Latest News – Page 344
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NewsEU tidal energy expertise arrives in Canada
European offshore renewables expertise is being used in Canada with the successful installation of the PLAT-I floating tidal energy platform in Nova Scotia.
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NewsA modular build ‘universal’ deck winch
“The new ‘universal’ deck winch is just that,” Ryan Langley of UK-based Hercules Hydraulics told ''MJ''.
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NewsLiebherr workbarge crane gets more than a facelift
For years a Liebherr CBG350 workbarge-mounted, four-rope grab crane was the preferred solution for picking up bulk from incoming ships, lightening the big vessels’ load. And it sold well: more than 200 units have left the factory gates since 2005.
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NewsMotive goes Dutch
Motive Offshore Group has been providing some very interesting, tailored solutions for the offshore energy and renewables sector, reports Stevie Knight.
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NewsAmco Veba gets real about crane stress
Marine cranes have come a long way from their truck-based origins. However, their evolution isn’t always driven by what’s possible, but by what’s pragmatic.
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NewsHybrids: More than a change in the engine room
Andy Page of naval architecture consultancy Chartwell talks to Stevie Knight about the challenges and rewards that hybridization will bring to commercial marine.
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NewsWalter Van der Pennen: EST-Floattech
“When I tried to tell people that electric-hybrid vessels were the future, I kept on hearing ‘Why batteries – what’s wrong with diesel?’ Or ‘Yeah well, maybe climate change doesn’t really exist’,” Walter Van der Pennen of EST-Floattech told ''MJ''. “But there was a point last year when it changed ...
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NewsAmpelmann wins five North Sea wind contracts
Global offshore access provider Ampelmann has won five new offshore wind contracts which will see two A-type and three E-type systems installed on vessels operating in the North Sea.
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NewsOffshore wind hampered by port capability
Analysis of 96 European ports as part of Carbon Trust report reveals few are fully equipped to undertake quay-side operations necessary to support the floating offshore wind sector.
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NewsNew German terminal ups port potential
A new deepwater berth and multi-purpose terminal have begun operation in Cuxhaven amid predictions they will significantly boost business in the German Elbe Estuary port, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsGerman waterways get giant funding boost
The German Government has earmarked €800 million for work on the country’s vital inland waterway system as users warn of lock breakdowns and aging infrastructures on the internationally important network, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsVersatile repair mix for German yard
Two island supply boats and a research ship were among the varied and regular mix of specialist workboats in for repair or maintenance this autumn at Germany’s Diedrich Werft, reports Tom Todd.
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News‘Norse Pelican’ rotor sails installed
Norsepower Oy Ltd., together with project partners Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell Shipping & Maritime, recently announced the installation of two Norsepower Rotor Sails onboard ‘Maersk Pelican’, a Maersk Tankers Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker vessel.
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NewsUnique Group acquires Water Weights
Global integrated offshore solutions provider, Unique Group, has completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen, UK-headquartered, load-testing equipment provider, Water Weights.
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NewsRapid extraction of propeller design data
The latest release of PropCad 2018 Premium Edition from US software company Hydrocomp includes a new utility to simplify the extraction of propeller features from full 3D CAD files.
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NewsVolvo Penta’s hybrid IPS
Designed to enable zero emission running for marine craft, Volvo Penta has unveiled a hybrid concept for its IPS propulsion system.
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NewsInnovative integrated control system
What is claimed to be the world’s first integrated steering and stabilizer fin control system has been introduced writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDredging started at Anaklia
Marine construction work at Anaklia Deep Sea Port has commenced with work on the dredging of the approach channel and harbour area reports Dag Pike.
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NewsPreventative maintenance key to functionality
ZF Marine is now offering a preventative maintenance service for thrusters with the advice that preventive maintenance can go a long way towards delaying or even avoiding the need to call on unscheduled repair capabilities.
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NewsCuxport is base port for new German windfarm
Even before it has been officially opened, berth no. 4 at the Cuxport Terminal in Cuxhaven is already at work on its first offshore project.
