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  • The £22m marine facility in Brazil will assemble and test large thrusters and other propulsion equipment
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    Rolls Royce to invest £22m in new facility

    2014-06-05T12:49:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to invest in a £22m marine facility in Brazil to assemble and test large thrusters and other propulsion equipment for use on semisubmersible rigs, drill ships, FPSOs and other offshore vessels.

  • JCB has expanded its range of TCAE diesel engines
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    Eleven models now available from JCB

    2014-06-05T12:49:00Z

    JCB has expanded its range of Dieselmax marine diesel engines with 11 models now available in the TCAE range.

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    SOLAS going electronic

    2014-06-05T12:48:00Z

    Commencing this July, the International Maritime Organisation’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention regulations will require all member countries to move towards using electronic navigational charts in their regions for conduct of safe shipping. Around the world, especially in remote areas, the London-based UN organisation notes that work ...

  • This year, 28 companies have qualified for inclusion in the Seawork Innovations Showcase
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    Don't miss Seawork International

    2014-06-05T12:40:00Z

    Don’t miss your chance to attend Seawork International, the largest and fastest growing commercial marine and workboat event to be held in a European working port - Register as a delegate now.

  • Mustang Marine has been bought out of administration
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    Mustang bought out of administration

    2014-06-05T11:27:00Z

    There’s good news for the Pembroke Dock workboat builder, Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd this month. The company has been bought out of administration and will continue to trade under the name of Mustang Marine Ltd.

  • The Type LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane is used in bridge building and the installation of wind power plants
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    Liebherr telescopic mobile crane shipped via Kiel

    2014-06-04T17:45:00Z

    A brand new Liebherr telescopic mobile crane has been shipped directly to Klaipeda in Lithuania through the Port of Kiel on a ferry operated by DFDS Seaways.

  • MacGregor 100-tonne SWL active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea
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    Subsea cranes for MacGregor

    2014-06-04T17:45:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed contracts for four subsea cranes with subsidiaries of a Malaysian shipbuilding, shiprepair and chartering group, Coastal Contracts Bhd.

  • The new John Deere PowerTech engine range meets US Tier three
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    New line up from John Deere

    2014-06-04T17:44:00Z

    American based John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has introduced a full line of its radiator-cooled, dry-exhaust-manifold PowerTech auxiliary drive engines.

  • The annual Swedish Club course is an opportunity for those in the industry to learn more about insurance
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    Educating the industry about marine insurance

    2014-06-04T17:44:00Z

    The Swedish Club has seen the successful conclusion of its latest Marine Insurance Course held in Gothenburg, with a packed programme of discussions, seminars and speeches from industry experts in marine insurance.

  • Nesserlander
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    Costs soar on delayed Emden lock project

    2014-06-04T17:43:00Z

    Technical and legal complications have further delayed completion of the long-planned renovation of the port of Emden’s Nesserlander Lock until 2017 and also “significantly” increased the estimated cost of the project.

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    Offshore contract for Nautronix

    2014-06-04T17:42:00Z

    Nautronix in Aberdeen, UK has been awarded a five-year £1m contract by Surf Subsea of Houston and sub-contractor Ceona Offshore UK for provision of survey services in support of a new DP3 pipelay support vessel, ‘Polar Onyx’.

  • Jack Gaston at ITS St Malo (photo by Richard Knight)
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    Jack Gaston: 20 years with Maritime Journal

    2014-06-04T17:41:00Z

    Time goes quickly in the Tugs & Towing business and Maritime Journal''s illustrious correspondent Jack Gaston has now been documenting the industry''s progress for MJ for 20 years.

  • ClearVu, DownVu and SideVu uses CHIRP technology (Compressed High-Intensity Radiated Pulse) and noise suppression to allow for much clearer pictures of the seabed
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    New Garmin products at Seawork

    2014-06-04T17:38:00Z

    Satellite navigation expert, Garmin, will have an array of new products on display at Seawork International this year.

  • The new 8m catamaran features a unique suspension system
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    Australian cat to début unique suspension system

    2014-06-04T17:08:00Z

    Nauti-Craft of Dunsborough, Western Australia, is a small research and development company focused on the design and development of the Nauti-Craft marine suspension system and is bringing its latest prototype to Seawork.

  • ASV says the C-Worker is the world's first unmanned oil and gas workboat
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    ASV C-Worker completes trials

    2014-06-04T16:07:00Z

    UK-based Autonomous Surface Vehicles’ (ASV) C-Worker 6 has successfully completed deep-sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Live MOB demonstrations will be held at Seawork
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    MOB demo from CQC

    2014-06-03T17:06:00Z

    CQC (A7) will conduct live man overboard (MOB) recovery demonstrations on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 June at Seawork, using its innovative Fibrelight Recovery Cradle.

  • 'Kitty Petra' heading for the Bay of Biscay
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    'Kitty Petra' sets sail

    2014-06-03T17:03:00Z

    ‘Kitty Petra’, Tidal Transit''s fourth Personnel Transport Vessel [PTV], has set sail from the Spanish port of Alicante to make her debut in Southampton (UK) on Berth V34 at Seawork International 2014.

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    Sheringham Shoal recruits

    2014-06-03T16:16:00Z

    Eight additional personnel have been added to the existing team working on the 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm (SSOWF).

  • The CSD500 at work at 16m dredging depth
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    Another Damen dredger for Nigeria

    2014-06-02T17:44:00Z

    Damen Shipyards has delivered another CSD500 cutter suction dredger to Nigeria which will perform maintenance duties in and around the harbours of Port Harcourt.

  • Jake Frith: MJ's new editor
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    New editor for Maritime Journal

    2014-06-02T16:08:00Z

    Mercator Media Ltd has recently appointed Jake Frith to the role of editor at Maritime Journal following Larz Bourne’s retirement after 13 years at the helm of this essential read for Europe’s commercial marine sector.