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  • A research project in Turkey has come up with a new rational decision making process for evaluating the optimum, environmental friendly locations for new or relocated ship recycling yards.
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    Investment guidance for green recycling yards

    2011-06-25T09:45:00Z

    Increasing thought is going into the optimization of what happens to today’s gleaming newbuilds at the other end of their lifecycle.

  • Under full power Bogøy achieves nearly 40 knots.
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    Waterjets power fast rescue craft

    2011-06-25T09:30:00Z

    Innovation AS of Norway has recently delivered a 14.9m rescue/passenger boat to Wold Coastal Transport.

  • The new 600 m/t pedestal crane has been handed over to Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd and MPI Offshore Limited.
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    Mega-crane tops MPI Resolution upgrade

    2011-06-25T09:00:00Z

    Huisman, the Netherlands based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has successfully completed the load testing of the newbuild 600 m/t pedestal crane onboard the wind turbine installation vessel MPI Resolution.

  • Water and environmental issues were resolved at Melbourne by making use of the contractor’s expertise.
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    Breaking the barriers to cooperation

    2011-06-24T17:00:00Z

    Clear communication and trust between clients and potential contractors can make or break major infrastructure projects.

  • One of two Local Operative Centres for the new system is located in Galata (Varna).
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    SIGNALIS signs on with surveillance system

    2011-06-24T15:00:00Z

    Bremen based ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has completed the delivery of the coastal surveillance system which was ordered by the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance.

  • An interior view of one of the RNLI’s two new floating boathouses.
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    Two new boathouses floated for RNLI

    2011-06-24T14:00:00Z

    Southampton UK based pontoon systems specialist Intermarine has just completed two new floating boathouses for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at its lifeboat stations at Brighton and Burnham-on-Crouch.

  • The RESOLVE Marine Group was involved with boom deploying during the Deepwater Horizon cleanup response in the Gulf of Mexico.
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    Spill joint venture for China regulations

    2011-06-24T13:00:00Z

    US based marine salvage specialists, RESOLVE Marine Group and Shanghai based Shanghai Shengmin Shipping Service Co, Ltd have joined forces.

  • The EX2500-6 has two booms of 13.6m and 16m; three arms of 7m, 9m and 11m; and is used with four buckets ranging from 7.5m³ to 14m³.
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    Adaptable excavator for backhoe dredger

    2011-06-24T12:00:00Z

    Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV''s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger.

  • Argus marks the company’s presence in the SOLAS market and entrance into a lucrative £12bn vessel protection segment.
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    New broadband radar warns of pirates

    2011-06-24T12:00:00Z

    Navico’s new Simrad IMO radar system takes a threefold approach to safe navigation, simultaneously acting as a docking aid, pirate detection system and enhancing collision avoidance.

  • The new battery has been in development for some time as part of Mastervolt’s ongoing research within the EU’s HYMAR (Hybrid Marine) initiative.
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    Lithium-Ion marine battery gets 12V sister

    2011-06-24T12:00:00Z

    Electrical specialist Mastervolt has launched a 12 volt Lithium-Ion marine battery, packaging the lightweight cells into the same case as its popular 24 volt sister.

  • Conidia’s test takes just 10 minutes to display easy to read, accurate levels of organisms contaminating the fuel. These levels indicate precisely what kind of remedial action is needed, if any.
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    Diesel Bug - The Basics, free at Seawork

    2011-06-24T11:00:00Z

    ‘Diesel Bug - The Basics’ is a brand new, free booklet available for the first time at Seawork 2011. It provides a simple, no nonsense introduction to the complex issue of microbial contamination of diesel.

  • One of the refiitted Fastcats is lifted onto OXL Fantasy in the Port of Southampton.
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    Refiited ferries catch a lift to Russia

    2011-06-24T09:00:00Z

    Worldwide boat transportation and freight forwarding firm, PSP, has successfully transported two catamaran ferries to Russia.

  • RT Adriaan, one of the latest generation of 80 ton bollard pull Rotor Tugs, will become the first European ‘Hybrid’ shiphandling EKOTUG. (photo courtesy H Hoffmann)
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    First European hybrid will be a Rotor Tug

    2011-06-24T09:00:00Z

    Tugowners KOTUG International have formed a partnership with Canadian company Aspin, Kemp and Associates (AKA) to produce Europe’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug.

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    Atlas multibeam sounders for China

    2011-06-23T17:12:00Z

    Atlas Hydrographic of Bremen, Germany reports the sale of a further two of its Fansweep 20 shallow water multibeam echosounders to Shanghai Da Hua Surveying & Mapping, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Dredging Company.

  • Sonar imagery of a previously unknown 45m wreck found in the outer Thames Estuary by Emu during recently completed pre-construction surveys for the London Array Wind Farm project and its associated export cable route.
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    Emu finds Thames Estuary wreck

    2011-06-23T17:11:00Z

    Emu of Durley, Southampton UK reports the discovery of a previously unknown 45ml ong seabed wreck in the approaches to Foulger’s Gat in the Thames Estuary. Lying in 4.5m of water, its precise identity and circumstances of loss are not known.

  • Digital Yacht’s iAIS helps identify other vessels that are equipped with an AIS transponder by communicating with Apple devices via a WiFi interface.
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    AIS launched as iPhone ‘app’ at Seawork

    2011-06-23T17:08:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor Digital Yacht, to be found on Stand Q19, has developed a new low cost navigation device for use with Apple''s popular range of mobile products.

  • LV18 is seen at its new moorings in Harwich.
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    Harwich’s ship has finally come in

    2011-06-23T17:07:00Z

    Fifteen years after it was reprieved from the breaker’s yard and 10 years since it was established as a charity, the last of the Trinity House manned light vessels has finally found a home berth in Harwich.

  • With an LED life of more than 50,000 hours, a galvanised post, vandal resistant battery enclosure and anti-tamper fittings, the area light is virtually maintenance free.
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    See Sealite in the Seawork Showcase

    2011-06-23T17:05:00Z

    Australian navaids specialist Sealite Pty Ltd has entered its new Solar LED Area Light into the Innovation Showcase at Seawork this year, and can also be found on Stand A5.

  • The Watermaster can undertake both suction dredging and backhoe dredging, whilst also having the capability to perform pile driving works.
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    Dredging delivers a dream on the river

    2011-06-23T17:04:00Z

    Dredging is helping the city of Joensuu in eastern Finland transform an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern housing district.