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NewsDutch study water safety in Colombia
Project management, consultancy and engineering service provider Royal HaskoningDHV has been commissioned by NL Agency to study the design of the 18km long Agua Blanca dike near Cali in Colombia.
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NewsSettlement reached over New Zealand wreck
According to Maritime New Zealand the NZ government and owners of the ‘MV Rena’, Daina Shipping Company, have reached an inclusive financial settlement to resolve claims.
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North Sea support
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has strengthened its support for North Sea operators by opening new offices and service centres in Bergen and Stavanger.
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NewsPeel Ports names contractor for Liverpool2
Peel Ports has named international property and infrastructure group Lend Lease as principal contractor for Liverpool2, its new £300m deepwater container terminal at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsWork starts on Europe’s largest coastal reserve
The UK’s Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has officially launched what is said to be Europe’s most ambitious manmade coastal nature project.
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NewsIMarEST lecture: saving lives at sea
The topic for this year''s Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) annual President’s Day Lecture has been selected: ''The Marine Engineering, Science and Technology of Saving Lives at Sea''.
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Houlder’s TAS successfully completes trials
Houlder and Southampton based design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee have announced that their jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS) has successfully completed offshore trials.
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NewsThe last two ‘Dogs’ leave Naval service
Husky and Sheepdog, the last two ‘Dog’ class tugs originally built for the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS), have been sold by Serco, the current contractor for Marine Services to the UK Ministry of Defence (Navy).
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SevenCs in Rotterdam
On November 12 2012 at 15:00 in the Sun Room of the SS Rotterdam, German maritime navigation software developer SevenCs will launch its new ENC Encryptor in the context of the IHO Conference, Rotterdam 2012.
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Russian appointment at SMM
Ocean Signal, UK manufacturer of communications and safety at sea equipment, has appointed MS Service, based in St Petersburg, as its Russian distributor. The announcement follows the Ocean Signal range of SafeSea products gaining full Type Approval for use on Russian vessels.
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Funding boost for USVs
America’s SeaRobotics Corporation has teamed with a private equity group led by Ocean Investments Capital to fund the expansion of the company’s core business, including the production of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), the commercialization of its Robotic Hull Cleaning systems, and the development of new product lines in the ocean ...
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NewsExpanding tug fleet for River Thames work
Essex UK based construction contractor S Walsh & Sons Ltd (SWS) has recently been expanding its marine management division, buying new and adapted vessels to serve on a variety of projects on the River Thames in and around London.
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NewsSuccessful delivery from Kenz cranes
Dutch offshore cranes company Kenz Cranes has delivered a new 400 tonne boom hoist offshore pedestal crane to the jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan in Amsterdam.
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NewsTOWLINES
Captain Peter Meyer, a well known and respected figure in the towage and salvage industry, has retired after 40 years with Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei. Peter started with the company as a helmsman onboard the salvage tug Bugsier 27 and progressed to become Captain of many of the company’s tugs, ...
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NewsThe future of WFSV hull design
Isle of Wight UK based South Boats Special Projects, which has built some 100 WFSVs since 2005 for a variety of operators, has recently completed a £1m research project comparing hull form performance against prevailing conditions.
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Lightweight winch for windfarm workboats
The new AAW-150 anchor winch has been specially designed by Hercules Hydraulics for offshore wind farm vessels and is built almost entirely from non-ferrous materials, keeping the weight down to less than 250 kg.
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Inclination monitoring launched at Husum
Fugro Renewable Services launched the ‘Inclinocam’, a real-time inclination monitoring service supporting smart, safe offshore pile installations at the Husum Windenergy Exhibition.
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Turbine blades coooperation in Germany
Gurit and HAWART Sondermaschinenbau GmbH have agreed to closely cooperate in the areas of mould and transport systems production for wind energy rotor blades to leverage the strengths of both companies to benefit their global customer base.
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Tognum reconditions MTUs
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, has equipped its subsidiary SKL Motor GmbH in Magdeburg for standardized reconditioning of MTU engines and components and is thus renaming the company MTU Reman Technologies GmbH.
