Industry News – Page 214

  • Happy Christmas!
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    Wishing you a Happy Christmas

    2011-12-22T15:18:00Z

    The team at Maritime Journal wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

  • E.ON is getting even greener with wind energy Photo: E.ON
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    E.ON makes multi-billion energy investment

    2011-12-21T11:44:00Z

    E.ON is making another huge leap into green energy with a multi-billion investment of EUR7 billion for three new wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas.

  • Jan De Nul is moving into the renewables industry
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    Jan De Nul moves into renewables

    2011-12-20T17:12:00Z

    The Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, construction and installation of 16 concrete foundations for an E.ON offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

  • There are more troubled waters ahead for the shipping industry
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    More troubled waters ahead for shipping

    2011-12-19T14:35:00Z

    It’s more doom and gloom from the forecasters when it comes to the state of the shipping industry as we near the end of 2011 - but there may just be a glimmer of hope too.

  • Andrew Oldland QC, a specialist in maritime regulatory law at Michelmores solicitors.
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    Tread carefully with new Marine Licenses

    2011-12-16T09:00:00Z

    The Marine Management Organisation is the main UK coastal regulator, writes Andrew Oldland QC, a specialist in maritime regulatory law at Michelmores solicitors.

  • The Schlesweg-Holstein is seen in the harbour at Kiel.
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    Pre-Christmas service for new German ferry

    2011-12-15T15:27:00Z

    The new double-ended ferry Schlesweg-Holstein has completed its transfer journey from the shipyard in Rostock where it was built to its future home port Wyk on the island of Föhr (Wyk auf Föhr).

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    Port of Amsterdam plans biomassive growth

    2011-12-15T09:00:00Z

    The port of Amsterdam is gearing up for a boom in biomass volumes as a result of an increasing focus on renewable energy and new Dutch Government proposals.

  • An artist’s impression of the newbuild Sietas Type 187 wind farm installation vessel for Van Oord.
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    Van Oord order survives Sietas insolvency

    2011-12-15T09:00:00Z

    Hamburg based shipbuilder JJ Sietas has filed for insolvency, with hopes that its current construction programme, including a windfarm installation vessel for Van Oord, will remain on track.

  • The UK Government has pledged support for developing five Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering. Photo: Siemens
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    Marine works boosted by Autumn Statement

    2011-12-15T09:00:00Z

    RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, has welcomed a series of Government announcements giving strong support to the renewables sector.

  • Plans for the new development at Green Port Hull
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    Green Port Hull plans submitted

    2011-12-14T11:50:00Z

    There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.

  • Alvaro de Ornelas tackles challenging seas during trials.
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    Alvaro de Ornelas delivered for Azores

    2011-12-14T09:00:00Z

    Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has supplied a second of its new Interceptor 38/11.5m pilot vessel to the Islands of the Azores, situated some 1,000 miles out into the Atlantic between Europe and America.

  • CEDA has published a position paper on underwater sound caused by dredging.
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    CEDA takes position on underwater sound

    2011-12-14T09:00:00Z

    A position paper on ‘Underwater Sound in Relation to Dredging’, to which ABPmer in the UK contributed, has been published by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA).

  • Last year's Propulsion & Emissions Conference
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    Propulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers

    2011-12-13T18:19:00Z

    The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.

  • The renewables sector is poised for near exponential growth as it becomes commercial.
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    Marine renewables face skills shortage

    2011-12-13T10:04:00Z

    The excitement and investment in the marine renewables market is great news for the UK marine industries, guaranteeing high numbers of UK jobs and a profitable export market.

  • The Blohm + Voss sale to the UK runs contrary to other trends in the Eurozone
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    Blohm+Voss sold to UK investment company

    2011-12-12T17:50:00Z

    ThyssenKrupp of Germany has announced that on 11 December it concluded a purchase and sale agreement for its civil shipbuilding activities, with UK-based investment company Star Capital Partners.

  • RenewableUK says that the report published today is skewed because it is written by anti-renewables
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    UK anti-wind energy report slammed

    2011-12-12T12:47:00Z

    The trade association RenewableUK has slammed the anti-wind energy report published today for failing to recognise the significant role that wind energy plays in creating clean energy for the UK.

  • Fleeing pirates stopped and were apprehended after a Lynx helicopter fired warning shots.
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    NATO warship stops pirate attack group

    2011-12-08T16:02:00Z

    The British Royal Navy vessel RFA Fort Victoria intravened to stop a Spanish fishing vessel operating coming under attack from a group of pirate vessels recently.

  • ABB’s shore to ship (STS) electrical connection technology
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    ABB to promote ‘cold ironing’ in UK

    2011-12-07T11:21:00Z

    ABB Marine and Cranes is working to promote the environmental and commercial benefits of the use of shore-to-ship high voltage electrical connection technology to the UK.

  • The UK Government has issued new guidance on employing armed guards
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    New UK anti-piracy armed guard guidance

    2011-12-07T10:32:00Z

    Following the news that British merchant ships will be able to arm themselves against piracy – new guidance has been released by the UK Government.

  • The Guan Xiao Er Hao in action
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    New fireboat for China

    2011-12-06T08:50:00Z

    The latest in the RAnger 4600 series of Canadian designed Robert Allan fireboats has just been delivered to the Dongguan Fire Services Department in China.