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NewsVoith on show
At this year’s SMM, Voith will be showcasing propulsion systems and vessel concepts focusing on high efficiency and dynamic positioning even under challenging conditions. A Voith Schneider Propeller as well as the Voith Inline Thruster 850, which can also be used as a bow thruster, will be on display.
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News'Oden's boxing clever
The Swedish Polar Research Vessel ‘Oden’ is back in the Arctic ocean, this time with the help of a specially commissioned electric winch, readied for the challenging climate of its destination.
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NewsTailoring a multipurpose fit
Having a vessel with several different loading capabilities is extremely useful but it inevitably results in a tricky equilibrium - not for the cranes themselves but for the design parameters, Carsten Sietas of TTS Group’s Hamburg subsidiary TTS NMF, tells ''Maritime Journal''.
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NewsHybrid Schottel solutions
German propulsion specialist, Schottel, is to present its new solutions for offshore applications and hybrid concepts at this year’s SMM exhibition.
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NewsDurability - and budget
Single cranes installed on a workboat are a very different proposition to the huge numbers of cranes required for installation on windfarms.
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NewsThe twisty tale behind cable lays
The world’s need for energy has resulted in a growing thirst for submarine power lines, some connecting windfarms, some connecting countries.
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NewsAntwerp moves towards permanent LNG station
Antwerp Port Authority is continuing its focus on LNG with the aim of setting up a permanent bunkering station at the port by the beginning of 2016.
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NewsRobot patrols for ports?
Imagine robots that patrol beneath port waters, able not just to notice and then identify security threats, but also able to keep tabs on water pollution, silting up of vulnerable areas and inspect the integrity of underwater assets.
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NewsMartin Jackson: An individual approach
"My ''eureka'' moments are always 2.00 in the morning," says Martin Jackson of Marine and Industrial Transmissions. "I get the ideas down with the help of a notepad and pen - and a very understanding wife..."
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NewsNew pontoon for Harwich lifeboat station
One of the UK RNLI Eastern region''s busiest stations has had a new pontoon installed for its all weather lifeboat.
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NewsDredging heads in the spotlight at SMM
Italy based dredger and dredging equipment manufacturer Italdraghe will be showcasing its BDC dredging head for excavators and a BDC 200 on its stand at SMM in Hamburg next month.
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NewsDEME's healthy €660m order book
Belgium based DEME Group is maintaining a healthy order book of some €3bn thanks to new orders, well spread worldwide across dredging, energy related and environmental activities. The total value of these new orders represents approximately €660m.
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NewsAirport proposal puts Thames habitat at risk
HR Wallingford has submitted an independent response to a call for evidence from the UK Airports Commission. It called for evidence to inform study outputs for feasibility work on an inner Thames Estuary airport proposal.
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NewsGrab dredger delivery for South Africa
The South African company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named its 750m3 grab hopper dredger, ‘Italeni’, during a special ceremony hosted by the shipbuilder IHC Merwede in the shipyard of IHC Merwede''s partner, MTG Dolphin, in Varna, Bulgaria.
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NewsYoung CEDA events in Delft and Hamburg
The Dutch Section of Young CEDA hosted an event recently at the Delft University of Technology to give students and young professional an insight into working in the dredging industry.
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NewsDutch dredging at home and abroad
Dutch dredging majors Boskalis and Van Oord are in a consortium which been awarded work associated with the expansion of the Singapore Tuas Mega Port development.
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Data acquisition for shallow survey 2015 begins
Acquisition of common datasets by leading multibeam manufacturers has begun in Plymouth Sound and Wembury Bay in readiness for final comparison studies at the 7th International Conference on High-Resolution Shallow Water Surveys, in Plymouth from 14-18 September next year.
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NewsKongsberg helps enhance sea border protection
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has played its part in helping to enhance sea border protection in the EU through automatic identification and tracking of vessels suspected of involvement illegal activity.
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NewsRanger 2 USBL for Vietnamese surveys
Vietnamese survey organisation, Thien Nam Positioning JSC, has commissioned a Ranger 2 Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system from Hampshire-based Sonardyne International.
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IHO conference
The 82-member inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in Monaco is to host a 5th Extraordinary International Conference from 6-10 October which will formally open with an address by Prince Albert II.
