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NewsNew hull, new system sells at Seawork
“We were really developing something new, the hull form of the boat hadn’t been tried before on a craft that small, so we needed someone to work alongside us at every step of the way”, said Steve Holbrooke of Aluminium Marine Consultants.
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NewsBay-Houston gets its eighth Z-Tech
Bay-Houston Towing Co. of Galveston, Texas USA has taken delivery of its eighth powerful Z-Tech 7500 class tug, the Tristan K.
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NewsUK renewables support ‘only a drop in the ocean’
An announcement by UK Climate Change Minister Greg Barker that the Government will provide up to £20m to fund new marine power technology has received a lukewarm response from the nation’s largest marine energy trade association.
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NewsBoa joins the competition for work in Gothenburg
Over a period of just a few months the number of tug companies offering towage services in the port of Gothenburg has tripled.
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NewsWindCat 101 goes to work on the farm
WindCat 101 is the latest addition to the fleet of WindCat Workboats, which operate out of bases in both Lancashire UK and Ijmuiden in the Netherlands.
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NewsDredging Efficiency paper wins IADC Award
An IADC Best Paper Award for a Young Author under the age of 35 was presented to Brianne Cohen at the WEDA XXXI / TAMU 42 Annual Dredging Conference & Exhibition held in Nashville, Tennessee USA last month.
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NewsDamen reach a milestone in ASD tug development
Damen Shipyards has delivered the ASD tugs Karloo and Kalarka to Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd of Australia.
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NewsPowering from Seawork to Arctic climes
There’s a growing interest in outboards for workboat applications as their flexibility gains enthusiasts.
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NewsGovernment U-turn on UK coastguard cuts
The UK Government has partially backtracked on its radical plans to slash coastguard services, with Transport Secretary Philip Hammond telling the House of Commons that 10 centres would remain open 24 hours a day.
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NewsFirst commercial wave power plant opens
The Basque seaport of Mutriku made energy generation history last week when utility company Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) officially started the Mutriku wave power plant, the first in commercial operation.
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NewsStena hopes for wind turbines pay-off
Retro-fitting two wind turbines on Stena Jutlandica has cost SEK 1m but the owners hope to recoup the unique investment in a year at most through significant savings in fuel consumption.
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NewsUK Energy White Paper boosts offshore wind
The British Government published its long awaited Electricity Market Reform White Paper on Tuesday, a document pledging to increase the target for offshore wind power from 13GW to 18GW by 2020.
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NewsHistoric steam coaster returns to London
Londoners were able to witness history in the making yesterday as the world’s last remaining steam coaster made its return to the Royal Docks.
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NewsScania launches new range at Seawork
Scania introduced a new range of marine propulsion units consisting of engine, transmission and type approved instrumentation at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton UK last month.
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NewsNational Wind Farm Training Centre
The UK’s National Wind Farm Training Centre (NWFTC) announced its partnership With two colleges on the UK’s east and west coasts, Lowestoft and Barrow-in-Furness, at Offshore Wind 2011.
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NewsMPSA forms for passive ship safety
Miko Marine AS of Oslo has signed on as one of the founder members of the Paris based Maritime Passive Safety Association (MPSA).
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NewsNew IT system will support marine licensing process
IT company Fivium and the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have successfully delivered a fully centralised system to handle the processing of new marine licences.
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NewsSalvage underway to clear North African port
Three large Hitachi Zaxis excavators have been selected to help clear one of the biggest ship graveyards in the world.
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NewsEnvironmentally sensitive dredging in Falmouth
Specialist marine and civils contractor Land and Water Services Ltd (LAWS) recently mobilised a bespoke dredging team to Premier’s Falmouth Marina in Cornwall to undertake a particularly awkward improvement project.
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NewsLong docking gives carrier Illustrious future
British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious left Rosyth on time and within budget, and with improved capability, to commence sea trials following a successful 16 month docking period undertaken by Babcock.
