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ECDIS distant learning approved by ClassNK
The Furuno NavSkills CAT (Computer Aided Training) distant learning system started this year being approved by ClassNK as fulfilling the requirements for ECDIS type specific familiarisation training specified by the ISM code subsections of 6.3 and 6.5.
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NewsDutch partnerships
Survival Craft Inspectorate has agreed partnerships with Dutch companies North Sea Davit and Lifeboat Services BV and Polyrep BV for the distribution of its new Safelaunch system.
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NewsALP Maritime – a takeover and new fleet
ALP Maritime Services BV, based in Rotterdam, has announced that the company is to be acquired by Teekay Offshore Partners LP (Teekay Offshore).
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NewsMulti-technology tidal array demo facility
Perpetuus Energy and the Isle of Wight Council have signed a joint venture to develop a world leading tidal array demonstration site and development centre in the UK.
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NewsWindfarm cable-lay contract awarded to ESS
Subsea technology firm, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), has been awarded a £5m contract to design, build and operate a cable-lay system for a European utilities provider.
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NewsWave Hub welcomes Nordic utilities giant
Finnish multi-national utilities firm Fortum has signed an agreement to secure a berth at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall UK.
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NewsGlobal Energy Group buys J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd
JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd, the Invergordon based towage business, has been purchased by the Global Energy Group (GEG) in a move by the energy services and fabrication giant to secure towage services in the Cromarty Firth.
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NewsCar tyres protecting turbines from scour
A UK based company has introduced a patented, innovative and cost-effective solution for scour protection of marine structures, including wind turbines, also launching a new career for of old car tyres.
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NewsWFSVs – fatigue, safety and manning levels
This article has been adapted from a paper given at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ International Conference on Wind Farm Support Vessels. It is reproduced with permission.
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SAM’s electrical package for EnBW Baltic 2
Hamburg headquartered L-3 SAM Electronics has been commissioned by steel contractor Bladt Industries A/S of Aalborg, Denmark, to outfit transition pieces for the EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm due to become operational this year.
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Get flame retardant protection at Seawork
Ockwells Marine, a leading specialist UK supplier of quality assured flame retardant temporary protection materials to shipyards, owners and outfitters, will be exhibiting at Seawork 2014.
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NewsSafety first in latest Safehaven launch
Safehaven Marine has launched an Interceptor 48 self-righting, all-weather pilot boat, built in its busy facilities at Cork in Ireland.
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Dordrecht Island dikes to be reinforced
A joint venture between Van Oord and GMB has been awarded a €21m contract to reinforce the dikes of Dordrecht Island in The Netherlands.
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NewsPortsmouth invests in new mooring system
Portsmouth International Port is currently upgrading the mooring systems on two of its ferry berths, aimed at making the arrival and departure process faster and safer.
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Ravestein digs deep with backhoe dredgers
Dutch shipyard and construction company Ravestein BV has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a backhoe dredger type of type Ravestein 750 B for ETERMAR SA. The vessel will be delivered in July 2014.
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NewsWorld’s most powerful diesel-electric pushers
On 21 February 2014 the UZMAR Shipyard, also known as ‘Workboat and Tug Factory’ of Turkey, announced the delivery of the first two of a series of eight shallow draft river push boats to Brazilian owners, Hidrovias do Brazil SA.
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NewsAntwerp procedures for LNG bunkering
The Port of Antwerp has published its own specific procedures this month for LNG bunkering to enable the process to be carried out as safely as possible.
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NewsFinance deal paves way for port expansion
State and port authorities have cut a financial deal which creates the groundwork for swift and much-needed quay expansion costing some €35m in the German Elbe port of Cuxhaven.
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NewsLarge dredging contract as profits surge
Dutch dredging and marine civils contractor Van Oord has been awarded a land reclamation project in Kuwait valued at some €500m for client Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).
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NewsThrusters package powers offshore jack-up
The fleet of Hochtief has added a new member in the form of offshore jack-up vessel Vidar, which was developed especially for construction and servicing of offshore wind farms as well as offshore oil and gas plants.
