Industry News – Page 53
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NewsUnmanned vessel milestone
SEA-KIT, a 12m-long uncrewed surface vessel (USV) docked in the Belgian port city of Oostende in May following a successful transit from West Mersea, UK.
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News60 new jobs at USV centre
Irish ocean data collection company, XOCEAN, has announced the creation of 60 new jobs following the official opening of its new Technical Centre near Carlingford, Co. Louth.
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NewsIceland called to take leadership on black carbon
At Rovaniemi, Finland, the Clean Arctic Alliance released a manifesto urging Iceland, which takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, to demonstrate global leadership on the threats facing the Arctic region.
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NewsGreen Marine invests to expand
An Orkney-based marine renewable services provider has moved office and purchased an additional vessel as it seeks to expand operations.
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NewsNew Humphree CEO
Hannes Norrgren has been appointed the new CEO of Humphree and will focus on continuing to improve and evolve the company with further growth in mind.
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Concerns remain for marine underwriting
An increased risk of large, more complex and costly claims has the potential to impact all marine underwriting sectors in 2019, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has said.
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NewsA stronger future for short sea shipping
As shipping gets smarter and more sustainable, the Coastlink conference addresses how short sea and container feeder shipping can best secure a stronger future.
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Young Entrepreneur Award
Nor-Shipping has revealed the shortlist for its Young Entrepreneur Award, with four organisations across a diverse range of maritime and ocean industry activities competing for the prestigious accolade.
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NewsAngelo Bovo: Veritas SPA
The ubiquitous waste collection boats seen around Venice, 130 of them in all, are getting a makeover: one of the original designers, Angelo Bovo of Veritas SPA, admitted it’s “satisfying” to get another shot at it.
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NewsCornelius von der Heydt: Hydrogenious
Hydrogen as a fuel for support vessels? “People worry about safety,” said Cornelius von der Heydt of German-based company Hydrogenious. However, there is a form “that’s even slightly easier to handle than diesel... and it’s liquid at room temperature” he told ''MJ''. No cryogenics, no 300bar tank necessary.
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NewsHorizon Europe regulation progresses
Members of the European Parliament have adopted the Horizon Europe regulation, while the European Council and the European Parliament have reached a partial agreement on the structure of the regulation.
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NewsCork summit keynote address
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has been announced as a keynote speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference ‘Our Ocean Wealth’ at City Hall Cork on June 9th & 10th.
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NewsVienna naming ceremony
Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) recently had the pleasure of attending the naming ceremony for its first multi-million-pound river passenger ferry export.
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NewsShipping industry on cyber red alert
The maritime sector is being targeted by highly motivated cyber criminals and the shipping industry should be on the highest alert for a cyber-attack, Naval Dome CEO Itai Sela has warned.
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Operating Specialist Wind Vessels
ACI’s 6th edition of Operating Specialist Wind Vessels Summit on 18th-19th September 2019 in Gdansk, Poland will bring together senior executives and experts from ship owners, ship operators, wind turbines’ manufacturers, naval architects, and technology companies, market analysts, amongst the others, to discuss the latest innovations, challenges and developments within ...
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NewsNew Executive Officer for UKHMA
The UK Harbour Masters’ Association (UKHMA) has announced the imminent appointment of a new Executive Officer in the first change in the Association’s secretariat in over 20 years.
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NewsCrane vessel fleet expansion
Recently the Amsterdam-based Spliethoff Group has expanded its fleet with four multipurpose tween deck vessels and six heavy lift vessels to increase its capabilities in the multipurpose, project and heavy lift markets.
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NewsMonopiles in transit
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has reached an important milestone on the Formosa 1 Phase 2 OWF project offshore Taiwan, with all 20 foundation monopiles leaving the EEW SPC yard in Germany.
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NewsMarine insurance can aid sustainability
Marine insurance firm Skuld has committed to contributing towards both commercial and environmental sustainability as reducing the ecological footprint of the marine industry becomes increasingly important.
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Internet of Ships
Ship Data Center Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary set up by ClassNK, announced the global launched of IoS-OP (Internet of ships open platform), a platform for data distribution and utilization under common rules, at a seminar held during Sea Asia Exhibition.
