Latest News – Page 624
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NewsOWS delivery
Offshore Wind Services’ (OWS) latest windfarm supply vessel – the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2008 ‘Offshore Waddenzee’ - was officially named at Damen Oranjewerf Amsterdam.
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NewsMcMurdo down under
Techno-Sciences, a recently-acquired company of the UK headquartered McMurdo Group, the end-to-end search and rescue and maritime domain awareness division of Orolia (FRA) has announced that it has been chosen by the Australia Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) to deploy their next-generation satellite-aided search and rescue ...
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QinetiQ helps tackle marine threats
QinetiQ is to carry out additional research into generating situational awareness to enable a large vessel to defend itself against the surface threat posed by small boats.
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NewsDual engine display
Offshore Systems UK Ltd has launched a new dual engine display featuring a high brightness panoramic format screen that displays full detailed information from two engines plus other sensors on a single display.
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Datema updates navigation services
Datema’s Chartplanner and Pay As You Sail (PAYS) services now feature the UK Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO) Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS).
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NewsSmall boats contract
Marine Specialised Tech Ltd (MST), a Liverpool, UK-based supplier of rigid inflatable and high speed workboats, has been announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as one of six UK companies who will share £111 million of new contracts to maintain its fleet of small boats.
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NewsGerman power for double-ended ferry
A new sister ship of the double-ended ferry ‘MS Frisia IV’ equipped with diesel-electric Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) is set to enter service in summer 2015.
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NewsOffshore Energy 2014
2014 brings the seventh edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference, which will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands.
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Bombs away
6 Alpha Associates, a UK-based strategic advisor for managing specialist risks, has completed a comprehensive, five-month unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management project and as a direct result, has issued final cable UXO clearance certificates to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, a 160-turbine project located in Liverpool Bay.
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BV acquires maritime loss adjuster
Global maritime classification society and service provider Bureau Veritas has acquired MatthewsDaniel Ltd, a global specialist in loss adjusting and risk assessment services for the offshore industry.
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NewsAirports Commission fails to shortlist Thames Hub
Following the recent news that the Thames Hub Airport plans have not made the UK Airport Commission’s shortlist, ‘Maritime Journal’ hears two reactions, one for and one against this decision which could, when the final decision is taken next year, have significant impact on the UK and European marine civils ...
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Tidal Energy Summit 2014
The eighth International Tidal Energy Summit is set to take place in London, UK, on 25 and 26 November 2014.
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Coatings firm wins UK Navy contract
Monitor Coatings Ltd has been awarded a contract by the UK’s Royal Navy to provide a non-skid thermal gas wash resistant deck coating for the carrier decks of ''HMS Queen Elizabeth'' and ''HMS Prince of Wales''.
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NewsE-learning to fight fires
Fighting a fire at sea is one of the greatest dangers facing seafarers. As a result, e-Learning specialist Videotel, a subsidiary of US-based KVH Industries, has launched an updated five-part series: Fire Fighting At Sea, with the support and expertise from marine fire specialists and industry experts.
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DP training enhanced
Aberdeen, UK- based marine industry services company C-Mar Group have announced that it has installed and commissioned state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce Icon dynamic positioning simulators at its DP Training Centres in London and Mumbai. The new simulators are being used to deliver advanced DP courses run at both facilities.
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Welsh funding
Safety Technology, a UK-based safety training provider to the Wind Energy sector, is now offering Government funded places on their RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited Work at Height and Rescue safety course to individuals working or living in Wales.
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NewsLonger slides for Norway
An all-electric ferry, currently under construction at the Fjellstrand yard in Norway, will enter service next year with Norled as the first Norwegian vessel equipped with Survitec Group''s most advanced ESS MES automatic escape slide system.
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NewsApprentices for offshore wind
Isle of Wight, UK-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel operator Seacat Services has concluded the first of many apprentice recruitment drives with the award of a dozen opportunities to the next generation of offshore renewable energy seafarers.
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NewsDamen Stan Patrols for Ecuador
Damen has signed a contract with Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (Astinave) for two Damen Stan Patrols (SPa) 5009 vessels for the Ecuadorian Coastguard.
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EU funding for carbon fibre vessel range
Danish boatbuilder, Tuco Marine Group, has been chosen as one of the few Danish companies to be supported by the EU''s Horizon 2020 programme for SMEs.
