Industry News – Page 98
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Maritime Industry 2017
The eighth Maritime Industry event will take place on Thursday 30 March in Rotterdam, with over 125 directors attending the conference.
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NewsLondon P&I Club in good shape
The insurer and risk assessor, London P&I Club, says it’s in good shape after a busy renewal period, even though corporate consolidation and strategic management changes led to the termination of two entries at the renewal.
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Danish pavilion at Nor-Shipping 2017
The Danish maritime industry is working on maintaining a strong relationship with its closest neighbours.
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NewsTrinity House visit
UK charity and General Lighthouse Authority Trinity House has welcomed the UK’s Minister of State for Transport John Hayes MP to its Harwich depot on 23 February 2017.
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NewsLargest mobile harbour crane in the Copenhagen area
Danish company A. Henriksen Shipping A/S recently signed a contract for a new multi-purpose German-built Liebherr mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550 with a total lifting capacity of 144 tonnes.
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NewsInvestigation and enforcement following incidents on UK vessels
According to Patrick Bond, Director at UK law firm Thomas Miller Law, the company is regularly involved in cases following serious incidents and deaths on board vessels in the UK.
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NewsNew supervision-vessel by Maritime Partner
Maritime Partner has signed a deal with Norwegian Rig Shuttle for the delivery of a high-speed supervision vessel.
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NewsFincantieri and Ferretti announce a cooperation agreement
Two major Italian maritime boatbuilders have announced that they have reached a cooperation agreement with the goal of developing commercial and industrial synergies between the two companies.
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NewsGE powership concept
Multinational marine propulsion major General Electric has been busy refining the oft-discussed, but seldom realised concept of a portable power station built within a ship.
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First cyber security notation
US-headquartered classification society ABS has issued its first notation for the ‘ABS Guide for Cybersecurity Implementation for the Marine and Offshore Industries’.
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NewsMainstay ferry project
A Pembrokeshire UK-based designer, builder and maintainer of workboats has been praised for its commitment to local employment and apprenticeship scheme.
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NewsDamen feels the commodities price pinch
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has announced a reorganisation at three Dutch yards within its group. Staff members of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, Damen Shiprepair Van Brink and Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen were informed that the overall number of staff will be reduced by approximately 150 employees.
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NewsTideman cabin pilot boat
Netherlands based boatbuilder Tideman Boats has developed a new pilot vessel in conjunction with its customer Brabo Antwerp.
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French grid contract
Italian cable specialist company Prysmian Group will provide submarine power cable links for offshore wind farms in France. Valued at more than €300M the award by RTE (Réseau de Transport d''Électricité) is the first contract ever for connecting offshore wind electricity to the French grid.
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NewsClub delivers in difficult trading conditions
At the closure of the renewal season, Sweden-headquartered mutual marine insurance company The Swedish Club has reported ‘performance in line with expectations and consistent with its strategy of balanced growth on a firm foundation’.
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NewsCammell Laird kite boat
Merseyside, UK shipyard and engineering company Cammell Laird has held a special ceremony to launch a unique kite boat designed to raise funds for charity Claire House Children’s Hospice.
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Credit research service
Drewry Financial Research Services Ltd., the investment research arm of UK-headquartered global shipping consultancy Drewry, has announced the launch of a new credit research service for the global maritime sector.
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NewsFlexible storage for video surveillance data
According to Wayne Arvidson, vice president, Intelligence, Surveillance and Security solutions at scale-out storage company Quantum, recent developments in camera technologies mean increased data storage requirements.
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NewsGOST launch
US-headquartered Global Ocean Security Technologies (GOST) a manufacturer of marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, launched the new GOST Watch HD XVR at the recent Miami Boat Show.
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NewsUlstein hybrid vessel contract
Boatbuilder Ulstein Verft and Norwegian ferry operator Color Line have signed a contract to construct what they call the world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel.
