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    New IMO radio regulations

    2018-08-13T10:33:00Z

    Regulations set down by IMO came into action at the beginning of this July this year. These regulations involved fire fighters’ radios used aboard vessels.

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    Major comms order for Hagenuk

    2018-08-13T10:25:00Z

    Hagenuk Marinekommunikation a subsidiary of Atlas Elektronik, has been commissioned to supply integrated communication systems for units 6 to 10 of the Type K130 corvettes for the German Navy.

  • KVH's V7 HTS terminal
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    KVH’s 8,000th VSAT system shipped

    2018-08-13T10:10:00Z

    KVH Industries has announced that it recently shipped its 8,000th mini-VSAT Broadband system.

  • Baudouin’s Advanced Engines with SCR promise a cleaner engine without compromising on power
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    Light and flexible SCR system

    2018-08-10T14:30:00Z

    Moteurs Baudouin will be showing its innovative Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) system on its range of engines at SMM 2018.

  • L-R Piotr Cywinski, Senior Engineer at Navinord & Owen Vachell,  Actisense Technical Support Engineer and Training Coordinator
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    Actisense Polish partnership

    2018-08-10T14:15:00Z

    Marine electronics brand Actisense in Poole, UK have formed a new product partnership with Navinord, a specialist marine electronics integration company based in Poland.

  • OCIMF layered defence methodology illustration
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    OCIMF Guidelines to Harden Vessels

    2018-08-10T12:58:00Z

    Oil industry forum OCIMF has released a new information paper that recommends a layered defence methodology for hardening vessels to help prevent unauthorised boarding.

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    NWA launches Workboat Apprenticeship

    2018-08-10T10:49:00Z

    The National Workboat Association-developed Workboat Crewmember Apprenticeship standard has been finalised with funding confirmed ready to help train the next generation of UK workboat crews.

  • 'HMS Magpie' in rough water trials off Ireland's Atlantic coast
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    First ‘HMS’ vessel from Safehaven

    2018-08-10T10:25:00Z

    As previously reported in brief in ‘MJ’, Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine recently delivered a Wildcat 60 catamaran ‘HMS Magpie’ to Atlas Elektronik UK for use by the Royal Navy.

  • One of Gondan's latest Eco Fast Ferries
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    Fastest GRP ferry built in Spain

    2018-08-10T09:56:00Z

    The GRP Division of the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan has just signed a contract to build a new fast ferry that it claims will be the fastest GRP passenger catamaran built in Spain.

  • Berth 23: just part of a wider building programme in Rostock Port.
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    Rostock quay project gets underway

    2018-08-09T16:28:00Z

    Busy East German seaport, Rostock, has launched a two year project to rebuild a quayside, writes Tom Todd.

  • Two new 28m Class cruisers like this are to join German sea rescue service (Photo: DGzRS)
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    More boats for German sea rescue

    2018-08-09T16:10:00Z

    Sea rescue services along Germany’s North Sea and Baltic coasts are to be bolstered writes Tom Todd.

  • Hooge and Hafenlot beef up German coastal defence
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    New workboat duo protects German coasts

    2018-08-09T15:56:00Z

    Two very different workboats have begun operation with coastal and sea protection authorities in north Germany, reports Tom Todd.

  • The DWDR development has just reached a key milestone of one million man-hours being reached Photo: Port of Dover
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    Graduate skills bring civils project success

    2018-08-09T14:31:00Z

    Fresh out of university, one UK university graduate has landed his dream job on the Port of Dover''s flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development.

  • Wärtsilä’s divers are enabling operators to avoid unplanned dry-dockings Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Underwater repairs to prevent dry-dockings

    2018-08-09T14:01:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s divers are helping operators to avoid unplanned dry-dockings by completing repairs such as propulsion overhaul, hull cleaning and propeller polishing underwater.

  • 'Brave Tern' at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam
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    Wind jack-up crane refit

    2018-08-09T09:37:00Z

    ‘Brave Tern’, the 132-metre jack-up operated by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, has completed a major crane refit at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam.

  • Shipowners and operators need up-to-date and reliable data in order to plan a safe voyage
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    Digital navigation platform reduces administrative costs

    2018-08-08T15:27:00Z

    Danish supplier of nautical charts Iver C. Weilbach & Co. A/S has launched a digital platform with multiple navigation services that reduces administrative costs.

  • The three-legged foundations measure more than 50 metres in height and weigh 950 tons (Photo: NGI)
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    Suction bucket foundations installed

    2018-08-08T15:07:00Z

    60 suction buckets have been pumped in place as foundation for the 20 wind turbines in Ørsted''s new wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2.

  • The survey results will be used to establish current and future user needs for DGPS Photo: Commissioners of Irish Lights
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    GLA surveys future DGPS service requirements

    2018-08-08T14:09:00Z

    The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland are conducting a survey to gauge current and future user requirements for their Differential GPS (DGPS) service.

  • Captain Ian McNaught: “We have worked hard to create an evidence-based system that demonstrates very clearly that the safety of ships and seafarers in our waters requires a combined fleet of seven vessels" Photo: Trinity House/YouTube
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    UK government endorses lighthouse fleet review

    2018-08-08T13:53:00Z

    The British government has endorsed the recommendations of the collective UK lighthouse collaborative to retain seven mixed service vessels to maintain an essential maritime safety service.

  • JoBird has supplied one JB08FE fire equipment cabinet for the Fangio II oil spill recovery vessel Photo: JoBird
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    Bespoke fire storage cabinets for workboats

    2018-08-08T13:31:00Z

    An international designer and manufacturer of lifesaving and fire safety equipment storage will be working to raise the profile of its fire storage cabinet range at SMM.