Industry News – Page 112
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NewsThree days in Hamburg
SMM, which lays claim to being the leading international maritime trade fair, will take place at the Hamburg Messe exhibition centre from 06 to 09 September 2016. More than 2,000 exhibitors have registered, and over 50,000 industry visitors from roughly 100 nations are expected to attend. Similar to the last ...
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NewsMPS contract with Hunger Hydraulic
Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) has signed a new contract with Hunger Hydraulic UK for the supply of hydraulic cylinders and seals.
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NewsNew owners for Navico
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and Altor Fund IV have partnered together and signed an agreement to acquire Navico from the Altor 2003 Fund.
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NewsSecond generation bridges from Alphatron Marine
JRC and Alphatron Marine will be exhibiting at SMM in Hamburg, Germany from the 6 September to 9 September.
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Water lubricated bearings
Netherland’s based Maprom Engineering will be at SMM this year to promote water lubricated bearings as a suitable alternative to oil lubricated ones.
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Windfarm contract for Jan De Nul
Jan De Nul Group has signed a contract with Dong Energy for the transport and installation of 36 monopiles and transition pieces for the offshore windfarm Borkum Riffgrund 2.
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NewsBurgess Marine and EAPL partnership
UK-based ship repairer Burgess Marine and European Active Projects Ltd (EAPL) have partnered up to jointly manage and operate Ramsgate Slipways.
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Wave Energy Convertor deployed
UK Falmouth-based wave energy developer, Seatricity Ltd, has redeployed its full scale prototype wave energy convertor to the Wave Hub test site in Cornwall for testing.
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New distribution agreement for Planet Ocean
Planet Ocean has become the UK and Ireland distributor for American-based SeaView Systems’ new low power wave height and direction sensor.
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Scottish technology collaboration
Nine major energy companies and the Scottish Government have announced a £7.9 million collaboration on technology innovation to slash the cost of offshore wind, via the Carbon Trust''s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme.
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NewsMagnetic Sledge from Miko
Oslo-based Miko Marine has unveiled a magnetic sledge that is capable of retrieving small ferrous objects from underwater.
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European expertise for US offshore wind
Norway-headquarterd Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has signed a contract with leading offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm.
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NewsPalfinger acquisition
At the end of June 2016, the Austria-headquarterd Palfinger Group closed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in Herkules Harding Holding AS, and thus the globally operating Harding Safety.
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Tideway ‘Best Employer’
The National Business Success Award Institute in Belgium has selected Tideway BV (a subsidiary of the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, DEME) as Best Performing Employer 2016 in the marine engineering sector.
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Royal IHC obtains majority stake in Tompkins
Netherlands-headquartered Royal IHC and Tompkins UK Ltd have increased their strategic cooperation with IHC acquiring a majority stake in Tompkins.
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DONG wins Dutch wind farm tender
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs has awarded the concession to build and operate the Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms.
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NewsSurvitec Group joins forces with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) is transferring all of its related safety products and services, to the Survitec Group, creating a world leader in safety and survival solutions.
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NewsMS&D: Strategies for Maritime Security at SMM
The responsibilities of navies and coast guards are becoming more complex and demanding. At MS&D, the International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence held in conjunction with SMM, high ranking experts will discuss current trends and future challenges.
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News‘Sea Installer’ crane upgrade
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has concluded major modification works on the A2SEA (Denmark)-owned offshore wind farm installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’.
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European Pilots welcome EU agreement on new ports regulation
Representatives of the legislative institutions of the EU successfully reached an agreement recently on the new Port Services Regulation. This legislation will establish a framework for the provision of port services and financial transparency of European ports.
