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Yanmar unveils new EPA-compliant engine
Yanmar America has unveiled its new EPA Tier III-compliant marine diesel engine – the first for commercial marine use to comply with emissions regulations.
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Fast interception conference
The Fast Interception & Riverine conference to be held in London 9-11 February 2015 promises to be a go to for sub 24m craft operating in confined and shallow coastal waters and riverine environments.
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NewsASI Marine sets record
Canada’s ASI Marine has set a record for the longest tunnel swim with a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV in both Australia and Canada.
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PIANC releases new dredging guidelines
PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, has released a new report to promote good practice of dredging and port construction in relation to underwater cultural heritage.
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NewsPete McIntosh: A fresh pair of eyes for CTruk
Pete McIntosh of CTruk has returned to boatbuilding, something that a few years ago he was quite certain he’d never do. So what made him change his mind?
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NewsNew Voith tractor from Sanmar
Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey have come up with another innovative addition to their range of tugs in the form of a completely new design Voith Water Tractor from Robert Allan Ltd.
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NewsUK offshore windfall
Manufacturers looking to take advantage of the growth in the offshore wind market have received a £7m windfall of business support and capital funding.
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NewsA buoyant response from Seaflex
A salvage operation of national importance carried out by Unique Seaflex and Salvesen UK has rescued the only surviving landing craft from D-Day in 1944 from the seabed in Birkenhead Docks.
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NewsVstep certification
Vstep, a Netherlands-based global supplier of simulator solutions for commercial, government and military customers in the maritime and public safety and security sectors, has announced that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification by DNV GL Business Assurance.
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NewsDuck disasters disected
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into two incidents involving DUKW amphibious passenger vehicles; the sinking of ‘Wacker Quacker 1’ on 15 June 2013 in Salthouse Dock, Liverpool and the fire on board the ‘Cleopatra’ during a sightseeing tour on the River Thames, London, on ...
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NewsPlatform management for award winning lifeboat
UK-based Servowatch Systems’ chief executive officer Wayne Ross has praised the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) for winning last month’s prestigious KNVTS Ship of the Year Award for its revolutionary new search and rescue boat, the Nh1816.
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NewsTackling plastic pollution in the Med
Figures from UNEPO state that every second more than 200kg of plastic waste are dumped into the world''s oceans and seas so the impact on the natural environment is considerable.
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NewsBoskalis and Kotug merge European operations
Kotug International B.V and Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge their European harbour towage operations.
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EU energy storage project operational in UK
What is said to be Europe’s largest battery storage project is now operational in the UK. It will assess the role of energy storage in cost effectively delivering the UK’s Carbon Plan.
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NewsSurveying at speed
MMT Sweden AB and Reach Subsea ASA have jointly invested in developing a new special underwater tool for seabed mapping and pipeline inspection with the Norwegian ROV manufacturer Kystdesign AS.
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NewsStans for Curaçao
On 9 December - five years after the delivery of two ASD Tugs 2810 ''KTK Tribon'' and ''KTK Barakuda'' - Damen Shipyards Group and Kompania di Tou Korsou (KTK) signed an agreement for the delivery of two Stan Tugs 1205.
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NewsRugged foot control
The foot controls in UK company Steute’s ‘GF(S)I Extreme’ series are designed to be very robust and to withstand high levels of mechanical wear and tear. An optional protective guard hinders unintentional actuation.
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NewsBelfast Harbour awards tender for port management system
Canada’s Klein Systems Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland, to install the KleinPort Port Management Information System. Belfast Harbour Commissioners selected Klein as the system supplier after an extensive public tendering process for a new port management system.
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NewsIsland lifeline
The Island Hub is a young and highly enterprising business based on South Uist in Scotland''s Outer Hebrides. It was founded earlier this year by businessman Stephen Tanner and, having recently joined the Mantsbrite dealer network, the business is now able to supply the full range of marine navigation and ...
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NewsMacArtney goes ‘green’
Denmark-based underwater technology company, MacArtney, has created a new connectivity solutions brand, ‘GreenLink’, to meet an increase in demand from the marine renewable energy sector.
