Industry News – Page 170
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New measures to protect seafarers
New measures have been adopted to protect abandoned seafarers, and to provide financial security for compensation in cases of death and long-term disability.
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NewsRolls-Royce equipment for Volstad Shipping
Rolls-Royce is to supply advanced ship equipment for a new offshore construction vessel owned by Norway’s Volstad Shipping AS, as part of a £13.5m contract.
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NewsNew Kongsberg AIS system
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary, Kongsberg Seatex has launched a new generation of Blue Force Automatic Identification System (AIS) – the AIS 300BF.
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Criminalisation of Maritime Security Operatives
Concerns have been raised over a worrying trend which it says has seen various government authorities criminalising maritime security operatives.
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NewsKlüber Lubrication unveils VGP-compliant grease
Germany’s Klüber Lubrication has introduced its new environmentally-friendly adhesive lubricant for open gears and steel cables, Klüberbio AG 39-602.
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NewsBob Cripps: Growing the industry's future
“There’s no point in building a boat for tomorrow based on today’s technology,” says Bob Cripps of Longitude Consulting Engineers, part of LOC Group. “A design has to have room to evolve.”
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NewsMJ gets animated
The days of the print-only “media pack” are numbered. A new animated video now tells advertisers in the European commercial marine industry why Maritime Journal should be their preferred channel to communicate with their markets.
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NewsNew simulator for Jan De Nul
Netherlands-based Tree C technology BV is to develop and supply a Fall Pipe Vessel (FPV) simulator for Jan De Nul Group’s headquarters in Luxembourg.
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NewsPiracy overlay facility
Scottish maritime software development company, Jargoon, has updated its versatile passage planning tool, Seall Passage Planner, with additional features including a piracy overlay facility.
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NewsSeacurus calls for speedy MLC implementation
UK-based Seacurus is calling for the speedy implementation of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) amendments relating to unpaid crew wages in the event of abandonment.
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High-tech hijacking off West Africa
Most attacks in West African waters are part of a long running criminal programme of cargo theft or kidnapping and ransom inside territorial waters, and not piracy says maritime security company GoAGT.
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NewsSeawork Asia takes shape
Mercator Media Ltd’s first Seawork Asia exhibition is taking shape, with a number of key commercial marine companies set to showcase their products.
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NewsPeter Bouma: evolution not revolution
“From the numbers point of view it can look like a fantastic boat – but when a design gets out onto the waves and starts bouncing around, then you know if its workable or not,” says Peter Bouma, Naval Architect at Vripack.
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New Neptune MPV
The Fenna B is a Neptune Shipyards-built Eurocarrier 2611, managed by Stemat BV.
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CLYMA Project
The Development of the Lyon – Madrid axis on the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor (CLYMA) project is being co-financed by INEA (previously the TEN-T EA) and will run until 2015.
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NewsProgress made to salvage UK shipbuilding
Progress is being made to rescue the future of UK shipbuilding as Lambert Smith Hampton is appointed to act as the marketing agent for a major facility at Portsmouth Dockyard.
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Belgian bronze
Belgian dredging and marine construction giant Jan De Nul has come third in the 14th edition of the country’s coveted Randstad Awards
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Enzyme agreement
Enzyme Energy, which supplies fuel treatment to the marine industry, has signed a supply agreement with Chris Marine in Sweden.
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HHLA gains
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) again expanded its position in a difficult market environment in the 2013 financial year.
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NewsMaritime Statistics Directive aids port planning
BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT) has been awarded a one year contract extension with the UK Department for Transport (DfT).
