For the 60^th time, the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) organizes its well-known International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation. With the collaboration of IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the seminar is set to take place from 7-11 September 2020 in Delft, The Netherlands.

On March 30th, in Hardinxveld, the Netherlands, Damen Shipyards Group handed over a Multi Cat 1908 named Patricia Matheson to Inverlussa Marine Services. The company, based on the Isle of Mull, Scotland, will operate the vessel in the aquaculture industry. 

Crowley Solutions, a leading provider of energy, maritime, technology and supply chain services for the U.S. government, has been awarded a multi-year contract from NATO Support & Procurement Agency (NSPA) for global fuels services consulting.

Canyon Marine Solutions has been approved as an authorized distributor for Thordon Bearings, manufacturer of the award-winning water lubricated COMPAC propeller shaft bearing system.

Harvey Gulf International Marine has signed two 18-month contract extensions for two of its LNG powered PSV’s.  The extensions will keep both vessel under charter well into 2022.  Harvey also announced that it has signed a long-term contract to supply diesel fuel to a super major for its new fuel dock in Port Fourchon, LA.   

On Monday, April 27^th, Damen Yichang Shipyard in China hosted a steel cutting ceremony with a difference. As a result of safety measures surrounding the global COVID-19 outbreak, the occasion of first steel cut for a Damen RoPax Ferry 6716 for the Government of Timor-Leste was marked by a digital gathering. 

Maritime technology specialist Sonardyne International Ltd. has introduced a collision avoidance capability for naval, commercial, passenger and private vessels with its new Vigilant Forward Looking Sonar (FLS).

SevenCs, part of the ChartWorld Group, has released the ground-breaking ORCA™ Pilot X software. Originally designed as a primary navigation aid for Pilots, ORCA Pilot X is the industry’s leading tool for professional navigators. In an industry first, ORCA Pilot X is being offered as a free download on the Apple AppStore for iOS tablets.

Kongsberg Maritime reports that its K-CAT (KONGSBERG Competence Assessment Tool) is receiving positive reports from the global oil & gas fleet supplier Siem Offshore, consolidating a deal between the two companies worth in the region of 700,000NOK.

The setup of mooring lines has never been an easy task. This seemingly simple action often requires vessels for transportation, which has high labor costs and low efficiency. Recently, a passenger port in Zhuhai, China has created a new solution for long distance line deployment using a new type of small water-jet board.

Ampelmann has reached an important milestone in the Middle East – one million safe personnel transfers in nearly a decade of operating in the region.

Wison Offshore & Marine’s (“WOM”) innovative 200K LNG Carrier (“200K-LNGC”) design has received Approval in Principle from DNV GL.

Royal IHC has signed three contracts with the Jordan-based Arab Potash Company (APC) to deliver two cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and implement a new maintenance agreement.

U.S.-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous command and advanced perception systems, announces that Amsterdam-based Deep BV will upgrade one of its survey vessels with a Sea Machines SM300 autonomous control system.

Crowley Maritime Corp. has agreed a contract to install Fleet Xpress from Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, on a majority of its vessels.



China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered 6 × MAN 12V32/44CR main engines in connection with the building of a new 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel – already christened ‘Les Alizés’ – for Jan De Nul Group, an international maritime construction expert.