Latest News – Page 266
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NewsDamen wins European Navy frigates contract
Damen has been selected to provisionally supply at least four Multi-Purpose Combat Ship MKS 80 frigates to a European Navy.
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NewsReport advises on vessel battery safety
A new report on battery safety in ships assesses explosion and fire risks in maritime battery installations and the effectiveness of fire extinguishing systems in the event of a battery fire.
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NewsSmart bridge maintenance service launched
A new smart maintenance service optimises remote support and intervention for critical bridge equipment.
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NewsUSV trial uses existing 4G infrastructure
An unmanned vessel trial in Spain has operated using the connectivity of the Telefónica commercial 4G network for the first time.
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US Navy patrol boat contract
US Shipbuilder Metal Shark and the US Navy are nearing the end of the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the Navy’s incoming standardized “40 PB” patrol boat platform, and full-rate production is now imminent.
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NewsRecord Year for subsea services provider
A leading IRM subsea services provider, has had a prosperous 2019, reporting an increase in sales with contract wins with new clients.
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NewsCall for fair shipbuilding measures
A maritime association has called for unilateral measures to enforce a level playing field in shipbuilding.
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NewsHyperbaric testing facility upgraded
A Scottish company has completed a three-month upgrade to its hyperbaric testing facility, which it claims will result in an operational time saving to clients of more than 35%.
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NewsAmazing electric RIB has 35 mile range @ 20 knots
A UK manufacturer best known for its racing dinghies has launched a ground breaking electric RIB, initially in leisure and coaching boat configurations, but a commercial version will soon follow.
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NewsCTD cable supports polar research vessels
A cable production and distribution company has supplied two lengths of double-armoured CTD (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth) cable for polar research vessels.
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NewsReducing CTV emissions in the offshore wind industry
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has announced four winners of a competition designed to accelerate the development of technologies that will enable a reduction in emissions and fuel consumption for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) used to operate and maintain offshore wind farms.
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NewsMultirole vessel anniversary
A UK workboat builder is celebrating a decade of work in the innovative multirole vessel build concept.
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Floatgen output increases
Following very encouraging initial results communicated last July, the 2MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with Ideol’s patented floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), exceeded production and availability expectations in the second half of 2019.
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Iridium GMDSS authorisation
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced that on December 19, 2019 a Letter of Compliance was signed by the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), stating it has positively verified the operational and technical requirements as requested by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for Iridium to ...
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NewsWindfarm support fleet addition
A key player in Aberdeen’s marine renewable and Oil & Gas support scene has added a tenth boat to its growing fleet of workboat vessels.
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NewsOffshore excavation consolidation
James Fisher Offshore has strengthened its position as a global life of field support provider of specialist offshore engineering solutions, consolidating its services with those of its sister company, James Fisher Subsea Excavation.
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NewsSubstantial investment for subsea robotics company
Subsea technology firm, Rovco, has announced a £3.9 million Series A investment from Foresight group via the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and Foresight VCTs.
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LNG transfer acquisition
Trelleborg has, through its Industrial Solutions business area, acquired engineering group Signum Technology Ltd and its subsidiary companies Gall Thomson, KLAW LNG, KLAW Products, and Vee Bee Filtration.
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NewsPiling template system contract
A Netherlands subsea technology company has secured a contract from an undisclosed EPC player for the design and delivery of a piling template hydraulic and instrumentation system.
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News5-year infrastructure joint venture completed
The maritime infrastructure works on and around the weir lock complex along the Lys in Harelbeke in Belgium have been officially delivered.
