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Aggregates dredging conference scheduled
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group has confirmed that the 5th EMSAGG conference programme has been confirmed and will take place on the 4 - 5 June 2015, at Deltares in Delft, Netherlands.
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NewsSmaller Azipod thruster
ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, has introduced a new addition, Azipod D, to its line of Azipod electric propulsion offerings. This new product will allow a wider range of vessel types to use this flexible propulsion system.
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NewsSealing the deal
Roxtec, a UK-based marine seal manufacturer that is building a client base in the offshore renewables sector, has provided its waterproof sealing solution to the largest and most powerful tidal turbine in the world.
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NewsValve control acquisition
UK-based Rotork has increased its range of flow control products and services for the worldwide marine and offshore industries with the acquisition of Masso Ind s.p.a., an established Italian manufacturer of innovative shipboard valve remote control systems (VRCS).
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NewsMotor/generator order
The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, has received another order to deliver two PM shaft generators to WE Tech Solutions of Finland.
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NewsA busy haven
Despite a slow start to the year, Haven Marine Services in Wales, UK has now reported a change in fortunes with two dockings for Svitzer in quick succession, with one vessel sailing after a successful refit and another in on the same tide.
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NewsDredger among new Hamburg workboats
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has put the flexible new, custom-built dredger ''Modi'' into service and ordered new icebreakers as part of a fleet modernisation programme.
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NewsBonding poor substrates
A new paste grade material is claimed to achieve a quick, durable repair even in oil contaminated wet and cold areas, with excellent adhesion to manually prepared substrates where grit blasting is not possible.
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NewsDouble LiDAR
Canadian AXYS Technologies has announced the deployment of two dual-LiDAR WindSentinel floating LiDAR systems, utilising the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s offshore anemometry mast. In the North Sea offshore Northumberland, UK. According to AXYS, this will be the world’s first deployment of a floating LiDAR system to feature two LiDARs, ...
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Geo-fencing for tracking
A US manufacturer of fuel monitoring systems believes it has hit upon a fuel use monitoring solution that will cut down on the time taken to report fuel usage while increasing the accuracy. In the USA, the complexity of tracking fuel burned for tax purposes has been time consuming and ...
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NewsDometic Marine Wi-Fi sponsor
Dometic Marine will, once again, sponsor the Wi-Fi at this year’s Seawork International.
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NewsSuzuki at Seawork
Suzuki will once again be showcasing its commercial range of four stroke outboard motors at this year’s Seawork International.
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NewsSaltwater returns as Press Office sponsor
For the second year running, Saltwater Communications will be sponsoring the Press Office at Mercator Media Ltd''s Seawork International 2015.
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NewsGerman oldtimers back in service
Two historic German boats – one of them more than a century old – have been returned to active port and coastal passenger service after overhaul or restoration.
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NewsIntegrated Safety Solution
Global maritime software house, NAPA, has launched an innovative data-led package of monitoring, analytic and predictive solutions to increase the safety of passenger vessels and save lives in emergency situations.
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NewsDazzling design
Birkenhead, UK shipyard Cammell Laird has completed painting a Mersey ferry in a ‘dazzle’ design by British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, as part of the events to mark the centenary of World War One.
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NewsRix contract
A Hull (UK) shipping company with more than 140 years’ experience of working on the Humber estuary has won a contract at one of the region’s biggest offshore developments. Rix Sea Shuttle, part of the fifth-generation J.R. Rix & Sons group, is to supply crew transfer vessel the ‘Rix Panther’ ...
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Massive offshore wind expo announced
The first ever joint offshore wind conference organised by EWEA, the European Wind Energy Association, and RenewableUK has been announced. Offshore Wind Energy 2017 will take place in London between 6th and 8th June 2017, and will be instead of the annual event which RenewableUK holds and the biannual EWEA ...
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Budget reaction from the renewables industry
The UK’s 2015 budget statement has been hailed a ''budget for renewable energy'', as the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has unveiled ambitious plans to help subsidise the world’s first commercial scale tidal lagoon power project.
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Subsea study published
A new report has been published by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and The Crown Estate on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites.
