Interviews – Page 8
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NewsWind rotor for ships
Norsepower and Bore Ltd of Finland have announced the successful sea trial of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution, a new wind propulsion technology for ships.
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NewsDon Cockrill: the realities of pilotage
Don Cockrill and his team in the UK Maritime Pilots Association are involved, he says “in trying to remedy, literally, centuries of mistrust”.
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NewsJas Singh: Auriga Energy
It was the closure of a small, space industry site that got Jas Singh thinking about “being involved in the energy industry of the future”: hydrogen.
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NewsSeawork International 2015 map and guide
Mercator Media Limited’s Seawork International looks set to be yet another exciting three days from 16-18 June 2015, and over the next pages of ''MJ'' you can plan out your route around this varied event. Held in ABP Docks in Southampton, UK this long-established event embraces an exhibition, innovations showcase, ...
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NewsThe big Five-Oh
Opening its doors in Oslo from 02-05 June 2015, the leading and longest-running maritime event week is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an expanded program.
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NewsSteady progress on Caithness-Moray transmission link
In recent months, steady progress has been made on the £1.2 billion scheme to install a new electricity transmission link across the Moray Firth between Caithness and Moray. So, what work has been carried out on the link so far? What work is currently being carried out? ...
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NewsDavid Rogers: ITS Marine
Getting the appropriate technology for an extremely dynamic marine environment is one thing, but as David Rogers of ITS Marine told MJ, putting in place the right crew is equally demanding.
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NewsOcean Business 2015
Ocean Business 2015 will take place from 14 – 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Taking place every two years, Ocean Business is widely recognised as one of the most important events in the ocean technology calendar - and this year, the event’s organisers claim, ...
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NewsIan Ellis – MacDuff Ship Design
Some builds, admits Ian Ellis of MacDuff Ship Design, have taken him out of his comfort zone. However he seems, like the company, to thrive on a challenge.
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NewsNeil Kermode - EMEC
When travelling abroad we need to pack electrical plug adaptors but with wave and tidal energy expected to become a global industry, developers also have to consider, will my device plug in in foreign lands?
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NewsPete McIntosh: A fresh pair of eyes for CTruk
Pete McIntosh of CTruk has returned to boatbuilding, something that a few years ago he was quite certain he’d never do. So what made him change his mind?
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NewsNick Warren: Burgess Marine Group
When Nick Warren left the University of Southampton with a degree in Business Management and Finance, he had few thoughts of a career in shiprepair. But, after a short spell with yacht brokers Ancasta and encouraged by some more than gentle persuasion from his father, he decided it was time ...
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NewsFrank Kowalski: Safehaven Marine
Readers of MJ will be familiar with the stunning photographs of Safehaven boats pitching through giant waves at the mouth of Cork harbour and visitors to SeaWork might have been aboard some of those boats to witness the high level of fit out, while internet surfers have enjoyed the dramatic ...
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NewsPeter Curtis: The missing link?
It’s a bit like being a marriage broker, admits Peter Curtis, “on one side I have the marine businesses, on the other I have the banks and fund managers, the trick is to get them to see eye to eye.”
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NewsRené Berkvens: Long term relationships
“When I finished my studies in Naval Architecture, I decided never to get into shipbuilding as in 1978 the whole industry was in a shambles,” admits René Berkvens, CEO of Damen Shipyards Group.
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NewsMartin Jackson: An individual approach
"My ''eureka'' moments are always 2.00 in the morning," says Martin Jackson of Marine and Industrial Transmissions. "I get the ideas down with the help of a notepad and pen - and a very understanding wife..."
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NewsBrian Archibald: Answering Orkney’s contradictions
“I have to have my feet placed pretty firmly in two camps,” explains Brian Archibald, head of marine services, engineering and transportation for Orkney, “Even if these sometimes appear to have contradictory aims.”
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NewsJack Gaston: 20 years with Maritime Journal
Time goes quickly in the Tugs & Towing business and Maritime Journal''s illustrious correspondent Jack Gaston has now been documenting the industry''s progress for MJ for 20 years.
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NewsBob Cripps: Growing the industry's future
“There’s no point in building a boat for tomorrow based on today’s technology,” says Bob Cripps of Longitude Consulting Engineers, part of LOC Group. “A design has to have room to evolve.”
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NewsPeter Bouma: evolution not revolution
“From the numbers point of view it can look like a fantastic boat – but when a design gets out onto the waves and starts bouncing around, then you know if its workable or not,” says Peter Bouma, Naval Architect at Vripack.
