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NewsChris Feibusch: Drew Marine Signal & Safety
When Chris Feibusch of Drew Marine Signal & Safety moved across from his largely leisure marine background in 2010, he found himself in a world that matched time-sensitive logistics with the demands of Class 1 explosives.
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NewsIcelandic connection moves forward with Swedish support
Following an energy sharing scheme between Iceland and the UK first agreed in 2012, Atlantic Superconnection Corporation plans to build a 1000km cable between Iceland and the United Kingdom. Sweden’s MMT has recently begun the route survey contract it was awarded in June.
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NewsHamburg’s Russian link
The new deep-water port of Bronka on the outskirts of St Petersburg on the Southern bank of the Gulf of Finland is being built near the municipality of Lomonossov and it’s set to be the latest partner in Port of Hamburg Marketing.
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NewsFirst of ten for Dutch yard
In 2013 Esnaad awarded Shipyard De Hoop with an order for ten state-of-the-art Platform Supply Vessels. Despite the vigorous international competition, Dutch designer and builder of custom-built vessels; De Hoop, won the contract.
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EIVA looks east
Danish marine survey hardware and software specialist EIVA has opened a Singapore office as a result of increasing activities in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby offering customers and partners a local point of contact.
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European navcomms acquisition
Australia''s SpeedCast International Limited, global satellite telecommunications expert, has signed an agreement to acquire SAIT Communications, a fast-growing European maritime communications service provider.
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NewsOcean Energy Europe tops 100 members
Brussels headquartered Ocean Energy Europe, an industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, recently exceeded 100 members, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined. They join a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common plan for industrialising the ocean energy sector.
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NewsMaritieme Academie Holland simulators
The Maritieme Academie Holland has selected VSTEP as simulator partner for their new Inland Navigation Center in Harlingen. The deal includes the purchase of a Full Mission Inland Navigation Simulator along with three Inland console trainers. The simulator centre will be the first to provide simulator training in full ...
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NewsJan De Nul progresses with Egypt dredging
Jan De Nul is making progress with its dredging work on the New Suez Canal Project in Egypt, with a total of 200,000,000m³ of soil dredged so far.
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NewsItalian SAR training
The Italian Air Force Search and Rescue team has been expanding its skills and knowledge during a visit to a UK subsea trials and training facility The Underwater Centre, which claims it is fast developing a reputation for supporting international rescue teams with its range of bespoke packages.
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Submarine interconnector
Prysmian Group, the Italian headquartered energy and telecom cable systems company, has been awarded a new contract worth around 550 million euros, for a 740km long HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) submarine interconnector that will link Norway and the UK, by Statnett SF and National Grid NSN Link Ltd, a ...
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NewsHow to weigh a ROV platform
Four wireless compression load cells with centre of gravity software were used to weigh two subsea fabricated platforms at Pentalver’s shipping facility at Southampton Docks, UK recently.
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NewsWindfarm Access Vessels: Are catamarans the right solution?
The three-day conference running alongside Seawork 2015 provided a range of panel discussions including ‘Windfarm Access Vessels: are Catamarans the right solution?’
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NewsSurvey systems for new Norwegian icebreaker
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been retained to supply an extensive array of survey and scientific equipment aboard Kronprins Haakon, the new Italian-built Norwegian polar research icebreaker with retractable keels due to begin service in 2017 under the auspices of the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) on behalf of the Norwegian ...
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NewsEnel commissions new inspection class ROV
Enel, the Italian multi-national power organisation operating worldwide in over 30 countries, has commissioned the first of a new series of Sirio+ miniature inspection class ROVs developed by underwater and environmental engineering specialists, Ageotec of Bologna.
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Seabed Acoustics Workshop
German subsea equipment specialist Innomar Technologie of Rostock, is to hold its seventh biennial workshop on Seabed Acoustics from 19-20 November at the local Hotel Neptun. The two-day English language event will begin with wide-ranging reviews of current issues concerning user experiences in high-resolution sub-bottom profiling, acoustics for offshore ...
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World ECDIS Day
Hamburg’s Elb-Panorama Penthouse overlooking the City’s harbour is the venue for the first-ever World ECDIS Day on 16 September. More than 300 marine electronic navigation stakeholders are likely to be present at the non-profit initiative for day-long discussions, seminars, workshops and test labs.
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NewsCanadian rack-mounted computers for Europe
Produced by MarineNav in Canada, a new X1 range of rack-mounted computers using commercial processors and claimed to be 60% faster and more reliable than other comparable systems, is now being marketed throughout Europe by Hampshire-based Eurotask.
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Global audience for Shallow Survey 2015
A worldwide audience of over 300 specialist delegates is expected at the 7th international conference on High-Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water, to be held at Plymouth University, UK from 14-18 September.
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Manuplas doubles manufacturing capacity
Since the acquisition of Plymouth, UK-based Manuplas by Advanced Insulation in April 2014, the company claims it has seen significant growth in demand for its products and as a result has made the decision to purchase a neighbouring facility.
