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NewsSafe deliveries to the seabed
A subsea system capable of delivering large (and expensive) modules to depths of 3,000m without bouncing them on the bottom has been developed by Cargotec for the benefit of medium sized support craft.
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NewsA long view for Thames Barrier cranes
Seven new purpose designed cranes for the Thames Barrier are to be built with a reach ‘about the same as four London Buses’ according to Doug Palmer of contract winners Pellegrini UK.
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NewsPropeller partnership pursues improved propulsion
A long term partnership between a propeller manufacturer and a leading university is bringing science to bear on the interaction between hull design, propellers and other hull appendages.
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NewsEchopilot’s forward looking innovation wins Seawork award
British sonar specialist Echopilot Marine Electronics Ltd won the overall Spirit of Innovation Award at Seawork 2010.
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NewsGulf spill raises Jones Act issues
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) testified before Congress last week that if it is necessary to waive the Jones Act in order to mobilise enough oil pollution control vessels to the Gulf of Mexico, it can be done very quickly.
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NewsMore Seawork signings for South Boats
South Boats Special Projects had another impressively good Seawork last week, signing a contract for a further two boats on the last day of the show.
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NewsOver 100 calls for Marco Polo funding
With 101 proposals received by the call deadline, the third Marco Polo II call has attracted a record number of submissions, with over one third addressing short sea shipping.
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Belgian organization looks to UK expansion – by David Goodfellow
GEOxyz of Zwevegem in Belgium, which has a secondary base in Lille, France, is looking to establish similar facilities in the UK, according to company director Erwin Leys during an interview at last month’s Seawork International exhibition.
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Del Norte on the move - by David Goodfellow
UK based hydrographic system specialists Del Norte Technology are to forsake Swindon for the pastures of Auckley, Doncaster at the end of July, said managing director Laurie Smith.
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Bangladesh buys RN survey ship - by David Goodfellow
‘HMS Roebuck’, the Royal Navy survey ship decommissioned in April as victim of an interim UK government defence review, has been sold to Bangladesh for a reported £5m.
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Applied Acoustics extends Easytrak range - by David Goodfellow
Applied Acoustics of Great Yarmouth UK, recent winners of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, have extended their range of Easytrak Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) tracking systems with development of an Alpha model for small vehicle and basic diver tracking operations.
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NewsRepowered dive boat a breath of fresh air
Appropriately named Divers Down, believed to be the UK’s oldest dive school and one of the south coast’s most respected dive charter and escorted dive operators, has repowered one of its boats.
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NewsRadar delivers dredger captain shortest route home
Dredger Captain Pieter den Herder of Swalinge Scheepvaart in the Netherlands has been one of the first to trial Enhanced Target Detection (ETD) on his Kelvin Hughes'' MantaDigital radar.
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NewsWartime respect replaces Belfast’s rusting masts
The veteran World War Two cruiser, HMS Belfast, is to have its rusting masts replaced courtesy of a former ally she fought to support, Russia.
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NewsRopax conversions orders keep rolling in
Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena RoRo for two RoPax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment. These new orders are a continuation of four other Stena conversion contracts that Cargotec secured earlier in April.
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News‘Old lady’ turns out to be historic pilot boat
It’s become more than a project, and seems almost a mission. Rafal Zahorski of Magemar is restoring the ‘MV Bembridge’, a task that has seen him trawl the lengths of the UK for its original equipment.
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NewsHot news from Seawork 2010
At the start of the final day of Seawork 2010, Maritime Journal takes a look at the latest news to come from the exhibition over the last two days...
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NewsCharles Darwin completes Jan De Nul programme
Belgian dredging giant Jan De Nul completed a massive fleet renewal programme last week with the launch of the trailing suction hopper dredger ''Charles Darwin''.
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NewsFunding deal for up to 60 wind farm support vessels
North Wales UK based offshore wind farm support vessel specialists OWPMS has partnered with the Brook Henderson Group, a leader in mission critical asset services, in order to provide a bespoke package for offshore wind farm operators, focusing on vessel supply during the construction and operation and maintenance phases throughout ...
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NewsElbe deepening: Dredging debate continues as boxships grow
The biggest container ship to call at Hamburg, the 13,800 TEU CMA CGM flagship ''Christophe Colomb'', will visit the German Elbe port regularly from July.
