Latest News – Page 547
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NewsSupersized Sealegs
New Zealand-based amphibious RIB manufacturer Sealegs International has released its newest and largest amphibious rigid inflatable boat (RIB) to date - the Sealegs Interceptor 9000. Targeted at commercial and military applications it is powered by a 300hp Yamaha four-stroke outboard motor and is capable of 44 knots with its full ...
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NewsModelling coastal discharge
Hawaii, USA-headquartered Makai Ocean Engineering is expanding its environmental and coastal modelling services for clients who discharge into, or withdraw from, the world’s oceans, lakes, and reservoirs.
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NewsPredicting port congestion
A new system known as BlipTrack, developed by Denmark-based BLIP Systems, is helping controllers at Europe’s busiest ferry port to reduce bottlenecks and improve vehicle movements by predicting potential traffic congestion on Dover’s (UK) coast bound A20.
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Ethane class
Global classification society Bureau Veritas is classing the first ethane-powered ship. ‘JS Ineos Insight’ is the first of a series of eight Dragon-class vessels being built for Denmark’s Evergas.
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NewsJack-up heavy lift vessel
Belgian Jan De Nul Group has signed the taking-over of the offshore jack-up crane vessel ‘Vidar’, from the German company Hochtief. “With the ‘Vidar’ in our fleet we considerably extend our specialised services for the installation of offshore windparks,” said Peter De Pooter, Manager, Offshore Renewables.
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NewsGermany port scout project
When it comes to maritime training, Germany likes to start pupils young, and the Port of Hamburg is no exception.
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Acta Marine appointment
Netherlands-based Acta Marine has appointed Rob Boer as managing director, effective as of end of September.
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NewsPilot projects picked
Global classification society DNV GL and 25 partners from the Norwegian maritime industry and the Norwegian authorities have presented the five pilot projects that will be pursued as part of Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme which ‘MJ’ reported on back in February.
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NauticExpo to launch i-NOVO Awards at METS
NauticExpo is set to launch its first i-NOVO Awards at this year’s METS, taking place in Amsterdam from 17 to 19 November 2015.
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NewsSeptentrio launch
Belgian-headquartered GNSS positioning heavyweight Septentrio has announced the AsteRx-U, an all-in-one receiver with UHF radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth cellular modem together with a L-band receiver and spectrum analyzer.
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Robot to save Oz reefs
The Australian Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has developed a world ‘first’ – a robot developed to find and control the Great Barrier Reef’s crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), said to be responsible for the reef’s decline.
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NewsEnhancing maritime safety
The European Union has granted a €21m grant to the Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project, a Motorways of the Sea project defined within the MONALISA 2.0 project.
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NewsWind energy back in focus
The EWEA 2015 Annual Event taking place from 17 - 20 November 2015 at Paris Expo, France presents an international platform for the wind energy industry to showcase and demonstrate its latest products and services. The event features a broad conference programme, extensive networking opportunities and a large exhibition.
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Bridge deal
Northrop Grumman Corporation''s Sperry Marine business unit has been selected to supply full Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS) to the Royal Thai Navy''s future frigates.
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News50 years a boatbuilder
With over 50 years behind him in ship & boatbuilding and civil engineering, Alastair Brown, Commercial Manager of Alnmaritec boatbuilders in Blyth, Northumberland, UK has announced his retirement at the end of a long, varied and successful career.
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NewsVictaulic at Europort
Victaulic, the US-headquartered manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, will be demonstrating a selection of time- and cost-saving piping solutions at Europort, Rotterdam, 3 – 6 November.
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Bureau Veritas acquires HydrOcean
Multinational classification society Bureau Veritas has finalised the acquisition of HydrOcean, a French engineering company specialised in hydrodynamic digital simulation for the maritime industry.
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NewsWorldwide green ports partnership
Global marine terminal operators DP World, Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH), APM Terminals, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) – five of the world’s largest port operators, and joined by the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA), have launched the first ever joint industry initiative of this magnitude to ...
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NewsViking safety for offshore operators
Denmark- headquartered Viking Life-Saving Equipment is helping offshore operators comply with equipment safety standards and streamline activity with its new Offshore Safety Agreements.
