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  • Clamp installed on jacket foundation to inspect complex node weld (Image: Oceaneering)
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    Subsea inspection methods throwing up significant challenges

    2018-03-06T11:21:00Z

    The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) recently announced the winning projects of its recent innovation competition to find novel subsea methods to inspect offshore wind substructures, reports Andrew Williams.

  • 'Kitt' is a 11.2m long cab vessel in support of autonomous and unmanned operations
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    Cheetah introduces Kitt catamaran for unmanned ops

    2018-03-06T11:20:00Z

    Cheetah Marine has introduced its latest 11.2m long cab vessel in support of autonomous and unmanned operations.

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    New ro-pax design contract for Deltamarin

    2018-03-06T11:02:00Z

    Deltamarin Ltd has signed a contract with Chinese Guangzhou Shipyard International Co, Ltd (GSI) for consultancy and engineering services for two DFDS ro-pax ferries

  • Norsafe’s Munin S1200 Open has a good pace – especially with  Mercury Verado 400hp outboards
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    Norsafe’s Munin S1200 Open

    2018-03-06T10:23:00Z

    Norsafe’s Munin S1200 Open will be at Seawork, showing off its potential as a very nifty but low-maintenance vessel designed for everything from patrol, security, search and rescue to dive and survey support.

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    IMO body recommends Fleet Safety for GMDSS recognition

    2018-03-06T09:34:00Z

    Fleet Safety from Inmarsat, a new service incorporating FleetBroadband and a Maritime Safety Terminal (MST) has been recommended for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) recognition, after its performance was subjected to intensive review by a group of International Maritime Organization-appointed experts.

  • The Lightweight Composite Cabin attracted significant interest at SMM
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    UK consortium takes another step closer to lightweight composite cabin manufacture

    2018-03-05T16:44:00Z

    When the Lightweight Composite Cabin prototype was launched by a consortium of PE Composites and Trimline Limited at SMM in Hamburg in 2016 the companies say it created a lot of interest from the cruise, river cruise, ferry and defence sectors.

  • The JFC Marine range are being used to mark out shipping channels, hazardous waters, aquaculture sites and a variety of other marine installations
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    JFC showing met and data buoys

    2018-03-05T16:23:00Z

    Irish plastics manufacturer JFC Marine will showcase to the international market its latest range of data or met buoys at the upcoming Seawork International 2018.

  • 'Svitzer Oued Rmel'  is Self-Righting with a positive stability curve to 180 degrees
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    Safehaven Marine launches its first Interceptor 48 pilot boat

    2018-03-05T15:52:00Z

    Irish pilot boat specialist builder Safehaven Marine has launched an Interceptor 48 pilot vessel ‘Svitzer Oued Rmel’ for operations at the new TM2 Port in Tangier, Morocco.

  • The Vega VLS-46 now accurately marks the channel without being affected by weather or sea conditions
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    Tackling navigation buoys wandering off station

    2018-03-05T14:34:00Z

    Hydrosphere thinks it has the solution to the problem of marine navigation buoys wandering off station because of exposure to the elements at their location.

  • The small commercial marine sector in the UK supports nearly 2,000 employees and generates revenues of approximately £182m
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    Mapping the UK’s small commercial marine industry

    2018-03-05T13:58:00Z

    British Marine’s project to map the UK’s small commercial marine industry has entered the next important stage in its work in the run up to Seawork International 2018.

  • The leading reverse osmosis watermakers are renowned for their low maintenance requirements and sturdy and reliable performance
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    Rugged Village Marine watermakers debut

    2018-03-02T17:13:00Z

    The exclusive UK distributor of Village Marine watermakers, Fischer Panda UK, will showcase the rugged commercial standard systems for the first time at this year’s Seawork International.

  • Dometic CoolFreeze CFX 75DZW mobile compressor unit
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    Latest HVAC technology for commercial vessels

    2018-03-02T17:00:00Z

    HVAC specialist Dometic is demonstrating its capabilities for incorporating the latest variable speed chiller technology, titanium condensers, chilled water and air-cooled units within its customised systems for commercial vessels, as well as focusing on its high-performance reverse-osmosis watermakers and new coolbox models at this year’s Seawork International.

  • The TorboMate Crawler can even get up and around inclined surfaces
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    Remote cleanup kit for boats and towers

    2018-03-02T16:46:00Z

    A robotic cleaning machine that can take on vertical or even inverted surfaces, the TorboMate Crawler “automates the blast cleaning process” says Gary Flanagan of Ecoblast Supplies.

  • James Hare, Phil Henderson and  Ian Darley (l-r) at Seawork last year
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    Darley H2NA team broadens its offering

    2018-03-02T16:43:00Z

    James Hare of H2NA Limited told ''MJ'' that the blossoming partnership between their company and long-time Seawork exhibitor Ian Darley is “surprisingly like a mentoring project”.

  • Tritex NDT’s thickness gauge fitted on a drone, ready for flight
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    Flying high: thickness gauge for drones overcomes development challenges

    2018-03-02T16:35:00Z

    A drone-mounted thickness gauge will be flown by Dorchester-based, Tritex NDT at Seawork this year, showing how far the industry has come in exploring safer, quicker (and cheaper) inspection options.

  • Zodiac Milpro's tough FC470
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    From heated combat to cold floodwaters

    2018-03-02T16:24:00Z

    Designed as a Special Forces boat, Zodiac Milpro’s FC470 has seen a fair amount of active military combat, but it’s raised its game and is now being enlisted to help the Wales Fire Service win against ‘Acts of God’.

  • Kristian Gøbel: We put the boat’s documents on something that can be picked up off the shelf and read just like a book
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    Kristian Gøbel: Nautisk

    2018-03-02T16:02:00Z

    According to Kristian Gøbel of Nautisk, onboard software developers should ask ‘what features do you never use?’ as much as ''what do you like?''

  • SafeTrx Flotilla
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    Real time vessel tracking technology launched

    2018-03-02T10:17:00Z

    8 West Consulting has launched a cloud-based real-time vessel tracking solution allowing users 24/7 location monitoring access.

  • NaviSuite Perio provides harbour and other waterway authorities with the ability to replace marker buoys with virtual buoys
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    Eliminating the need for deploying marker buoys

    2018-03-01T17:09:00Z

    Danish hardware and software engineering company EIVA has introduced a new solution that offers an alternative way to ensure safe navigation rather than manual deployment of marker buoys.

  • ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal distress beacons have been significantly enhanced by the next-generation MEOSAR system
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    Enhanced life-saving equipment on show at Seawork

    2018-03-01T14:59:00Z

    ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal will be promoting the enhanced benefits of their leading range of EPIRBs and PLBs enabled by a next generation satellite system.