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NewsAlstom and STX France transition agreement
Alstom and STX France have come to an agreement that covers the supply of transition parts used to affix an offshore wind turbine to its monopile foundations.
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NewsEMEC expands its international influence
An international collaboration agreement has been signed between the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) based in Orkney, Scotland, and the Energy Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University (ERI@N), Singapore, to support further development of the marine renewable energy industry in Southeast Asia.
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NewsGreen light for wind demonstration site
The development of the UK’s largest offshore wind demonstration site, regarded as a pivotal strand in helping to lower the costs associated with Round 3 offshore wind farms, has received a boost with dual planning consents being given to the construction of the site and the onshore substation.
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NewsDNV GL class for Helgoland ferry
The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS, will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.
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NewsWorld's first LNG hybrid barge set for 2014
Slovakia''s Shipbuilding and Machinery is to build the world''s first LNG hybrid barge, a contract awarded by Hybrid Port Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems GmbH & Co KG.
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NewsDP World London Gateway Port is open for business
Britain’s new DP World London Gateway Port welcomed its first scheduled container ship, the MOL Caledon from South Africa, on 7 November.
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Europe’s largest wave monitoring network
Fugro EMU has been appointed to manage a network of wave buoys which has the potential to become Europe’s largest wave monitoring network, surpassing the UK Coastal Observatories Network, also managed by Fugro EMU.
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NewsWindfarm O&M decision for Great Yarmouth
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd has decided to go further with Great Yarmouth as the preferred harbour location for the operation and maintenance activities for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm.
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NewsMLC certification at Europort for OWS
Offshore Wind Services BV is in the process of certifying all its vessels under the MLC 2006 certificate, Offshore Phantom being the first.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime acquires Embient
Kongsberg Maritime has acquired Embient GmbH – a move that it says will strengthen its scope of deliveries to the underwater inspection and monitoring market.
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NewsA prompt delivery for L & R
Early in November Damen Shipyards Gorinchem delivered the shiphandling tug Prompt to Lutchen & Reimers, of Bremerhaven, a subsidiary of URAG.
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NewsRolls-Royce scores at Marintec China
Rolls-Royce announced on Tuesday at the Marintec China exhibition that it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Co Ltd.
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NewsNew most powerful wind turbine prototype
The prototype nacelle for the world’s most powerful wind turbine, Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW, has been completed at Lindø Industrial Park in Denmark.
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HMC christens ‘Kolga’
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) christened its new state-of-the-art anchor handling tug Kolga at Estación Maritima in Vigo.
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NewsShoft Shipyard build for Gujarat
The well established Shoft Shipyard in Bharuch, Gujarat, India has delivered the new ASD tug GMB 3 to the the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB).
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Van Oord and Boskalis joint contract
Holland''s Noorderkwartier Regional Water Board and the Department of Public Works and Water Management have awarded the Van Oord Boskalis joint venture a contract to reinforce and maintain the Hondsbossche and Pettemer Sea Defence.
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NewsCompetition is stiff in the shiphandling market
Competition in the ship handling market is and always has been extremely fierce.
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NewsFaulty marine beacons in the spotlight
Ireland’s Minister for Transport Leo Vardkar has launched an inquiry into the failure of marine emergency position indication radio beacons (EPIRBs) three years ago.
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NewsBespoke port training course
BMT Group in the UK has partnered with the Port of Dover to launch a two day interactive training course for harbour masters, port managers and port authorities called ‘Managing port safety and security''.
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NewsTaking the long view on finance
Customers, suppliers and yards could coopererate to help answer the scarcity of funding opportunities says Govert Hamers, chair of SEA Europe, “especially when it comes to the ''long money'' needed for complex builds”.
