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NewsInvestigations follow windfarm vessel collisions
A combined report into two separate collisions on the same day has lifted the lid on important aspects surrounding operation of the burgeoning fleet of offshore windfarm support vessels.
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NewsGarp and Sark delivered to Turkish authority
As the popularity of tug designs from the drawing boards of Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) continues to grow so too does the wide variety of vessels emerging from the company’s seemingly bottomless portfolio.
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NewsOsiris Projects expands fleet
Seabed mapping and coastal survey specialist Osiris Projects of Merseyside UK has added a fifth vessel to its fleet with the addition of the new 14m GRP catamaran, MV Proteus.
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Three channel Lidar system launched
Airborne Hydrography AB (AHAB) of Jonkoping, Sweden, has launched what it claims to be the world’s first three channel Lidar (light detection and ranging) system, Hawkeye III.
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NewsSmall German yard tackles special projects
Small German shipyard Meidericher Schiffswerft has marked 115 years of operation by completing a series of very different specialist repair, improvement and conversion jobs.
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NewsNew hope for UK shipbuilding
The Portsmouth Shipbuilding UK group has welcomed the news that a new government minister has been appointed for the city calling it a “positive step forward” in restoring shipbuilding to the city.
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NewsAnother windfarm for the North Sea
E.ON is expanding its renewables business with the construction of a €1bn Amrumbank West windfarm in the North Sea, 37km northwest of the German island of Helgoland.
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NewsOcean Tundra – Canada’s most powerful harbour tug
On 13 December 2013 the Canadian marine services company Ocean, based in Quebec, held a ceremony to bless the latest addition to its tug fleet, the Ocean Tundra.
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NewsDoosan power does it for Eileen McLoughlin
The latest general purpose harbour tug designed by Macduff Ship Design and built by Macduff Shipyards has been launched, powered by WaterMota supplied engines.
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Norwegian Arctic to be mapped
Seventeen leading oil companies are teaming up to map the seabed for exploration in an Arctic offshore zone once disputed by Norway and Russia.
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NewsImtech to supply electrics for gas-fuelled ferry
Imtech Marine of the Netherlands says that it has been contracted to provide the complete electrical and electronic systems for the LNG-fuelled ferry being built at Fassmer yard for AG Ems.
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GLEAMS workshop and networking event
‘Can my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ is the question under discussion at an event to be hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) project team on Thursday, 27 February 2014 at Lloyds Register in London.
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NewsLargest LNG ferry for France
Brittany Ferries and STX St Nazaire shipyard are working together to build what they say will be the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ferry for a total cost of €270m.
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NewsContracts awarded for Kentish Flats extension
Two important contracts have been awarded for supply and installation of turbines for the Kentish Flats windfarm extension in the Thames Estuary which will see its capacity increase by over fifty percent.
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New contract for Jurong Island extension
Dredging International Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (DIAP), in a joint venture with Starhigh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, has been awarded a design and build contract for 148ha of land reclamation.
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NewsSEACAMS is what’s app in Welsh waters
Sustainable Expansion of the Applied Coastal and Marine Sectors (SEACAMS) is an ambitious project to support a whole range of coastal and marine related industries.
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NewsOffshore Wind Services chooses Damen
Dutch specialist in crew transfer vessel services to the offshore wind industry, Offshore Wind Services (OWS), is the first to order the next generation Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier 2610.
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Pirate Radio 50th
An MJ contributor has come up with the idea for The Pirate Radio Rhythm ‘n’ Blues & Beat Boat Cruise, which will sail from the Port of Tilbury on 6 August 2014 aboard the classic ocean liner Marco Polo.
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News‘Plug and play’ dredging for Russian pontoon
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered a complete trailing pipe including submersed dredge pump to a Russian pontoon.
