Industry News – Page 97

  • Palfinger is an industry front runner with its foldable marine cranes
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    Palfinger acquisition

    2016-07-08T09:46:00Z

    At the end of June 2016, the Austria-headquarterd Palfinger Group closed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in Herkules Harding Holding AS, and thus the globally operating Harding Safety.

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    Tideway ‘Best Employer’

    2016-07-08T09:27:00Z

    The National Business Success Award Institute in Belgium has selected Tideway BV (a subsidiary of the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, DEME) as Best Performing Employer 2016 in the marine engineering sector.

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    Royal IHC obtains majority stake in Tompkins

    2016-07-07T10:37:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered Royal IHC and Tompkins UK Ltd have increased their strategic cooperation with IHC acquiring a majority stake in Tompkins.

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    DONG wins Dutch wind farm tender

    2016-07-07T10:28:00Z

    The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs has awarded the concession to build and operate the Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms.

  • The Wilhelmsen safety portfolio has been taken up by Survitec
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    Survitec Group joins forces with Wilhelmsen Maritime Services

    2016-07-06T09:51:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) is transferring all of its related safety products and services, to the Survitec Group, creating a world leader in safety and survival solutions.

  • SMM 2014, opening MS&D, Frank-Martin Heise, former chief of waterway police Hamburg
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    MS&D: Strategies for Maritime Security at SMM

    2016-07-05T16:13:00Z

    The responsibilities of navies and coast guards are becoming more complex and demanding. At MS&D, the International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence held in conjunction with SMM, high ranking experts will discuss current trends and future challenges.

  • Installing the larger crane on the Sea Installer had numerous implications on existing on board structures
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    ‘Sea Installer’ crane upgrade

    2016-07-05T08:44:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) has concluded major modification works on the A2SEA (Denmark)-owned offshore wind farm installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’.

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    European Pilots welcome EU agreement on new ports regulation

    2016-07-04T15:28:00Z

    Representatives of the legislative institutions of the EU successfully reached an agreement recently on the new Port Services Regulation. This legislation will establish a framework for the provision of port services and financial transparency of European ports.

  • When completed, the ‘BHO2M’ will undertake hydrographic and oceanographic missions
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    Piriou built oceanographic vessel

    2016-07-04T15:00:00Z

    The Moroccan Royal Navy (MRN) has entrusted French boatbuilder Piriou with the vessel design and build of its new 72m hydro-oceanographic and multi-missions vessel.

  • Boskalis cable laying vessel at work
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    Boskalis acquires VolkerWessels

    2016-07-04T12:06:00Z

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a letter of intent to acquire the offshore activities of VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire the maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels which includes VBMS, Stemat and Volker Stevin International.

  • Naval Architect Ed Dudson of BMT Nigel Gee
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    Ed Dudson: BMT Nigel Gee

    2016-07-01T16:10:00Z

    Really innovative projects still give Naval Architect Ed Dudson of BMT Nigel Gee “one or two moments” of apprehension: “At launch you wonder if the yard has built the vessel to sit at the right load line. And then there’s the sea trials – will it do the speed written ...

  • UK boatbuilder Burgess Marine/ Meercat Workboats is singing the praises of the drop in Sterling following BREXIT
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    Into the unknown: BREXIT and the European commercial marine industry

    2016-06-29T12:29:00Z

    Coming up to a week after the shock BREXIT vote, Sterling and UK stocks are rebounding to an extent, but the main reaction ’Maritime Journal’ is getting from the commercial marine industry appears to be stunned silence and confusion.

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    UK office for RTS Wind

    2016-06-20T13:09:00Z

    German based renewables firm, RTS Wind AG, has established a British division to serve the potential in the growing UK on and offshore sectors.

  • One notable feature of this vessel is the Uptime ‘Walk-to-Work’ passive heave compensated gangway
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    DP-2 Walk-to-Work vessel ‘Zwerver II’

    2016-06-20T09:42:00Z

    HvS Dredging Support BV, an offshore support company located in Harlingen Holland, has announced that its new unique multi-purpose DP 2 vessel ‘Zwerver II’ is now operational.

  • Lock of Kieldrecht at the Port of Antwerp Photo: John Gundlach / Flying Holland
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    Kieldrecht lock inaugurated

    2016-06-17T09:32:00Z

    The Lock of Kieldrecht in the Port of Antwerp has been officially opened for commercial shipping by His Majesty the King of Belgium.

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    Macduff's new marine surveyors company

    2016-06-16T13:00:00Z

    Macduff Ship Design, based in the North-East of Scotland, has announced the launch of Macduff Marine Surveyors.

  • Aerial view of Billia Croo, EMEC wave test site (Image Aquatera)
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    Orkney’s EU funding

    2016-06-10T09:43:00Z

    The European Commission has recently awarded just over €3.9 million (£3.1 m) to support tidal energy testing and demonstration in Orkney waters, offshore Scotland, UK.

  • Alex Lake (CMN), Mark Williams (Falmouth Town Council), Sarah Newton (MP for Truro and Falmouth) and Paul Wickes (CMN) celebrate with Diccon Rogers and Anne van Houten (KML) the purchase of Falmouth Wharves by KML
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    KML purchases Falmouth Wharves

    2016-06-10T08:45:00Z

    Keynvor MorLift (KML), a Falmouth, UK-based industrial marine contractor, has announced its purchase of Falmouth Wharves. The acquisition plays an important role in KML’s expansion plans which will see up to 39 new jobs created.

  • 20m GRP Archer Class P2000 patrol vessel
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    Retrofit air intake system

    2016-06-08T10:48:00Z

    Veotec ltd, a UK-based air intake specialist, has supplied the UK’s Royal Navy with specially designed filtration equipment for its fleet of 20m GRP Archer Class P2000 patrol vessels.

  • The idea behind these vessels is to create a basic platform that can assist in a variety of tasks
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    New Damen MRAV range

    2016-06-08T10:29:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a new range of Multi-Role Auxiliary Vessels (MRAV), during the recent Oceanographic Survey Vessel Conference in London