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NewsYanmar D-Torque diesel outboard
The outboard engine market is dominated by petrol engines which are mainly designed for the leisure market so it was a new experience to start up a diesel outboard, the first to bear the Yanmar badge for 10 years.
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NewsBaltic Pipe route survey
MMT has been awarded a contract by the Danish energy transmission system operator Energinet as part of the Baltic Pipe project. The assignment includes a route survey for a new offshore pipeline in the North Sea and in Lillebælt, the inner Danish Seas.
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NewsThe Switch signs partnership agreement with CSIC/711
Finland-headquartered, Japanese-owned The Switch and China’s CSIC/711 shipbuilding institute have entered into a strategic partnership agreement.
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NewsEnergy efficient hybrids for Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat, the Dutch agency that maintains and controls the country’s coastal infrastructure, has placed a contract with the Bijlsma Wartena shipyard to build three multi-functional hybrid vessels for its national fleet.
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NewsEuroport 2017 Programme
Europort, from 7-10th November 2017 in Rotterdam is a must attend event for ship owners, shipyard managers, ship designers, marine superintendants, fleet managers, ship brokers, technical engineers, naval architects and all other maritime professionals that are involved in shipbuilding, repair or conversion.
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NewsPipe reprocessing
A set of giant industrial pipes, which were rescued after breaking their tow in the North Sea in July, are being reprocessed at the Port of Lowestoft as part of a sustainability project.
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NewsInnovate funding advances Cheetah
To mark the start of this year’s Southampton Boatshow, Cheetah Marine was delighted to welcome Ruth McKernan, Head of Innovate UK to launch the latest Cheetah Catamaran.
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NewsCarbon monoxide poisoning awareness urged
UK gas safety charity, The CORGI Trust, and The Port of Liverpool Police force have been urging foreign vessel crew members arriving into UK ports, and all personnel working on vessels, to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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NewsRobin van der Bij: KML
“There’s an upward curve to negotiate when you start a new kind of pioneering project, you only have the existing kit of the time – and your ingenuity,” Robin van der Bij of KML told ''MJ''.
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NewsRauma’s smart fairway
Meritaito Ltd has installed 33 ‘smart beacons’ on the fairway maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency and the Port of Rauma, increasing safety and saving money for the port administration.
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NewsNovel Finnish project pioneers ice resistant technology at offshore wind farm
At the end of August, Finnish offshore wind energy company Suomen Hyötytuuli celebrated the opening of the innovative ''ice resistant'' Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm, the first project of its kind anywhere in Finland.
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NewsTidal energy used to produce hydrogen gas
In mid-September, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) announced that it had successfully completed its project to produce hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy in Orkney - the first initiative of its kind anywhere in the world.
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NewsC-Job Naval Architects celebrates first decade of business
C-Job Naval Architects is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and the growth of its design portfolio.
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NewsTeledyne CARIS releases latest Bathy DataBASE
Marine mapping software specialist Teledyne CARIS has released version 4.4 of its Bathy DataBASE (BDB) suite.
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NewsWorld's first government-owned LNG research vessel for BSH
Currently under construction at the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne, on behalf of the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH), Atair II will be the world''s first government-owned research vessel to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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IHO seeks input on Standards for Hydrographic Surveys
Almost ten years have passed since the Monaco-based intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) adopted the current (5th) edition of its Special Publication No. 44, Standards for Hydrographic Surveys (S-44) in February 2008.
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Boskalis acquires Gardline
Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, the Dutch services provider to the dredging and maritime infrastructure sectors, recently acquired all shares in the UK-based Gardline Group.
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NewsCommercial helmet safety standards explained
According to commercial and leisure marine safety helmet manufacturer Gecko Head Gear, in the last twenty years helmet safety has come a long way; in attitudes towards wearing helmets, the technology within them and the legislation governing them.
