The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, will host a workshop on 25th March 2014 to review the existing suite of marine renewable energy standards (wave & tide) and identify areas where new standards require to be developed. A full
Trimergo, developer of an ERP software for project-driven companies, will organize a seminar with Bodewes Shipyards for project-based companies in the offshore and maritime industries that are looking for a company-wide ERP solution. The seminar will be held in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on March 27
MacGregor’s three-axis motion compensated offshore crane has won the Offshore Support Journal’s (OSJ) Innovation of the Year award. The news was announced at OSJ’s fifth Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards event in London, UK, on 19 February 2014, and the award was presented to Mac
At the recent award ceremony of IBJ (International Bulk Journal) Liebherr Maritime Cranes was able to continue its run of success in the category ‘Crane of the Year’. With the MPG crane Liebherr was honoured with this title for the fourth time and since the founding of the IBJ Awards in 2009 the com
The ACCSEAS Second Annual Conference takes place next week in Edinburgh, Scotland, with an array of maritime organisations from around the globe convening to discuss the work of ACCSEAS in developing a test-bed of e-navigation solutions to help keep mariners safe when navigating the increasingly bus
The management of occupational health and safety of employees and environmental protection will be the focus of the seminar called “Overall Safety at Work for Offshore Wind Energy”, which will be held on March 19-20, 2014 in Essen. Occupational health and safety laws, regulations and obligations and
At RenewableUK’s 11th annual wave and tidal energy conference and exhibition, the trade association representing the marine energy industry will highlight the publication of a position paper which puts forward the case for developing the nation’s wave and tidal energy resources to their fullest pote
At RenewableUK’s 11th annual wave and tidal energy conference and exhibition, the trade association representing the marine energy industry will highlight the publication of a position paper which puts forward the case for developing the nation’s wave and tidal energy resources to their fullest pote
A seminar called “Dynamics and Design of Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines – Overall Dynamics and Component Design” will be held on 25-26th March 2014 in Essen, Germany. It will provide the participants with an in-depth knowledge on the current industrial practice and scientific research. Wind turb
A team from the Research Department of leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has won the prestigious 2013 CEMT Award in recognition of their research in the field of hydrodynamics. The award is presented by the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies for researc
The long-term solution to piracy off the coasts of East and West Africa military intervention or armed security guards but economic and political support according to an expert in piracy matters. In a speech to WISTA-UK members held on Thursday 20 February at Tower Bridge House in London, Aleck Burr
Sigmund Borgundvaag, a ship designer at Rolls-Royce, has won a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the design of offshore support vessels for more than 40 years. Sigmund designed the very first Rolls-Royce UT Design vessel, back in 1974, a design that has influenced the industry stand
Ultra-large vessels, supply chain complexity and highly-productive ports are going to be discussed at 39th annual TOC Europe event. Making sense of scale in container shipping, carrier alliances and new service networks, and the impact of terminal productivity on supply chains will be key topics dis
Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has staged the inaugural ‘Smart Operations’ conference, the first in a series of events seeking an open debate in the maritime industry over the operational benefits of integrated thinking on shore and ship communications. With
