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NewsKooiman signs SWATH maintenance contract
Dutch shipyard, Kooiman BV, has signed a contract with Dutch Pilotage Service for the maintenance of two Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) catamarans.
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NewsAdvancing maritime leadership
From 3 – 6 November 2015, Europort, organised in the Netherlands port city of Rotterdam, will again be the meeting place for the international maritime industry.
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Irish navigation safety conference
Ireland’s JFC Marine will host a two day marine a navigation safety conference in October marking the launch of its portfolio of marine navigational aids to the European market.
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Safety comes second, says report
Some 50% of crews working on offshore support vessels are willing to compromise safety for a contract, according to a new report published by Canada-based Helm Operations.
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NewsNew Schottel rudder plant
Schottel, the German manufacturer of marine propulsion systems, has opened a new Rudderpropeller factory near its company headquarters in Dörth, in order to strengthen its leading market position.
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NewsCombined emergency device
The Austrian electronics specialist FT-TEC Electronics has recently claimed a world first: the combination of PLB and AIS technologies in one combined marine safety device.
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News40 knot monohull
What does it take to make a 63m monohull do 40 knots? According to naval architects Incat Crowther, the answer lies in five engines pumping out over 15,000bhp. The US office of the global firm of vessel designers has recently been commissioned by an undisclosed Central American operator to design ...
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NewsMore funding for Minesto tidal power plant
Sweden-based Minesto has been granted €3.5m in funding by KIC InnoEnergy to commercialise its tidal power plant, Deep Green, and ensure installation in 2017.
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NewsWorkboats for Europe
Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has just undertaken its largest transportation of stock vessels to date. Upon arrival in Europe later this month, the mixture of completed vessels, serving several industries, will be ready for immediate sale and can swiftly be put into operation.
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Strong year for DIAB
Swedish composite structure specialist DIAB says its sales are surging due to the wind energy market recovery in China and the USA after the downturn that occurred between 2010 and 2012. DIAB reports a very strong first half of 2015.
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Yanmar at Europort
At Europort 2015 Japan-headquartered diesel engine specialist Yanmar will showcase its full range of commercial marine propulsion and auxiliary engines. The range contains LDC (Light Duty Commercial), CHS (Commercial High Speed) and medium-speed propulsion and auxiliary engines, referred to as Large Engines (LE).
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NewsBurgess Marine: You’re Hired!
Britain’s largest independent ship repairer Burgess Marine has secured a substantial winter refit on-board Lord Sugar’s new Superyacht, ‘MY Lady A’, at its ship lift facility in Portchester.
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NewsTechnical students working on autonomous and emission free sailing
At the World Port Days 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands-based Imtech Marine has signed for a prolonged stay at the RDM Innovation Dock.
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NewsManoeuvrability for oil spill response
According to US-headquartered global marine transmission specialist, Twin Disc, the manoeuvrability afforded by its transmissions is key to effective oil spill collection.
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Kobelt Acquires Accu-Steer
Kobelt, the Canadian manufacturer of propulsion controls, steering systems, thrusters, stabilizers and braking systems, has acquired US-based Accu-Steer, well known for its line of hydraulic steering actuators.
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NewsHelm Operations in European languages
Canadian marine software developer Helm Operations has announced that it now supports multiple languages within its dispatch and billing software, Helm Dispatch Manager. The move comes after a sharp increase in demand from Central and South American nations. The language offering will begin with Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese ...
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NewsPort Radar for a safer maritime domain
Lystrup, Denmark-based Terma is providing three high-resolution Scanter 5102 radars to be deployed in and around the remote Port of Prince Rupert, on Canada’s rugged British Columbia coast.
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NewsLNG first for Finland
The European Commission has committed €23m in funding to build a small scale LNG terminal at Pori on Finland’s west coast – the first of its kind in the country.
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NewsDredged materials treatment centre opens
Envisan France, the French environmental subsidiary of Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group, has inaugurated its Eco-Materials Production Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, the first centre of its kind in the Mediterranean area.
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NewsAxial Seamount expedition success
The first expedition to carry out extensive exploration, mapping, and sampling of new lava flows from the Axial Seamount underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon, USA, has been successfully completed.
