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NewsRed Jet refurb
UK, Solent ferry provider Red Funnel’s high speed passenger ferry ‘Red Jet 3’ has undergone her annual survey and refit with Wight Shipyard Co at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight marking the first time the vessel has been refitted on the Island since it was built there by ...
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NewsInnovative new oil recovery system
Global environmental solutions company, Lamor Corporation, has demonstrated an innovative new way to recover oil in Halifax, Canada, which is based on the fish net trawling principle.
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NewsVirtual chase boat
It’s not often that we get to mention the business of racing yachts in the pages of Maritime Journal, but the remote monitoring system being used by British America’s Cup contenders Landrover BAR, could solve problems that also exist in the commercial marine world.
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NewsEnergy saving appointment
Finnish naval architecture and engineering company Foreship has appointed well-known ship energy expert Jan-Erik Räsänen as its Head of New Technology with effect from March 1, 2017.
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Patrol boats equipped with Netwave VDR
Netherlands-headquartered Netwave has received order to deliver its voyage data recorders for six Patrol Craft belonging to a maritime law enforcement agency in South East Asia.
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NewsCox diesel insight
British diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain, will release more information about the patented and unique technology that has been used in its pioneering new concept diesel outboard, the CXO300 at Seawork International in June, ahead its 2018 launch.
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Hybrid electric feasibility guide
US classification society ABS has published the ‘ABS Advisory on Hybrid Electric Power Systems’ to provide what it calls ‘the critical information marine and offshore owners and operators need to make smarter decisions about energy generation and storage’.
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EU shipping policy gaps need tackling
EU shipping policy is solid but there are policy gaps which need addressing to sustain further growth, that is according to a new study presented at European Shipping Week.
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NewsOffshore installation vessel for DEME
DEME has ordered a next generation offshore installation vessel which will be built at COSCO in China.
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NewsMoorMaster at Helsinki
A state-of-the-art automated docking system has been installed in the new West Terminal 2 at Helsinki, Finland and it will be used to speed up the berthing of a new ferry.
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NewsWismar expansion project takes shape
A 332 m long sheet pile wall was nearing completion in the German Baltic seaport of Wismar in March as the foundation of a quay for big ships on the outer rim of a new €31 million multi-functional terminal.
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NewsMagdeburg gets €40 million reboot
Magdeburg – Germany’s second biggest inland port serving the Elbe River region – is to get a €40 million revamp to link it further to the inland canal network and make it independent of Elbe water levels.
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NewsElbe dredging delay could impact handling
Controversial dredging of the Elbe River between Hamburg and the North Sea is now likely to be delayed by a further two years and could impact on handling, following a court ruling that current plans must be amended.
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NewsInmarsat signs Radio Holland agreement
Inmarsat has signed a service and installation agreement with Radio Holland to support customer demand for rapid migration from XpressLink to Fleet Xpress services.
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Maritime Industry 2017
The eighth Maritime Industry event will take place on Thursday 30 March in Rotterdam, with over 125 directors attending the conference.
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NewsMEOSAR technology deal
French positioning systems specialist Orolia, best known by MJ readers for its McMurdo brand of EPIRBs, has announced that it has been awarded a critical contract by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for nationwide enhancements to its existing Search and Rescue (SAR) satellite technology.
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NewsBurgess Marine beating the Brexit blues
UK ship repairer and marine engineering services provider Burgess Marine has recently completed a successful winter refit season in Cherbourg. Despite Brexit, Burgess says that business has boomed as the company has completed two refits for Wightlink and one for Condor Ferries at its 5000T syncrolift facility in the French ...
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NewsAlphaBridge for ‘RT Trident’
Netherlands-headquarted integrated bridge systems specialist Alphatron Marine has handed over a full turnkey AlphaBridge tugboat console solution for the ‘RT Trident’ to Seabulk Towing Inc. located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
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NewsSKF health monitoring system
Sweden-headquartered global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services SKF, has helped a shipping customer introduce condition monitoring to its vessel, with plans to extend it further across the fleet.
