Dan Barnes

Specialist in the worldwide supply, distribution, service and hire of marine safety equipment, Ocean Safety has expanded its commercial marine portfolio to offer a wider selection of commercial lifejackets and accessories, including Spinlock’s DURO range. Supporting the expansion of its premium range of commercial lifejackets, Ocean Safety’s four branches in Southampton, Plymouth, Aberdeen and Greenock …

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Finnlines and Yara Marine Technologies have signed a contract to install Yara Marine’s shore power solution on board three vessels. The turnkey solution will allow these vessels to connect to the local power grid when in port, switching to electricity rather than using auxiliary engines running on fuel. The installations, which are scheduled for completion …

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Castoldi has won a momentous contract to supply waterjets for new ferries being built to substantially improve transport and infrastructure in the Maldives. The contract will see over 164 Turbodrive 400 H.C. waterjets supplied to equip the new vessels being built by UAE shipyard giant Gulf Craft at its Maldives Shipyard. Under instruction of the …

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On Monday 28th of March, the crew of the merchant ship KARINA, under the command of the Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko, saved 32 fleeing people from drowning in international waters off Libya. The merchant ship of the North German KLINGENBERG Bereederungs & Befrachtungs GmbH & Co. KG from Ellerbek was on its way from Malta …

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Cammell Laird’s Defence Division has enjoyed a busy twelve months, as it continues to provide support to the four Tide Class tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The 39,000 tonne new build vessels came into service from 2017 and were built to replace the RFA’s single hulled tankers. Together with RFA’s Wave Knight and …

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Marlink, the smart network company, has released a new version of CyberGuard Threat Detection, a cloud-based solution which provides enhanced protection and response to cyber threats. CyberGuard provides a portfolio of solutions, designed to defend customers’ remote assets and operations in a constantly evolving cyber security landscape. CyberGuard Threat Detection, already installed onboard more than …

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The technology group Wärtsilä will supply main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new RoRo being built for Australian operator SeaRoad Shipping. The orders with Wärtsilä were placed in Q1 2022. The 210 metre-long vessel is under construction at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard in Germany. The …

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The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip with a Thordon seawater lubricated propeller shaft arrangement supplied by New Zealand’s Henley Engineering. Ika Rere, Mãori for flying fish, joined the East by West fleet in December operating the company’s Wellington to Eastbourne route. Commenting on the …

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Britain’s leading aluminium shipbuilder, The Wight Shipyard Co. has secured the new build of two passenger catamarans for operation on the ever-growing Thames commuting and sightseeing line for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. Building on the shipyard’s proven technology and sustainability credentials and employing some of the highest-skilled personnel in modern shipbuilding based at the …

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New Industries, LLC (New) and Delmar Systems, Inc. (Delmar) have signed an agreement to work in partnership to provide enhanced design and fabrication services for turnkey suction piles, providing an option to all companies that require subsea foundations and moorings. With over a century of combined experience, US-owned and operated New and Delmar will offer …

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