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MMT Shetland surveys
Sweden’s MMT UK subsidiary in Banbury, Oxford reports two current major surveys in the Shetlands on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The first involves a 45-day undertaking from Yell to Unst, while the second comprises a 90-day venture covering a large area north of Lerwick.
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Multi-Million euro contract for Next Geosolutions
One such key contract disclosed at Southampton concerned award of two multi-million Euro undertakings to the Anglo-Italian geoscience and engineering group Next Geosolutions for work on the North Sea Link (NSL) project, the 730km high voltage electricity link between Norway and the UK due to become operational in 2021.
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Record Ocean Business ‘17
Despite present offshore concerns, the Paris-based semi-autonomous OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) reckons the global ocean economy will double from $1.5 trillion to $3 trillion by 2030, so few were surprised to encounter any number of buoyant market conditions at this year’s biennial Ocean Business event in Southampton, ...
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James Fisher secures MOD subsea contract
JFD, the subsea operations and manufacturing company and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has been awarded a four year framework contract, worth up to £10 million, by the UK MOD Salvage & Marine Operations Team for the provision of subsea equipment and support.
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NewsDLM launches subsea data logging tensile link
Seawork 2017 exhibitor Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd has launched a new product for measuring and data logging the Tensile load on subsea applications.
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NewsGreen discount
The UK’s Port of London Authority has reported a successful take-up of its ‘Green Discount’ incentive scheme.
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NewsGerman offshore wind reaches subsidy free milestone
The German electricity grid regulator has approved bids to build what will be the first offshore wind farms that depend entirely on market prices for viability rather than government support and subsidies.
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NewsMaritime Partner enters tour boat market
Norwegian boatbuilder Maritime Partner has signed a contract with Geiranger Fjordservice (GFS) to deliver an Alusafe Cat 24 developed for sightseeing in the Geiranger fjord.
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NewsCrossover foundation
The Articulated Wind Column (AWC) from UK-based ODE is a crossover technology with 40 years of use in the oil and gas industry re-engineered for offshore wind in mid to deep water environments of 230ft to 660ft (70m to 200m).
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NewsMasterplan modelling
ABPmer, a UK-headquartered numerical modelling and dredge specialist, has been commissioned by the Port of Waterford in Ireland to develop hydrodynamic and sediment models of the Waterford Estuary, as part of its Master Plan process.
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NewsTug/DSV for Peruvian Navy
Tugs & Towing generally concentrates on European news but occasionally items of interest from further afield catch the eye, as with the delivery of a multifunctional vessel for the salvage division of the Peruvian Navy.
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NewsShort delivery time for Dutch Shoalbuster
The Damen Shoalbuster 2709 ‘Isa’ has recently been delivered to Wijk bij Duurstede-based V.O.S. Sleepboot ISA replacing another tug of the same name.
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NewsFrom Hobart to Denmark
A new generation fast ferry has left Incat Tasmania’s yard in Tasmania on her delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama Canal.
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NewsSR2000 hits peak power
The world’s most powerful tidal turbine, developed and manufactured by Scottish engineering company Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited has reached full rated power at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney.
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News'Texelstroom' award
The Dutch hybrid CNG-Electric passenger ferry ‘Texelstroom’ has won the 2017 Shippax Award. The vessel marks the successful collaboration between owners TESO (Koninklijke N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming), C-Job Naval Architects and Vripack.
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NewsMarine going green for Seawork ‘17
With hybrid/electric technology a hot topic within the industry right now, operators are looking for cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions to ensure the future of their business.
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NewsPulsus tidal turbine trials complete
Norwegian Ocean Power has successfully completed the initial trials on its Pulsus horizontal-axis spiral-design tidal turbine. These trials were primarily aimed at testing the bearings of the turbine which are a critical part of the unit.
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NewsBig data in the marine sector
Ibna Zaman of Royston Diesel Power, the UK -based developer of the enginei fuel management system, highlights the growing operational advantages provided by the effective analysis of intelligent data in the marine sector – if certain challenges can be successfully overcome.
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NewsNorshipping gong for wind propulsion pioneer
Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, has been announced as the winner of Nor-Shipping’s coveted Young Entrepreneur Award 2017. The 38 year-old Finn was chosen from a final shortlist that included Joel Spark, Co-Founder of Spire, Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund, and Christine Spiten, Co-Founder of Blueye Robotics.
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NewsStrategic partnership in navigation
Navigation specialists have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate to deliver more user-friendly solutions for today’s increasingly digital bridge environment.
