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NewsSurvitec receives DNV GL Z-17 certification
Survitec has received DNV GL Z-17 certification as a class-approved service provider for all DNV-GL classed vessels operating various brands of safety and survival equipment, including lifeboats, liferafts, marine evacuation systems (MES) and fire-fighting equipment and breathing apparatus.
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NewsSubsea 7 acquires offshore vessel
Subsea 7 has finalised the acquisition of multi-purpose offshore construction and dive support vessel ‘Toisa Pegasus’ to support its operations in the North Sea and Asia Pacific.
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Perfect safety record continues
US-headquartered classification society ABS has recorded zero lost time work-related incidents for the second year in a row.
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NewsSeacat Services adopts BareFLEET
Seacat Services, has installed the BareFLEET system, an advanced remote monitoring system developed by Reygar, across its fleet of fourteen class-certified catamarans.
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NewsGermany commits €500 million to battery research
The Battery Cell Research Production Centre is an initiative launched by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)[1] and will receive an investment of €500 million.
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NewsCWind agreement with ORE Catapult
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s offshore renewable energy innovation centre.
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Norwegian NOx fund model could help UK
According to a recent report by not-for-profit organization Environmental Defense Fund Europe, the UK could use a Norwegian pollution reduction fund as a model to help decarbonise its shipping sector.
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NewsFirefighting simulator
Kongsberg Digital has unveiled an innovative new simulator solution for training officers and crew in advanced firefighting.
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NewsRiver Seine electrification bid begins
Torqeedo is among partners leading a new study which aims to bring Paris’ goals to improve air quality and reduce the city’s carbon footprint to the River Seine through vessel electrification.
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NewsRolls-Royce finishes thruster plant upgrade
Rolls-Royce has completed a €57m upgrade and refurbishment of its thruster manufacturing plant in Rauma, Finland.
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Maritime 2050 launched
The UK’s Department for Transport has launched Maritime 2050, its first ever long-term strategy for the UK maritime sector.
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News€140,000 antifouling contract for new builds
Scottish company Marine Supplies (International) Ltd has been awarded a Sonihull antifouling contract by international ship builder Karstensens Skibsvaerft A/S in Denmark.
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News€12.8m to demonstrate ocean energy farms
A new project has been launched which provides $12.8m funding to developers of marine renewable technologies to test their products or services in real sea environments.
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NewsNew fire hose cabinet for commercial marine market
Available from March 2019, the SOS300 fire hose cabinet just launched by UK company Jo Bird can house up to a 25 metre long fire hose together with a jet spray nozzle.
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‘Little or no Brexit planning’, admit UK ports
Whilst pro-Brexit groups foresee a bright future for the UK as a global trading nation, chief executives and directors at ports and harbour authorities around the UK reveal that, with ten weeks to go, little or no planning has been done.
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NewsMaritime Journal Seawork issues
Did you know that many Seawork 2020 exhibitors will be featured free of charge in the spring editions of Maritime Journal? Find out here how to submit your story.
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NewsSpecialist explosive sinks ship to make reef
The capability of an explosive cutting tool has been dramatically demonstrated during the sinking of a Portuguese naval warship to create an artificial reef.
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NewsNew terminal backs Wismar growth push
Wismar has begun operation of a new multi-functional handling terminal, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsBusy Norddeich makes room for ships
Lengthening of the eastern mole in the German North Sea port of Norddeich has created more berths writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGerman pollution control fleet reaches 19
The latest of nineteen small multi-purpose trimarans to combat German coastal oil and other pollution hazards has been handed over reports Tom Todd.
