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Waterjets reduce power demand
Marine Jet Power (MJP) has unveiled its new waterjet X Series which reduces power demand by up to 20% and can reduce weight by up to 10% compared to axial flow jets.
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Bigger ships set for Swedish inland ports
Seagoing vessel access to ports on eastern Sweden’s Lake Malaren is due to be substantially improved reports David Tinsley.
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IADC Young Author Award 2018 winner
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has presented its Young Author Award 2018 to Francois de Keuleneer, an environment engineer for Belgium’s DEME Group.
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CEDA preparing energy efficiency guidance
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association’s CEDA Environment Commission (CEC) has set up a Working Group specifically to prepare a CEDA information paper on energy efficiency in relation to sustainability.
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Diversification keeps Jan De Nul strong
The Belgium based Jan De Nul Group has reported an annual turnover for 2017 below €2 billion for the first time in seven years but has nonetheless increased profitability through diversification.
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Amsterdam land reclamation works for Boskalis
Netherlands based dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster has won the €85m contract to construct an artificial island in the IJmeer lake, adjacent to the IJburg islands, by the municipality of Amsterdam.
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‘Greenest’ bed leveler for Dutch Dredging
Dutch Dredging (Baggerbedrijf de Boer) can claim to have the world’s ‘greenest’ bed leveler following the addition of the newbuild ''Peter'' to its fleet last month.
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Two new LNG dredgers for Van Oord
Rotterdam based Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredgers, both of 10,500m3 capacity.
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Serious test for Safehaven flagship
Irish boat builder Safehaven Marine is noted for the severe testing methods it uses to ensure that its boats are fit for purpose reports Dag Pike.
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OXE 300hp diesel outboard progresses
The OXE diesel that pioneered the availability of high powered diesel outboards with its 200hp unit is now getting close to the introduction of a 300hp version.
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Cox switches to V8 diesel power
With the upcoming launch of the Cox 300hp diesel outboard it has been announced that this outboard will now have a lightweight V-8 diesel engine reports Dag Pike.
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IRENA report calls for international offshore wind standards
IRENA has published a report which, amongst other things, concludes that ''offshore wind energy stands on the cusp of rapid and widespread growth’ reports Andrew Williams.
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Self-recovery ladder aids rescue operations
A new self-recovery ladder allows casualties who have fallen overboard a vessel to climb back on easily and independently.
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Speedy rescue with remote-controlled buoy
A self-propelled, remote-controlled man overboard (MOB) rescue buoy designed for speedy recovery has been showcased at Seawork 2018.
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Seawork International speeds to success
At a time of political and economic uncertainty the 21st annual Seawork exhibition was a clear demonstration that the UK and European commercial marine sector is open for business.
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Cox Powertrain outboard gives 25% more range
Cox Powertrain unveiled its latest diesel outboard at Seawork which promises at least a 25% better range compared to a gasoline outboard and is designed to last up to three times longer.
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Crew transfer vessel handover for Goodchild
A Goodchild Marine crew transfer vessel was handed over to Commercial RIB Charter (CRC) at Seawork following its build in record time.
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UK debut for new Suzuki DF325A outboard
Suzuki returned to Seawork this year to UK debut the latest outboard in its range the DF325A.
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Hamilton Jet unveils new generation waterjet
Hamilton Jet used Seawork to unveil its next generation waterjet which it will use to strengthen its market presence in the hybrid, electric and digital markets.
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New survey vessel for ABP
Cheetah Marine has supplied a 7.9m turnkey hydrographic survey catamaran to Associated British Ports (ABP).