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  • A Damen field service engineer surveys the on-site assembly of the dredger.
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    Dredger rides the rails to Kazahkstan

    2011-04-06T13:11:00Z

    Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered from stock a CSD500 model cutter suction dredger to Kazakhstan.

  • An AUV photo of the landing gear of the lost Air France flight on the ocean floor.
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    AUVs locate lost Air France flight

    2011-04-06T12:32:00Z

    After two years, one of the strangest and most worrying puzzles of recent times, the loss of Air France Flight 447, may be about to be solved with the finding of the wreckage some two and a half miles down.

  • Takaaki Kimura, senior managing executive officer of Yamaha Motor and Volvo Penta CEO Göran Gummeson shake hands at the Miami Boat Show 2011.
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    Yamaha and Volvo Penta make progress

    2011-04-05T15:41:00Z

    AB Volvo Penta and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd have decided to set up joint working groups to evaluate the potential for deeper collaboration between the companies.

  • Henning Jorgensen from BUKH, left, concludes the new agreement with WaterMota MD Mike Beacham.
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    See the new SeasAll engines at Seawork

    2011-04-04T10:38:00Z

    Devon UK based marine engine and generator specialist WaterMota has signed an agreement with Danish based BUKH enabling it to sell SOLAS approved engines.

  • Wessex will be showing a Targa 35 in police identity at Berth Number One on the Seawork pontoon.
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    Quality for Marine Police at Seawork

    2011-04-02T09:00:00Z

    Poole UK based Wessex Marine has earned its long service medal as one of the only exhibitors at Seawork to participate every year since the event’s origin.

  • More than 7,000 visitors are again expected to attend Europe’s premier commercial marine exhibition and conference.
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    Set sail for another successful Seawork

    2011-04-01T09:00:00Z

    The Seawork International Commercial Marine Exhibition and Conference returns to its familiar quayside location in the UK Port of Southampton for the 14th consecutive year this summer.

  • This HPTIV can operate in year around weather conditions with an operational water depth range of 4.5m to 50m.
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    Joint development wind turbine vessel

    2011-03-31T11:19:00Z

    Marine power solutions provider Wärtsilä and oil and gas services company Aker Solutions will be combining their expertise to develop a new and environmentally sound concept for offshore wind farm installation vessels.

  • A cannon is seen on the seafloor at the wreck site of the warship ‘Coronation’.
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    Action on illegal diving at shipwrecks

    2011-03-31T11:18:00Z

    English Heritage has issued a warning that action will be taken against anyone illegally accessing, damaging or removing items from protected historic wrecks.

  • The ‘Schwedeneck’ is seen in drydock for conversion works at the Peene facility of P + S Werften in Wolgast.
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    Naval vessel converts to research usage

    2011-03-31T11:17:00Z

    The German Navy’s long serving military research auxiliary Schwedeneck is being converted into a modern, multi-purpose research ship at the Peene facility of P + S Werften in Wolgast.

  • This event, and those in the following years, will enable potential marine energy supply chain businesses to make important business decisions on when to enter the market, how their business costs might be affected, and when and how to promote t...
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    Marine energy opportunities highlighted

    2011-03-31T11:16:00Z

    Businesses will have the chance to learn more about the marine energy opportunities for the Orkney and Pentland Firth waters at an event in Caithness on Tuesday 5 April.

  • The Quicksilver Thunderbolt is a suitable replacement for Volvo Type F Duoprops, the most common propeller fitment for Volvo DPS drives.
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    Mercury speeds boat benefit to Seawork

    2011-03-31T09:00:00Z

    Mercury Marine has introduced the Quicksilver Thunderbolt range of propellers for Volvo Penta Duoprop drives.

  • Mastervolt’s Mass Charger range of battery chargers is being widely adopted by the commercial marine sector.
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    Mastervolt launches Commercial Department

    2011-03-30T09:00:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor Mastervolt UK has established a specific Commercial Department to work exclusively with commercial marine clients.

  • ‘Fairmount Sherpa’ and ‘Fairmount Summit’ enter the Nieuw Waterway after completing the 92 day tow with the FPSO ‘Skarv Idun’.(photo courtesy Leen vd Meijden)
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    Fairmount sisters complete an epic 92 day tow

    2011-03-30T09:00:00Z

    Fairmount Marine’s powerful deepsea tugs Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit have returned to their homeport of Rotterdam after successfully completing the delivery of the FPSO Skarv Idun from South Korea to Stord in Norway.

  • The general cargo carrier newbuilding will be designed by FKAB in Gothenburg and powered by MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new Liquid ME-GI engine running on LPG.
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    LPG power for coastal shipping

    2011-03-29T17:22:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced its Liquid ME-GI (Liquid Gas Injection) engine, powered by Liquid Petroleum Gas.

  • A new mid-ship section will extend the former CCG Tsekoa II to 33m.
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    Hybrid electric research ship conversion

    2011-03-29T16:39:00Z

    BMT Fleet Technology, of Ottawa, Ontario is collaborating with the University of Victoria to design and deliver North America’s first ever hybrid electric research ship.

  • The national coastal surveillance system will encompass 74 sensor locations, six regional control centres and three national control centres.
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    India to watch its entire coastline

    2011-03-29T14:45:00Z

    The India Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) has decided to deploy a coastal surveillance system covering the entire Indian mainland coast, and has looked to a European company to put the scheme into place.

  • Budget measures on enterprise zones, education and training could translate into supply chain growth, particularly around UK ports. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Mixed response to UK budget

    2011-03-29T09:57:00Z

    The Conservative led UK Coalition Government’s second budget delivered a mix of hope and disappointment last month to those with an interest in marine energy.

  • Streamlines are used to determine the flow into the propeller plane.
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    CFD feeds fuel efficiency at Seawork

    2011-03-29T09:00:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor CJR Propulsion’s in house design team has been investigating how computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can improve performance and efficiency for workboats.

  • Kees Muller and his wife Heleen after the award ceremony. (photo courtesy Peter Nicolai)
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    Kees Muller is knighted by Queen Beatrix

    2011-03-29T09:00:00Z

    Kees Muller, the founder of the Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship, has received a knighthood from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

  • 'Lamnalco Lion’ is one of a quartet of sister ships built to the Damen ASD Tug 3213 design.
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    Damen build four big ‘Cats’ for Lamnalco

    2011-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Damen Shipyards is close to completing a series of four powerful terminal tugs for the Lamnalco Group.