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NewsAustal vessel completes Acceptance Trials
The first-in-class Joint High Speed Vessel USNS ‘Spearhead’ (JHSV 1), under construction at Austal USA’s Alabama shipyard, has successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) – the last milestone before delivery.
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Repair yard in respiratory health study
Drydocks World – Dubai has joined hands with the Occupational Health and Environmental Respiratory Department of Imperial College London to conduct research which will focus on the respiratory health of Drydocks employees.
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NewsFirefighting response for tight corners
Fighting a fire onboard any vessel is a challenging experience and it is essential that response units act fast, as the intricate spaces on most workboats can cause fire to spread very quickly.
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NewsPaper calls for research strategy agenda
More needs to be done to bring industry and academia together as a matter of urgency, says Alf Baird of Edinburgh Napier University.
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NewsEuropeans jack-up offshore innovation
HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint venture between Germany’s Hochtief Solutions and GeoSea, a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group, has officially commissioned a powerful jack-up vessel for offshore work, the ‘Innovation’ this week.
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NewsMcMurdo showcases AtoNs at SMM
UK based satellite tracking and monitoring systems company, McMurdo Marine Systems, displayed its range of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) at Hamburg''s SMM 2012 this week.
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NewsSqueezing a quart into a pint pot
“I tend to get the projects that other people have said ‘no’ to,” says naval architect Ian Darley, who has developed a reputation for taking on difficult design briefs since starting out in 1974.
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NewsCable work expansion in Dutch Wadden Sea
Acta Marine vessels continue their extensive activities on the Dutch Wadden Sea.
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Repeat business is key for A&P Falmouth
A huge car carrier which has dominated the skyline at Falmouth Docks during August left the port late last month to signal the end of another successful ship repair contract for A&P Falmouth.
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Qatar yard keeps busy with LNG shiprepair
With seven LNG carriers drydocked at the facility recently, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is one of the leading shipyards for LNG repairs, leveraging on Qatar’s position as top LNG exporter.
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NewsNew Alnmaritec handling boat for Ghana
UK boatbuilder, Alnmaritec, recently delivered a hull number 149 new line handling vessel for operations at a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit off the coat of Ghana.
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NewsAnti-piracy beams into SMM
Australian satellite communications company Beam Communications Pty Ltd, will be showcasing its satellite piracy solutions for secure communication onboard a vessel at SMM 2012 taking place in Hamburg this week.
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NewsInvestment soars in Scottish renewable energy
While many companies and traditional industries have struggled, Scotland’s renewable electricity industry has delivered capital investment of some £2.8bn since the beginning of 2009, according to new figures from Scottish Renewables.
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NewsRecord breaking wind turbine rotor blade
Siemens has produced the world''s longest rotor blades for wind turbines.
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NewsNovel jack-up system for Nordic newbuild
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects for the offshore wind and other industries, has signed a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Service Jack-Up Vessel (WTSJUV).
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NewsCable burial nears completion at London Array
The Stemat Spirit completed work laying and burying the third export cable at London Array wind farm.
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NewsTitan present 'Costa Concordia' removal plan
Titan Salvage has presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the ‘Costa Concordia’ wreck to the Osservatorio, the body responsible for overseeing the removal operations.
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Hydro 12 debut for WASSP multibeam system
WASSP of Auckland plans a first European showing of its new WASSP S multibeam sounder at the Hydro 12 international hydrographic symposium in Rotterdam this November.
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Subsea 7 selects EIVA software
Subsea 7, Aberdeen based seabed to surface engineering, construction and services provider for the offshore energy industry, is to standardise on use of EIVA software for all its vessels requiring a full survey and positioning software package.
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Seismic contracts for Dolphin Geophysical
Oslo based Dolphin Geophysical is to carry out new 3D multi-client surveys offshore Lebanon using its high capacity seismic vessel, Polar Duke. Beginning this September, project coverage comprises an area of around 1,500 sq/km, with data due to be delivered to clients by the end of the year.
