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NewsBarging about on the River
The Barge Driving Race on the River Thames has been run annually since 1975 and this year’s event saw 11 lighters (or punts) being rowed with the flood tide from Greenwich to Westminster.
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NewsConsultants view green energy on doorstep
The UK consultancy and training services company Ferriby Group International is preparing for more work on its own doorstep as part of the UK’s marine renewable energy expansion.
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NewsHull protection is a best EU LIFE project
At a conference held recently at the European Parliament in Brussels, Hydrex was presented an award for the ECOTEC-STC project, which was named as one of the best LIFE projects completed in 2010.
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NewsVersatile crane for new survey catamaran
German deck equipment specialist MKG has just fitted out a new purpose-built coastal survey catamaran with a powerful 20 m/t radio controlled hydraulic knuckle boom crane.
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NewsAHC cranes for offshore construction vessel
Global cargo movers Cargotec have secured an order to supply two active heave compensated (AHC) cranes for Volstad Maritime''s large offshore construction vessel (OCV), on order at Bergen Group’s Fosen shipyard in Norway.
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NewsDoubled up towing winches for ETV Nordic
The German headquartered marine equipment supplier HATLAPA has secured the €2.5m order for deck machinery, steering gear and compressors for the ETV Nordic.
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NewsMilestone for Offshore Access System
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV) has announced a significant achievement in the operation of its Offshore Access System (OAS).
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NewsUK’s largest lift crane commissioned
The largest lift capacity crane in Britain completed commissioning last week at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard.
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NewsBreughel the newbuild has colourful launch
The naming and launch ceremony for the 11,650m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, Breughel, has taken place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in the Netherlands.
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NewsWill LEPs leap for marine businesses?
The UK government’s rhetoric about ‘localism’ covers a major drop in funding and the hope that business will pick up the pieces.
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NewsGerman rescue service busy with boats
The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) has overhauled one of its five 23m rescue cruisers while awaiting a new 35.5m vessel from local yard Fassmer.
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NewsLong line is lifeline in emergencies
The inventor of a unique life saving throw line is concerned that lives are being lost in the UK because fire and rescue teams do not have appropriate safety equipment.
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NewsInnovatum enjoys overseas success
Successful overseas sales of its Smartrak subsea cable and pipeline survey system were reported by Innovatum at last month’s Seawork International, with 25 models delivered to customers in Abu Dhabi, China, Peru, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan.
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NewsOn time clutch delivery of winch parts
When marine winch manufacturer Broehl Maschinenfabrik needed a fast delivery of water cooled brakes and clutches for one of its anchor handling winch projects it called UK clutch and brake specialists Industrial Clutch Parts.
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NewsIn pursuit of the ‘perfect prop’
This month sees the launch of Alnmaritec’s latest pilot boat, fitted with a complete propeller and sterngear package from CJR Propulsion.
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NewsDamen delivers four more dredgers to Iraq
Netherlands based Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered four cutter suction dredgers to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources.
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NewsA shocking approach to shipboard safety
Videotel Marine International, a global provider of maritime training systems, has launched an innovative new training module designed to aid the seafaring industry in its battle to reduce common shipboard accidents.
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NewsRamsgate breakwater for wind farm workboats
Breakwater pontoon specialist Marinetek UK Ltd is celebrating the completion of a £1m project providing a new floating breakwater and sheltered berthing facilities for wind farm offshore support vessels in Ramsgate Royal Harbour.
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NewsFast boats picking up good vibrations
The work of STResearch (STR) has been influential in the development of recent major projects by the US Coast Guard and Customs & Border Protection.
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NewsHovering safety concern removed by experts
On a visit to The Hovercraft Museum at Gosport in Hampshire, the Ramora UK team noticed that some of the life rafts on an old cross channel hovercraft were still sealed, and that meant they were likely to contain the original distress flares.
