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  • Shapinsay ferry will be the test bed for the new technology
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    Hydrogen diesel injection system pilot

    2018-10-05T17:54:00Z

    UK funding agency Innovate UK has granted £430,332 of funding to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry for the first time.

  • Energy Management (part of the shortlisted project) is an on-board optimizing tool that enables the captain and the ship owner to clearly see the operational conditions of the vessel
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    Work vessel shortlisted for Motorship Awards

    2018-10-05T17:28:00Z

    A multipurpose work vessel currently in build for the Norwegian Coastal Adminstration, ‘OV Ryvingen’, has been shortlisted to compete against three other green ship propulsion projects for the first Motorship Award.

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    MTU power for trimaran ferries

    2018-10-05T13:32:00Z

    Two new high-speed ferries to be run by Spanish ferry operator Fred. Olsen, S.A. are each to be powered by four MTU 20-cylinder 8000 M71L engines and by Kamewa waterjets from Rolls-Royce.

  • Germany’s first electrically powered pleasure craft has been making the news since the summer of 2017, when it first started to transport passengers on Baldeney Lake in Essen
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    Clever coupling is key to electric craft

    2018-10-05T13:15:00Z

    A vessel claimed to be Germany’s first electrically driven excursion vessel could help to point the way for the development of cleaner power sources for larger ships.

  • Atlantic herring
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    Fish spawning mapping for offshore efficiency

    2018-10-05T11:20:00Z

    A revised technique for mapping the spawning sites of Atlantic herring in the UK has been developed to protect fish during offshore wind farm construction, which could lead to a more efficient and low-cost development process.

  • Sea Machines technology
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    Autonomous control systems complete trials

    2018-10-05T09:57:00Z

    Sea trials have been completed for a vessel intelligence system and a remote-control system designed to help enable intelligent autonomous command and control of operations with improved productivity, predictability, performance and safety.

  • ONYX InSight will monitor the Blyth Offshore windfarm project’s 8.3MW MHI Vestas V164 wind turbines Photo: ONYX InSight
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    Monitoring Blyth offshore windfarm efficiency

    2018-10-04T15:51:00Z

    A predictive maintenance provider has signed a three-year contract with EDF Renewables at Blyth Offshore Demonstrator windfarm to monitor the largest operational wind turbines.

  • SMS has invested in an ultra-high pressure (UHP) blasting unit Photo: SMS
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    SMS invests in paint coatings and hydraulics

    2018-10-04T14:30:00Z

    UK-based SMS has identified opportunities nationally and invested in new technology, plant and equipment to boost its competivity.

  • For a fire fighting role a diesel power pump can feed 4800 litres per minute to a fire monitor mounted on the foredeck with a 500 litre foam tank built into the hull
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    12 metre commercial D-tube RIB

    2018-10-03T13:35:00Z

    Italian workboat builder Stem Marine has expanded its range upwards with the introduction of a new 12 metre design that is adaptable for many patrol and emergency roles.

  • While this first electric version is aimed at the high end leisure market, subsequently the technology will filter down to improve the company's commercial and SAR vessels
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    Electric drive for Sealegs amphibian

    2018-10-03T12:50:00Z

    Sealegs, the New Zealand- based manufacturer of amphibious boats has finally made the move over to electric propulsion for its land driving wheels.

  • Global Ocean Technologies will have marine, rigservice and products as its main business areas Photo: GST
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    Norway ocean technology powerhouse emerges

    2018-10-03T12:50:00Z

    Norway’s newly formed Global Ocean Technology Group is gathering key marine energy technologies and services together in one company with a view to providing a one-stop-shop to the global marine and energy market.

  • The dredger will be the first new dual-fuel construction of its type in France Photo: Barillec Marine
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    Barillec power for French hybrid LNG dredger

    2018-10-03T12:28:00Z

    Barillec Marine will supply LNG diesel-electric propulsion and the water injection dredging system for a new LNG hybrid dredger for the Port of Bordeaux.

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    New GAC office for Dundee

    2018-10-03T11:49:00Z

    Logistics and marine services giant GAC UK has opened its 19th branch, in the heart of Scotland’s Dundee harbour.

  • A £25m investment in a Phase three quayside and laydown area in 2015/16, allowed POCF to bid for renewable energy work
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    Cromarty records highest ever turnover

    2018-10-03T11:33:00Z

    Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth has recorded its best ever year in 2017, according to its annual review released in September 2018, with a turnover of £9.9 m, which is £1m higher than its previous turnover record in 2016.

  • Oostende's Rebo terminal has seen the construction of 42 wind turbines for Siemens Rentel windfarm Photo: Rebo Oostende
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    Port investment could cut offshore wind costs

    2018-10-02T12:49:00Z

    Investments of €0.5-€1bn in new port infrastructure could help the offshore wind sector cut costs by up to 5.3%.

  • Oldendorff Carriers is implementing fleet and ship performance monitoring systems Photo: Datum Electronics
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    Shaft power torque meter order

    2018-10-02T12:28:00Z

    UK based Datum Electronics will supply Oldendorff Carriers with shaft power meter systems to help reduce its carbon footprint and improve technical and operational efficiency.

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    Ocean Cleanup communications support

    2018-10-02T10:34:00Z

    The Iridium network will deliver critical operational data, imagery and video for The Ocean Cleanup, continuing Iridium’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

  • Sea trials with the Sea Bubble have been carried out on Swiss lakes
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    Sea Bubble hydrofoil prototype

    2018-10-02T10:02:00Z

    Now being tested in the River Seine in Paris is the all-electric Sea Bubble, a 5 metre hydrofoil craft designed as the water taxi of the future, reports Dag Pike.

  • Canadian vessel recently converted to unmanned mode by ASV
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    ASV Global acquired by US company L3

    2018-10-02T09:37:00Z

    UK- headquartered specialist builder of autonomous surface vessels, ASV Global has been acquired by the American company L3 Technologies.

  • Miros Group CEO Andreas Brekke
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    Cloud-integrated sea state data

    2018-10-02T09:03:00Z

    In what is claimed to be an industry first, ocean surface measuring specialist Miros Group will make dry measurements of sea state available through the cloud as a service.