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News‘Bouncing bombs’ located and recovered
A specialised piece of underwater scanning equipment has been used to locate and identify WW2 ‘bouncing bombs’ in a Scottish loch, similar to the Barnes Wallis bouncing bombs used in the Dambusters raid.
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NewsWhitepaper reports on tidal energy storage solutions
Market research company New Energy Update has published a whitepaper investigating the nascent field of energy storage technologies for tidal energy projects.
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NewsAmphibian boat hoist for Pembroke
Welsh workboat builder and servicing specialist, Mainstay Marine Solutions has secured funding to support the purchase of a 150/200 ton boat lift.
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NewsPile lifting tool to be deployed on Horns Rev 3 windfarm
Houlder’s lifting equipment will be deployed for the installation of Vattenfall’s Horns Rev 3 windfarm off the coast of Denmark.
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NewsNorwegian built to a Scottish design
A new 25m Aquaculture Support Vessel has recently been built by Havyard Shipyard in Norway to plans by Macduff Ship Design.
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NewsExploiting the advantages of being energy independent
Shippers are exploring wind and solar power as they strive to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by becoming more energy independent.
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NewsProject seeks to address ships’ biofouling
A new project which seeks to protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species has been given the green light.
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NewsFast turnaround for navigation marker
Vessels will be able to safely transit a stretch of water near a nuclear power station thanks to a fast turnaround navaids project.
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NewsSt Katharine Docks radio upgrade improves safety
St Katharine Docks has improved its safeguarding ability with the introduction of digital two-way radio handsets.
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NewsLong range navigational sonar
FarSounder''s longest range sonar system FarSounder-1000 is to be the latest addition to the state-of-the-art equipment incorporated into the British Antarctic Survey''s new Polar Research Vessel, the ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’.
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NewsExhaust gas temperature sensors: the future’s digital
Patrice Flot, chief technical officer at CMR Group, considers the current approach to sensing exhaust gas temperature (EGT) on high horsepower engine platforms and the capabilities provided by new digital technology.
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Be ready for radar inspections says GNS
Global Navigation Solutions (GNS), the maritime services group, is supporting seafarers during the upcoming Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Navigation Safety with advice, information and checklists that can help vessels successfully demonstrate compliance.
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NewsFull colour autopilot controller
Vessel owners and operators will have more accurate vessel control thanks to the newly available Simrad A2004; a dedicated autopilot controller designed to meet the needs of workboat, commercial fishing and passenger vessels.
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NewsSearch and rescue for dummies
Maritime search and rescue authorities worldwide will benefit from the Spanish coastal authority’s pioneering training methods using SPOT Trace satellite tracker units.
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NewsOnline tool helps monitor and protect shingle beaches
Coastal engineers and engineering consultants have benefited from a shingle beach profiling tool which can account for wave conditions.
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NewsIntuitive vector products make shoreline management easier
Marine managers could benefit from new data products created to manage and monitor shorelines more easily and effectively.
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NewsWireless technology helps fleet performance management
Operations managers can now optimise the performance of their fleet by accessing critical engine information immediately through wireless technology.
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NewsK-Mate to assist in ambitious marine mapping project
K-Mate, an autonomous surface vehicle control system from Norway’s Kongsberg, is to be integrated with Sea-Kit, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft, and operated by Sea-Kit International which is aiming to map the floor of all the world’s oceans by 2030.
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NewsAutomated vessel coating saves time, money and the planet
Hamburg shipyard Blohm+Voss is claiming to be the first European shipyard to launch a state-of-the-art automated technology for the coating of hulls developed by Hubert Palfinger.
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NewsDevelopments at Fowey
The Polruan, UK-based shipyard of C.Toms Ltd in the Fowey river is busy with new construction but is also in the process of a major upgrade and expansion.
