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  • The 'Piana' is a ro-pax ferry that travels between Marseille and Corsica
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    Energy management delivers 2% fuel saving

    2019-01-16T15:37:00Z

    French ferry operator La Méridionale, has taken notable steps in digitalising its fleet with the latest energy management technology.

  • MAST-9 completed approximately 100 tasks commanded from the MAPLE system
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    1,380km of autonomous reconnaissance

    2019-01-16T15:14:00Z

    L3 ASV and Dstl have completed 1,380km of Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions at Autonomous Warrior in Australia.

  • Neptun's  'Blue Azurit' design allows wind turbine manufacturers to produce full length welded towers ready for installation
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    Approval for monster turbine transporter

    2019-01-16T11:22:00Z

    US classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principal (AIP) to Neptun Ship Design for its Wind Turbine Transport Vessel design.

  • Port of Cork awarded the civil engineering contract for this development to BAM Civil Ltd
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    New container terminal at Cork

    2019-01-15T17:48:00Z

    Work has started on the development of a new container terminal in the Irish port of Cork to replace existing container facilities further up the harbour writes Dag Pike.

  • Cadets will also have access to Teekay’s ‘state-of-the-art’ simulation centre in Glasgow
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    Teekay Shipping launches UK Cadet Programme

    2019-01-15T17:34:00Z

    The search for the next generation of UK seafarers has been launched thanks to a collaboration between one of the world’s largest ship owners and a renowned UK maritime charity.

  • The 26 million cubic metres of material required to create the islands would largely come from waste material from other building sites with some being dredged from the sea
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    Artificial islands to expand Copenhagen

    2019-01-15T17:18:00Z

    The Government of Denmark and the local Hvidovre Municipality have revealed a plan to expand the City of Copenhagen by creating nine islands off its southern coast writes Dag Pike.

  • Captain John Lloyd
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    New Jack-up DP qualification

    2019-01-15T13:04:00Z

    The Nautical Institute has expanded its certification scheme for Dynamic Positioning Operators (DPOs) to include a qualification for seafarers operating in the renewables sector.

  • OSIL's microplastics sampler
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    Microplastics Sampler offers more precision

    2019-01-14T15:37:00Z

    Environmental monitoring experts Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have released a new microplastics sampler for the collection of water samples for the analysis of microplastics.

  • Thales unmanned surface vessels
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    Sensor system with AI boosts autonomy

    2019-01-14T15:09:00Z

    M Subs Ltd has installed a sensor system with connected artificial intelligence (AI) machine-learning technology around the UK''s Plymouth Sound to aid the computing system central to the maritime AI system which will be used to navigate the Mayflower Autonomous Ship.

  • The course is intended for people who have, or will soon have, complex incident planning responsibilities
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    Mass rescue operations

    2019-01-14T12:35:00Z

    The IMRF recently held its second ‘subject-matter expert’ course in maritime mass rescue operations, at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

  • ABP's Port of Hull at night
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    ABP promises to ‘keep Britain trading’ through Brexit

    2019-01-14T12:22:00Z

    Associated British Ports recently announced an additional investment to boost facilities at its Port of Hull, bringing the group’s total investment to £250 million since the EU referendum in 2016.

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    Aberdeen incubator

    2019-01-14T12:10:00Z

    Attollo Offshore has announced the launch of its Aberdeen-based Innovation Incubator.

  • WASh2Emden - innovative and environmentally friendly applications for hydrogen in the port of Emden
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    WASh2Emden project launches

    2019-01-14T11:46:00Z

    A funded project to synthesise hydrogen using the excess power generated by wind turbines has launched in the German port of Emden.

  • A single Volvo Penta D4 engine and Hamilton HJ274 water jet will propel the vessel to 30 knots in light conditions
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    9m Patrol RIB contract

    2019-01-14T11:24:00Z

    Diverse Marine Ltd. and Cowes Harbour Commission, UK have signed a contract for the design, construction and delivery of a 9m Patrol RIB.

  • XLe Spirit
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    New eROV offers operators cost savings

    2019-01-11T12:55:00Z

    Subsea sector operators could see significant cost efficiency and savings with a new electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) offering outstanding connectivity and expansion capabilities.

  • HeavyLift@Sea carrier
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    Offshore wind deck carrier has huge capacity

    2019-01-11T12:04:00Z

    A heavy cargo deck carrier with an extremely high load-bearing capacity and a 3,600sqm flat loading deck for maximum utilisation and easy use is currently being built at a Chinese shipyard for offshore wind projects in the North and Baltic Seas.

  • Waxholmsbolaget’s hybrid ferry
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    Hybrid electric ferry cuts emissions

    2019-01-10T14:44:00Z

    Stockholm shipping company Waxholmsbolaget has launched its first hybrid ice-going passenger ferry equipped with a hybrid electric Danfoss Editron marine system to cut fuel usage and emissions.

  • a prototype has been on trial at the exposed Runde site off the coast of Norway,
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    Waves4Power developments

    2019-01-10T13:39:00Z

    Norwegian wave energy developer Waves4Power has announced its plans for the future development of its pioneering wave buoy writes Dag Pike.

  • The Rope Robotics solution, using a robot to carry out the inspection and repair work is expected to reduce both the time and costs in blade maintenance and repair
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    Grant for Rope Robotics blade repair work

    2019-01-10T13:21:00Z

    Danish company Rope Robotics has received a major grant to further develop its innovative system for using robots to inspect and repair wind turbine blades writes Dag Pike.

  • The reclaimed area between the dike and the wharf will be filled out by dredged sediments in two stages
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    Wind farm work for Brest

    2019-01-10T12:56:00Z

    The Port of Brest in northwest France is expanding its facilities to cope with wind farm operations at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project writes Dag Pike.