Industry News – Page 163

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    Offshore wind gets infrastructure backing

    2013-10-24T16:44:00Z

    The UK government has announced two major offshore renewable energy projects have been earmarked to receive a share of the £40bn government infrastructure guarantee scheme.

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    Deepwater Antwerp

    2013-10-24T07:30:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp has declared that everything is possible following the arrival there last month of the 18,000 TEU boxship Mary Maersk.

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    Mallorca training

    2013-10-24T07:30:00Z

    The Aigua Sea School in Mallorca purchased multiple NAUTIS Desktop Trainers to provide advanced simulator training for its students.

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    Marine evidence

    2013-10-24T07:30:00Z

    The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has recently established a high profile framework agreement with Fugro EMU.

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    MCA approval for new security courses

    2013-10-24T07:30:00Z

    Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) Ltd, the UK based maritime security and training specialist, has had three new training courses approved by Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).

  • The G128-5 MW marks a major milestone for both Gamesa and Spain
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    Spain joins offshore energy field

    2013-10-23T16:03:00Z

    A major milestone has been marked with the launch of Spain’s first offshore wind turbine in Arinaga Quay, Gran Canary Island.

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    New test facility

    2013-10-23T07:30:00Z

    Work continues on the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, a facility that will greatly expand Alfa Laval’s marine testing capabilities.

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    Twin-Ports proceeds

    2013-10-23T07:30:00Z

    The European Commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas, has signed an agreement towards funding support of €11.3m for a joint project called Twin-Ports, between the Port of Helsinki and the Port of Tallinn.

  • The 7MW SHI prototype turbine will deliver enough electricity to power 4,800 homes
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    World's largest prototype wind turbine completed

    2013-10-22T17:19:00Z

    Construction of the world’s largest and most powerful prototype wind turbine has been completed at Fife Energy Park.

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    Measurement Forum

    2013-10-22T16:47:00Z

    The 53rd Marine Measurement Forum will take place on Thursday 28 November 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK.

  • 'Coastal Chariot' is currently being built in the Netherlands
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    Acta Marina expands fleet

    2013-10-22T15:48:00Z

    Acta Marine of the Netherlands is expanding its fleet with a new DP-1 multipurpose workboat, to be named ‘Coastal Chariot’.

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    Simulator deal

    2013-10-22T07:30:00Z

    The Maritime Academy of Toledo (Ohio USA) has reached an agreement with VSTEP BV of Rotterdam that will provide new simulators for the school and allow VSTEP to establish a NAUTIS maritime simulation demonstration centre in Toledo.

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    LNG alliance

    2013-10-22T07:30:00Z

    As a result of a European public tender, the Antwerp Port Authority appointed ship owning company EXMAR as its strategic partner for LNG bunkering in the port of Antwerp.

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    DNV GL operational

    2013-10-22T07:30:00Z

    The merger between DNV and GL has been approved and the new company, DNV GL, is operational.

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    Baltic mission

    2013-10-22T07:30:00Z

    Geoquip Marine AG is embarking on a project in conjunction with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP) and the British Geological Survey (BGS).

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    Boskalis completes DYT activities sale

    2013-10-21T14:56:00Z

    Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the sale of the activities of Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) for a total consideration of US$40m.

  • When completed, the Luchterduinen windfarm will incorporate 43 turbines located 23km off the coast
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    Windfarm construction underway

    2013-10-21T14:39:00Z

    Construction has begun on the new Luchterduinen windfarm, a joint venture between the energy company Eneco and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation.

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    Spanish extension

    2013-10-21T07:30:00Z

    Kalmar has been commissioned by the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC) to increase the operating height of four ship to shore (STS) cranes for APM Terminals Algeciras in southern Spain.

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    ‘Progetto Insula’

    2013-10-21T07:30:00Z

    Italy’s Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 70m for the connection of the island of Capri and Torre Annunziata (Naples) by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian transmission system operator.

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    Dredging at Sabetta

    2013-10-17T17:32:00Z

    Belgium headquartered international dredging contractor Jan de Nul has completed the first phase of its dredging project at Sabetta port in Russia.