 2024 has found.
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NewsSeeByte inks extended UK MoD contract
The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its contract with SeeByte.
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NewsBoluda expands with buy-out of SMS Towage
Boluda Towage has continued its pattern of global expansion with the acquisition of Hull, UK-based SMS Towage.
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NewsNavComms market in for 50% hike - report
Modern maritime navigation and communications technology is set to rise in value by 50% by 2028, a report has found.
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NewsMariTrace unveils tracking for small vessels
Reports of attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea are a stark reminder of the need to ensure vessels are equipped with live tracking for safety and confidence onboard.
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NewsSPOTLIGHT: The world’s largest ROV fleet
Ocean Infinity is creating what will be the world’s largest fleet of remotely operable vessels, including unmanned motherships designed to work in force-multiplier teams.
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NewsPlastic: The poison in our oceans
It’s been a while coming, but there are signs that new regulations may be coming down the line to stop plastic pollution from shipping.
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NewsHeavyweights set up JV for floating wind
Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 have set up the joint venture ‘Salamander’ to submit an application for a floating wind farm off the coast of northeast Scotland.
