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NewsThe ups and downs of barge safety
Barges are essential for bringing cargo through restricted waterways, easing congestion and pollution on Europe’s roads, and will be playing an increasing role in today’s eco-aware logistics.
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NewsCapsize training for the nightmare scenario
Getting trapped in a capsized workboat is a nightmare scenario, and while an open deck will just tend to dump people into the water, interior spaces are another matter.
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European simulator training heads east
A growing interest in simulator training is being seen in Southeast Asia, and European firms are making their mark in the region.
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NewsMotion compensation test at windfarm site
Barge Master and GeoSea have recently completed their final offshore test as part of a series of tests designed to prove innovative motion compensated supply and installation solutions.
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NewsO&M base opens on Wind Farm Place in Norfolk
The final piece of the jigsaw of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm has been put in place with Scira Offshore Energy''s move to a purpose built Operation and Maintenance base at Wind Farm Place in Egmere near Walsingham UK on Monday.
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NewsDanish Yachts shows SWATHs at Seawork
Danish Yachts will be launching its new range of SWATH workboats into the European marketplace at Seawork 2013.
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Italy – Australia MOU
Australian marine equipment specialist VEEM Limited has executed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian marine equipment distributor SAIM Group which will build the foundations for a Central European VEEM Gyro sales agency.
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NewsEco Marine Power enters into solar collaboration
Japan''s Eco Marine Power (EMP), the specialist in renewable and hybrid marine power, has entered into a collaboration with Italy’s Solbian Energie Alternative to develop future solar technology for marine applications.
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NewsOcean Signal partners ISP
UK maritime communication and safety company, Ocean Signal, has announced a new partnership with fellow UK safety expert, International Safety Products (ISP).
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NewsRampion wind farm responds to ‘concerns’
The proposal for the Rampion offshore wind farm in the English Channel has been withdrawn after energy company E.On said that the development proposal needed more work before it went before the Planning Inspectorate.
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Gateways to efficiency
Finland based Cargotec is helping emerging ports in Brazil develop land-side efficiency at an increasing rate.
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NewsRiver transport begets Blackfriars transformation
A transformation that many Londoners have been looking at with interest is the Blackfriars Bridge and Network Rail redevelopment, but even those watching may have underestimated the pivotal role of the River Thames.
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Highs and lows for mooring system
A specially adapted automated mooring system will certainly be facing both highs and lows.
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NewsA gripping tale of pontoon performance
A pontoon deck made of fibreglass grating serves the RNLI well. It has been almost unaffected by a decade and a half of weather and heavy use on sites such as Weymouth, East Dunmore and Fenit in the UK.
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NewsWhen cheap isn’t cheerful
Fenders containing high levels of recycled rubber are a poor substitute for the genuine article, Richard Hepworth of Trelleborg Marine Systems tells Maritime Journal, despite labels saying PIANC approved.
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NewsExploring energy potential in the Bristol Channel
A discussion document has been published addressing the challenges for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy in the Bristol Channel, described as the single largest resource area for renewable energy in the UK.
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Europort workboats conference
Europort 2013 has issued a call for papers for its Advanced Technology Conferences.
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NewsSuccessful trials for Sea Installer
Denmark based A2SEA’s new second generation installation vessel Sea Installer successfully installed two Siemens 6MW test turbines last month at the Gunfleet Sands windfarm off the Essex UK coast in the North Thames Estuary.
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Sandbag scour protection for windfarms
Denmark’s Peter Madsen Rederi has just passed an early milestone, production of the first 15,000 sand bags for the Amrumbank Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea.
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NewsPPG marine coatings milestone
International marine coatings expert, PPG Protective & Marine Coatings, has just installed its 1000th Sigmacare Plus system which allows vessels to manage their coatings onboard ship - and its marine coatings business is doing pretty well too.
