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NewsWind industry addresses WBV concerns
Many members of the renewable energy industry came to the FRC stand at Seawork, wanting to know more about the ‘invisible’ dangers of Whole Body Vibration (WBV) which are no less real for being hidden.
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NewsCheetah trio make waves at Seawork
On the Wednesday at Seawork, under 10m catamaran building specialists Cheetah Marine handed over the latest 7.9m Cheetah design to Falmouth Harbour Commissioners.
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NewsA resounding success for ITS in Barcelona
ITS 2012 – The 22nd International Tug, Salvage and OSV Convention and Exhibition organised by the ABR Company Ltd was held from 28 May to 1 June in the Spanish city of Barcelona.
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JF Lehman acquires ACR
American safety and survival specialist, ACR Electronics Inc. has been acquired for a sum of US$73m by an investment fund managed by JF Lehman & Company - the private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors.
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NewsNew MD for Damen Shipyards Singapore
Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) has appointed Maarten Jongen as its new managing director.
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NewsEngineering inspires Seawork award winner
Barend Plomp of Netherlands based Fender Innovations, winner of the Ship Design & Construction category at this year’s Seawork Spirit of Innovation Awards, told MJ that each set of fenders is engineered with a specific craft and use in mind.
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NewsLargest wind platform being built in Dubai
Ship repair, conversion and newbuilding specialists Drydocks World - Dubai started construction last month of DolWin beta, the world’s largest Wind Power HVDC Offshore Platform.
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NewsShinano Maru - a first for Fukushima
A sophisticated Voith Schneider tractor tug, the Shinano Maru, has been delivered to the Japanese tug owner Fukushima Kisen KK for use in the port of Onahama, Iwaki, Japan.
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NewsChiefton report outlines many recommendations
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its very detailed report into the investigation of the collision, capsize and foundering of the tug Chiefton with the tragic loss of one crew member, on the River Thames on 12 August 2011.
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NewsBaloe 2 - a new generation of 23m Shoalbuster
Early in June the Baloe 2, a new Damen Shoalbuster 2308, returned to the Damen shipyard at Hardinxveld in the Netherlands after running successful trials.
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NewsP&O celebrates cruising history
P&O cruises has celebrated 175 years of cruising history with a procession and flotilla in the company''s home port of Southampton, UK.
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NewsSchool children enjoy day on Thames
The official voice for historic ships, National Historic Ships UK, entertained a group of primary school pupils onboard the spritsail barge, ‘May’ last week.
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NewsNew offshore wind farms to boost UK capacity
Consent has been given by the UK Government for the construction of two wind farms off the Norfolk Coast with a combined capacity of over 1GW.
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NewsDrive control enhances thruster performance
A 15 year life cycle extension and improved dynamic performance is being achieved on a fleet of seismic survey vessels, following the upgrade of a variable speed drive system by engineering specialist, Dynamotive.
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NewsSeawork is the place for wheeling and dealing
Seawork 2012 saw a number of major deals being done and several high specification craft being officially handed over.
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NewsMarine diesel R&D delivers in Sweden
To many, the words ''marine diesel'' are just a generic term for diesels engines for marine use, but MarineDiesel AB is a Swedish company that specialises in R&D for all manner of engineering requirements, writes Paul Lemmer.
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PB Asher’s new Amsterdam workshop
Southampton UK based PB Asher, which specialises in reconditioning fuel injection equipment for the maritime industry, has taken a novel approach to keeping its customers’ onboard.
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NewsTwo vessel Seawork order for Buckie
Scotland’s Buckie Shipyard confirmed a new two vessel order for Mainprize Offshore Ltd at Seawork 2012.
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NewsBureau Veritas guidance for WSVs
Bureau Veritas has launched windfarm service ship guidance for both designers and builders.
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NewsCTruk sees sales success at Seawork
CTruk Boats, a shipyard on the UK’s east coast, secured five new orders at Seawork 2012.
