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EIVA’s Mediterranean push
Danish offshore specialist EIVA has signed a representative agreement making Italian Marine ONE the second company in October to include EIVA hardware and software solutions for offshore construction and subsea surveying operations in its product portfolio.
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Lifejackets due for servicing
Ocean Safety is reminding English and Welsh commercial fisherman that nearly 7000 lifejackets are due for a service in the next few months.
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SMM Istanbul
The International Maritime Conference and Exhibition in Istanbul will take place on 24 and 25 February 2016 at the Bosporus metropolis.
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Share sale
Swedish based marine energy company, Minesto, has raised another 145 MSEK and gained another 2,500 new shareholders after offering its shares out on the wider market.
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Imtech acquisition finalised
The acquisition of Rotterdam based Imtech Marine by Pon Holdings and Parcom Capital has been finalised after being approved by the European Commission.
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News‘Ariane’ answers new call of the deep
Ifremer’s hybrid, remotely operated vehicle (HROV) ‘Ariane’ has come about from pressure. Not the kind exerted by tonnes of seawater, but the need to map and record the oceans and keep track of our impact on them.
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NewsPieter Kroezen: InandAut
“Back in the mid-90s, after the wall came down, West German companies were trying to sell into the former East Germany,” said Pieter Kroezen of Netherlands-based InandAut, but sometimes without as much success as they’d hoped.
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NewsPiraeus deadline pushed back
The bid deadline for the privatisation of Piraeus Port has been pushed back until December with an early election being blamed for the delay.
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NewsPainstaking recovery from crane drama
It must have been the kind of moment every contractor dreads: the smaller of two cranes started to tip sideways during a tandem lift, the pontoon underneath began to list dangerously and within moments the 187 tonne load and both cranes lay in the rubble of six buildings.
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NewsWhen one and one equals three
Only a month ago Amsterdam was not a place you would associate with wind construction. However in October crane capacity jumped from 100 tonnes to a massive 1,400 tonnes and 14ha of yard space became available for project cargo.
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NewsThe long view from Blyth
“Typically, we try to keep our operations as diverse as possible. It helps ride the changes,” explained Alan Todd, Blyth’s port director.
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NewsHyperbaric acquisition
Unique Group, the UAE-headquartered integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has acquired Netherlands-based Oceanwide Safety at Sea, an expert in the design, construction and maintenance of self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats.
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News‘Acta Orion’ launched
Acta Marine and CIG shipbuilding have reported that the newbuild construction support vessel of the Dutch marine operator Acta Marine ‘Acta Orion’, was christened at a naming ceremony held at the port of Harlingen, The Netherlands.
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NewsGerman offshore wind energy conference
The German Wind Energy Association, Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V., will hold a conference on offshore wind energy operation focusing on strategies and experiences.
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NewsPollution contingency planning
In this article, Glyn Humphries, head of Adler and Allan’s marine response division, discusses the key measures to avoid the most common pitfalls in contingency planning for pollution incidents.
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NewsMore canal cash as delays raise hackles
More cash has been approved for improvements on the Kiel Canal as differences simmer over the pace of construction on a new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel at the Elbe end of the waterway.
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NewsOil and wind join forces for Win Win JIP
Norwegian-based company DNV GL is leading a joint industry project (JIP), Win Win, to bring the concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications a step closer to reality.
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NewsState visit could boost commercial marine cooperation
The Asian commercial marine industry’s foremost exhibition, Seawork Asia is set for success in light of David Cameron’s talks in October with the Chinese President, Xi Jinping. Following the Chinese premier’s State Visit, Cameron has hailed greater cooperation along with trade deals, which will help aid British maritime organisations in ...
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NewsRentel chooses Siemens direct drive turbines
Belgian windfarm concession holder Rentel NV has chosen Siemens NV as its preferred bidder for the supply and installation of 42 of its offshore wind turbines, also involving a 15-year maintenance agreement.
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NewsGerman yards tackle research ships
Three of Germany’s most prominent research vessels have called at shipyards in Bremerhaven and Stralsund for their latest routine overhauls and repairs.
