Industry News – Page 153
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NewsManifesting support for UK ports
United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.
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NewsDamen tug leaves for Trinidad
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first ASD tug 2810 in a four-vessel contract with ARC Towage, which will be used to provide gas terminal berthing services in Trinidad and Tobago.
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NewsUS$2.7m hybrid-powered catamaran christened
US-based The Maritime Aquarium has christened a US$2.7m hybrid-electric catamaran – said to be the only research vessel in the world running on hybrid-electric propulsion.
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UK transport project of the year
DP World London Gateway has won the ‘Construction and Engineering Project of the Year’ award at the UK’s national Transport Awards 2014.
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NewsDredger strikes moored yachts
The UK''s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is looking into why 14 yachts moored outside Medway Yacht Club in Kent were struck and badly damaged by a dredger passing too close by in the fog.
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NewsMORL completes offshore meteorological installation
Moray Offshore Renewables (MORL) has completed the installation of its meteorological mast in its offshore wind zone in Scotland, marking the start of its Moray Firth offshore wind generation project.
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NewsReef Subsea contract
Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with Areva Wind GmbH, to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter commences early October and is anticipated to continue until at least February 2015, with the option to extend the contract further.
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Scottish Renewables post-referendum paper
Scottish Renewables has set out what it calls Scotland’s green energy companies’ requirements in a new post-referendum paper called ‘Harnessing Scotland’s Energy’.
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NewsPeter Curtis: The missing link?
It’s a bit like being a marriage broker, admits Peter Curtis, “on one side I have the marine businesses, on the other I have the banks and fund managers, the trick is to get them to see eye to eye.”
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EWEA Offshore 2015
The 2015 EWEA Offshore conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 10 to 12 March 2015, will look at a range of topics affecting the wind industry.
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NewsFLIR unveils AX8 temperature sensor
US-based FLIR Systems has launched a new AX8 fixed-mount temperature sensor for automated and uninterrupted condition monitoring or critical electrical and mechanical equipment.
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News‘Kitty Petra’ heads east
As a result of the intense wind farm activity around the shores of the UK, Tidal Transit''s personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) are being kept fully employed. Within a week of finishing her contract in the seas off North Wales and returning to the UK''s east coast, ‘Kitty Petra’ will begin ...
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New orders for DSIT’s AquaShield sonar
Israel''s DSIT Solutions Ltd, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy Inc, is to supply its AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) system for a leading Mediterranean Navy to guard the underwater perimeter of a strategic coastal asset.
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SensorLife technology for Kongsberg WFMS
UK-based Ricardo is to support the development of Kongsberg’s Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) with its recently launched SensorLife technology.
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Building bridges at Hamburg
Spain’s boarding bridge expert, ADELTE Ports & Maritime has been contracted to manufacture and install two state-of-the-art HYDRA model Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBBs) at Hamburg’s new cruise terminal.
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NewsCowes breakwater project
The UK’s Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) says that construction of its new breakwater is progressing as scheduled with Boskalis Westminster having completed installation of the gravel pre-load.
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McMurdo in Italy
Generalmarine has been appointed as the new distributor for the McMurdo Marine range of products in Italy.
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MMO introduces new charges
As of today, the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will charge for work carried out on marine licence cases once consent for the development has been given.
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Renewables Department
Ship classification society ClassNK has established a new Renewable Energy Department. This new department which began operations on 1 October 2014 will oversee a diverse range of activities related to renewable energy, including audits and certification of new technologies.
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NewsManifesting support for UK ports
United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.
