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NewsRolls-Royce to equip UK polar research ship
The UK’s Cammell Laird shipyard has chosen a Rolls-Royce design for the UK’s future polar research ship, which, when built, will be one of the most advanced scientific maritime vessels ever constructed.
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NewsNaming ceremony of ‘Zwerver II’
The ‘Zwerver II’ Walk-to-Work support vessel was recently officially named by operators Seacontractors. The name giving Ceremony took place at her home port in Harlingen, the Netherlands.
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NewsBold claims for Voith Linear Jet
According to German propulsion experts Voith, crew transfer vessel operators using its new Voith Linear Jet marine propulsion system can save over £75,000 in fuel costs in a season.
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NewsSeawalk at Stockholm
A retractable floating pier, known as a SeaWalk, will provide easier access for cruise ships and passengers at the Port of Nynäshamn, one of the main cruise destinations in the Stockholm region.
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NewsAIS alarm box
There is no point in having sophisticated systems to send out alerts when an emergency arises unless there is some means of detecting them on board.
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News‘Maersk Connector’ naming
DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of the Dutch DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), recently held a naming ceremony for the ‘Maersk Connector’ in corporation with Maersk Supply Service.
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NewsRadar in real life
When selecting navigation and communications equipment it’s easy to get tied up in comparing specifications on paper, but there is really no better way of seeing how a product could work for your vessel than seeing how a professional skipper uses it on theirs.
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NewsCheetah's hydrogen catamaran beats target
Isle of Wight-based Cheetah Marine’s hydrogen powered boat has highlighted the potential of zero CO2 technology in the marine industry.
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Wärtsilä to power dual-fuel new builds CMAL
Wärtsilä will power the first UK domestic dual-fuel new build vessels, which are being built for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) based in Scotland.
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NewsEco Wave Power completes installation of innovative device in Gibraltar
In late March, Israel-based energy company Eco Wave Power announced that it had successfully completed the first stage installation of a commercial scale wave energy plant off the coast of Gibraltar.
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NewsReport urges greater funding for Irish marine renewables
A recent report by Ireland''s Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA) concludes that marine energy could be ''mainstream'' in Europe by 2050 - and supply up to 100 GW of power. It also argues that there is now a need for a comprehensive funding plan to enable Ireland and other ...
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NewsSecond Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework Report paints positive outlook
During March, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (OREC) released its second Cost Reduction Monitoring Framework Report (CRMF). Among other things, the report finds that ''the industry is confident of driving costs below £100/MWh by 2020 on the back of long-term market certainty.''
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NewsAirborne wind energy technology - soaring into the mainstream?
Long viewed as quirky but largely irrelevant, airborne wind energy generation technology is enjoying something of a quiet renaissance. So, as an innovative UK-developed device creeps ever nearer to commercialisation, what are the chances that the technology will one day soar into the mainstream?
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Verdant Power Surges into Irish Tidal Sector
US-based energy company Verdant Power has formed a joint venture with Irish company Belleville Duggan to develop tidal energy projects in Ireland and the United Kingdom - with the goal of eventually becoming ''one of the leading project developers in the clean-tech sector.''
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NewsMermaid Marine chosen to provide propulsion for two Maltese ferries
Propulsion for a new monohull ferry destined to transport tourists around Malta has been provided by an FPT C90 620 Cursor engine supplied by the UK''s Mermaid Marine.
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NewsMobilis T1200 chosen for Barmouth Harbour
When two new buoys able to withstand exposed conditions in the outer channel at Barmouth Harbour, Wales, UK were required, the Mobilis T1200 was an obvious choice.
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Quicker tank inspections
ROVs are now being used to look inside drinking water tanks without emptying them.
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News‘White Beauty’: Swift on the surveys
Norway’s long coastlines present a few challenges to small survey vessel designs explains Rob Voskuil of DutchWorkboats. It’s not just the long, cold transits, there’s also a lot of seabed to cover during surveys, preferably at a brisk pace.
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NewsAnswering the AUV dilemma
The AUV market is getting caught in the middle of contradictory requirements Luc Simon of France-based RTsys told MJ. At its heart there’s a truly elemental conflict: tidal flow and positioning.
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NewsLifting a new industry
There are both opportunities and challenges associated with the start of any very new industry which rise in tandem with the scale of the equipment – which needs safe handling.
