Latest News – Page 603
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NewsEmission free port
Netherlands– based APM Terminals has signed a two-year, €5 million (USD $6.23 million) contract with Amsterdam-based NV Nuon Energy for the supply of environmentally-sustainable wind-generated electricity to power the new APM Terminals Maasvlakte II cranes and container handling equipment.
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NewsWFSV launched from stock
French workboat catamaran specialist Piriou has just secured the order for a recently launched wind farm support vessel, the WFSV 26w ‘Largo’, which was built in Vietnam. ‘Largo’ is financed by Sealease and will be delivered beginning of 2015 to Opus Marine to be operated in the North Sea ...
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NewsHigh performance optical lantern
Finland’s Sabik has launched a new high performance optical lantern LED 160 which it says will launch a new era in marine lighting.
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NewsQuick turnaround for latest Alicat
Isle of Wight, UK-based Alicat Workboats Ltd., a manufacturer of Wind Farm Crew Transfer Vessels, has received a £2.1 million order from local company, Iceni Marine Services Ltd. of Lowestoft for a Global Marine designed Alicat 21m Catamaran.
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NewsJRC unveils new compact radar
Japan’s JRC is extending its range of radars for commercial vessels with the introduction of a new compact radar, the JMA 1030.
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Marine engineers in demand
With more and more investments being made in the marine renewable energy sector, demand for qualified engineers is high, according to engineering recruitment specialist, Matchtech’s Confidence Index.
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NTB and Eurogate Hamburg productivity awarded
At the JOC Group Port Performance Conference Europe NTB and Eurogate Hamburg container terminal operators successfully garnered a top-three rating among the ‘Top Terminals Europe – First Half 2014’.
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NewsModified survey vessel
A recently launched 1640 from Netherlands-based No Limit Ships has been specially modified to sail safely even under the toughest weather conditions on both the shallow waters of the Elbe and the stormy outer Elbe area.
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French renewables event
Thetis MRE, the International Convention on Marine Renewable Energies, will be held on May 20 - 21, 2015 in Nantes, France. This year''s theme is: "MRE, from opportunity to industrial reality."
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NewsPump range enlarged
The Damen DOP Submersible Dredge Pump range has been enlarged. The DOP-range now runs from the smallest possible DOP150, to the DOP450L doing 4.000 m3 of mixture per hour.
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NewsJohn Deere expands marine Tier 3 engine lineup
John Deere Power Systems has introduced new propulsion ratings to its EPA Marine Tier 3 engine offerings. The new PowerTechTM 4045TFM85 propulsion ratings expand the John Deere Marine Tier 3 lineup with two ratings for continuous and heavy duty applications (M1 rating with 75 kW (100 hp) at 2400 rpm ...
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Diesel efficiency breakthrough?
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering have made exciting progress in developing a more efficient method to initiate combustion, which they claim provides a breakthrough, technological step forward in vessel propulsion.
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NewsCammell Laird targets Scandinavian conversion market
Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, UK has signed an ambitious new agency agreement aimed at ramping up the company’s profile in the thriving marine and offshore markets in Scandinavia.
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NewsCTruk unveils future plans
CTruk is looking to build an Advanced Composite Technology Centre to help build larger vessels required for future offshore windfarm projects further out to sea.
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NewsDutch invention recognised
The Wim Timmers Designer Award has been presented to Emiel Mobron, a student at Delft University of Technology for his evaluation method for wind propulsion on cargo vessels.
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NewsTwin Fin award
The Caterpillar Propulsion twin fin system recently won the Technical Innovation prize at the Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, Dubai – one of the highlights of Dubai Maritime Week 2014.
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NewsDive RIB for Funchal
UK–headquartered professional and rescue boat manufacturer Vanguard Marine has recently commissioned a TX-860 RIB to Scorpio Actividades Nautica in Funchal, Maderia.
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Wind crane contract
Austrian marine cranes specialist Palfinger Marine has signed a contract with Belgian specialist E-Crane, a heavy equipment design and construction company. E-Crane will cover operation and maintenance and at a later date also installation and commissioning.
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NewsCranes for new monitoring vessel
The ‘Haithabu’ is the new water body monitoring ship of Schleswig-Holstein’s Government-Owned Company for Coastal Protection, National Parks and Ocean Protection. It comes equipped with numerous cranes that include PK 23500 M and PK 40002 M Palfinger Marine cranes.
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NewsFuturistic bridge concept
Rolls-Royce has predicted that ‘Ship Intelligence’ will be the next major transition for the shipping industry as vessels are set to become more complex and will require high levels of data analysis to operate on-board systems to manage propulsion, navigation and potentially lead to autonomous vessels.
