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NewsFirst of three pilot boat delivery
‘St Brides’, the first of three 19m pilot boats built by Mainstay Marine is about to be delivered to the Port of Milford Haven, UK.
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NewsGKinetic Energy launches novel tidal energy device
Late last year, Irish company GKinetic Energy deployed its innovative OC1 tidal energy device in Limerick Docks. So how exactly does the new technology work? What challenges do the project team face in deploying the device? And what are the prospects for its future roll out and ...
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NewsNew software tool aims to cut maintenance costs for offshore wind turbines
Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen are developing a software tool that aims to ''dramatically cut maintenance costs for offshore wind turbines.''
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NewsSotenäs wave energy plant reaches grid connection milestone
Last December, the innovative Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant was successfully connected to the Swedish National Grid via a subsea cable. So, how exactly does the Sotenäs Plant work? And what plans are there for the future development of the device?
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NewsMedical monitoring solution for offshore workers
Scotland''s National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) will provide demonstrations of DanMedical’s D-MAS HyperSat medical monitoring system at SubSea Expo 2016.
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NewsA year under ice
A robot that can remain under the ice for a year in order to measure the Arctic seabed’s varying oxygen profiles has been tested out below 4km of water.
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NewsMore need for an underwater ‘ear’
There’s “an increasing interest at international level with regards the protection of harbours, vessels and critical infrastructure”, Submarine Electronics (SAES) told ''MJ''.
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NewsKeeping pace with the challenges: Oceanology 16
There are issues on the table right now that seemed ‘distant possibilities’ not that long ago, and to its credit this year’s Oceanology International exhibition (ExCeL London, 15-17 March), is responding.
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NewsDangerous history
The big dredging and windfarm projects off the German and Dutch coasts have to make sure they don’t go with a blast ...from pieces of history that present an ongoing hazard to both human and animal life.
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New director for Milford Haven
The Port of Milford Haven, Wales, has appointed a new head of operations for Pembroke and Milford Docks.
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NewsDennis Doerffel: REAP Systems
Being one of the first can be challenging. But the idea is to make sure that you are not also one of the last, Dennis Doerffel, founder of battery specialist REAP Systems, told ''MJ''.
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NewsMigrant rescue and territorial waters
With the ever increasing possibility of vessels encountering migrant boats in distress especially in the Mediterranean, the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has recently clarified all vessels’ responsibilities to conduct rescue at sea.
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NewsSaab Seaeye
French specialist in submarine cable installation, Louis Dreyfus TravOcean, has placed an order with Saab Seaeye for two Leopard ROVs to enable touchdown monitoring and support.
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NewsMMT offshore OTEC contract
Sweden-headquartered MMT has announced the contract award for the underwater surveying prior to the potential construction of the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) NEMO project by DCNS, a world leader in naval defence.
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NewsFull production to start at Neander by end of 2016
The German company Neander Shark has reported that it plans to reach full production of its diesel outboard by the end of this year. This comes after a long period of development for its revolutionary outboard motor with the world-wide distribution of this unit now in the hands of diesel ...
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News‘Bonny River’
Netherlands-headquartered Royal IHC has been awarded the contract for the design, construction and delivery of a multifunctional dredging vessel to DEME in Belgium.
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NewsMultinational Fugro
Fugro’s multinational operations continue apace with award of a combined geophysical and geotechnical contract by Hess Exploration for seabed mapping in North West Australia involving use of a Hugin 1000 AUV.
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Bay of Bothnia mapping
Swedish hydrographic organisation Clinton Marine Survey of Malmo reports successful completion of large-scale mapping of Finnish sectors of the Bay of Bothnia involving multibeam surveys covering 1,311 square km at depths of between 5.5m and 95m.
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French connection for IFHS
The Association Francophone d’Hydrographie (AFHy), which represents the worldwide interests of private and public stakeholders in hydrography throughout French-speaking countries, has been elected a member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) whose other member organisations include those in Australasia, Benelux, Denmark, Germany, Italy, South Africa, South Korea and ...
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NewsRecord-breaking Oceanology International
Now in its 47th year, this customary three-day biennial event at London’s ExCel exhibition and conference centre from 15-17 March will once more provide an essential forum for the global oceanographic industries
