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  • The prototype BRAtt has been sold to Harley Marine Services and is based in Seattle
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    Harley Marine purchases the BRAtt prototype

    2014-02-14T07:30:00Z

    Harley Marine Services, a leading provider of marine transportation services in the United States, has purchased the prototype training tug BRAtt from Robert Allan Ltd.

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    Spanish agent

    2014-02-14T07:30:00Z

    BigLift Shipping has appointed MIT SUD as exclusive agent for BigLift Shipping in Spain.

  • Shanghai is at the centre of the fast growing East Asian commercial marine business
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    Seawork Asia focus for burgeoning workboat market

    2014-02-13T17:08:00Z

    Seawork Asia will take place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center (SWEECC) from November 4 to 6 2014 produced by Mercator’s joint venture in China, Seawork Asia Company Limited.

  • WaveRoller continued to operate as predicted even during turbulent periods with 5m significant wave height
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    Performance verification for Wave Roller

    2014-02-13T15:25:00Z

    WaveRoller, the wave energy device created by Finland based wave energy developer, AW-Energy, has received independent performance verification, taking the wave power industry one step closer to commercialisation.

  • Doubling terminal capacity (Photo: Nordlicht)
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    Rostock terminal upgrade completed

    2014-02-13T15:24:00Z

    An upgraded €17m intermodal terminal billed as more efficient is going into full operation in the German Baltic port of Rostock in February and is expected to double handling capacity.

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    Harnessing smart energy solutions

    2014-02-13T15:16:00Z

    An international conference has examined how North Sea harbours can effectively harness smart energy solutions.

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    New group director marine for Transas

    2014-02-13T15:14:00Z

    The Transas Group is streamlining its structure by appointing a new group director, Andrey Belentiev of its marine business unit.

  • The rig will be used ahead of the installation phase to determine the seabed conditions in relation to structures, including wind turbine foundations
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    Deepocean enters offshore market

    2014-02-13T12:15:00Z

    Netherlands based Deepocean Group Holdings has entered into the market for offshore geotechnical services by by entering into a strategic alliance with Geoquip Marine for the provision of services in the North Sea and worldwide.

  • Jin Gang Lun 26 was built by a Chinese yard for the Chinese port of Tianjin to the latest RAmparts 3500 design
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    A new RAmparts Class finds favour in China

    2014-02-13T09:00:00Z

    Late in 2013, the first of a new series of RAmparts 3500 class ASD tugs was delivered to its owners Tianjin Port, a major port in the northern part of China.

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    Eurogate growth

    2014-02-13T09:00:00Z

    For the first time since 2008, the Eurogate Group last year surpassed the 14m TEU mark, with 14.2m standard containers handled Europe-wide.

  • An artists impression depics the trio of Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid tugs ordered for the Royal Netherlands Navy
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    Newbuild tugs for Dutch and Swedish navies

    2014-02-13T09:00:00Z

    The Dutch and Swedish Navies are joining forces to purchase a total of five harbour and seagoing tugs from Damen Shipyards.

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    Next generation diving equipment

    2014-02-13T09:00:00Z

    Wigan UK based Northern Diver is unveiling its latest generation Hot Water Suit at Oceanology International 2014, which takes place in London on 11-13 March.

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    Targeting unmanned shipping

    2014-02-12T11:29:00Z

    Germany’s Fraunhofer CML is looking at the problem of unmanned shipping – one of the main topics up for discussion at the e-Navigation Underway 2014 conference.

  • The newly designed Unique Hydra eDMS100 dive monitoring system
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    Dive monitoring debut at Oceanology

    2014-02-11T07:30:00Z

    Integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider Unique System (UK) Ltd is participating at Oceanology International 2014, to be held at ExCel West in London, from 11 to 13 March.

  • Lowestoft’s flood defences must allow for it being a busy port
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    Lowestoft addresses the flood threat challenge

    2014-02-11T07:30:00Z

    The UK east coast port town of Lowestoft is planning flood defence measures in response to a recent study predicting flood events such as seen in 1953 will become a relatively frequent event.

  • Borgoy ran extensive trials before sailing on its delivery voyage to Norway
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    World’s first LNG powered tug is delivered

    2014-02-11T07:30:00Z

    Borgøy, the world’s first tug to be fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), left the Sanmar shipyard in Tuzla on 14 January bound for Norway under its own power.

  • The all new 22m South Catamaran design was developed in collaboration with Iceni to ensure that the technical requirements of the operator were met
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    Iceni signs for two more South Catamarans

    2014-02-10T16:00:00Z

    Wind farm service vessel manufacturers Alicat & South Boats IOW have received a £5.5m, two workboat order from Lowestoft UK based operator Iceni Marine Services.

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    Surge prediction

    2014-02-10T14:45:00Z

    UK-based engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation, HR Wallingford, has developed a state-of-the-art tool to predict storm surges in UK waters.

  • École de Technologie Supérieure (Quebec, Canada) team's submarine Omer 8 was the overall winner in 2012
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    Submarine Races encourage underwater engineers

    2014-02-10T07:30:00Z

    Twelve teams from universities in six countries and on three continents will be meeting in July 2014 to take part in the 2nd biennial European International Submarine Races (eISR) at QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin in Gosport UK, the biggest covered water space in Europe.

  • CTruk’s latest OWSV is put through its paces in rough, wintery seas
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    Another CTruk delivery to Dutch operator

    2014-02-10T07:30:00Z

    Experience gained from four years in the offshore wind support vessel market is paying off for UK based CTruk as it prepares to deliver SC Falcon, the company’s latest OWSV and the second CTruk 20T MPC for Sima Charters of Holland.