IHS Fairplay reports that Lloyd Werft is reportedly close to sealing an order for a cable-laying vessel from Bremen’s Beluga Shipping. The vessel, with a length of 110m and breadth of 28m, is to be delivered in mid-2012 for deployment on a North Sea offshore windfarm, the German daily newspaper NWZ
In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-b
In March 2011, SAL will take into service its second Type 183 heavy lift vessel. The vessel is under construction at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg. The innovative ship will be the second heavy lift vessel with 2 x 1,000 tonne SWL cranes. It is also capable of maintaining a speed of 20 knots. [&hell
Knowledge of water depth (bathymetry) is essential to many marine activities, such as coastal and offshore engineering, environment protection, conservation and civil security. Historically, organisations have relied on paper and digital navigational charts for limited available bathymetric informat
Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training,… (defense-aerospace) [mappress] Source: defense-aerospace, February 02, 2011
Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training,… (defense-aerospace) [mappress] Source: defense-aerospace, February 02, 2011
Vanguard engineers at The Switch, a world-class Finnish company that specializes in machines that transform energy into electricity, have… (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, January 28, 2011
Langlee’s E2 wave power device has achieved peak efficiency improvements of 40% and a 100% increase in yearly production compared to a…. (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, January 28, 2011
Draka Offshore announced today that Keppel Singmarine has selected Draka as a cable supplier for its production of Hull 362 for Royal Boskalis Westminster. “It is always gratifying to receive orders from a renowned shipbuilding yard like Keppel Singmarine,” stated Patrick Ang, vice president of the
Manston Airport is to have a new multi-million pound radar system to ensure offshore wind turbines are not mistaken for aircraft. by Trevor Sturgess (kentonline) [mappress] Source: kentonline, January 07, 2011
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has introduced a more powerful version for marine applications of its popular Wärtsilä 32 engine. First introduced in the 1980s, and with more than 4000 units sold to the marine industry alone, the Wärtsilä 32 engine has proven to be a high
Bergen Group Fosen has signed a contract with Volstad Maritime AS to build a large high end offshore vessel. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 725 million, and the ship is scheduled for delivery in 2(nd) quarter 2012. The signed contract is subject to final board approval and financing, whi
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has launched a new range of Unitor Ultrasonic Cleaning Machines. The series, which consists of four choices of cleaning unit capacity, includes some important advanced features, such as an ultrasound sweep function to ensure a uniform distribution of the cleaning function th
ABB’s robot-based surface finishing concept for wind turbine rotor blades reduces paint shop energy consumption by up to 60 percent and paint consumption by 25 percent compared to alternative methods of applying surface coatings. Most importantly, it provides a perfectly applied layer of protection
