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  • The new C-Vision HD High Definition Underwater Television System.
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    Watch HD underwater TV at Seawork

    2011-06-23T17:03:00Z

    UK based C-Tecnics, which specialises in the design and manufacture of underwater video and communication systems for the subsea industry, will be exhibiting at Seawork this year on Stand D11.

  • The first Tidal Transit crew transfer vessel, due in October, will provide up to 12 technicians with beds for the night whilst taking them up to 150 miles offshore.
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    Seafood to wind farms for Tidal Transit

    2011-06-23T17:01:00Z

    A new offshore wind farm support operation based in Norfolk UK has an interesting history, with its origins in fishing and restaurants.

  • Carbon emission cuts of 50% from 1990 levels by 2027 have been unveiled by the UK government. Photo by Peter Barker
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    UK government commits to fourth carbon budget

    2011-06-23T17:00:00Z

    In a decision that will be of relevance to the marine renewable industry, the UK government has broadly accepted the recommendations of the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) for the fourth carbon budget.

  • The Western Quay at North Shields has been completely refurbished.
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    Acclaim for EU funded engineering work

    2011-06-23T16:59:00Z

    The transformation of the Western Quay at North Shields in the northeast of the UK has won a prestigious civil engineering award.

  • Haven Seajack 2
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    Work starts on London's super sewer

    2011-06-23T16:57:00Z

    The Thames Tunnel project in London, now in the preliminary stages of site investigation, will be one of the biggest civil engineering projects in the UK.

  • The lock design of the expanded Panama Canal is aimed at conserving resources.
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    Anniversary canal locks in water savings

    2011-06-23T16:55:00Z

    For its 100 year anniversary in 2014, the Panama Canal Authority is modernizing and expanding the canal between the Atlantic and Pacific.

  • The sea survival pool at the RNLI Lifeboat College in Poole
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    RNLI’s Sea Survival Centre for hire

    2011-06-23T16:50:00Z

    The UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has a sea survival pool at its Lifeboat College in Poole which is one of the largest specialist facilities of its type anywhere in the world.

  • The MMO has also launched an online map of British waters which details a wide range of uses that are currently underway and future developments.
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    Interactive marine planning map at MMO

    2011-06-23T16:48:00Z

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK is reminding developers of the need to obtain a licence before carrying out removals from the seabed including benthic grab sampling and vibrocore surveys.

  • Concrete foundations may replace steel monopiles as offshore wind farms move into deeper waters. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Gravitational pull towards concrete foundations

    2011-06-23T16:48:00Z

    With 20 to 25% of an offshore wind farm’s capital expenditure sunk into its foundations, offshore wind foundation costs threaten to explode as offshore wind farms move into deeper waters, further from shore.

  • DMS World has now been sold for use as the En Avant 1.
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    TOWLINES

    2011-06-23T16:47:00Z

    DMS World has now been sold for use as the En Avant 1.The deepsea tug VB Antartico, operated by the Boluda Group, sank on the evening of 15 May some 70 miles off the northern coast of Portugal while towing the concrete floating dock Tarifa 1 from Cartagena to La ...

  • In the KOTUG fleet, the KO-LINK is used to connect the polyester towline to a HMPE pennant via a ‘weak link’ lashing.
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    KOTUG makes another connection with KO-LINK

    2011-06-23T16:42:00Z

    Maritime service provider KOTUG International, with offices in Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven, has recently patented the towing ring KO-LINK, originally developed by the company for its own use.

  • The DP-2 anchor handler John Coghill is the latest Seacor vessel to receive the MPM package.
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    Marine Planned Maintenance saves money

    2011-06-23T16:40:00Z

    UK based Marine Software has supplied Dubai based Seacor Offshore with the Marine Planned Maintenance (MPM) package for their latest diesel electric DP-2 Anchor Handler John Coghill.

  • Centa is providing power transmission components for the vessel that is designed to race 24,000 miles in under 50 days.
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    Seawork exhibitor racing round the world

    2011-06-23T16:37:00Z

    West Yorkshire UK based Seawork exhibitor Centa Transmissions is supporting this year’s Global Circumnavigation Challenge by British ocean adventurer Alan Priddy.

  • The Yanmar high speed diesels offer a propulsion and auxiliary power range from 12hp (8.8kW) to 911hp (670kW).
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    Yanmar commercial range launch at Seawork

    2011-06-23T16:35:00Z

    In a joint initiative with Yanmar Europe B.V., E. P. Barrus Ltd will introduce a new range of Yanmar commercial high speed engines at Seawork 2011.

  • The Waterhammer addresses the technical difficulties facing traditional hydraulics at extreme depths
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    Waterhammer helps IHC pile into renewables

    2011-06-23T13:15:00Z

    A new kind of pile driver has been developed for use at depths up to 3,000m and will be quite literally underpinning a number of offshore wind energy projects.

  • Houlder MD Rupert Hare with the Spirit of Innovation Award, presented at the Seawork 2011 Awards Dinner.
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    Houlder accesses Spirit of Innovation Award

    2011-06-23T10:39:00Z

    UK based engineering consultancy Houlder is celebrating its Turbine Access System (TAS) winning both the Marine Renewable Energy Supply Chain category and the overall Spirit of Innovation Award at Seawork.

  • Wismar’s new berth provides 140m alongside and a 1.6 hectare handling and stowage area.
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    Wismar ups clout with new facilities

    2011-06-23T10:26:00Z

    The German Baltic port of Wismar has inaugurated a rebuilt berth for big ships and at the same time put rail track links to two other berths into operation to complete rail access to all of its 16 quayside facilities.

  • Lembit was hauled to dry land on special air cushions in one of the most complicated water engineering operations ever to be carried out in Estonia.
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    Historic submarine lifted for new museum

    2011-06-23T10:25:00Z

    Preparations for the opening of North Europe’s biggest new maritime museum are well underway in Estonia with the world’s oldest in the water submarine having been lifted to land.

  • One of the project work packages in which BMT will participate involves research into technologies for low carbon shipping, including innovation in retrofit solutions.
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    Low carbon shipping research underway

    2011-06-23T10:25:00Z

    A new three year research project, ‘Low carbon shipping – a systems approach’, has been launched to help the shipping industry reduce levels of emissions in order to comply with new legislation and mitigate global warming.

  • An Aquavalve control panel.
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    Monitor and control the water flow

    2011-06-22T15:00:00Z

    Warwickshire UK based marine sanitation specialist LeeSan has started to market TruDesign products in the UK.