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NewsNorway leads on ending beaching
One of the greatest issues that the shipping industry has to deal with is what to do with end-of-life vessels, most of which still end up in the South Asian beaching yards with their awful environmental and human rights records.
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NewsHoisting at sea
The Gerritsen On- & Offshore Services BV company has handled a routine turbine maintenance procedure being undertaken on an offshore location in the Southern North Sea.
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NewsGibraltar: holding its own in the German market
Gibdock, the Gibraltar ship repair yard, says it is strengthening its impact within the German ship owning market.
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NewsACR eyes Europe
US headquartered specialist in safety and survival technologies, ACR Electronics, has broadened its range of devices with the introduction of its new Class A and Class B Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) transceivers.
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NewsIntellian growing fast
South Korean-headquartered Intellian now claims to be the leading global provider of stabilised marine satellite antenna systems, the critical hardware component of maritime satellite communications.
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NewsABB reaches offshore milestone
ABB has reached a major milestone following the installation of DolWin beta, the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea.
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NewsWorldwide OPV demand increasing
Defence IQ has just released a market report: ''Global Offshore Patrol Vessels 2015-2016''. The report reveals that at least 24 countries are known to have a total of 136 OPVs on order and 30 countries have plans for up to another 276 at a total value of over $60 billion.
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NewsNew repairs delay German lock re-opening
The surprise discovery of more lock gate damage has put Bremerhaven’s giant new Kaiserschleuse lock out of action until at least the end of the year.
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NewsConference focuses on building an industry without borders
Renewable energy plays an indispensable role in meeting rising energy demand. The 6th annual Offshore WIND Conference (OWC), which is co-located with Offshore Energy 2015, focuses on “building an industry without borders”.
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NewsEuropean waterjet distribution
Norway’s Sea-Tek has announced the signing of an exclusive Distributor Agreement for Europe with Doen Pacific of Australia. Sea-Tek will appoint agents in several European countries in the near future, selling and servicing waterjets under its umbrella.
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NewsDoing it all again: Shanghai style
If you enjoyed or benefitted from Seawork, then save the date of its sister event; Seawork Asia, which has announced new opportunities for commercial maritime organisations and will open its doors for three invaluable days from 29 November 2016.
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NewsSearch for MH370 flight continues
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared back in 2014, continues as debris is washed up in the Indian Ocean.
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NewsCTruk makes progress with PLA catamaran
CTruk has reached a milestone on the construction of a new survey catamaran for the Port of London Authority (PLA), with hull structures laid and undergoing first stage fit out.
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NewsInter-array cables
Italian headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded contracts by Nobelwind NV, an offshore wind farm developer, to supply wind turbine inter array cables for the Bligh Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium.
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NewsSending a message to the world
Ham radio operators operating out of Loop Head Lighthouse in Ireland made 923 contacts with counterparts in 49 other countries as part of the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) over the weekend of the 15th to 16th August.
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NewsDOPs for caisson pumpout
Damen Dredging equipment has delivered two complete DOP submersible dredge pump packages to Spanish construction company Acciona Infraestructuras, S.A. The DOP pumps are being used in a large harbour construction project in Brazil.
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NewsMTU engines for Fairplay tug
Fairplay Towage’s new harbour tug is the latest to feature Rolls-Royce MTU Series 4000 engines certified to IMO Tier III.
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Imtech Marine takeover
Pon Holdings and Parcom Capital have reached an agreement on the takeover of Dutch marine technology company Imtech Marine as a whole. The details of the takeover are currently being worked out.
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NewsLife extension for French researcher
Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ is celebrating her 20th anniversary in 2015 and has recently finished a major refit that will extend her life for a further 20 years. Electrical system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems has successfully completed the electrical conversion.
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NewsExpansion at Solent Refit
Solent Refit, the Southampton water, UK-based refit yard has plans to develop berths for larger vessels alongside its floating pontoon. Currently the yard can berth vessels up to around 60 metres but draft limitations restrict the access for larger craft. Now they are initiating a dredging programme that will provide ...
