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NewsEnergy-saving propeller cap
Finland-headquartered marine propulsion giant Wärtsilä, says its EnergoProFin is ‘a state-of-the-art energy saving solution that increases propeller efficiency and creates fuel savings of up to five percent’. The solution is now available for both controllable pitch propellers (CPP) as well as fixed pitch propellers (FPP), yielding the same results in ...
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NewsSuzuki launches new remote control box
A new binnacle-mount mechanical remote control box has been launched by Suzuki at the Paris Boat Show.
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NewsMOVE project takes to the water thanks to Falmouth Pilots
Sea trials have begun on two Falmouth, UK-based pilot vessels which will provide data for the Innovate UK funded MOVE (Monitoring for Operational Vessel Efficiency) project.
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NewsOXE Diesel receives EPA Tier 3 and IMO Tier 2
OXE Diesel has become the first diesel outboard in the 150-400hp class to be fully approved for commercial use at sea in international waters.
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NewsSignificant award
South Boats IOW Limited (designer), Blount Boats (builder), and Atlantic Wind Transfers (operator) have jointly won ‘The Most Significant Vessel of the Year 2016’ award at the International Workboat Show in the USA.
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An alternative to battery power storage?
New research has developed technology which could revolutionise the capabilities of appliances that have previously relied on battery power to work.
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NewsForecasts to form part of EU project
Forecasts and route planning tools from Sweden’s GAC-SMHI Weather Solutions are playing a key role in the European Union’s Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project.
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Oil dumping fine for Princess Cruises
Princess Cruise Lines has pleaded guilty to dumping oily waste at sea and is set to be fined $40m, the largest penalty of its kind.
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NewsFloating wind turbine testing
A floating wind turbine has undergone extreme testing at Ireland’s national ocean test facility as part of a two-day offshore wind energy conference hosted by the MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy in County Cork.
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NewsAward for Fugro GeoServices
Fugro GeoServices has been awarded Gold Metal status in the 2016 UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards.
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NewsEuropean Maritime Day 2017- sponsorship packages still available
European Maritime Day is the annual meeting point for Europe’s maritime community to network, discuss and forge joint action. The EMD 2017 conference and exhibition will be held on 18-19 May 2017 in Poole, UK.
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NewsLife Cell achieves SOLAS certification
Australia- headquartered Life Cell Marine Safety has announced that its buoyancy device, Life Cell, has achieved SOLAS certification. The certificate of Type Approval as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance was granted by Lloyds Register under the IMO resolution A.580 (13) and the LSA code regulation I/1.2.
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NewsDeepOcean win contract for DONG project
DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of the Dutch DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has won a contract for cable installation and trenching work for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
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NewsResounding success at Seawork Asia 2016
The second edition of Mercator Media Limited’s Seawork Asia Exhibition opened its doors on 29th November at the World EXPO Exhibition & Convention Centre Shanghai.
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NewsRob Voskuil: Dutch Workboats
While modern technology can help you make some “very clever decisions”, said Dutch Work Boats MD and founder Rob Voskuil, it is definitely a mixed blessing.
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NewsMeercat moves into new premises
Meercat Workboats has moved to new purpose built premises in Hythe Marine Park, Southampton
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NewsOffshore wind milestone for ABP
Siemens’ new wind power factory at ABP’s Port of Hull has manufactured its first turbine blade.
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NewsFORESEA programme announces support for ocean energy technology testing
Early in November, the EU backed Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action (FORESEA) Programme confirmed that it had awarded a ''recommendation for support'' to several marine renewable energy technology developers in an effort to help them commercialise their systems by providing free access to North-West Europe''s world-leading network ...
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NewsFrench and Canadian teams collaborate on tidal energy projects
Early in November representatives of the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) and France Energies Marines (FEM) signed an agreement committing the two organisations to work together on a range of research projects focused on improving technologies and applications for tidal energy in the Bay of Fundy and ...
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NewsMarine aids to navigation around offshore wind farms
During October, the Canada-headquartered navigation technology company Sabik Offshore and Netherlands based outfit Orga Aviation launched a collaborative initiative to create and commercialise an integrated marine aids to navigation and aviation obstruction solution specifically designed to enable ''safe sea and air navigation in the vicinity of offshore wind farms.''
