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  • The weight of the motors is concentrated well aft and low down to maximise the high speed performance
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    Mercedes AMG powers fastest electric boat

    2013-06-27T07:30:00Z

    No, this electric cigarette is not a new way of smoking but a new type of performance boat that takes electric propulsion to very high performance level.

  • Mike Beacham, MD, Watermota and Peter Smith, MD, Meercat Workboats, shake on the deal
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    WaterMota sells at Seawork

    2013-06-26T15:14:00Z

    Watermota sold two engines before Seawork even opened this year – two Doosan LO86TIH engines bound for Meercat Workboats in a deal concluded during the first day of the show.

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    CWind adds to fleet

    2013-06-26T13:29:00Z

    Scott Wharton, a North Devon skipper with 29 years’ experience fishing in the Bristol Channel, has joined the CWind boat share scheme taking on a new CTruk 20T vessel due for launch in mid-July.

  • Chris Clayton, Chairman Seaward/The Boat Development Co Ltd; Angus Belcher, Principal, Seaward Sea School; Mike Burnham, Managing Director, Seaward/The Boat Development Co Ltd, Barry Kimber, Company Founder Seaward/The Boat Development Co Ltd
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    Seaward Sea School orders Seaward 29

    2013-06-26T13:26:00Z

    Angus Belcher Marine, operators of the Seasmart Motor Boat Sea School, based at Cowes, signed a deal on the opening day of Seawork 2013 to join forces with The Boat Development Co Ltd to form the Seaward Sea School.

  • l-r:  Ken Hawes; Sebastien Duvail, Guy Cotten; Sally Taylor; Richard Price, MD, Filtertechnik; Daniel Whittaker, Engineering Director, Filtertechnik; Darren Rowlands, Sales Director, NRG Marine.
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    Seawork Innovation winners

    2013-06-26T13:18:00Z

    The Seawork Innovation Awards were presented on Tuesday night by BBC TV’s Sally Taylor at the new-format networking event, sponsored by ZF Marine.

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    Largest water jet ever shown at Seawork

    2013-06-26T10:00:00Z

    HamiltonJet (stand B31) will be showing one of its larger jets at Seawork 2013 - the HM721, which is suitable for inputs up to 2700 kW.

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    Survival aces bring raft of innovations to Seawork

    2013-06-26T09:30:00Z

    Visitors to this year’s Seawork will see a raft of innovative marine survival and security products on BCB’s stand (A75), including unmanned aerial vehicles, air-pressurised pirate stopping devices and versatile rescue poles.

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    French manufacturer launches GPS module

    2013-06-26T07:30:00Z

    France based navaids manufacturer ZTI has launched a new GPS based module deigned for buoys, beacons and lighthouses which it has designed in conjunction with French authorities.

  • The DB 8000 buoys will be deployed to replace those currently installed at marine automatic weather stations extending from the Bay of Biscay to the northwest of Scotland
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    Hydrosphere supplies buoys for Met Office

    2013-06-26T07:30:00Z

    Aids to navigation supplier Hydrosphere UK Ltd has supplied several Mobilis DB 8000 data buoy platforms to the UK Met Office to replace its ageing K series ocean data acquisition system buoys.

  • The AlphaBridge Tugboat design will be standard fit for Kotug’s new ART80s
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    AlphaBridge command for Kotug’s new Rotortugs

    2013-06-26T07:30:00Z

    Rotterdam based tug operator Kotug has selected the Alphatron AlphaBridge as the standard wheelhouse fit for its newbuilding Rotortugs ART80.

  • The David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications System enables users to enjoy clear, crisp, hands-free reception within a range of 100m
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    Communication innovation boosts windfarm safety

    2013-06-26T07:30:00Z

    When Essex UK based navigation equipment supplier Mantsbrite became the sole UK distributor of the David Clark Marine Wireless Headset Communications Systems in 2012, one of the first users was Tidal Transit.

  • Grandweld will deliver the fast aluminium crew boats in 2014
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    Grandweld crew boats for Mexico

    2013-06-25T15:27:00Z

    Dubai based boat builder, Grandweld Shipyards, has secured a contract worth over US$21m from Mexico’s COTEMAR.

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    Seawork Conference - 25 June

    2013-06-25T10:24:00Z

    The conference programme for 25 June is below. Papers will be presented in the Mayflower Cruise Terminal, a few minutes’ walk up the road from Seawork. More detail on individual papers can be found in the exhibition catalogue.

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    Seawork Events - 25 June

    2013-06-25T10:23:00Z

    Below is the schedule for the Events and Demonstrations taking place at the Seawork Exhibition on Tuesday 25 June 2013.

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    Westerbeke back at Seawork

    2013-06-25T10:00:00Z

    Westerbeke engines and generators will be back at Seawork, displayed by the new UK distributor Advance Yacht Systems Ltd (A261).

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    Zodiac Milpro launches new RIB at Seawork

    2013-06-25T09:30:00Z

    The new SRA-750, aimed at offering even greater capabilities in the worst conditions, will be launched by Zodiac MILPRO at Seawork, which is celebrating 50 years since the introduction of the RIB.

  • Lomax is a very compact and extremely versatile and agile ASD tug
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    A close look at Lomax

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Lomax, a high specification ASD fire fighting terminal tug has entered service with Solent Towage Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi.

  • Terasea Falcon is the first of a new breed of long distance oceangoing tugs
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    Terasea Falcon enters service

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Terasea Falcon, the first of a quartet of ‘groundbreaking’ deepsea tugs, is now in service under the management of the new joint venture company POSH Terasea (MJ – Mar 2013).

  • Cheoy Lee built the Nautica TG Puteri XVII to a Japanese design
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    Three deliveries at Cheoy Lee in a week

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Busy Hong Kong shipbuilder Cheoy Lee reports the delivery of three vessels in the third week of April.

  • The Safe Tug Procedures Report incorporates information from pilots, tug masters and ship captains
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    Safe Tug Procedures Report

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    The ‘Report on Safe Tug Procedures’ has now been published and is widely available to all those involved in the operation of tugs during shiphandling manoeuvres.