Latest News – Page 540
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NewsNew record for Maasvlakte II
APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam is already setting records with its loading operations even though its only been officially open since April.
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NewsUK tidal lagoon development comes to a halt
Plans for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, a 320MW energy project being built off the coast of the UK, have come to a halt as developers wait for the government to finalise a contract for difference (CfD).
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NewsBurgess Marine expansion
UK-based Burgess Marine has entered a phase of expansion by securing the long-term lease of two slipways from ABP Southampton and the acquisition of Small & Co Marine Engineering in Lowestoft.
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NewsMet mast maintenance
As part of an ongoing remit as a technical advisor to Forewind Limited, The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) team in the UK provided support for an operations and maintenance trip to the two meteorological masts on Dogger Bank.
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Mercury 6.7 diesel
Global powertrain innovator FPT Industrial has entered an agreement with US marine propulsion supplier Mercury Marine to make the FPT 6.7-litre mechanical fuel injection NEF engine available for sale in global markets.
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NewsAutorouting from Navionics
For all workboats and similar craft it is a legal requirement to develop a passage plan before sailing. The requirement entails plotting the proposed route, checking the weather and tides and looking at alternative ports among other things. The aim is to ensure that the vessel the crew are well ...
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NewsWave buoy delivery times shortened
Canadian navigational aids specialist, AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS), is now selling its TRIAXYS Wave Buoy directly through its new offices in Belgium and France bringing shorter delivery times to the European market.
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NewsOceanology event for North America
Ocean science and marine technology exhibition and conference, Oceanology International (OI), is expanding with a new North American event.
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NewsExtreme current Jack-up
GeoSea, part of the Belgian dredging, marine engineering and environmental group DEME has announced what it calls a ‘major break-through’ in the tidal energy sector. As a specialist in complex offshore marine engineering projects, the company has successfully completed trials of a jack-up vessel in extreme current flows.
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Venetian cabling
Italian cabling specialist Novacavi has reported that it has been providing continuous support in designing and providing special cables for the MOSE (Experimental Electromechanical Module) project in Venice.
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NewsSmall tool aided big salvage
US-based Brush Research Manufacturing says its Flex-Hone Tool, played a small but important, role in one of the largest engineering feats in marine history – the raising of the shipwrecked ‘Costa Concordia’.
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NewsRolls-Royce training for EBH Namibia
Rolls-Royce’s engine factory in Bergen, Norway, has been busy serving the African market, carrying out training for Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia employees to boost skills in marine engine repair.
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NewsGLA gains new helicopter
Helicopter operator PDG has taken ownership of a new EC135 helicopter with call sign G-GLAA.
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NewsDrawing board to grid-connected in 6 months
The BlueTEC Texel Tidal partnership in Holland has announced that the first months of operating the BlueTEC tidal energy platform have been a success. With every tidal flow, the platform now supplies electricity into the Dutch national grid.
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NewsPolar research ship build
British shipyard Cammell Laird shipyard has beaten off global competition to secure the build for a new £200 million polar research ship.
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Piracy area revision
The Baltic and International Maritime Council say that the co-sponsors of Best Management Practice of Protection against Somali Piracy, version four, have agreed to a revised definition of the High Risk Area (HRA).
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Management systems for OPVs
Advanced integrated ship control system supplier, Servowatch, has successfully completed factory acceptance tests for fully integrated platform management systems (IPMS) for three new UK Royal Navy offshore platform vessels (OPVs).
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NewsACE Winches works with Asia
Scotland-headquartered ACE Winches is sharing its manufacturing and engineering expertise with SPRING Singapore to help strengthen its connections to the Asia-Pacific region.
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Irish naval procurements
The Irish government has issued a new White Paper that aims to modernise the Irish Naval Service (ISN) to include acquiring a multi-role vessel (MRV) and two new coastal patrol vessels (CPV).
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NewsAdvanced monitoring
Vessel monitoring systems are becoming ever more complex and comprehensive. One of the latest new systems from Italian company Onyx shows just how far they have developed and to ensure reliability it features considerable redundancy.
