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    Dutch cooperation

    2013-06-12T14:35:00Z

    Netherlands Seacontractors and Marine Projects Rotterdam (MPR) are cooperating in the commercial management of MPR’s fleet of Eurocarriers.

  • Lock work underway in Brunsbuettel
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    Tenders go out at last for new Canal lock

    2013-06-12T11:05:00Z

    Tenders have been invited for the construction of a fifth lock on the Kiel Canal in Brunsbuettel, where old locks broke down in March halting shipping on the world’s busiest man-made waterway.

  • An impressive if unexpected visitor to JWP
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    Troubled JWP looks to long term success

    2013-06-12T11:05:00Z

    Despite teething problems and initial poor business, officials at Germany’s new €950m deepwater JadeWeserPort (JWP) container terminal are going ahead with a study into future expansion.

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    500 engine milestone for MAN 48/60

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has sold the 500th of its MAN 48/60 medium speed engine.

  • Onboard DC Grid is particularly beneficial for offshore vessels operating in DP mode, where average power demand is low
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    First Onboard DC Grid ship delivered

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    The first vessel to feature ABB’s Onboard DC (direct current) Grid has been delivered to Norwegian offshore owner Myklebusthaug Offshore by Kleven Yard.

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    Finning’s support agreement with Serco

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    Finning Power Systems, the UK’s sole supplier of Caterpillar engines has signed an exclusive £2.5m, five year agreement with Serco, the international service company.

  • Manoeuvrable 20m vessels such as Sure Pilgrim are proving popular in the German offshore windfarm market
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    Marineco Shamal joins fleet of Sure Wind

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    Northeast UK based Sure Wind Marine has added to its fleet in the form of the seminal Damen 2610 Twin Axe Catamaran, Marineco Shamal, the first such vessel deployed for wind farm support work.

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    Green Antwerp

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    The Port of Antwerp has won an award in recognition of its efforts to grow into a sustainable port where economic activities and nature development go hand in hand.

  • Seawork 2013 - can you afford not to be there?
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    Seawork 2013 approaches

    2013-06-11T17:32:00Z

    The time has nearly arrived for Seawork 2013, Mercator Media''s commercial marine exhibition taking place at ABP Port of Southampton, UK, between 25 and 27 June 2013.

  • The dredger is expected at Seawork 2013
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    Goodchild dredger at Seawork

    2013-06-11T17:30:00Z

    The first MarinaMaster 8000 designed by the UK''s dredger expert, Goodchild Marine, is set to be on show at Seawork this year.

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    Environmental costs to shipping

    2013-06-11T17:29:00Z

    At Nor-Shipping 2013, delegates heard that impending new legislation to protect the environment will present an industry wide cost of more than half a trillion US dollars between 2015 and 2025.

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    Nor-Shipping awards

    2013-06-11T17:28:00Z

    The winners of this year’s Nor-Shipping awards are Fjord Lines, General Dynamics NASSCO and ECOSubsea.

  • Iridium GMDSS provision will improve communications in underserved areas like the North Pole
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    Iridium offer

    2013-06-11T15:45:00Z

    US based satellite communications company, Iridium Communications Inc, has been nominated as a provider of Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS).

  • The new vessel will be at Seawork at berth V50
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    ADEC equipped ‘Merlin’ at Seawork

    2013-06-11T13:20:00Z

    The newly equipped ''Merlin'', an 8m multi role RIB with mission configurable layout, will be on show at this year''s Seawork Exhibition at berth V50.

  • Combi-Frame construction allows the 245 Jet to be installed either outside or inside the hull
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    Water-jet innovation debuts at Seawork

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Alamarin-Jet Oy is releasing their new product, the Alamarin-Jet 245, at Seawork International 2013.

  • A special test rig allows ‘Inversion Protected’ engines to be rotated through an immersion cycle and restarted within only 10 seconds
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    Restart a wet engine in 10 seconds at Seawork

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    A new generation of ‘Inversion Protected’ engines will be demonstrated at Seawork 2013 by Oxfordshire UK based marine engine specialist E P Barrus Ltd.

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    Bespoke propeller helps barge transit the Wye

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Bedfordshire UK based propulsion specialists Clements Engineering responded to an unusual call recently when a 38m long Dutch barge needed to negotiate the River Wye from its resting place for the last 25 years.

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    Testing proves diesel biocide effectiveness

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Recent testing conducted at Edinburgh Napier University has shown to diesel biocide fuel additive Cyrus Eradicate to be effective at eliminating the nastiest micro-organism the US Department of Defence could find.

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    Marine engine range launched

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Power Train Projects (PTP), part of the Trinity Marinas Group, has recently launched a range of inland marine engines especially designed for such work.

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    Diving distribution

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Two commercial offshore diving companies, IHC Hytech and Fathom Systems, have joined forces by entering into a new international distributor agreement.