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NewsFast-track funding for UK’s marine sector
An £8m fund to help fast-track marine efficiency solutions is being coordinated by the UK Marine Industries Alliance together with the MOD’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory and Scottish Enterprise.
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NewsFull mission simulators for ECDIS training
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd has unveiled its new VSTEP Nautis full mission bridge simulator with a 315° viewing capability.
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NewsNavigation simulator for Greek trainers
Transas Hellas has supplied a navigational simulator complex to Costamare Maritime Training Services S.A in Athens.
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NewsNew Bulgarian simulator converts for tugs
The Technical University of Varna in Bulgaria officially opened its new state of the art simulation training center during a high profile opening ceremony at the university premises in October.
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News‘Training in a box’ for K-Master workstation
Kongsberg Maritime has received over 80 orders for its new K-Master aft- and forward-bridge workstation.
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NewsAustal extends European windfarm presence
Reflecting its renewed competitiveness in the international market for small and medium sized commercial vessels, Austal has secured a new contract for the design and construction of three wind farm support vessels.
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NewsKnud designed ferry for Ven-Trafiken
Danish naval architect, Knud E. Hansen is behind the design of a new double end ferry which has just been delivered to Swedish domestic ferry company, Ven-Trafiken.
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NewsIntermarine and Marinetek form new partnership
UK pontoon design and construction company, Intermarine, has formed a new partnership with Finnish floating solution provider, Marinetek.
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IMO amends SOLAS for free-fall lifeboats
The IMO adopted an amendment to SOLAS regulation III/20.11.2.4. at the recent 90th meeting of its Maritime Safety Committee under resolution MSC.325(90).
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‘Accident Zero’ campaign launches in Istanbul
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu, during his closing address to the recent IALA) VTS Symposium in Istanbul, praised the safety record of the Turkish Straits VTS, which came into service in 2003.
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NewsBuoys contract extended at Greater Gabbard
Hydrosphere UK Ltd''s contract for the rental of six cardinal buoys to mark Britain''s largest wind farm, Greater Gabbard, has been extended by Fluor Limited.
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NewsECDIS distance training with NavSkills CAT
Furuno’s INS Training Centre in Denmark has released the new distant training platform NavSkills CAT, using a computer aided training platform to provide high quality training to Furuno’s ECDIS users.
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SKF kit to cut maintenance costs
Sweden’s SKF Group, an expert in global marine services and solutions, has launched a marine condition monitoring kit aimed at simplifying and reducing the cost of shipboard maintenance.
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NewsNew aid to marine rescue accuracy
Scottish technology solutions company, Marine Management Training and Security Limited (Marine MTS), has launched a new personal locator beacon system which could speed up marine casualty rescues.
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Wind farm fleet expansion for CWind
UK based offshore wind industry service company CWind has deployed a new wind farm support vessel to the London Array wind farm and another to Teesside.
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Fall on the Tyne is fine for A&P
A&P North East has reported a busy September and October which saw six ships docking on the Tyne.
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NewsNext generation boat impact recorder launched
Sweden based suspension seating specialist Ullman Dynamics has launched a new portable accelerometer/data-logger for impact exposure on high speed platforms.
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A career path for marine scientists
A global consultation on marine science skills and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) has been launched by the UK based Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).
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Rapid rescue saves solo sailor off Cornwall
A solo sailor has been successfully rescued off the coast of Cornwall UK after activating his McMurdo Fast Find PLB (Personal Locator Beacon).
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NewsVideo training produces the evidence
The new training programme from Videotel Marine International, The Mariner’s Role in Collecting Evidence, produced in association with the North of England P&I Association Limited, focuses on the importance of collecting and preserving good factual evidence in the event of incidents on board.
