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NewsDeeper water, longer reach and easier operation
Capable, with a 15 tonne capacity and rated to 4,050m, Seaonics’ A-frame has a trick up its sleeve – a knuckle joint about three-fifths of the way up.
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NewsHybrid crane marks the way forward
There’s a new 150 tonne knuckleboom crane that can actually generate far more energy that it will consume during a lowering operation.
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NewsPutting the ‘walk’ into ‘walk-to-work’
As the 108m ‘Acta Orion’ is to provide an easy ‘walk-to-work’ for technicians rather than a high speed journey followed by a potentially nasty scramble up a wind tower, it’s involved a careful look at the access system.
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NewsVessel launch: Compact but capable Blade
“Most boatbuilders step up in scale, going from a smaller design to a bigger one. We have done exactly the opposite, putting all we know about larger commercial boats into this 9m Blade,” said Steve Guyan of Catapult.
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NewsChris Jakeman: B Marshall Marine
It’s been an interesting shift for Chris Jakeman: from working as a engineer with a specialism in mechatronics to boatbuilding. Especially as he wasn’t, in the beginning, even particularly interested in boats.
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NewsPanama locks filling begins
Jan de Nul Group’s involvement in the building of the new Panama Canal locks is coming to an end, as the filling of the new infrastructure has begun on the Atlantic side.
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Remote vessel management
AST Marine Sciences Ltd (AST MSL), a subsidiary of Applied Satellite Technology Limited, is extending its portfolio to include telemetry iRAMS (intelligent remote asset monitoring), fleet monitoring and SCADA remote engine monitoring for the maritime and offshore windfarm sector.
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NewsSeawork on the move
Mercator Media has announced a new, bigger and better home for its annual Seawork International event; Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition and conference.
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NewsMainprize handover
The UK''s Burgess Marine has successfully completed a £3m contract for the first of a new generation of offshore support vessels. The company has built the craft for Mainprize Offshore at its shipyard at Trafalgar Wharf in Portchester, near Portsmouth, Hampshire.
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NewsUmoe Wave Craft enhances windfarm access
Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal has demonstrated its new windfarm service vessel at Seawork 2015, featuring an actively controlled air cushion to minimise vertical motion in high sea states.
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NewsNew hook for Henriksen
A new quick release off-load lifting hook has been introduced by H Henriksen of Norway at this year’s Seawork exhibition.
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NewsCapital Seating wins new business
One of the many good news stories to come out of the first day at Seawork 2015 was from Grammer Nautic by Capital Seating, having secured new business from Redbay Boats, another fellow exhibiter at Seawork this year, to provide Grammer Nautic Pro Air seats as their preferred choice.
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NewsCTruk handover at Seawork
CTruk Boats formally handed over the first MPC22 offshore wind farm service vessel (WFSV) built at its River Colne production facility, and it was named by new owner CWind at Seawork this week.
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Seawork 2015 award winners
After a very successful first day of Seawork International, nearly 300 exhibitors packed The Vestry, Southampton, to enjoy canapés and bubbles at Seawork’s Networking and Awards Evening, and of course to find out the all-important award winners.
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NewsDamen leads LeanShips project
Damen is coordinating a multi-party, EU-supported project that aims to develop eight demonstrable concepts for low energy and near-to-zero emissions (Lean) ships.
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NewsOcean Safety launches new liferafts
Ocean Safety unveiled its new range of liferafts specifically designed for the commercial marine sector at Seawork International this week.
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NewsSeawork Daily News - Wednesday 17 June
The second day of Seawork International 2015 is underway. Today will see a number of live demonstrations in the Dive Tank on the quayside and various conference sessions on a range of topics including safety, surveying and collaboration in the industry.
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NewsTidal Lagoon project gets the go ahead
In the UK, the energy and climate secretary has granted planning permission for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales.
