Latest News – Page 507
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MPI Workboats and Statoil contract commences
MPI Workboats has been awarded two long-term contracts with Statoil on the Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm.
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NewsNewbuild hovercraft training
Isle of Wight, UK based Hovertravel has announced it will begin instructing its pilots, engineers and crew in the operation of the first of its new Griffon built hovercraft - ''Solent Flyer''.
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NewsCreating a Nordic maritime hub
An EU funded project called the Nordic Maritime Hub project has been initiated at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark.
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NewsRolls-Royce AAWA project unveiled
An Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) project, led by Rolls-Royce, has been unveiled at a conference in Helsinki.
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NewsBulging order book for Goodchild Marine
Goodchild Marine of Burgh Castle, UK has signed contracts to build a number of pilot vessels and a passenger catamaran. This will secure the jobs of the current workforce and provide jobs for more local boat builders and technicians yet to be recruited.
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NewsTwo zones for development at Antwerp
Antwerp Port Authority in Belgium has issued a new Request for Proposals (RfP) for its Churchill Industrial Zone in the port area.
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NewsLarger thrusters on show
As a leading marine propulsion specialist, ZF Services UK will be shining the spotlight on its diverse range of marine products and services at Seawork International 2016 taking place between 14th and 16th June.
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NewsMinesto orders turbine prototype from Schottel Hydro
Swedish tidal power company Minesto, together with German tidal turbine manufacturer Schottel Hydro, has completed the turbine design of Minesto’s tidal power plant Deep Green.
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NewsABB hybrid for Torghatten Trafikkselskap
A new hybrid car ferry for Norwegian owner Torghatten Trafikkselskap is to be built using ABB technology, with the possibility of conversion to a fully electric vessel in the future.
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NewsNew contract for Rix Sea Shuttle
UK-based Rix Sea Shuttle has won a contract worth over £2m to supply crew transfer vessels to a wind farm off the coast of Norfolk.
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NewsLaw firm launches guide to PI claims
A team of legal specialists at UK law firm Andrew Jackson has published an essential guide to crew and passenger personal injury claims for owners and skippers of vessels, and those who deal with claims at brokers, insurers and P&I clubs.
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NewsVripack's ‘Amethyst’
The Slide Hull design introduced by the Dutch design team of Vripack and mentioned in brief in March ‘MJ’, is claimed to offer significant advantages in both efficiency and seakeeping.
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NewsPorts of Jersey modernisation sees first Frequentis VTS in U.K.
Ports of Jersey has selected Austrian-headquartered Frequentis to modernise its existing control centre systems, through an integrated communication system, a ten-year maintenance contract and the first Frequentis implementation of a vessel traffic service (VTS) in U.K. waters.
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NewsDutch port tax appeal
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, together with the Amsterdam Port Authority, Groningen Seaports, the Moederdijk Port Authority, the Port of Den Helder and Zeeland Seaports, is appealing against the decision of the European Commission which states that Dutch sea ports must pay corporation tax from 1 January 2017.
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NewsNew safety equipment from Ocean Signal
Ocean Signal is a specialist company developing mainly electronic equipment designed to improve the safety of people working at sea and to meet SOLAS requirements. Now the company is introducing a range of new equipment that covers most of the mandatory requirements for work and fishing boats that are designed ...
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NewsBibby Marine appoints new operations director
UK-based Bibby Marine Services has announced that it has appointed Stephen Bolton to the role of operations director.
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Close Brothers key sponsor for Seawork
Close Brothers Aviation and Marine has become the primary sponsor of Seawork 2016, following a positive response from previous years.
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Mines Rescue Marine name change
In response to wide ranging changes in the business context of UK marine training provider Mines Rescue Service Ltd., (the parent company of Mines Rescue Marine), the company has announced its change of trading name to MRS Training & Rescue, in order to better reflect the breadth of health and ...
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NewsFrench builder offers wider range
Bord a Bord is a French builder of workboats that specialises in aluminium construction. Located on the North Brittany coast near Brest, Bord a Bord offers one of the widest ranges of small workboats that find application in the international marketplace.
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NewsGreen barge for silt disposal
The LNG barge ‘greenports I’, thought to be the first working vessel at a European seaport to be powered by eco-friendly liquefied natural gas, is set to regularly carry silt dredged from the harbour basins in Bremerhaven to the disposal facility in Bremen-Seehausen.
