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NewsThrustmaster takes on Doen waterjets
Texas based Thrustmaster has acquired the technology of Doen water jets so that they can add these jets to their wide range of propulsion units.
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NewsDouble booking boosts DSB workload
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) has received a booking for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers A/S.
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NewsQuad lift system for London Gateway cranes
DP World London Gateway was able to enhance supply chain reliability by taking ad hoc vessel calls while other UK ports faced closures and congestion during extreme winter weather.
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Engine supplier teams with local boatbuilder
Essex UK based Volspec Ltd supplied neighbouring boat builder CTruk with the first Volvo Penta commercial IPS900 system in the UK.
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NewsTrelleborg wins fender contract for Brunei
Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has won a contract to supply a large number of its SeaGuard foam fenders to Brunei Shell’s Kuala Belait supply base.
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NewsSeacurus calls for speedy MLC implementation
UK-based Seacurus is calling for the speedy implementation of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) amendments relating to unpaid crew wages in the event of abandonment.
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NewsDometic Marine sponsors Seawork wi-fi
Dometic Marine, Swedish HVAC, engine room ventilation and sanitation specialist, is sponsoring the wi-fi at this year’s Seawork. Visitors and exhibitors connecting to the Internet will be directed to a Dometic landing page, before receiving a prompt to input the password ‘Dometic’.
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High-tech hijacking off West Africa
Most attacks in West African waters are part of a long running criminal programme of cargo theft or kidnapping and ransom inside territorial waters, and not piracy says maritime security company GoAGT.
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NewsRe-manufactured engines from Caterpillar
US engine manufacturer Caterpillar will be offering a new range of what it terms re-manufactured engines in the smaller size diesel engines in their range.
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Cuxport expansion signed and sealed
Expansion at the Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven has moved a step closer with the signing of a memorandum of understanding confirming the construction of berth 4 at the terminal.
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NewsNew tugs for the South African Navy
Tugs are an important part of naval operations and the South African Navy will welcome the recent keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards for two new ‘state of the art’ workhorses to replace a pair of ageing vessels currently in service.
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NewsGlobal marine skills gap report
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and the UK’s engineering and recruitment agency, Matchtech, have teamed up to write a new report on the importance of the global marine skills gap.
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NewsSeawork Asia takes shape
Mercator Media Ltd’s first Seawork Asia exhibition is taking shape, with a number of key commercial marine companies set to showcase their products.
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Shallow Survey 2015
Expressions of interest are sought from appropriate equipment manufacturers and suppliers for contributions to a Common Data Set collection, to be used as a focal point at the 7th International Conference on High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water at Plymouth University from 14-18 September next year.
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NewsTrinity House celebrates 500 years of serving the mariner
Celebrating a 500th anniversary is a bigger event than most organisations could ever aspire to, but for the Corporation of Trinity House, the organisation that looks after maritime safety infrastructure, that time has come.
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Acoustic images defy dredging turbidity
Tritech’s latest product in the Gemini Multibeam range, the Gemini Narrow Beam Imager (NBI), has been proven to provide invaluable data when working in extremely limited visibility conditions.
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NewsABB wins Danish windfarm cable system order
ABB Group has won an order worth around $40mn from Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk, to build an AC power cable system that will help integrate and transmit power from the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm.
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NewsCarmet 25th Anniversary
On 6 March 2014 the Carmet Tug Company Ltd celebrated the 25th anniversary of its management of the shiphandling services on the Manchester Ship Canal.
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NewsPeter Bouma: evolution not revolution
“From the numbers point of view it can look like a fantastic boat – but when a design gets out onto the waves and starts bouncing around, then you know if its workable or not,” says Peter Bouma, Naval Architect at Vripack.
