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NewsDuke of Kent visits Griffon Hoverwork
His Royal Highness The Duke Of Kent was welcomed to Griffon Hoverwork accompanies by the HM’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire.
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NewsEuropean expertise enables Indonesian tidal turbine deployment
German tidal turbine company Schottel Hydro and Scottish marine energy deployment expert Aquaterra have proved their enthusiasm in furthering the development of tidal power at all levels by assisting in a project to provide a small scale in stream tidal power solution for an off-grid energy development in Indonesia.
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NewsJoining forces reaps rewards
Palfinger Marine and Harding Safety are beginning to reap the rewards of joining forces and have secured a new contract to provide lifesaving equipment and cranes for two fishing vessels being built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.
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NewsPower and telemetry for RADAC Waveguide
UK marine instrument supplier Planet Ocean has provided a number of self-contained power and telemetry systems to the offshore wind sector utilising the RADAC “WaveGuide” radar wave and tide sensor.
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NewsNATO ends Indian Ocean counter piracy mission
NATO has formally ended its counter-piracy mission off Somalia after a fall in attacks and in order to move its resources to pay closer attention to Russia in the Black Sea and people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
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Another hybrid ferry for Scandlines
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has named its newest hybrid ferry, the ‘M/V Copenhagen’. As part of the company’s ambitious environmental strategy, the new hybrid ferry will join the world’s largest fleet of hybrid ferries.
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NewsIemants and Jan de Nul to construct gravity bases
Belgium based Jan de Nul Group has joined forces with Iemants, another Belgian company to construct, install, ballast and protect the gravity based foundations (GFBs) and deck structures for the Krieger Flaks offshore wind farm substations.
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NewsNew Tier 3 lineup from John Deere
US manufacturer John Deere Power Systems has announced that it meets U.S. emissions regulations with a complete new lineup of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 diesel engines from 74 to 559kW (99 to 750hp).
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NewsProteum expansion
UK engine company Proteum has expanded its engine repair and development capabilities by moving into a new facility at Hamble Point Marina near Southampton.
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NewsPile upending tool recognised
The UK’s Employee Ownership Association Award for Innovation celebrates the year’s most compelling examples of innovation within UK employee owned organisations. UK civil engineering company Houlder’s ingenious new tools for the offshore wind energy market have been highly commended by judges this year for delivering clear benefits both technically and ...
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NewsTitanic offshore wind contract for Harland and Wolff
Ship builder Harland and Wolff in Belfast has won a major contract to supply steel foundations to an innovative offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast.
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German hydro draws the crowds
A near-record attendance of an estimated 400 delegates from 38 countries was recorded for Hydro 2016, the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 24th symposium held in Rostock-Warnemunde in early November.
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NewsABP launches new vessel
ABP (Associated British Ports) has marked the launch of its latest survey vessel, Humber Sounder, with a naming ceremony at its home port of Hull.
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NewsInflatable survey platform
Calypso, a novel inflatable remote-controlled platform that can carry a wide range of sensors for hydrographic and environmental surveys, has been developed by dotOcean of Brugge.
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Major US contract for Fugro
Fugro Pelagos Inc of San Diego, a subsidiary of the Dutch group operating in 60 countries, has been awarded a multi-purpose survey contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of its Architect & Engineering Survey and Mapping Support Services Mobile District team.
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NewsUp against it: the view from Seacat Services
Everybody these days is familiar with windfarm support... or are they? Stevie Knight talked to Seacat Services about the sometimes harsh realities of CTV operations.
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NewsVoe Vanguard: Expanding the vision
Two years ago Delta Marine started to investigate a DP1, 200 tonne boat; what they’ve got is a sophisticated, very new 500 tonne DP2 class vessel. Asked whether this is inspired or a case of ‘mission creep’ operations manager Dave McNaughtan said: “This is more a case of thinking about ...
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NewsBetter buoys for bigger ships
The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest seaport recently hired French manufacturer of Aids to Navigation Mobilis to design and install a bespoke mooring system with more capacity to handle the increase in vessel numbers and size, and to replace single point mooring buoys with larger multiple point mooring buoys.
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News“Shoe box” ferry marks 30 years service
One of Germany’s busiest and smallest, passenger ferries has marked thirty years of non-stop commuter service navigating the busy, big-ship Kiel Canal – the busiest man-made waterway in the world.
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NewsDual fuel drive for new German specials
Two new German multi-purpose emergency response ships planned for operation from 2019 will get dual fuel LNG/Diesel propulsion.
