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  • An impression of how the ‘Hagland Captain’ will look after the retrofit of a Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution (Image: Hagland Shipping AS)
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    Short sea retrofit hybrid system

    2019-02-11T17:29:00Z

    Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with the international shipping company Hagland Shipping AS for a hybrid retrofit installation.

  • Sistership 'Future of The Fjords'
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    Charging infrastructure issues delay ‘Legacy’ launch

    2019-02-11T16:46:00Z

    Cruise operator The Fjords DA is delaying its planned move into Oslo, with the news that the all-electric ‘Legacy of The Fjords’ will now be delivered from specialist shipyard Brødrene Aa on 1 May 2020.

  • NEXT GEN 2019 speakers
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    Safety solutions addressed in new workshops

    2019-02-11T13:41:00Z

    Workers in the sub IMO/sub 24m professional sector will be able to learn about the latest safety solutions from experts at a NEXT GEN event in Southampton, UK this April.

  • OpenHydro's test rig
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    GB£10m to help commercialise tidal projects

    2019-02-11T10:43:00Z

    A GB£10m fund to help commercial deployment of tidal projects in Scottish waters has been launched by the Scottish Government with the aim of driving innovation and reducing the cost of electricity generated.

  • 'Rembrandt Van Rijn'
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    First Iridium Certus commercial installation

    2019-02-08T12:05:00Z

    The AST Group (AST) has confirmed the first ever commercial installation of Iridium Certus carried out with its partner Alphatron Marine onboard Oceanwide Expeditions’ ‘Rembrandt Van Rijn’.

  • ShipSupport
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    JRC/Alphatron Marine join ShipSupport

    2019-02-08T11:20:00Z

    JRC/Alphatron Marine has become a global partner of online spare parts shop ShipSupport.

  • STP (Servicios Técnicos Portuarios)’s mobile hoist is now the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world
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    The largest boat hoist in Europe

    2019-02-08T10:45:00Z

    Italian company Cimolai Technology has delivered a mobile boat hoist with a lifting capacity of 1000 tonnes, to STP (Servicios Técnicos Portuarios)’s shipyard in Palma de Mallorca.

  • Naval architects C-Job has made a study of ammonia fuelled ships and developed designs for both cargo and passenger ships of the future
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    Ammonia as a workboat fuel

    2019-02-08T10:16:00Z

    In the search for reducing emissions from commercial vessels the two fully emission free fuels are hydrogen and ammonia writes Dag Pike.

  • 'Saint John Paul II' achieved speeds in excess of 38 knots running at 85 percent power
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    Mediterranean’s largest RoPax cat delivered

    2019-02-08T09:38:00Z

    Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has recently been celebrating the delivery of its latest large fast ferry, a 110 metre catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta.

  • Osprey accepted a scope of work from Wight Shipyard to move the vessel from the shed where it was built to the water at Venture Quays
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    Launching a 72 ton catamaran ferry

    2019-02-08T09:13:00Z

    UK-based Osprey Ltd., a specialist in the onshore and offshore transportation and lifting of heavy or abnormal loads, lifted a 72.5t catamaran using a 1,000t capacity Liebherr mobile crane and a one-over-two Modulift spreader beam configuration beneath its hook.

  • 'C-Enduro'
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    Data-gathering autonomous vessel delivered

    2019-02-07T14:24:00Z

    L3 ASV has delivered a long-endurance autonomous vessel for military data gathering trials to the UK’s Royal Navy.

  • Rothera Research Station
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    Rigging gear for Antarctic project

    2019-02-07T12:55:00Z

    Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has provided lifting and rigging products to BAM Nuttall Limited (BAM) for use during the modernisation of the Rothera Research Station in the Antarctic.

  • Ulf Kanne: “Marine engines are so dirty that even running a small 5hp petrol four-stroke outboard produces as much NOx and hydrocarbon pollution as running 38.5 cars – this is really dramatic.”
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    Ulf Kanne: Charged with our future

    2019-02-07T12:25:00Z

    For Ulf Kanne, Green propulsion and investment expert, we may be closer to the end for internal combustion marine propulsion than many think.

  • The Port of Langnas is situated in the Baltic Sea on the archipelago of Aland
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    AutoMoor system for Aland berths

    2019-02-07T11:26:00Z

    Trelleborg’s marine systems operation will supply its rope-free automated mooring system, AutoMoor, to the Port of Langnas’ international cruise ferry and domestic ro-ro ferry berths

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    Display specialist posts Brexit busting numbers

    2019-02-07T10:54:00Z

    Despite ''a number of challenging UK trading conditions for 2018'', CANtronik with its global reach has announced a 28% increase in turnover for the year.

  • Orca AI
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    AI navigation tools help prevent collisions

    2019-02-06T14:55:00Z

    A new company has launched which provides artificial intelligence-backed navigation tools for the maritime industry to help prevent costly collisions.

  • 'Manor Venture'
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    MRE marks 5 years in business

    2019-02-06T12:58:00Z

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) is celebrating its five-year anniversary as it prepares for several temporary projects beginning this year, a new vessel under construction and the development of a full offshore engineering capability.

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    Gould services to open new Vlissingen facility

    2019-02-06T11:45:00Z

    Gould Services, one of the leading Dutch wind farm support service companies is planning to develop a new offshore support facility at the Port of Vlissingen writes Dag Pike.

  • The two antennae are housed in a sealed rectangular radome type unit that weighs 2.5 kilos
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    Furuno’s new satellite compass

    2019-02-06T11:34:00Z

    Japanese electronics giant Furuno has introduced a new satellite compass, the SC33, that is a step up from its earlier SC30, writes Dag Pike.

  • Behind the console, four jockey seats mean divers can travel out and back in more comfort and safety
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    New Ballistic RIBS dive boat

    2019-02-06T11:10:00Z

    UK RIB builder Ballistic RIBS has developed a RIB specifically aimed at the diving market, which is a new sector for these high quality boats writes Dag Pike.