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NewsFRC WBV & H-SURV Seminars success
The recent FRC International WBV and H-SURV seminars held at the RNLI Lifeboat College, Poole UK, were welcomed by the maritime industry as a good opportunity to discuss the important issue of whole body vibration and health surveillance.
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NewsRolling rather than lifting
A change by some US Naval shipyards from suspending new parts from cranes to manoeuvring them into position by using wheeled transporters may benefit commercial yards.
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NewsRWG begins construction at Maasvlakte 2
Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) has begun construction of the first phase of its deepsea container terminal on Maasvlakte 2 at the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsCoast protection projects completed with booster stations
Two coastal protection projects in Italy have recently been completed thanks to the effective long distance pumping power of Italdraghe booster stations.
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Van Oord wins Ichthys dredging contract
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a significant dredging contract in Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Coastal defence works off UK south coast
Beach recharge work got underway on the south coast of the UK near Chichester towards the end of June and is due to continue for approximately four months.
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NewsSecond Damen patrol vessel for Albania
The second of four Damen Stan Patrol Vessels 4207, built by the Pashaliman Shipyard in Vlorë, has been delivered to the Albanian Coastguard.
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Wärtsilä supply dual-fuel engines
Wärtsilä is to provide dual-fuel engines for two environmentally sustainable tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology and Services Limited (CETS) – the first in China to be fuelled liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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NewsSelling the economic benefits of offshore wind
The London based Centre for Economics and Business Research has produced a report, commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power, aimed at providing clarity when debating the economic benefits of offshore wind.
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Royal Haskoning and DHV confirm merger
Royal Haskoning and DHV, two of the best known consulting engineers working in the marine and ports and harbours sectors, have announced that they have merged and will now be known as Royal HaskoningDHV
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NewsInspired by brilliant ideas
“How has my working life developed? It’s been a mixture of exciting and frustrating”, says Geir Larsen, MD of Norway based innovative power solutions provider In Power.
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Prototype on the pontoon
The HTECH A25cab (prototype) on show at Seawork 2012 is one of the five models in a semi-custom line designed for professional use by HT Engineering of Keuruu, Finland.
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NewsKeeping it quiet on the Seawork pontoon
The demand for rapid crew transportation to and from wind farms, combined with the increasing distances between the wind farm arrays and the shore has resulted in the design and build of larger and faster crew transfer vessels and workboats.
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NewsRough weather jack-up cuts windfarm costs
Ravestein has developed a special jack up platform, with extras, that has a better ability to deal with wind and waves and can work in depths of 40m.
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NewsThe big pull to deeper waters
As energy operations move towards deeper waters, mooring lines become heavier, more difficult and more hazardous to handle.
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NewsOcean Signal gets Irish distributor
UK based communications and safety specialist, Ocean Signal Ltd, has appointed Dublin based Martek Ltd as its Irish distributor.
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NewsMONALISA motivates Baltic and Bothnian surveys
Fugro OSAE GmbH of Bremen in Germany has been awarded an allocation of the Baltic Sea and Bothnian Survey for the years 2012-13, consisting of a 7,100km² segment worth €2.1m.
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NewsControversial JWP clears final hurdles
Controversy has dogged Germany’s first deepwater container terminal, the JadeWeserPort (JWP) since the beginning and it is not loosening its grip.
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Picking up the blocks made easy
Ferguson Modular, providers of accommodation and workspace modules, recently invested in state of the art plant equipment to improve operations.
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Moveable davits maximise deck space
There is a growing need for efficient solutions for items which make the most of deck space, such as moveable davits, on both wind farm construction vessels and offshore energy support craft.
