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  • The newbuild 80m wind turbine service jack-up vessel will be owned by Danish offshore services specialist, DBB Jack-Up
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    Networked radar for windfarm jack-up

    2013-11-05T07:30:00Z

    Nordic Yards in Wismar, Germany, has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to deliver an Integrated Vessel Control System for a new build 80m wind turbine service jack-up vessel owned by Danish offshore services specialist, DBB Jack-Up.

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    French yard launches first SeaFox

    2013-11-05T07:30:00Z

    NAVALU shipyard has recently launched the offshore windfarm catamaran SeaFox, the first aluminium Offshore Wind Farm Service Vessel built in France with Bureau Veritas approval.

  • The new effective stress triaxial testing suite
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    Offshore wind drives soil testing growth

    2013-11-05T07:30:00Z

    Fugro has opened an expanded soils testing laboratory at the Group’s UK headquarters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.

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    €37m winch order

    2013-11-05T07:30:00Z

    Cargotec''s MacGregor has won an order worth some €37m for 45 electric winches to be installed on Hyundai Heavy Industries'' new 10,000 tonne new heavy lift vessel.

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    Blyth bunkering

    2013-11-04T15:27:00Z

    The UK’s Port of Blyth has signed an agreement with The Geos Group, a marine fuel supplier, to build a new fuel storage facility at the Bates terminal.

  • CWind Challenger is designed, built and classed to Bureau Veritas (BV) rules
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    Rules hat trick for ‘CWind Challenger’

    2013-11-04T07:30:00Z

    Essex UK based workboat builder CTruk scored a hat trick with the delivery of its 12th 20T multi-purpose catamaran, CWind Challenger.

  • An artist’s impression of Nordic Sonar, which is currently under build
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    Finnish surveyors order Workcat for Baltic

    2013-11-04T07:30:00Z

    Finnish survey company FCG (Finnish Consulting Group) Ltd has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK.

  • Marico Marine is currently providing 24/7 guard vessel coverage for two meteorological masts off the East Anglian coast
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    ‘Salt and Science’ enhances guard capabilities

    2013-11-04T07:30:00Z

    Maritime consultants Marico Marine and vessel operators Jubilee Fishing have joined forces to deliver a unique package to offshore renewable energy developers looking to enhance their guard vessel provision with the additional capability of data collection.

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    Q4 West windfarm permit

    2013-11-01T17:12:00Z

    Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, has granted a final permit for the Q4 West windfarm.

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    CYMEPA president

    2013-11-01T07:30:00Z

    Mr. George A. Tsavliris was elected president of the Cyprus Maritime Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) at its recent AGM in Limassol.

  • The concept is claimed to double the power output of conventional structures
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    Combined wind and current generator due

    2013-11-01T07:30:00Z

    Under construction in Japan is a floating unit that will combine wind and current generators in a concept that is claimed to double the power output of conventional structures.

  • Marineco Thunderbird has been working for Siemens at the Walney Offshore Windfarms
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    Demand surge for Twin Axe windfarm boats

    2013-11-01T07:30:00Z

    Marineco UK has placed another order for two more FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels to serve its offshore wind activities.

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    Simulator order

    2013-10-31T14:46:00Z

    Transas Marine has secured an order for a fast boat rescue simulator from the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) which will be used to train personnel in safety.

  • One of the gates is lowered into the seabed housing structure (Salve)
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    Venice flood barriers put to the test

    2013-10-31T14:36:00Z

    An important milestone with the project to protect Venice from flooding from high tides has passed with successful testing of four floodgates.

  • Brunsbuettel improves quayside
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    Brunsbuettel completes berth renovation

    2013-10-31T14:35:00Z

    Brunsbuettel Ports Elbehafen in north Germany has completed pier renovation and strengthening works costing €10m and part of a €20m infra and super-structure expansion programme aimed at improving the port’s deepwater handling capability.

  • The dual role capability of Geo Surveyor X allows it to operate in an operations and maintenance capacity or as a survey vessel
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    Dual role survey boat for Belgian operator

    2013-10-31T14:35:00Z

    Belgium based independent hydrographic survey company GEOxyz took delivery of its latest vessel, Geo Surveyor X, last month.

  • New berths for fishing hub Buesum
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    Buesum eliminates berth bottlenecks

    2013-10-31T14:34:00Z

    Fishing fleet berthing bottlenecks which have plagued the small German North Sea port of Buesum in recent years have been eliminated with the completion of a new quay.

  • Seven new ferries being built in China will be Bakker-Sleidrecht powered
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    Bakker power for Brazilian ferries

    2013-10-31T12:39:00Z

    Netherlands propulsion expert Bakker-Sleidrecht is designing and supplying new drive systems for seven new Brazilian ferries being built by Afai Southern Shipyard in China.

  • IHC's SUPREME Athmos seal enables ships to prevent oil from being emitted into the environment
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    IHC unveils new SUPREME seal at Europort

    2013-10-31T11:33:00Z

    IHC Sealing Solutions launched its new zero-pollution SUPREME Athmos seal at this year’s Europort exhibition in Rotterdam.

  • Teledyne TSS’s Meridian gyrocompass has been accorded Chinese type approval
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    Chinese type approval for TSS gyros

    2013-10-31T07:30:00Z

    China Classification Society’s recent type approval of Teledyne TSS’s Meridian ranges of gyro compasses should lead to improved sales prospects in local offshore survey and shipbuilding markets.