Latest News – Page 269

  • Olly Sewell (Facebook, sponsors), Michele & Phil Whitehurst (Actisense)
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    National recognition for Actisense

    2019-12-16T14:09:00Z

    Poole, UK-based marine electronics specialists, Actisense, has been awarded the title of Small Business of the Year at the British Chambers national Chamber Awards.

  • The 'Haven Seastabler' is a modular stabilised barge
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    Stabilized barge gets more configurable

    2019-12-16T13:49:00Z

    Red7Marine, has expanded the ability of its fleet in marine access solutions by increasing the versatility of its ‘Haven Seastabler’ barge.

  • António Sarmento
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    Combined renewable energy to transform market

    2019-12-16T13:15:00Z

    Combined wind, wave and solar arrays will transform the marine renewable energy market driving ‘higher capacity’ and ‘seasonally consistent’ energy generation, delegates at a conference have been told.

  • Loading the massive 12MW Haliade-X for demo installation. Photo, GE Renewables
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    What comes after the monopile – and what will load it?

    2019-12-16T13:04:00Z

    As offshore wind turbines get heavier there are now more questions than ever about what could take the monopile’s place, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Geert Hendriks: “If you put in a breakwater to protect a port, several kilometres downstream you can suddenly find you’re gaining - or losing - thousands, sometimes millions, of cubic metres of sand”
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    Geert Hendriks: Royal HaskoningDHV

    2019-12-16T12:34:00Z

    Small movements “can, together, have a very large and unexpected impact”, explained Geert Hendriks of Royal HaskoningDHV. That applies equally to grains of sand and the soft-skills of diplomacy.

  • tidal project component
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    Major tidal energy project given go-ahead

    2019-12-12T12:35:00Z

    A UK-based tidal energy company has been given the go-ahead for a major Canadian project in Nova Scotia.

  • Hydrogen ferry
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    Schottel to propel world’s first hydrogen ferry

    2019-12-12T11:42:00Z

    Schottel will propel two new eco-friendly ferries, one of which is the first of its kind in the world to sail on liquid hydrogen.

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    Dredging plans for Scottish harbours

    2019-12-12T11:33:00Z

    Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has made a firm commitment to a three-year dredging contract for maintenance dredging in three of the many harbours that come under its control writes Dag Pike.

  • SATH is an acronym for Swinging Around Twin Hull, which uses a catamaran design with tubular side hulls connected by a steel lattice structure
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    Floating wind prototype faces toughest test

    2019-12-12T10:49:00Z

    A medium scale prototype of a new floating wind concept is scheduled to start sea trials off the Spanish coast early in 2020 in order to validate the concept writes Dag Pike.

  • Woolwich ferry 'Ben Woollacott' (Photo: Transport for London)
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    Power management issues on Woolwich ferries resolved

    2019-12-12T10:39:00Z

    Transport for London has reported that problems with the hybrid power management systems fitted to two new hybrid electric ferries have been resolved writes Dag Pike.

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    Battery research funding

    2019-12-12T09:41:00Z

    Canadian energy storage major Corvus Energy has announced that it will receive funding of up to $6 million from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program.

  • Bootveiling.com is the only nautical auction house in The Netherlands and Belgium
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    Online auction of 30 Workboats

    2019-12-11T11:48:00Z

    Due to increasing demand Dutch auction house Bootveiling.com is organising two vessel auctions in January 2020.

  • Fugro’s 'Skate 3' modular jack-up acquiring high-quality geotechnical data
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    Site investigation for island megaproject

    2019-12-11T10:57:00Z

    Denmark has taken serious steps towards building a man made island that will entail the largest construction project in the country since the 17th century.

  • Finnøy Gear & Propeller has invested in a five-axis lathe and milling bench Photo: Finnøy Gear & Propeller
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    Human-technology interaction brings success

    2019-12-11T10:23:00Z

    With the help of 5-axis machining, Finnøy Gear & Propeller is focusing on robotisation and automation in order to keep its production in Norway.

  • Artemis Technologies’ new electric eFoiler system integrates propulsion into the lift foil
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    Foiling future for workboats?

    2019-12-10T12:21:00Z

    An America’s Cup team spinoff company is partnering with one of Europe’s best known composite workboat builders to build a prototype hydrofoil workboat.

  • Interceptor
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    Partnership helps realise river cleaning idea

    2019-12-10T12:20:00Z

    C-Job Naval Architects'' partnership with a non-profit environmental organisation has resulted in the launch of a launch of a new river cleaning system.

  • Seatools Subsea Hydraulic Power Unit
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    ‘Plug and Play’ subsea hydraulics

    2019-12-10T11:50:00Z

    Seatools, a Netherlands-headquartered provider of subsea hydraulic components and systems, has stepped up its standardized hydraulic solutions bid with a new range of subsea hydraulic power units (SHPUs).

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    Voith's carbon neutrality pledge

    2019-12-10T11:36:00Z

    From 2022 onwards, none of the Voith locations around the world will leave a carbon footprint going forward. In this way, the Voith Group is making a significant contribution to climate protection.With a view to implementing carbon neutrality quickly, Voith is going to switch to purchasing carbon-neutral electricity in the ...

  • Harland and Wolff
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    Saved shipyard secures contract

    2019-12-09T16:29:00Z

    The recently acquired Northern Ireland-based Harland and Wolff shipyard has been awarded a contract for dockings of two vessels for their owners to carry out their annual inspections and maintenance.

  • 'Tedworth'
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    Meercat to refit dive support vessel

    2019-12-09T14:51:00Z

    Meercat Boats has been chosen to refit a specialist dive support vessel, which operates out of Portsmouth Naval Base in the UK.