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NewsThirty one ‘Rotor Tugs’ and counting
It is just twelve years since Dutch towage company Kotug introduced a series of four ‘Rotor Tugs’ to the ports of Rotterdam and Bremerhaven.
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NewsMacduff designs dynamic workboat duo
Two Macduff Ship Design tug/workboats have entered service recently, further increasing the extensive range of vessels now offered by the company.
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NewsBottom line concerns could cost Green UK
If the UK government puts its concerns about the bottom line deficit first, it could end up by losing the economy many billions of pounds of vital investment in green energy projects.
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NewsMarco Polo heads for the sea
Following a thorough selection and negotiation process, 32 new Marco Polo projects are set to receive a share of the €57m funds earmarked under the 2010 Call for proposals.
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NewsArguments rumble on as foghorns fall silent
The sudden quietening of the Alderney and Guernsey foghorns has caused a ruckus of a different nature.
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NewsThree DC buses come along for Alewijnse
Alewijnse Marine Systems in the Netherlands is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels to be built at Shipkits B.V.
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NewsPassive damping lifts support vessel safety
Specialised UK engineering company SE Hydraulics and American motion and control specialist Parker Hannifin have partnered to develop a passive damping system to protect crew members on Regional Support Vessels.
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NewsLoading brings mining joy to Teesport
Teesport in the UK was temporarily transformed into a scene resembling a science fiction film earlier this month.
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NewsLightweight rope makes deep sea recovery
A salvage operation on a shipwreck 3,200m below the surface of the South Atlantic has been successfully carried out using lightweight ropes made with Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre.
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NewsResearch ship obtains five cranes
Palfinger Marine''s development department has entered the world of offshore crane systems with the design of the first Palfinger ‘Heavy Duty Foldable’ marine crane for a modern research ship.
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NewsOrkney ferry fleet targets upgrade
The Scottish Government has pledged funds towards the estimated £1.5m upgrade of MV Shapinsay, the ferry serving the Orkney islands route from Kirkwall to Shapinsay.
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NewsShiplift nets high speed contract for yard
A five year maintenance contract with the Isle of Wight ferry operator Wightlink has added its weight to the growing prospects of a Portsmouth UK based ship repairer.
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NewsBeating diesel bug if ‘not at sea’
The UK’s Premier Marinas group has awarded a major fuel supply contract to regional fuels and lubricants distributor WP Marine.
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NewsSpotlight on power sees All-Energy shine
All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, has just got even larger.
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NewsTug fleet finds fuel economy savings
Svitzer Tugs is expanding fuel efficiencies throughout its fleet by fitting Enginei fuel monitoring systems from Royston Limited.
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NewsScottish plans for wind energy
Plans for developing Scotland’s offshore wind potential have been unveiled with publication of Blue Seas – Green Energy, the Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish Territorial Waters.
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NewsPipeline noise delays dredging works
Westminster Dredging’s commencement last week of pumping for dredged material through a seaside town in Devon UK was halted by the client when noise levels exceeded expectations.
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NewsBiggest Bight cat sails through check
The biggest and most modern catamaran in the German Bight, Halunder Jet, has had a two week overhaul and class check at Bremerhavener Dockbetrieb (BREDO).
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NewsFloating boxport plan for Scapa Flow
An innovative plan for a floating container port that could be located at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands could bring enormous benefits to Scotland’s economy.
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NewsAmphibious excavator’s dredging options
Surrey UK based Land & Water Plant is well known for developing innovative new plant that operates in sensitive environments.
