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NewsFrom SWATH to SWASH and Beyond
The hand-over this autumn of a second 25.65m pilot tender to American owners is the latest in a string of firsts marking a ground-breaking year at leading German SWATH and SWASH production facility Abeking and Rasmussen (A&R).
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NewsPolar research vessel Sir David Attenborough hits construction milestone
A major feat of engineering has seen the stern section of the new Polar research vessel Sir David Attenborough leave one British shipyard for another in the next step of its construction.
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NewsBuy cheap and you might buy twice
According to Hydrosphere’s John Caskey, replacing navigation aids because of casualties often involves expenditure that hasn’t been budgeted for. Therefore it is no surprise that, given the choice, many harbour masters and port authorities opt for replacement buoys that come with the cheapest price tag.
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NewsMonaco-backed circumnavigating study will report on the health of our oceans
A ground-breaking new scientific study, will examine the impact of climate change and other environmental factors on the world’s marine ecosystem.
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NewsShipwreck artefacts showcase Europe’s maritime history
16th-century artefacts have been discovered in the wreckage of a Dutch trading ship off the coast of Kent, UK.
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NewsThames Clippers becomes English passenger fleet giant
MBNA Thames Clippers’ newest vessel has entered service to make it the biggest fast passenger fleet operating solely in English waters.
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NewsConference to help support Ireland’s low-carbon transition
Cork will play hosts to a major European wave and tidal energy conference which aims to further the country''s transition to a low-carbon economy.
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NewsFunding will determine building of French canal
The building of a canal linking Paris to Northern European harbours will depend on obtaining funding, the French government has declared.
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NewsDynamic Positioning for coastal and inland vessels
Netherlands-based systems integrator RH Marine has commissioned a Rhodium 4500 Dynamic Positioning and Tracking System on the ‘Nordzee’, the new flagship of Hakkers, a specialist in the development, production and realization of excavation, dredging, construction, foundation, coastal and shoreline works.
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NewsSaildrones for survey
In September, scientists from the USA’s National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will launch two Saildrone sail powered unmanned systems from Alameda, California, on a six-month, 8,000 nautical mile round trip mission to the equator and back to improve the Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS).
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NewsComposite hydrographic survey boat
Danish composite workboat specialist boatbuilder Tuco has delivered a 12-metre ProZero DC to Nelleman Survey A/S where it will serve as a platform for hydrographic surveys.
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NewsTest setting for meteorological kit
Meteorological monitoring specialist Biral, has just added a useful test function to its entire range of visibility and present weather sensors.
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NewsSeawork 2017 video live
Seawork International, Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, closed on 15th June and was hailed a resounding success.
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NewsGarden Bridge project and contracts terminated
Plans for a Garden Bridge over the River Thames have been scrapped and all existing contracts terminated.
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NewsOffshore transfer device could revolutionise safety
A new device promises to revolutionise offshore windfarm work by creating a more stable platform between vessels and structures to allow safer crew transfers.
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NewsBoskalis acquires Gardline
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that it has acquired all the shares of the Gardline Group.
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News‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ makes debut in Portsmouth
Britain''s future naval flagship ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time today.
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NewsOffshore vessel arrives in Shetland for decommissioning
A new Shetland decommissioning facility has received what is believed to be first major North Sea floating production vessel to be disposed of in Scotland.
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NewsShowcase to promote the Humber at International Shipping Week
The Humber’s opportunities will be promoted to around 15,000 industry professionals at London International Shipping Week for the first time.
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NewsOcean plastics support from ABB
Swiss propulsion and automation specialist ABB is providing the shipboard systems and systems expertise that will support the research voyages undertaken by ‘By the Ocean we Unite’, the charitable organisation whose mission is to highlight the damage done by the millions of tonnes of plastics that end up in the ...
