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NewsSelf-propelled CSD launched at Kinderdijk
Netherlands based vessel builder IHC Merwede has successfully named and launched the 23,545kW self-propelled cutter suction dredger Al Bahar C/D Huta 12 at the company’s shipyard in Kinderdijk.
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Wave buoys to support dredging operations
AXYS Technologies Inc of Canada is providing Observator Instruments of the Netherlands with four TRIAXYS Currents Directional Wave Buoys, each equipped with the new Next Wave II sensor and a Nortek ADCP current profiler.
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NewsGrooved pipe-joining aids dredger retrofit
When piping systems had to be replaced on the 1983-built trailing suction hopper dredger FRPD 309 , the work needed to be done as quickly as possible.
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NewsDensiTune promises dredger deployment savings
Stema Systems launched the newly developed DensiTune at OI2014 in London last month.
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NewsJan De Nul completes Maltese dredging
Jan De Nul has completed an extensive dredging project across Malta Freeport Terminals’ facilities within the Maltese Port of Marsaxlokk, according to local media reports.
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NewsPiling for Tamar lifeboat station on Mumbles Pier
Seawork exhibitor Opus International Consultants of Fareham UK served as lead designer for a complex project to build a new lifeboat station integrated with the cast iron lattice structure of the existing listed pier.
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NewsSharpEye for world’s fastest ferry
Kelvin Hughes'' SharpEye radar is now in continuous use on the world’s fastest ferry, operating between Argentina and Uruguay.
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NewsMaintenance catamarans
UK-based Docking Solutions has delivered the third of four maintenance catamarans to Plymouth’s naval dockyard, Devonport.
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NewsMedical first responders for windfarms
The UK personnel transfer expert, Tidal Transit, is offering a brand new service to the offshore windfarm industry, it has introduced a medical first responder onboard its personnel Transfer vessels (PTVs).
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NewsPRISE wins plaudits for Port of Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg officially launched PRISE on Wednesday, a worldwide information platform which optimises the sequencing and arrival of mega-ships on the river Elbe and at the Port.
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NewsThe buoyant life of Steve Barstow
“If you measure the waves washing up on a Cornish coast, you can ‘see back in time’ to the storm that created them, perhaps tens of thousands of kilometres away,” says Stephen Barstow, Fugro Oceanor’s chief ocean wave climatologist.
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Coastal compensation
Clare County Council has received confirmation from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of its decision to provide €16,205,637 to undertake repair works to local authority managed infrastructure damaged during the recent period of severe weather.
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NewsSuccessful collaboration for Macduff
The ongoing collaboration arrangement between the Boustead Heavy Industries Group (BHIG) in Malaysia and Macduff Ship Design in Scotland, initially signed in June 2011, continues to reap rewards.
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NewsKeeping on top of the skills
Although these days everyone points to the human element’s contribution to jeopardy, technology isn’t bullet proof either.
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NewsRNLI’s latest lifeboat – ready for service
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s latest class of lifeboat is preparing to enter service with arrival of the first £2m Shannon class station lifeboat RNLB The Morrell at Dungeness in Kent UK.
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NewsTwin Axe delivery for Njord Offshore
UK-based Njord Offshore has received the its first 26m Twin Axe CTV built by Damen Shipyards and customised to the company’s requirements.
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NewsEMSA response
The European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) contracted oil response vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, is now better equipped to handle potential spills after a recent refit.
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NewsKotug to participate in major Australian FLNG project
Shell Australia has awarded a major contract for the design, construction and operation of three Infield Support Vessels (ISVs) to Perth based KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Ltd, a joint venture partnership with KOTUG International BV and Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd.
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Torqeedo launches app
Germany based marine electric engine manufacturer Torqeedo is unveiling its first smartphone app, called Torq Trac.
