Latest News – Page 472

  • 'Hrönn' is a light-duty, offshore utility ship
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    Unmanned offshore vessel first

    2016-11-03T15:55:00Z

    The UK’s Automated Ships Ltd (an M Subs Ltd subsidiary) and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the "world’s first full-size unmanned and fully-automated offshore vessel."

  • Much-needed fire fighting revamp underway in Hamburg  port
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    Super fire-fighting boat for Hamburg

    2016-11-03T12:04:00Z

    Fire services in Germany’s busiest seaport, themselves under fire, are to get the biggest boat in their history – with others to follow – after approval of a 40m newbuilding costing €16 million.

  • The Kongsberg simulators will enable Modal to offer training that effectively replicates the working environment
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    £7 million training facility

    2016-11-03T11:14:00Z

    Modal Training, a £7 million centre of excellence for the ports, energy and logistics sectors, based in Immingham, UK is set to open early next year.

  • Dredging capacity is 50% higher with the Watermaster Classic V
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    New Watermaster dredger launched

    2016-11-03T09:31:00Z

    Finland-based Aquamec has launched a new amphibious multipurpose Watermaster dredger which has 50% more suction dredging capacity than its previous model.

  • Survitec's 1000 Series Offshore Wind Energy Suit
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    Tri-approved immersion suit for offshore wind workers

    2016-11-02T16:41:00Z

    Birkenhead, UK-headquartered Survitec Group has launched its 1000 Series Offshore Wind Energy Suit, adding to its existing range of compliant renewable energy safety solutions.

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    Blohm+Voss acquisition approved

    2016-11-02T15:37:00Z

    The German Fair Trade Commission has approved the acquisition of Blohm+Voss GmbH by Luerssen Maritime Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG.

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    New appointment at Effebi S.p.A

    2016-11-02T14:29:00Z

    Effebi S.p.A. has appointed Fabio Bonaccorsi as its new production manager for military shipbuilding.

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    Newbuild tour for Young CEDA members

    2016-11-02T11:14:00Z

    October was another busy month for Young CEDA, with CEDA board members joining 25 students and young professionals at an event specially organised by vessel builder Royal IHC designed to give them insight into dredging and marine construction.

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    MacArtney markets new turbidity monitor

    2016-11-02T11:06:00Z

    Danish marine engineering solutions provider MacArtney Underwater Technology’s German subsidiary, MBT GmbH, has manufactured a turbidity monitoring buoy intended for deployment for accompanying environmental monitoring during dredging.

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    Floating plant enables dredging success

    2016-11-02T11:03:00Z

    UK based Land & Water Plant Hire has enabled continued sand and gravel dredging at a quarry near Manchester by placing a 20m long-reach excavator on one of their own floating pontoons.

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    Three day delivery for Damen CSD450

    2016-11-02T10:59:00Z

    Damen Dredging Equipment in the Netherlands made an impressive newbuild delivery in September, providing a client with a cutter suction dredger only three days after the sales contract was signed.

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    IADC and PIANC sign MOU

    2016-11-02T10:55:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise their long-standing working relationship.

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    DEME wins Africa dredging contracts

    2016-11-02T10:51:00Z

    The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has won a €41m dredging contract for the Container Terminal Quay Project at Port Louis Harbour in Mauritius.

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    Boskalis solid despite ‘stormy conditions’

    2016-11-02T10:40:00Z

    Netherlands headquartered dredging and marine services giant Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has reported a net profit of €147.5m for the first half of this year despite difficult trading conditions.

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    Intermarine appoints new director

    2016-11-02T10:28:00Z

    Intermarine UK Ltd has appointed Mark Giles to the board of directors as director for sales.

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    Radio Holland appoints new GM

    2016-11-02T10:28:00Z

    Jan-Arie Sepers has returned to Radio Holland as general manager, where his career began 26 years ago.

  • Seatooth ACFM is a non-intrusive, easy to deploy wireless crack monitoring solution
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    Smart wireless crack monitoring

    2016-11-01T19:34:00Z

    UK based WFS Technologies and TSC have launched Seatooth ACFM, a wireless smart NDT monitoring solution designed to reduce subsea inspection costs.

  • Tugs of Kotug Smit Towage tackle the recycling plant blaze at Ghent (Kotug Smit Towage)
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    Global salvage activity for Kotug

    2016-11-01T16:22:00Z

    Dutch towage provider Kotug has reported two emergency response operations on its own account and as part of its north-western Europe joint operation with Smit.

  • Mr John Witte Jr, ISU President (ISU)
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    ISU urges support for Lloyd’s Open Form

    2016-11-01T16:22:00Z

    The use of Lloyd’s Open Form salvage contract is at historic low levels and support and commitment to the contract was re-stated recently at the International Salvage Union’s 62nd General Meeting.

  • Rotterdam's mayor Aboutaleb opens the new offices of Kotug Smit Towage (Kotug Smit Towage)
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    TOWLINES

    2016-11-01T16:15:00Z

    The next stage in the merger of the European harbour towage operations of Kotug and Smit has taken place with the opening of the new company’s head office in Rotterdam.