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  • Norway's coastal protection is enhanced with the two additional ETVs 'KV Jarl' and 'KV Bison' (Norwegian Coastal Administration - Coast Guard)
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    Two new ETVs for Norwegian coastline

    2020-11-30T11:53:00Z

    Norway''s coastline now has an increased layer of protection with the arrival of two additional Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs).

  • Kenya Ports Authority's new RAstar 4200 will be the largest tug in East Africa (Med Marine)
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    Schottel equips Russian and Kenyan tugs

    2020-11-30T11:40:00Z

    Propulsion manufacturer Schottel is busy supplying propulsion units to anchor-handling tugs in Russia and a salvage tug in Kenya.

  • 'SA Amandla's' rescue tow involved a 4,220 mile round trip lasting 25 days (AMSOL)
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    Marathon rescue tow for South African ETV

    2020-11-30T11:37:00Z

    South Africa’s ETV ‘SA Amandla’ has completed a 4,220-mile round trip in hurricane force winds to recover a disabled fishing vessel in mid-South Atlantic.

  • Wreck removals are an increasingly active sector for the salvage industry (Peter Barker)
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    TOWLINES

    2020-11-30T11:31:00Z

    First half year 2020 results indicate positive results for the towage and salvage division of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV.

  • Removal of the 'Northguider' involved salvors working in extreme climate conditions (ISU - Smit)
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    Smit Salvage working globally

    2020-11-30T11:30:00Z

    Smit Salvage is a long-enduring name in the world of salvage and recent activities indicate its expertise as much in demand as ever.

  • Plymouth Sound
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    Mobile network for 5G testbed

    2020-11-27T17:00:00Z

    The world’s first 5G ocean-based marine testbed will benefit from a 5G mobile private network built by Vodafone using Nokia equipment.

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    USWE project concludes

    2020-11-27T11:40:00Z

    In November 2018 the EU Social Partners of the Shipbuilding and Maritime Equipment sector, SEA Europe and industriAll Europe, together with Tknika, the Basque VET Applied Research Centre, and Turku University of Applied Science, launched a joint project for Upskilling Shipbuilding Workforce in Europe (USWE).

  • Traffic improvement tipped after Kiel-Canal widening (Photo WSA-Kiel)
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    Giant canal upgrade enters new phase

    2020-11-27T11:28:00Z

    A €500 million widening project just inaugurated on Germany’s Kiel Canal is but one part of an extensive €2.6 billion upgrade of the world’s busiest man-made waterway, writes Tom Todd.

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    Major developments at Ravenna

    2020-11-27T11:19:00Z

    A programme of major developments at the Italian Adriatic port of Ravenna has been announced that will include dredging and quay development.

  • The nacelle of the wind turbine is mounted directly on the tower because no yaw bearing is required to allow the rotor mounting to turn
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    Self-aligning floating wind turbine

    2020-11-27T10:54:00Z

    A new concept of floating wind turbine allows the whole floating unit to weathercock to the wind direction thus potentially saving on costs and complexity.

  • Offshore service specialist Aibel will supply High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transformer platforms
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    Norwegian state backing for loans at Dogger Bank

    2020-11-26T13:03:00Z

    Dogger Bank offshore windfarm partners Equinor and SSE Renewables recently reached Financial Closure on the first two phases of the development.

  • SATHScale is an important project for Saitec with a view to industrialising, internationalising and scaling-up
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    EU funding for floating wind scale-up project

    2020-11-26T12:19:00Z

    Spanish engineering concern Saitec Engineering has been awarded a 2.4M€ funding package by the European Commission "Blue Economy Window" call.

  • An emergency repair was required at the Dipping Bridge in Merthyr Mawr
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    Underwater concreting masterclass

    2020-11-25T14:27:00Z

    A recent emergency bridge scour repair has shown the range of concreting competencies at the disposal of Welsh marine civil engineers and M&CCE exhibitors Kaymac.

  • Orion Edge V
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    Affordable digitalisation for small vessels

    2020-11-25T14:06:00Z

    IEC Telecom has joined forces with a global satellite operator to bring affordable quality satcom technology to smaller vessels that have limited onboard space.

  • North Breakwater construction
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    Aberdeen Harbour expansion continues

    2020-11-25T13:52:00Z

    M&CCE exhibitor Arch Henderson has filled us in on its key parts in the long-running £350 million Aberdeen Harbour expansion project.

  • Gondán Shipyard is recognized by its ability to build any type of boat
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    Spanish shipyard’s robotic welding investment

    2020-11-25T11:35:00Z

    The Asturian ship manufacturer Astilleros Gondán has placed an order for a compact robot welding solution, PEMA VRWP-C.

  • Geometrics MagArrow magnetometer
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    Magnetometer low altitude efficiency

    2020-11-24T14:26:00Z

    Testing has confirmed the Geometrics MagArrow magnetometer to be efficient at low altitude flights.

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    Vattenfall provides Council Co-Chair

    2020-11-24T12:39:00Z

    A new Offshore Wind Industry Council Co-Chair has been appointed to lead the next phase of job creation in UK’s green economic recovery.

  • CTVs will moor bow-in to allow cargo loading on the foredeck from shore cranes
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    Wind farm base for Fécamp

    2020-11-24T12:31:00Z

    The harbour of Fécamp on the French north coast has been selected as the base for use during the construction and operational phase for the Fécamp offshore wind farm.

  • The projected design of the fifth cruise terminal
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    Southampton’s fifth cruise terminal nears delivery

    2020-11-24T12:13:00Z

    Associated British Ports is to open a new next-generation-ready and open access cruise terminal for the 2021 cruise season in Southampton.