Latest News – Page 546
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Schottel strengthens US team
The German propulsion expert Schottel is strengthening its North American presence with new starters at its Houma, LA, office.
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Refugee rescue boat equipped with Survitec liferafts
Survitec''s liferafts will be on hand to assist Syrian refugees in the humanitarian plight, on board Norwegian patrol vessel, ''RS Petter Henry Von Koss''.
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NewsNeptuLink connects marine sector
France-based Microwave Vision Group (MVG) has launched its new communications product, designed specifically for the maritime industry to deliver high speed internet access to users while at sea.
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NewsCutting vibration at low speeds
Swedish anti-vibration specialist Trelleborg has launched two new marine engine mounts – the high deflection (HD) Cushyfloat and the mini HD Cushyfloat – to provide improved vibration isolation and passenger comfort on marine vessels.
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SES specialists
A new Norwegian firm of naval architects has been established, to specialise in Surface Effect Ship (SES) technology.
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NewsWorld ECDIS Day
The first World ECDIS Day took place in Hamburg, Germany on 16th September; a dedicated conference dealing with ECDIS and Electronic Navigational Charts. The event was an industry initiative which brought together stakeholders involved in ENC production and its use.
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NewsInland thruster
Finnish propulsion giant Wärtsilä has introduced the latest addition to its thruster product portfolio, the Wärtsilä WST-14 steerable thruster, using azimuthing propeller technology. It is aimed primarily at inland waterway cargo vessel applications.
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NewsNew Nanni diesels
Nanni is a company which started life based in Italy but which now has its main base located in France but with facilities in several European countries so it now promotes itself as a European company. Nanni specialises in developing marinised versions of established diesel engines and has now added ...
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NewsNew Cat C8.7 diesel
Caterpillar has added to its range of marine diesel engines with a new unit that is available with a power output of up to 641 hp. A unique feature of this engine is that, according to Caterpillar, it is one of the first to be fitted with an electrically driven ...
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NewsBaudouin gets bigger
The latest developments from the French engine manufacturer Baudouin are two diesels that are based on the same engine technology. This company has introduced a six cylinder and a twelve cylinder diesel where the larger engine is two blocks of the smaller six cylinder unit.
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NewsCat hybrid system
The French Caterpillar distributor Eneria has worked with the Italian transmission specialist Transfluid and gearbox manufacturer Twin Disc to develop a marine hybrid system suitable for a range of Caterpillar diesels. The configuration allows a vessel to operate under electric power from 8 kW up to 300 kW and offers ...
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NewsHumphree looking at expansion
Swedish boat control and stabiliser manufacturer Humphree is looking to expand into new markets. Following the successful demonstration of its new stabilising system at the Cannes Boat Show, a spokesperson from the company said that they were looking to expand their expertise into new sectors of the market.
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NewsSiemens support for dive vessel
Germany-based Siemens is to supply complete drive and power systems for a diving support vessel being built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) for Toisa Ltd.
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NewsGrant award for tuna biomimicking ROV
USA-based Boston Engineering has announced the award of a $500,000 START Stage III grant from MassVentures to accelerate the commercialisation of its BIOSwimmer and related autonomous UUV technology.
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NewsLNG hybrid barge awarded again
Together with AIDA Cruises, Germany’s Becker Marine Systems has won the Seatrade Cruise Award for “Environmental Initiative of the Year”, judged by an independent jury.
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NewsState-of-the-art cable layer
ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, has announced that it has ordered the world’s most advanced cable-laying vessel to boost the capacity of its submarine cable operations while achieving greater efficiency and precision.
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NewsAfrican air-cushion agreement
Paramount Group, the African based global defence group and UK-based hovercraft builders Griffon Hoverwork Ltd have signed a cooperative agreement, revealing a number of global projects that will bring British hovercraft capability to Sub-Saharan Africa and innovative South African designed and developed naval solutions to European customers.
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Swedish agreement
Swedish underwriting agency Svensk Assurans AB is to offer a new P&I product to small Scandinavian vessels through a delegated underwriting agreement with global P&I insurer The Shipowners’ Club.
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NewsNaviModel software upgraded
Denmark’s Eiva A/S has upgraded its popular 4D data modelling and visualisation tool NaviModel; part of its NaviSuite group of software.
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NewsLong-term service
Netherlands system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems and dredging and marine contractor Van Oord have signed a long-term service level agreement covering the Van Oord cable-laying vessels ‘Nexus’ and ‘HAM601’. The contract was started on 1 September 2015 and will run for three years.
