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  • News

    Pipe joining approvals

    2012-10-04T11:56:00Z

    Mechanical pipe joining systems manufacturer Victualic has received updated and renewed ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) Type Approvals for a range of grooved-end couplings and fittings.

  • New Zealand has reached a multi-million dollar deal with the owners of the 'Rena'
    News

    Settlement reached over New Zealand wreck

    2012-10-03T17:20:00Z

    According to Maritime New Zealand the NZ government and owners of the ‘MV Rena’, Daina Shipping Company, have reached an inclusive financial settlement to resolve claims.

  • News

    North Sea support

    2012-10-03T07:30:00Z

    Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has strengthened its support for North Sea operators by opening new offices and service centres in Bergen and Stavanger.

  • Malcolm Vincent, president
    News

    IMarEST lecture: saving lives at sea

    2012-10-02T11:50:00Z

    The topic for this year''s Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) annual President’s Day Lecture has been selected: ''The Marine Engineering, Science and Technology of Saving Lives at Sea''.

  • News

    Houlder’s TAS successfully completes trials

    2012-10-02T11:46:00Z

    Houlder and Southampton based design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee have announced that their jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS) has successfully completed offshore trials.

  • News

    SevenCs in Rotterdam

    2012-10-02T07:30:00Z

    On November 12 2012 at 15:00 in the Sun Room of the SS Rotterdam, German maritime navigation software developer SevenCs will launch its new ENC Encryptor in the context of the IHO Conference, Rotterdam 2012.

  • News

    Russian appointment at SMM

    2012-10-02T07:30:00Z

    Ocean Signal, UK manufacturer of communications and safety at sea equipment, has appointed MS Service, based in St Petersburg, as its Russian distributor. The announcement follows the Ocean Signal range of SafeSea products gaining full Type Approval for use on Russian vessels.

  • News

    Funding boost for USVs

    2012-10-02T07:30:00Z

    America’s SeaRobotics Corporation has teamed with a private equity group led by Ocean Investments Capital to fund the expansion of the company’s core business, including the production of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), the commercialization of its Robotic Hull Cleaning systems, and the development of new product lines in the ocean ...

  • The new 400t crane was delivered and installed onboard the 'Leviathan'
    News

    Successful delivery from Kenz cranes

    2012-10-01T17:53:00Z

    Dutch offshore cranes company Kenz Cranes has delivered a new 400 tonne boom hoist offshore pedestal crane to the jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan in Amsterdam.

  • News

    Tognum reconditions MTUs

    2012-10-01T07:30:00Z

    Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, has equipped its subsidiary SKL Motor GmbH in Magdeburg for standardized reconditioning of MTU engines and components and is thus renaming the company MTU Reman Technologies GmbH.

  • News

    ECDIS clarifications

    2012-10-01T07:30:00Z

    The manufacturers of ECDIS equipment are to publish information on the latest versions of the software used to operate their equipment, in order to help clarify certain anomalies that had been identified with some older systems.

  • RenewableUK CEO Maria McCaffery addresses last year’s event
    News

    34th RenewableUK conference and exhibition

    2012-09-28T16:41:00Z

    More than 5,000 participants and 300 exhibitors are expected at the 34th annual RenewableUK conference and exhibition in Glasgow on 30 October through 1 November.

  • 'SS Mantola'. Photo: Odyssey Marine Exploration
    News

    Bad weather affects salvage projects

    2012-09-28T15:45:00Z

    Florida based shipwreck recovery specialist, Odyssey Marine Exploration, recently announced it is putting ‘Gairsoppa’ and ‘Mantola’ recovery operations on hold due to current weather conditions in the North Atlantic.

  • Over the years METS has pulled in big crowds regardless of the economic climate
    News

    METS celebrates 25th anniversary

    2012-09-28T15:40:00Z

    METS, the flagship trade show of the international marine leisure industry, marks its 25th anniversary in 2012.

  • Steyr’s current parallel hybrid engine
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    Expansion on the cards for new look Steyr

    2012-09-27T16:57:00Z

    Steyr Motors GmbH and Phoenix Tree HSC Investment (Wuhan) Co Ltd (PTC) have closed a purchase deal with 100% of the shares of Steyr Motors GmbH and its subsidiaries Steyr Motors Liegenschaften GmbH and Steyr Motors North America Inc going to the Chinese investor group.

  • The IMO is reflecting on the safety of passenger shipping on the centenary anniversary of the Titanic disaster
    News

    IMO plans ‘Future of Ship Safety’

    2012-09-27T15:51:00Z

    Thursday marked the 35th celebration of World Maritime Day. This year’s theme is ‘IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic’.

  • News

    Marine surveying HND

    2012-09-26T14:29:00Z

    The International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) has been approved by Edexcel to deliver the first educational approved Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in marine surveying.

  • Saltholme will join sister ships Coatham and Greatham in being named after protected areas
    News

    New pilot boat under build for Teesport

    2012-09-26T07:30:00Z

    PD Ports has commissioned the build of a new pilot vessel for Teesport on the North East coast. The construction of the new vessel, an investment of over £1M, has now commenced and delivery is expected late 2013.

  • Commodore Tom Karsten
    News

    UKHO appoints new national hydrographer

    2012-09-25T13:04:00Z

    The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has appointed Commodore Tom Karsten RN as its new UK National Hydrographer, Deputy Chief Executive (Hydrography).

  • News

    Seafarers’ children’s appeal

    2012-09-24T14:22:00Z

    The King George’s Fund for Sailors charity, formed in 1917 as a result of the devastating impact of lives lost at sea during World War One and the need to support thousands of seafarers’ widows and orphans, has launched an appeal to promote and increase the support it gives to ...