Global Insulation (European) Ltd is a modern, innovative insulation company specialising in the Marine and Petro-Chemical industries. Established for over twenty five years within this sector and based in a prime location in the South of England, neighbouring the maritime City of Portsmouth. The Company Director, Lindsay Gowers, has over 40 year’s experience within the Passive Fire and Insulation Industries. Global Insulation can offer services including full written specific

Thuraya the leading provider of mobile satellite communications has received yet another accolade this year. Presented by Telecom Review during its ninth annual - It’s All About Smart Networking Summit in Dubai, the Satellite Operator of the Year Award was accepted by Ahmed Al Shamsi, Thuraya’s acting Chief Executive Officer. Winning the award for the third time and for the second consecutive year, Thuraya received the largest number of votes from an independent panel of expe

SMS has acquired all the assets and works in progress of Burgess Marine who recently went into administration. The ship repair operations in Lowestoft, Poole and Avonmouth will continue as usual with all the current teams employed immediately and will operate under the brand SMS. Negotiations are currently taking place within the two Royal Navy bases at Portsmouth and Devonport for SMS to continue working within these high security areas and it is hoped that many of the staff

Unmanned Survey Solutions are a team of highly skilled surveyors with over 35 years’ experience in the hydrographic survey industry. The company was created in response to increasing demands within the industry for smarter USV’s. Since then, USS design, build, market and operate specialised USV’s for both sale or hire. Achieving and delivering high-order accuracy hydrographic surveys in a range of challenging and hazardous environments for their clients. USS hydrographic surv

At a ceremony held on Friday 17 November at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld (DSHa), the naming of ISA Towage BV’s new Damen Shoalbuster 3209 ‘ISA’ took place. The Shoalbuster 3209 is the second vessel to be purchased from Damen by ISA Towage B.V. A smaller Shoalbuster 2709, also called ISA, was delivered at the close of 2016, and it has now been replaced by the 3209. The decision to make the upgrade is the result of an offer made to Willem-Harm Mastenbroek by Jos van Woerkum, Man

BIMCO and the international association for the marine electronics industry, CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime), have sent the industry’s first proposal for an industry-wide standard for software maintenance to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for consideration. Without an industrystandard, BIMCO sees an increasing risk of severe incidents on ships, delays and costs to shipowners and cyber security problems. “We hope the entire industry will adopt these s

ALE has reached the next project milestone and transported the partly completed RRS Sir David Attenborough, the new polar research ship for Britain. The ship, weighing 5,000t, was moved from the fabrication hall 41m to the slipway at Cammell Laird’s shipyard in Birkenhead. In order to transport such a large and heavy piece, ALE utilised 216 axle lines of SPMT and 26 transport beams. The ship was moved so the client could continue construction of the bow. Scott Fenwick, Projec

Date: 13 – 15 March 2018 Venue: ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL Oceanology International (Oi) is held in London every two years. In its 47th edition, it has firmly established itself as the world leading marine science and ocean technology exhibition and conference. Oi 2018 brings together the latest technologies and thought leaders worldwide. Attracting visitors from a variety of industries including oil & gas, engineering, renewables