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NewsSeawork Innovation Showcase winners
The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Trophy was awarded at the Seawork Innovation Awards last night to Index Marine (stand SB120) for its Odeo Flare.
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‘New’ Jotron AS
(Norway) The Jotron Group is merging its Norwegian companies Jotron AS, Jotron Phontech AS, and Jotron SatCom AS to form the new company Jotron AS.
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London Array landing
(UK) Bootle based commercial diving and engineering specialist, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering, has successfully completed its latest project assisting the main contractor complete the shore landing of the export cable from the London Array Wind Farm, presently under construction in the Thames Estuary.
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NewsSeawork 2012 opens
Seawork 2012 opens today, celebrating its 15th year, the show is now truly international with exhibitors from all over the world taking advantage of the special benefits it offers.
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NewsWaterMota bought by B&N Group
Regular Seawork exhibitor and propulsion specialist WaterMota has announced it has been bought by the Netherlands based B&N Group after more than 100 years of independence.
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NewsYachtsman proposes new Royal Yacht
It''s a controversial subject, but there is to be a renewed effort to encourage the building of a UK Royal Yacht to replace ‘Britannia’.
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ROV support market to double
Strong growth in demand for ROV support of offshore operations, driven by a significant rise in offshore exploration and subsea field development activity, is anticipated over a period up to 2015, say research specialists Douglas-Westwood (UK) in a new report.
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Dutch ruling on inland barge liability limitation
Netherlands law firm AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen says a recent decision of the Court of Appeal in The Hague in relation to limitation of liability on inland waterways will be of interest in maritime jurisdictions throughout Europe, where there is a dearth of case law on the point at issue.
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London’s Waterways
By Derek Pratt Published by Adlard Coles Nautical ISBN : 978 1 408 11074 4 Hardback, 160 pages Price £19.99
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NewsCruise + Ferry Sails Home to London
Cruise + Ferry, the only specialist event dedicated to the technical and operations side of the cruise, ferry and fast ferry industries, takes place on the 24th to 26th of this month at ExCel London.
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NewsDry Docking Expansion Greeted on Thames
The recent addition of a new dry docking facility on the Thames at Greenwich has received the endorsement of Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and that of Councellor Chris Roberts, Leader of Greenwich Council, who voiced his satisfaction with the growth in Greenwich''s marine engineering expertise.
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NewsMore Convenient Slops Stops in the Port of Falmouth
The 26,218grt Novoship UK tanker Tikhoretsk became the first vessel to use the brand new 4,500m 2low flash slop reception facility now offered by ship repair and conversion specialists A&P Falmouth .
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Ship Repair Safety Initiative
The 50th meeting of the UK''s Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Health and Safety Consultative Committee (SSHSCC) late last month at Fleet Support Ltd (FSL) discussed how the industry might work together to tackle five causes of accidents and ill health. These are: work in confined spaces; slips, trips and falls; workplace ...
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Regional Boom Boosts Bahrain Yard
The first six months of this year were extremely busy for Bahrain''s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) with very high occupancy rates across all the docks. The outcome was that during the second quarter ASRY had its best ever set of results.
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NewsOpportunity knocks on the Pearl River docks
ShipRepair & Conversion 2008 has been co-located this year with INMEX China at the Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre on 26 to 28 November. Taking place in Guangzhou, INMEX (International Maritime Expo) China is in the epicentre of that country' s pulsating Pearl River Delta, which encompasses Hong Kong, Macao and ...
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NewsProp repair boosts tug’s pushing power
Clements Marine recently repaired a propeller for the Damen built tug Fenlander, which is operated by Wisbech Harbour Authority in the UK.
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NewsExplorer looking for a place in the sun
A treasure far hidden away at the back end of Leith docks in the UK could find a spot in the limelight.
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NewsA shield of bubbles keeps the beasties off
The USAF ultrasound system that uses fluid dynamics to form a ‘shield’ around a hull to prevent marine growth has been developed by Seawork exhibitor MCPS.
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NewsEngineers keep emergency repairs going at sea
Three weeks of intensive engine repairs, including 24 hour shifts and the creation of an onboard workshop that continued the overhaul while at sea, meant a massive cable lay vessel was able to meet its commitments.
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NewsNew name, new strategy for Götaverken
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken (DSGö) is putting forward a new strategy along with its new name, in order to meet the rising challenges that have come about from the economic crisis.
