Latest News – Page 365
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NewsBespoke davits for extreme weather
The Norwegian-based custom davit manufacturer Vestdavit has recently won substantial orders from the Royal Navy for the fast launching of interceptor tenders from the latest class of patrol vessel.
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Passage planning weather overlay
A new weather overlay for electronic charts has been launched by UK-based software specialists Norcom, with the promise that the weather information is not only far more accurate than app-based suppliers, but also tailor-made for commercial operations.
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NewsFaster coastal WIFI access
With the need for coastal vessels to stay in range of a dependable WiFi connection, Digital Yacht has launched the 4G Connect Pro, a fast LTE (Long Term Evolution)-based internet access solution with a range of up to about 20 nautical miles.
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NewsBiocide-free fouling release film
Renolit Dolphin S is a fluoro-polymer fouling release film that is being heralded as an ‘environmentally-friendly product which is going to change the fouling release industry for the better.’
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NewsOceanflow gets go ahead for FLOWSPA
Offshore renewables developer Oceanflow has been successful in winning Horizon 2020 SME support reports Dag Pike.
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NewsCornish fisheries protection vessel refit
Penzance Dry Dock in Cornwall, UK has won a new contract to refit the UK fisheries protection vessel, ‘Saint Piran’.
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NewsPort of Kiel expands cruise ship handling
The Port of Kiel is expanding its busy Ostseekai cruise terminal to cope with passenger totals tipped to rise to more than 600,000 this year, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsLake gas ship is a propulsion first
A new ferry described as the first inland passenger ship in Europe with LNG gas engines, is being built in Germany for delivery in 2020, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsPunchy new boats for German sea rescuers
Two more 10 metre Class state-of-the-art rescue boats have gone into operation with Germany’s DGzRS sea rescue service and two further newbuilds will join them soon, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsThird of island eco ships ordered at Pella Sietas
74.3m eco-friendly hybrid Ro-Ro ferry ordered in Hamburg will complete a trio of acclaimed, double-ended ships for shallow water island service in the German Bight, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsNorderaue delay “no problem” say owners
The new 75.9m monohull ferry ''Norderaue'' has gone into North Frisian island service two months later than planned but a month earlier than its official naming in June, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNovel Heligoland catamaran enters service
A much-talked-about passenger catamaran has finally entered tough German Bight service after taking the same name as its popular predecessor, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 five years on and filling up fast
As Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 transitions from empty desert lands to working sites, the port continues to ensure that as landlord it provides what the tenant is looking for, Peter Barker investigates.
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NewsWinning the battle to reduce the cost of offshore wind
The cost of offshore wind has fallen dramatically over a relatively short timescale. Peter Barker explores some of the factors that have contributed to this.
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NewsPortsmouth University courses enhance maritime careers
University of Portsmouth is offering degree apprenticeships which allow students to work as an employee while also studying part-time for a full Bachelor''s or Master''s degree.
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NewsDouble salvage operations for TsavlirisDouble salvage operations for Tsavliris
Tsavliris Salvage is never far away from the news with its activities, recently reporting its role in two salvage operations of note.
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NewsBusy times for Smit Salvage
Smit Salvage, part of Boskalis group is one of the best known global salvage companies and has reported a busy second half of 2017 and start to 2018.
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News‘Kea Trader’ wreck removal enters a new phase
Shanghai Salvage Company (SSC) is preparing to continue with the wreck removal operation of the ill-fated ''Kea Trader'' in the South Pacific.
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NewsISU appoints new Secretary General and honours former SOSREP
Two items of news from the International Salvage Union have drawn attention to the value of experienced personnel representing the interests of the industry and overseeing casualty response activity.
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NewsSalvors battle container ship fire
Global salvage specialists Ardent and Smit Salvage are engaged in a major salvage operation following a container ship fire in the Arabian Sea.
