Industry News – Page 186
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SKF acquires BVI
Marine products and services provider the SKF Group has acquired German based ship components provider Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI) from Star Capital Partners.
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News‘World’s First’ electric car ferry
Norwegian shipyard, Fjellstrand, shipping company, Norled, and engineering giant, Siemens, have developed what they call the ‘World’s First’ completely electric car ferry.
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NewsBoskalis makes all cash offer for Dockwise
Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster announced its decision to make an all cash voluntary public offer for Dockwise Ltd on Wednesday.
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WOC membership surge
World Ocean Council (WOC) membership surged over the past 12 months, with more than 25 new members joining the growing international cross-sectoral ocean business alliance.
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NewsHamilton Jet power for new Bourbon FSIV
Hamilton Jet, the global waterjet specialist, has supplied Quad HM811 waterjets for the latest Fast Support Intervention Vessel (FSIV) owned and operated by BOURBON, a worldwide leader in offshore oil & gas marine services.
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Estuary plan consultation
The people of Clare, Kerry and Limerick in Ireland are being invited to attend one of a series of public consultations on a major strategic plan for the future development and management of marine related industry and tourism along Ireland’s largest estuary, the Shannon Estuary.
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Trelleborg acquires SeaTechnik
Trelleborg Marine Systems, part of Trelleborg business area Offshore and Construction, has acquired Sea Systems Technology Ltd. (SeaTechnik), which designs and manufactures systems for safeguarding the transfer of LNG between liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and shore terminals.
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ECDIS download free
In response to the growing demand in ECDIS Training and in order to contribute to the knowledge improvement on ECDIS use, Transas Marine has published an ECDIS Workbook which can be used together with the Transas ECDIS demo software, both available for free download from the company’s website.
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UK marine stability
The most recent research from the British Marine Federation (BMF) illustrates that the marine industry is showing stability and has maintained a consistent level during 2011/2012 despite the challenging economic conditions still affecting the whole of the UK.
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NewsBurgess Marine acquires Testbank Ship Repair
UK specialised marine engineering company, Burgess Marine, has acquired fellow British ship repair company, Testbank.
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NewsCTruk for new offshore wind venture
New UK based offshore wind support venture, Technical Marine Support Ltd (TMS), has taken delivery of its first vessel, a design-enhanced CTruk 20T MPC, courtesy of the Essex based specialist boatbuilder.
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PIX picks up DNV
PIX hydraulic hose and end-fittings have been awarded DNV (Det Norske Veritas) MED (Marine Equipment Directive) Type Approval.
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BV wind guide
Bureau Veritas Certification France has released a comprehensive Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification, which allows industry players and experts to make sense of the complex rules applying to certification processes in the field of offshore wind farms.
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Free apps ‘til April
Raymarine’s apps for RayControl and RayRemote are to remain free for users to download until 7 April 2013.
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NewsViking Grace – venue for Gas Fuelled Ships
Mercator Media’s venue for the fourth Gas Fuelled Ships Conference (11 to 12 September 2013) is a fitting one – the world’s largest passenger cruise vessel fuelled by LNG, the ‘Viking Grace’.
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NewsConstruction begins at Dogger Bank windfarm
The first stage of development has begun at the world’s largest offshore windfarm, Dogger Bank, located 125km off the UK’s east coast.
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NewsMHI tests new wind turbine system
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has commenced testing of its large-scale hydraulic drive train wind power generation system at its Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works.
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NewsLinkspan bridge arrives at Grimsby
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby recently took delivery of the specially designed linkspan bridge that will form part of the port’s £26m Grimsby River Terminal currently in development.
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NewsYamaha and Zhangzidao new partnership
Japan based Yamaha Motor Co Ltd, has announced that it will be joining forces with Chinese fishery and marine processing company, Zhangzidao Group Co Ltd, to establish a new company that will manufacture and sell boats designed for the commerical, leisure and aquaculture industries.
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NewsMeeting the changing times
Andreas Tsavliris, head of Greek firm Tsavliris Salvage and president of the International Salvage Union says being close to shipping issues isn’t just useful, “It’s vital for the survival of business”.
