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Cammell Laird has secured a new contract with one of the UK’s largest ferry operators for the annual maintenance and dry docking of five large vessels in its fleet.
CalMac Ferries has awarded Cammell Laird a four-year contract with the option to extend it for two further one year periods. The contract spans the MV Clansman, MV Loch Seaforth, MV Lord of The Isles, MV Finlaggan and MV Hebrides – all of which provide an essential...
UK-OMANI SHIP REPAIR JOINT VENTURE COMPLETES HMS MONTROSE SUPPORT PERIOD IN OMAN
Duqm Naval Dockyard (DND), the Joint Venture between Babcock International and the Oman Drydock Company (ODC), has successfully completed a four week fleet time support programme (FTSP) for the UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose. The maintenance period enabled the DND team to complete essential...
Fugro partners on ‘4S’ global satellite observation seafloor mapping innovation
Fugro is participating in an EU co-funded research and innovation project to develop a remote solution for global satellite derived seafloor mapping. The 3-year project, named ‘4S’ (Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite), will develop an online cloud-based solution that will use highly...
Marine Autonomy Challenge goes Totally Remote for 2021
Developing the UK’s Future Marine Autonomy Technologists We are excited to announce that SMI’s Marine Autonomy Challenge for University teams will be run in a totally remote mode for 2021, with a top prize of £2,000 available for the wining team. The MA Challenge is part of an...
John Murray, former SMI Chief Executive, receives New Year’s Honour
The Society of Maritime Industries is delighted to announce that former Chief Executive, John Murray, has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours list. The award is for his nineteen years of service in support of the UK maritime sector. During...
SOLAR SOLVE WINS ANOTHER EXPORT AWARD!
Julie Lightfoot MBE, Managing Director of Solar Solve Ltd was delighted when the company received news that it had been shortlisted for two export awards in the same week back in February 2020. The first one was for the North East FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020 in the...
Planet Ocean Ltd is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with OBSCAPE B.v for the UK and Ireland.
We are delighted to announce the signing of an exclusive representation agreement with Dutch manufacturer of Oceanographic, Hydrographic and Meteorological instruments OBSCAPE B.v OBSCAPE instruments are based around their very flexible and innovate PTM (Power Telemetry Module) The PTM is...
Aquatec celebrates its 30th anniversary helping the preservation of marine environment
The firm will donate to an ocean-protection non-profit organisation every time its online timeline gets viewed Basingstoke-based subsea instrumentation designer and manufacturer Aquatec Group, announces the start of its 31st year in business with a novel online click-and-raise landing page...
SURVITEC RAFTXCHANGE RENTAL LIFERAFTS IN PERFECT CONDITION AFTER MORE THAN 30 MONTHS OF SERVICE
Survitec has carried out a combination of more than 50,000 liferaft exchanges and inspections since 2012 with technicians recording that the liferafts inspected are in perfect condition even after 30 months of service. Revised guidelines (MSC.1/Circ.1328) introduced in June 2009 permit extended...
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