Latest News – Page 727

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    Anchor puts shackles to shame

    2013-04-22T07:30:00Z

    New Zealand based Manson Anchors recently completed seabed testing on its Boss anchor, producing results that even surprised the company’s testing team.

  • There are no hydraulic pipes running across the deck risking oil leakage, the switch cabinet is completely enclosed, and the hydraulic section of the system is better protected
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    Gains for self contained winches

    2013-04-22T07:30:00Z

    A stand alone hydraulic anchor and mooring winch system that benefits from plug-and-play installation is gaining ground, according to Jens Meldal of TTS.

  • The catamaran will be used to transport crew and equipment to offshore windfarms in the North Sea
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    Veka delivers offshore catamaran

    2013-04-19T14:57:00Z

    Netherlands based shipbuilding company, Veka Group, has delivered the first high speed catamaran to fellow Dutch company, Royal Wagenborg, for use in the offshore windfarm industry.

  • Visit BMF on stand B21
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    BMF to return to Seawork

    2013-04-19T14:43:00Z

    The British Marine Federation (BMF) will be returning to Mercator Media’s Seawork Exhibition this year to support its members and the industry.

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    ABS for WSS

    2013-04-19T07:30:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) has obtained global approval for its safety services from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

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    UKHO at BCS

    2013-04-19T07:30:00Z

    For what is thought to the first time ever, the heads of the five British mapping and charting agencies will come together to discuss the future of mapping in front of an audience of cartographic professionals and enthusiasts.

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    Turkish port plan

    2013-04-19T07:30:00Z

    The formal agreement for the development of the Aegean Gateway Terminal project at Turkey’s Port of Izmir has been signed.

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    Top TEU for Gdansk

    2013-04-19T07:30:00Z

    From August 2013 DCT Gdansk in Poland will handle the latest 18,000 TEU capacity ‘Triple-E’ vessels of the Maersk Line.

  • The new vessel comes after the companies made initial contact at the 2012 Seawork Exhibition
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    Survey vessel delivered to jhc

    2013-04-18T17:29:00Z

    UK based coastal science consultancy business, jhc research, has received a new shallow draft 16c aluminium workboat from Pembrokeshire based, Robust Boats.

  • The conference organisers (left to right): Sue Turner, Bristol Ports;  Mark Robins, RSPB; Thomas Appleby, UWE; and Merlin Hyman, Regen SW
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    Severn conference aims to ‘Turn the Tide’

    2013-04-18T16:31:00Z

    Engineers, economists, local government officials and conservationists gathered at UWE Bristol last month to discuss innovative and sustainable solutions to generating power from the Severn Estuary.

  • A model of one of the four newbuild multipurpose heavy lift vessels bound for Daniel Hartman shipping
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    Electrical systems for new heavy lift vessels

    2013-04-18T15:08:00Z

    Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology in the Netherlands has received an order to supply and install electrical systems on four newbuild multipurpose heavy lift vessels.

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    Dutch distributor

    2013-04-18T07:30:00Z

    Marine distress signals supplier Pains Wessex has appointed a new Dutch distributor.

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    HHLA expands

    2013-04-18T07:30:00Z

    Port logistics provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) expanded its position in a difficult market environment during the 2012 financial year and increased its market share in the North Range to 19.6 %.

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    IMO piracy pledge

    2013-04-18T07:30:00Z

    The IMO has pledged its support to assist in the implementation of a new Code of Conduct concerning the prevention and repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in west and central Africa.

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    Gael Force growth

    2013-04-18T07:30:00Z

    UK marine equipment and services company Gael Force has launched a significant growth plan for a range of key markets with the acquisition of Varis Engineering.

  • The Aker Arctic icebreaker will be constructed by 2016
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    Aker Arctic icebreaker for Finland

    2013-04-17T16:36:00Z

    The Finnish Transport Agency has signed a contract with Aker Arctic Technology Oy for the design of a new icebreaker for the Government.

  • Western Link will use HVDC cables rather than the current AC links with windfarms (Peter Barker)
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    Western Link cable plans explained to the public

    2013-04-17T11:14:00Z

    Further public engagement is underway with the plan to establish an electricity inter-connector between Scotland and England with implications beyond just the distribution of renewable energy.

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    Boat building day

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    The Technasium students of the Bogerman Sneek in the Netherlands are organizing the first Vripack boat building day on Saturday 22 June. The grand première will take place on the Potten fields of Sneek/Offingawier.

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    Antwerp/Brazil collaboration

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    The port of Antwerp has signed a collaboration agreement with the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo aimed at further strengthening the good trade relations with that country.

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    EPCSA conference

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    Two years after its official launch, the European Port Community Systems Association (ECPSA) is to host a high level conference focusing on the simplification of port processes and trade facilitation.