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GWEC report
The Belgium-headquartered Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently launched its flagship publication, the ‘Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update’. It claims that the wind power industry set new records across the world last year, and wind is leading the transformation of the global power system, long overdue and very necessary ...
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NewsPerpetuus go-ahead
The Marine Management Organisation has issued a license to operate the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC), a state of the art tidal energy generation project located in the strong tidal race off St Catherine’s Point, off the southern tip of the UK’s Isle of Wight.
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NewsCriminalising sea rescue
The global maritime human rights charity, Human Rights at Sea, has recently published new independent guidance for volunteer maritime rescuers for their awareness of the potential risks of criminalisation when planning for and facilitating rescues at sea.
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NewsELA Container Offshore and DGzRS
German offshore storage and accommodation specialist ELA Container Offshore GmbH has recently donated over a million euros to the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS).
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NewsOffshore access guidance
France-headquartered global classification society Bureau Veritas has developed guidelines for walk-to-work (W2W) motion compensated Offshore Access Systems (OAS) which are used to transfer industrial personnel to and from offshore installations.
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NewsLifeboat refit
The UK’s South Boats IOW Ltd. has announced that its latest Severn Class Lifeboat refit has been completed, trialled and successfully accepted back into service for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
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NewsAlternative to floating wind turbines?
Current technology tends to limit offshore wind farms to water depths of less than 50 metres but now technology has been developed that can extend this to depths of up to 200 metres, providing a challenge to the use of expensive floating wind turbines.
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NewsKeel marine harbour skimmer
The design team at UK naval architects Keel Marine has developed a compact skimmer vessel that can operate within the tight confines of a small harbour to remove floating debris and weed.
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Successful SEA Europe and EMSA workshop
The Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) organised its 6th workshop with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
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NewsScaldis heavy lift vessel ‘Gulliver’
Belgium-headquartered Scaldis and its shareholders have announced that its new DP II heavy lift vessel will sail under the name ‘Gulliver’.
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NewsEel-inspired swimming robot
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a NTNU spin-off company, to accelerate new technology that they think will significantly reduce costs related to subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations.
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NewsWight decision
UK marine environmental consultancy ABP Marine Environental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has expressed agreement with the Isle of Wight''s recent decision to grant Wightlink Ferries planning permission for improvements to port facilities at the company''s Fishbourne car ferry terminal.
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NewsEngineering award for Azipod D
ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, has won a European Marine Engineering Award, acknowledging the innovation behind the new Azipod D electric propulsion solution, launched in 2015.
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NewsHamburg ship repairer wins marine engineering award
German ship builder and repairer Reederei NSB has been presented with an award for the best innovation made in the maritime industry in the past year at the European Marine Engineering Conference and Awards in Amsterdam.
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NewsEMS starts work on TAP project
Global stevedoring, logistics and shipping experts from member companies of the EMS-Fehn-Group have started their work on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
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Halyard showcase
SEAWORK 2016: Halyard will show case its range of exhaust silencers, hoses and water injection systems at Seawork International 2016.
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NewsNorway and Britain buy Current Buster
The unique oil pollution recovery system developed by Norwegian company AllMaritim has been selected by both Norwegian and British authorities as the preferred system to cope with oil spills in their coastal waters. For Norway this is a repeat order while for Britain the contract with AllMaritim is a new ...
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NewsSeawork winner expanding production
Since winning the overall innovation prize at Seawork International last year with its prototype innovative oil pollution control system, the UK''s Gobbler Boats has spent the year developing the concept into a full production version.
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NewsFujairah’s first of three
The first of three Robert Allan Ltd designed RAmparts 2400SX ASD tugs have been delivered by Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar to the Port of Fujairah.
