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NewsOpen source tool for wave and tidal arrays
Wave and tidal energy design tool DTOcean has been launched as an open source software package. The tool’s developers say it will assist project developers to design wave and tidal energy arrays by identifying optimal layouts, components and procedures.
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NewsFinning 3500 range meets Tier 4 regulations
Cat 3516E from FinningThis falls in line with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 standard which came into full affect at the start of this year.On 1 January 2017, all new engines with a maximum power of 1000bkW must meet the EPA’s Tier 4 emission regulations, which demand an ...
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NewsBattersea piling work
UK-headquartered Red7Marine has secured a contract to install two new large diameter mooring piles for the new Battersea Power Station river bus installation.
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NewsRobin Rigg maintenance work
CWind, a UK-headquartered integrated service provider in the offshore wind industry, has supplied Crew Transfer Vessels to assist with blade repair operations at the offshore wind farm for E.ON, the wind farm site owner at Robin Rigg offshore wind farm.
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NewsSwitch to renewables reaps Scottish success
Scotland-headquartered subsea and engineering technology company, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), has said it has benefited as an ‘early adopter’ as it has moved from its traditional focus in oil and gas in to the renewables and interconnector markets.
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NewsKishorn Port Invests £500k in dry dock
Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL), the joint venture that is seeking to resurrect the redundant oil fabrication yard at Kishorn on the west coast of Scotland, has commenced the first phase of re-instating the dry dock on the site.
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NewsVan Oord to build largest wind farm in Belgian waters
Belgian offshore contractor Van Oord has signed a contract with Norther for the construction of the Norther offshore wind farm, located 23 km off the Zeebrugge coast in Belgium.
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NewsRectiverter UPS system for Hywind
Norwegian power electronics specialist Eltek has announced that it has been chosen by Siemens to provide power solutions for the prestigious Hywind Scotland Pilot Park floating wind turbine project. The agreement includes the company’s Rectiverter product.
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NewsScana Propulsion secures new contracts
Scana Propulsion has signed a deal to deliver reduction gearboxes to two Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels (AHTS) for Grupo CBO, Brazil.
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News‘MPI Enterprise’ completes Nordergünde turbine installation
As 2016 drew to a close, Netherlands marine construction major MPI Offshore (a Vroon subsidiary) announced that its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ‘MPI Enterprise’ had completed its installation of 18 6.2M126 Senvion turbines at the Nordergründe offshore windfarm.
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NewsMaritime Partner’s new modular design concept
Norwegian rescue and patrol boat specialist builder Maritime Partner has launched a new modular design concept which will be carried across its full range of vessels.
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NewsCoast Guard LARS
Netherlands-headquartered TBV Marine Systems, part of High-Tech Solutions & Design B.V., has recently finished the commissioning for eight FRC/RHIB Launch and Recovery systems (LARS) that have been delivered for four new vessels ordered by the Kuwait Coast Guard from the Zamil Offshore Shipyard in Saudi Arabia.
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News‘Zaza’ repower
The Italian ferry company Moby S.p.A has chosen Finland-headquartered propulsion major Wärtsilä to carry out the repowering of its passenger ferry ‘MV Moby Zaza’.
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NewsBoskalis and Van Oord to reinforce Houtrib Dyke
The Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has awarded a contract for the reinforcement of the Houtrib Dyke in Holland to a joint venture between two major dredging companies, Boskalis and Van Oord.
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NewsWoolwich ferry replacements
The three ferries that currently operate the Woolwich Ferry service across the River Thames, UK are 53 years old and are now reaching the end of their useful life.
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NewsEx-MoD tugs prepared for West Africa deployment
A pair of former tractor tugs have been refitted with air conditioning units to prepare for new operations off the coast of West Africa.
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NewsAutomated fully electric ferries
Norwegian ferry operator Fjord 1 is building two pure battery ferries to meet Norwegian Government requirements for zero-emission technology.
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DeepOcean investment completed
The Triton investment firm has completed its investment in DeepOcean Group Holding, a leading provider of subsea services for the oil, gas and renewables industries.
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NewsAir cushion advances
Using an air chamber under the hull to lift a vessel and reduce the drag started with the hovercraft development back in the 1950s. Initially the air chamber was kept in place with flexible skirts but then came the sidewall hovercraft with flexible skirts just at bow and stern.
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Reliability guidance for marine energy developers
The Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR) project has published new guidance advising on the assessment of reliability in marine energy converters.
