Latest News – Page 439
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News30-year relationship
The partnership between Damen Shipyards and leading crane manufacturer Liebherr was celebrated with the announcement that Damen has ordered its 110th crane from Liebherr.
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NewsOcean plastic ‘conveyor belt’ confirmed
Collaborative research between two global research programs, Tara Oceans expedition 2009-2014 (France) and Malaspina 2010 expedition (Spain), has reported the large-scale transport of floating plastic debris from the Atlantic to the Arctic.
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NewsVersatile duo complete Hamburg quartet
Two newbuildings designed mainly for ice-breaking but also capable of a range of other jobs have gone into service with the Port of Hamburg Authority (HPA) completing a €15.4 million four-ship renewal programme.
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NewsGermans go abroad for new research ship
For the second time in less than six months the German Government has ordered a new state-of-the-art research vessel - only this time, unusually, the order has gone to a foreign shipyard.
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NewsFish farming catamaran workboat
Danish composite vessel specialist builder, Tuco, has introduced a new 14.99m catamaran workboat for the fish farm market.
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NewsRembrandt contract with MAIB
BMT Ship & Coastal Dynamics, a subsidiary of UK-headquartered BMT Group Ltd, has announced a new contract with the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, acknowledged as a world leader in ship electronic evidence gathering, including VDR (Voyage Data Recorder) data recovery and interpretation.
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NewsModular waterjets for Med’s largest fast cat
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide the waterjets for a new high speed ferry being built by the Incat Tasmania yard in Australia for Malta based Virtu Ferries.
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NewsPower Hub switch-on
EC-OG switched on its tidal power generator, the Subsea Power Hub at the European Marine Energy Centre''s (EMEC’s) Shapinsay Sound test site off Scotland for the first time in mid-April 2917. The ocean current energy conversion system was successfully installed and is now fully operational.
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NewsMarket recovery ups business for Gibdock
Gibdock has got off to a sound start in 2017, with encouraging signs of underlying recovery in several markets, including a steady stream of regional ferries in for drydocking.
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Nominate a H.E.R.O
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is calling for nominations and entries for its H.E.R.O (Honouring Excellence in Rescue Operations) Awards 2017.
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NewsWIN WIN update
The joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), led by European classification society DNV GL has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection.
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NewsOrganotins returning by the back door?
Vessel operators may have thought the use of organotins in marine hull coatings was completely outlawed in 2008 with the ban on tributyltin (TBT), but they can still be used as a catalyst if organotin content does not exceed the allowable limit of 250mg/1kg of paint. Dibutyltin and dioctyltin are ...
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NewsVesper Marine launches smartAIS technology
“We are consistently pushing the envelope of the capabilities and uses of AIS technology and our smartAIS device intelligence is miles ahead of any other system,” says Jeff Robbins, CEO of New Zealand-headquartered Vesper Marine.
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NewsFirst user-defined ECDIS
German marine electronics specialist Raytheon Anschütz, says it has introduced the world’s first user-defined Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) software. The company designed the new Synapsis ECDIS NX software based on direct input from customers.
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NewsHow your commercial vessel could already have been cyber-attacked
According to George Ward at eMaritime Group, part of UK maritime training provider ECDIS Limited, you have been either hacked... or just didn’t know you have been hacked.
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NewsWärtsilä solution for most powerful cutter dredger
The Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a comprehensive package of engines and propulsion machinery for a new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) vessel.
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NewsMarine protected areas – benefit or challenge?
A commonly held concern about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is that they may constrain the blue economy as it continues to grow, especially as their designation looks set to increase.
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NewsThe spirit of 'Enterprise'
Seacat Services’ innovative 27.4m catamaran, ‘Enterprise’, has self-sufficiency at its core. It’s a characteristic that promises to make it relevant for emerging wind maintenance operations.
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NewsNovel blasting machines
Precision Blast Systems will bring its compact new abrasive blasting machines to Seawork which offer a new approach to surface preparation and anti-foul removal.
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NewsCoulam: a new door on design
The Coulam series, originally developed as a way to get disabled people out on the water, sprang into the commercial design presented at Seawork 2016. This year, developments have moved on with a new 8.8m version.
