Industry News – Page 86
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‘First of its kind’ EAL
RSC Bio Solutions, a global leader in environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) and cleaners, has launched a new product line of bio-based lubricants.
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NewsDFDS anniversary
Denmark-headquartered ferry operator DFDS will be celebrating its 150th anniversary this December, and has chosen to celebrate this by commissioning a collection of memorable advertising posters harking back to the golden age of marine transport in the 1930s.
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NewsMeyGen official unveiling
Tidal power developer Atlantis Resources Limited, has hosted Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, for the official unveiling ceremony of the MeyGen Project, the world’s largest free stream tidal power project, at the Nigg Energy Park in Scotland.
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NewsSuccessful wood-based biofuel test
International dredging company Boskalis and Dutch sustainable fuel company GoodFuels Marine have extensively tested UPM BioVerno wood-based renewable diesel on a vessel working on the Dutch Marker Wadden nature restoration project in the middle of the Markermeer lake.
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‘Future proofing’ shipping
Wärtsilä has been focusing on ‘future proofing’ shipping with its first ever Maritime Future Summit taking place at SMM 2016.
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NewsCarbon eco cat picks up SMM gong
Futuristically styled and engineered carbon fibre tourist vessel, ‘Vision of The Fjords’, has won the Ship of the Year 2016 award at SMM in Hamburg.
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Lifeboat tilt test
The latest Valentine Class lifeboat going into operation for the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) has completed its tilt testing in order to check its righting ability.
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NewsFirst four frequency EPIRBS launched
SMM is always a hotbed for marine safety and survival launches, and one of the highlights this year has to be McMurdo’s announcement of a new family of EPIRBs that will accelerate the search and rescue process by combining multiple frequencies into a single EPIRB product.
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NewsRugged dome cameras
Netherlands-headquartered video surveillance solutions provider Siqura showed at SMM 2016 for the first time two all-new, full-HD marine dome cameras: the Xtreme HSD870H3-MDC and the ExPLORE HSD870H3EXP-MDC.
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News20th anniversary of the MTU Series 4000
Birthday celebrations were in the air at SMM 2016 as Rolls-Royce marked 20 successful years of its MTU Series 4000 diesel.
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NewsInnovative rope construction
German rope expert, Gleistein Ropes, has presented a new innovative rope construction-type alternative at this year’s SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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WINMON 9 software from Servowatch
Servowatch launched its WINMON 9 automation and control software, part of the ServoFusion product range, at SMM 2016.
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Smart Shipping from Hoppe Marine
Hamburg-based Hoppe Marine presented products in three major areas of focus at this year’s SMM in Hamburg.
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3Si Group debuts new safety products
Safety and Survival Systems International (3Si) has unveiled four of its group companies at SMM Hamburg for the first time.
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NewsIan Greenwood: WFSV skipper
Life as a workboat captain “can be really varied” Ian Greenwood told ''MJ''. However, this turns out to be something of an understatement.
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News‘Installer’ renewal
Dubai-headquartered offshore support vessel company Topaz Energy and Marine, has announced the renewal of its long standing contract with Swiss electrical giant ABB for the ‘Topaz Installer’, Topaz’s specialized cable laying vessel.
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News‘Svitzer Amstel’
A new Sanmar ASD 60 tonne bollard pull tug, ‘Svitzer Amstel’ has been named and has begun operating in the Port of Amsterdam.
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NewsNew VMS at Lerwick Harbour
Lerwick Port Authority is now using a new Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to improve the handling of ship movements at its Shetland port.
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Wind Vessels Conference
CWind and CTruk will be speaking at the third Operating Specialist Wind Vessels Conference, taking place on 5 and 6 of October 2016 in Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsOffshore Energy 2016 preview
The Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) is set to take place in Amsterdam from on the 25 and 26 October 2016.
