News 2-10 – Page 172
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James Fisher buys Divex
James Fisher and Sons plc, a leading provider of specialist services to the marine and oil & gas industries has announced that it has purchased UK diving and subsea equipment expert, Divex Limited.
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APMT to operate major Turkish port
Global terminal operator, APM Terminals (APMT) and Turkish petrochemical company, Petkim, have signed an agreement to create a new container and general cargo terminal, Aegean Gateway Terminal (AGT) at Turkey''s Petkim Port.
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Windfarm cable deal
The Milan based energy and telecom cable systems supplier, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a new contract worth in excess of €50m by TenneT, operator of transmission systems in Germany and the Netherlands, for the connection of the North Sea Offshore Wind Park (OWP) Deutsche Bucht, to the mainland grid.
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New Aarhus University research vessel
The keel for a new ultra modern research vessel for Denmark’s Aarhus University has been laid in Poland.
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Seavision challenges students
The UK non profit organisation, Seavision, and education charity, EDT, have set up a new competition called Go4SET ‘My School is an Island’, to promote awareness and understanding of the maritime sector.
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Cat bundles repairs
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has launched a bundled repair solution, the first to be offered for Cat marine engines.
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Houlder RSDS deployed to South America
UK marine equipment provider, Houlder, has announced the delivery of its Reel Skidding Drive System (RSDS) to Scotland based reel product equipment provider, Aquatic.
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Front Cover Story
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched a second new pilot vessel for the Port of Liverpool, an Interceptor 48 pilot named Turnstone.
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CWind adds to its fleet
The Essex UK based offshore wind service expert, CWind, has added a new windfarm service vessel to its fleet in response to continued high demand for its vessels and services.
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SAR professionals face safety challenges
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), in association with the ‘Search and Rescue Europe’ conference, has carried out a global survey of a cross-section of SAR resources, to gain an insight into the current trends and challenges within the industry.
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Marine energy park collaboration
The UK’s two marine energy parks (MEP) are due to sign an agreement today to work together to support the development of the wave and tidal industry in the United Kingdom.
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Grandweld contract with Kuwait Oil Company
Dubai based shipbuilder, Grandweld Shipyards, has won a contract to build a series of four heavy duty crane/workboat class vessels for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
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Work begins on King Point Marina
Work has begun at the new King Point Marina in Plymouth in the UK – when completed, the new marina at Millbay with have berthing facilities for 171 vessels.
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Defence calls on commercial world for help
The defence forces are, says Chris Broadbent of the UK’s Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), looking toward the commercial world to help them with a very large fuel bill.
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Remembering the Alum Chine disaster
March 2013 sees the centenary of the SS Alum Chine tragedy which claimed the lives of more than sixty people, writes Lee Middleton. Just like today, it can be hard to find out exactly what happened.
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Sea-Fire in Portugal
Marine fire suppression technology specialist Sea-Fire has added Previnave of Portugal to its team of distributors.
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CTruk invests in Kudos software
SOFTWARE: Brigtlingsea based high speed marine craft builder, CTruk Boats, has invested in Devon based marine software company, Kudos’ Workshop + software for its shipyard, in a bid to effectively manage thousands of stocked parts.
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Nordic Yards to build transformer platform
German maritime project manufacturer, Nordic Yards, has signed a contract with global power transmission company, Alstom Grid, to build an offshore transformer platform.
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ECDIS training available in India and the Philippines
Global maritime safety company, Furuno, has set up two new training facilities in India and the Philippines.
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WTO take-off
Russia has become the second most important trading partner for the Port of Hamburg in terms of seaborne container handling.