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  • The upgraded software promises new capabilities and expanded parametric control
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    PropCad upgrade

    2014-12-11T13:06:00Z

    Marine propeller modelling software specialist HydroComp has released a 3-year update of its popular PropCad software.

  • The sensors are available in a range of specifications including vacuum sensor and pressure sensor
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    Sensing the pressure

    2014-12-11T12:52:00Z

    Offshore Systems, a UK-based manufacturer of NMEA2000 based marine electronics products, has added a new range of pressure sensors to its range of integrated alarm, display and control systems.

  • Cable laying could be more efficient if a supergrid is developed, photo: Megasam4256
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    Renewables and red-tape

    2014-12-11T12:32:00Z

    “Usually, the big vision is there but the technology is lagging, but here it is the paperwork,” Nick Medic of RenewableUK recently told the UK''s House of Lords Select Committee on EU Regional Marine Cooperation.

  • Thames Clippers has purchased 20 MTU 'Reman' engines up to now
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    Why replace when you can Reman?

    2014-12-11T12:23:00Z

    Six sightseeing vessels on the UK’s River Thames have been operating successfully with remanufactured engines. For vessel operator Thames Clippers, exchanging with such overhauled engines represented an ideal solution because the catamarans were not out of service.

  • Marlin’s ultrasonic 4,000 litre tank suits larger items up to 2.0m x 1.5m x 1.5m in size
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    The power of bubbles

    2014-12-11T11:45:00Z

    UK-based Marlin Environmental Services’ maintenance & engineering division recently installed a large-scale ultrasonic cleaning tank at its new head office site in Chichester Marina.

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    Expanding the hydro survey offering

    2014-12-11T11:35:00Z

    Plymouth UK based Ecospan Environmental Ltd has purchased an R2SONIC multi-beam echo-sounder package which will enable it to enhance its current hydrographic survey capabilities.

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    Anticorrosion for ferry

    2014-12-11T11:18:00Z

    UK-based manufacturer Cathelco are supplying an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system for Gosport, UK’s latest ferry. The system is designed to safeguard the hull surface against corrosion.

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    New Mersey Maritime awards

    2014-12-11T11:13:00Z

    The UK’s Mersey Maritime, which represents the interests of the shipping, ports and logistics sector, is to host an industry awards dinner in 2015 that will bring the North West maritime sector together.

  • Sil-Jeske-B will be fitted with main engines, auxiliary diesel engines and electric motor/generator
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    Kooiman to outfit hybrid tug

    2014-12-11T11:02:00Z

    Netherlands-based Scheepswerf Gebr. Kooiman BV is to outfit a 23.5m hybrid tug for Koedood BV.

  • Jérôme Cuny (CEO, Open Ocean) and Gareth Davies (MD, Aquatera) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the recent International Conference on Ocean Energy
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    French MoU

    2014-12-11T10:50:00Z

    French company, Open Ocean SAS and Orkney, UK-based Aquatera Ltd. have committed to working together to support the acceleration of marine renewable energy developments in France. This alliance aims to provide a robust offer to the French market with a package of quality services, high level expertise and a proven ...

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    Maintenance Conference

    2014-12-11T10:33:00Z

    ACI’s 11th Optimising Vessel Maintenance Conference takes place in London from 28-29th January 2015, and promises to discuss the latest technical and maintenance management updates in the maritime industry for 2015 and beyond.

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    Ocean Business 2015

    2014-12-10T14:30:00Z

    Ocean Business 2015 will take place from 14 to 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton and the training and demo programme are free to attend.

  • The Thorn-D antifouling foil has proven its worth during the Damen/Micanti pilot project
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    Fighting fouling with fibres

    2014-12-10T14:09:00Z

    Damen and Dutch antifouling provider, Micanti, say they’ve made a “real ecological and cost-efficient breakthrough” for shipping companies and shipyards.

  • Machining the seal faces on the RNLI launch and recovery system engine bay at Blackhill
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    Supacat acquisition

    2014-12-09T16:54:00Z

    The Devon, UK-based design engineering firm, Supacat Group, has acquired local heavy fabrication and machining specialist, Blackhill Engineering Services Ltd, providing Supacat with the ability to manufacture large structures.

  • These state-of-the-art ferries will replace aging vessels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly
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    Ferry power contract

    2014-12-09T16:41:00Z

    Elkon a Turkish subsidiary of Netherlands-based Imtech Marine, has been awarded a contract from Sedef Shipyard (Tuzla, Istanbul) for the delivery of the electrical equipment, propulsion system and services for two Canadian Seaspan hybrid ferries.

  • The use of ZF 2000 and ZF 3000 series gearboxes installed in wind farm support vessels is steadily increasing
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    Gearbox delight

    2014-12-09T16:24:00Z

    Transporting personnel and equipment quickly and safely by boat to offshore wind farms in all weathers requires reliable, efficient equipment. MPI Workboats, a UK-based operator of high performing, purpose-built wind farm support aluminium catamarans, has installed ZF gearboxes in six of its latest vessels.

  • Mercator Media's summer party cruise was, in many ways, becoming a victim of its own success
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    ICS responds to ‘migrant crisis’

    2014-12-09T16:00:00Z

    In response to the continuing situation in the Mediterranean, which has necessitated commercial shipping to rescue tens of thousands of migrants and refugees during 2014, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global trade association for merchant shipowners, has published new Guidance on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea.

  • Chris Tierney: “Subsea engineering has changed and we are at the forefront of maximising life of field workscopes”
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    Driving subsea environmental innovation

    2014-12-09T15:57:00Z

    A leading north-east UK subsea engineering firm has developed what it calls an environmental first for the UK subsea industry - re-usable subsea mats for the seabed which help to save money and protect the environment.

  • The MultiDocker is already increasing productivity at the Port of Cardiff
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    ABP injects £600k into South Wales ports

    2014-12-09T12:49:00Z

    The UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP) is giving South Wales ports a boost in capacity and productivity with a £600,000 investment in modern cargo handling equipment.

  • Cliff Grainger: "The Sally Ann manufacturing and fit-out contract demonstrated our quality craftsmanship"
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    UK outfitting expertise

    2014-12-08T17:08:00Z

    Birkenhead UK based contractor MPE Interiors has supplied its manufacturing and outfitting expertise to an Irish shipyard building a new salmon farm vessel.