Green Marine
UK MoD Orders Work Buoys
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded up to £$187m worth of new contracts to maintain its fleet of small boats. Six UK companies will benefit from the five year contract that will involve support for 1,450 boats used by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and MoD Police. The companies are: De
Marilink Delivers to Paranave SA
Marlink’s WaveCall Ku-band solution has been installed on four pusher tug boats and a river containership owned and operated by Paranave SA sailing on the Paraná river system in Paraguay. With insufficient regional cellular network coverage available, Paranave needed a communications solution that w
10 Foreign Ships Detained In UK During May
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced that ten foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during May 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. During the month of May, there were four new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports. Six vessels remain
Beyond Limits Invest in Additional Training Site
Beyond Limits Training, a leading provider of maritime crew training courses worldwide is looking to invest in an additional site in Bristol, UK to accommodate the rise in demand. The company is in talks to purchase a new site to develop their training facilities. The company, which has been operati
Rail Expansion for APM Terminals Gothenburg
Container capacity at APM Terminals Gothenburg will jump by 50% this fall with the implementation of two new specialized rail cranes and the completion of an expansion project which will add a sixth access track to accommodate three full trains of 750 meters length simultaneously, compared to two at
Bremer Fortuna ClassNK’s First German Register
ClassNK has announced that it has registered its first German-flagged vessel, as well as earned expanded authorization from the German flag administration for the classification of German flagged vessels. The announcement was made at a ceremony to mark the successful transfer of the vessel M.V. BREM
Buerau Veritas Awarded for Research Paper
A team in the R&D department of international classification society Bureau Veritas, working with Brazil’s Petrobras, has been awarded the prestigious OMAE 2013 Best Paper of Offshore Technology Symposium for its paper detailing ground breaking research into second-order rolling of FLNGs. The basic
DOF Group Opts for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä, the marine industry solutions and services provider, has signed an extensive three-year services supply agreement with the Norwegian DOF Group. “Wärtsilä and DOF are long-term partners, and this agreement is an important milestone for us. The extensive agreement strengthens our cooperation
EU, OXFAM Start Somali Fishery Programme
The EU and Oxfam have launched a new 3 year programme to enhance and sustain Somali artisanal fisheries production, including processing and trade, and the related coastal management. The project launched is part of a $6.8m programme that will be implemented in Somaliland and Puntland, and will be e
UK Prime Minister Visits Liverpool2 Site
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has visited the construction site of the major expansion project currently underway at the Port of Liverpool, which is being developed by Peel Ports, one of the UK’s largest port groups. The £300 million Liverpool2 investment programme will create the most central d
Universal’s ‘Suction Bucket’ Design Ready for Trials
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is joining forces with Statoil, Statkraft, EON, DONG Energy and Universal Foundation, in close co-operation with Aalborg University, to undertake installation trials of the Universal Foundation ‘suction bucket’ offshore wind foundation. Such innovat
Ardmore Buys Two MRs
Ardmore Shipping Corporation (Ardmore) has acquired two second-hand 47,500 Dwt MR product tankers built in 2008 at Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd., Japan for a purchase price of $23 million each. Delivery of the vessels to Ardmore is expected to take place between July and October 2014. Upon delivery, Ar
ENC Installation in One Click
Nautisk has partnered with a Norwegian-based software company Telko to develop a new, one-click ENC installation solution, aimed at making it even easier to keep TECDIS-branded ECDIS systems up to date and compliant. According to Nautisk Head of Global Sales, Peter J. Pran, TECDIS now recognizes whe
Drydocks World Completes Giant Platform
Drydocks World has announced the successful completion of the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the world’s largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World Dubai. The platform is one of the main components of TenneT’s 900 MW DC offshore grid connection “DolWin2”