News 2-10 – Page 98
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NewsChanging risks at ports and terminals
As pivotal hubs within global trade, container ports and terminals face risks that have potentially serious consequences for international supply chains, says insurance and risk management expert, the TT Club.
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Wind Power Poland 2016
With Poland set to be a future offshore hub in Central Europe, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is holding a new conference and exhibition in Warsaw next year.
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NewsHerman Groot Beumer: a ship-shaped future
Herman Groot Beumer of Netherlands-based motion compensated access systems specialist Barge Master, is sure “that the future of offshore construction will be ship-shaped”. However, there are a few hurdles to overcome first.
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NewsCat engines for pilot boats at Milford Haven
Finning UK & Ireland will provide Cat engines to a new generation of pilot boats at the port of Milford Haven.
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Turkish distributor for Dometic
Turkish distributor Eltesan Mobil will now supply additional Dometic air-conditioning brands Cruisair and Marine Air in the country.
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New Tyne Harbour Master
The UK’s Port of Tyne has appointed Captain Alan McPherson as its new Harbour Master.
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NewsRapid deck conversion system
Evolution of a collaborative R&D project has helped pave the way for several in house developments for the UK boatbuilder, Cheetah Marine on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsNiko Dalpis: Emigreen
It was either find something interesting “or take up Soduku” admitted Niko Dalpis, the man behind Emigreen, a company responsible for the ‘greening’ of a truly huge range of high profile workboats that cover everything from Dutch harbour craft to Norwegian polar exploration vessels.
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Turbulence in the marine environment
The findings of a project assessing turbulence in marine environments have been released.
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NewsNew Nautilus coaxial cable assemblies
Taiwan-headquartered GradConn has announced the release of a new range of Nautilus panel mounted waterproof coaxial cable assemblies.
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NewsNew cable laying vessel Isaac Newton on the way to its first job
Uljanik Brodogradiliste, in Pula, Croatia, has officially handed over the new cable laying vessel, Issac Newton, to the Belgian Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsSteady hand makes light work
Belgium-headquartered High Wind has announced that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel ‘Apollo’ will be prepared for the company’s Boom Lock crane control system. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in close cooperation with GeoSea and the crane manufacturer.
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Port of Bronka progressing well
The deepwater Port of Bronka on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia is nearing completion. With the Liebherr LHM 800 mobile port crane installed at the end of September, technical plant and equipment for the first stage of Bronka’s port facilities is now complete.
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Atlantis Resources appointment
Global tidal power expert, Atlantis Resources, has appointed a new director of power generation in order to help drive the construction stage of the MeyGen project and increase the company’s wider project development portfolio.
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Recycled marine fuel production
The French based recycled marine fuel expert, Ecoslops, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of marine fuel products out of its refinery in the Portugese Port of Sinès.
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New interest group for seabed scour technology
An EU funded project, Exposures, has been formed to establish a new marine information data collection system.
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NewsFast daughtercraft design
Dutch Special Marine Group has designed a small range of Fast Daughter Craft (FDC). A FDC’s function is to operate away from the mother ship or offshore installations for extended periods of time. The primary function is to search for and rescue persons lost at sea.
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NewsWindfarm hotel conversion
Dutch ship owner C-Bed has contracted Finland’s Wärtsilä Ship Design to supply the design for rebuilding its Seismic Survey Vessel, the ''Viking II'', for use as a hotel vessel. When completed, the rebuilt ship will be used to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms.
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NewsMacGregor wins breakthrough windfarm order
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for substructure connection mooring systems for the world''s first floating offshore windfarm at Statoil''s Hywind pilot park in Scotland.
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NewsMastervolt introduces new lithium ion batteries
Netherlands-based Mastervolt has announced the launch of its MLS series of high performance 12 V Lithium Ion batteries.
