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NewsSeawork meeting leads to safety in style
Has the leisure market got anything to teach the commercial side? Well, yes, apparently. It seems that there have been a number of crossovers ‘upstream’.
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NewsDeckband brings safety to workboat crew
Deckband, a Bluetooth radio communication system that enables mariners to communicate effectively in a challenging environment, was originally developed for the leisure market.
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Further ECDIS Ltd training partnerships – by David Goodfellow
Chelmsford UK based ECDIS Ltd, the specialist ECDIS training concern which last autumn concluded an agreement with PC Maritime of Plymouth, has extended its services to Sweden following signing of a partnership agreement with Adveto of Stockholm.
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New Magellan GNSS receiver – by David Goodfellow
US global positioning specialists Magellan Navigation, whose European bases are in Moscow and Nantes, France, have developed a new state of the art receiver with patented means to use multiple GNSS constellations for high accuracy positioning and surveying solutions, ProFlex 500.
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Seabeam for new Russian research ship – by David Goodfellow
Under an agreement with Transas Russian Fleet Ltd, L-3 ELAC Nautik of Kiel in Germany is to deliver and install a Seabeam 3020 multibeam sounder aboard a new icebreaking research vessel presently under construction at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg for the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology & Environmental ...
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NewsMajor US orders for Reson – by David Goodfellow
Seven hydrographic survey launches operated by the US National Ocean Survey, an agency of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are to be equipped with SeaBat-7125 SV multibeam sonar systems from Denmark’s Reson A/S.
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NewsEmergency logistics save insurers millions
Critical marine salvage operations have been able to proceed on schedule due to emergency logistics support from Evolution Time Critical, avoiding the risk of an oil spill at sea and saving insurers millions in damage repairs.
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NewsWhy should marine embrace green technology?
The maritime industry is under increasing pressure to improve its green credentials. With shipping C02 emissions equal to 3.3% of the global C02 emissions from fossil fuel, it rivals aviation in terms of significant pollution.
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NewsNew updated anti-piracy training package
With Somali pirates continuing to attack shipping and a number of nasty incidents occurring elsewhere, such as off the coast of West Africa, Videotel’s launch of a revised version of its Piracy & Armed Robbery training package is particularly timely.
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NewsUS Navy extends swimmer detection security system
Sonardyne International has sold and delivered additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar Systems for the US Navy. They will be used for the Integrated Swimmer Detection Program managed by the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport RI.
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NewsTruckloads of buoys for Sheringham Shoal
This month sees the start of the installation phase for MT Hojgaard of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm but, as John Caskey of Hydrosphere told MJ, ‘Nothing much can happen until the site marking buoys are placed in position’.
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NewsInternational funding powers tidal turbines
Siemens Energy has invested in British tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd, alongside the Carbon Trust, High Tide and other private investors.
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NewsWind turbine installation vessels move to the next generation
Offshore installation company MPI, through a wholly owned subsidiary and the Danish company A2SEA, will provide two vessels for the installation of 175 turbines with a combined capacity of 630MW.
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NewsThanet Offshore Windfarm construction forges ahead
A milestone has been reached with the installation of the offshore substation at Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Windfarm off the UK’s Kent coast.
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NewsChanges to UK SAR helicopter coverage
Changes to the UK’s search and rescue helicopter services are on the cards following the selection of the Soteria consortium as preferred bidder for a £6bn 25 year contract.
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NewsFast emerging wind industry blows into Poland
The annual European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC 2010) takes place this year in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 to 23 April.
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Ports of Scotland 2010
Published by Maritime Publications Ltd Paperback, 260 pages Price £17.00
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Camera on the Clyde
By Ann Glen and Bruce Peter Published by Ferry Publications Email: sales@gazellebooks.co.uk Hardback, 120 paqes Price: £18.00
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NewsKeep corrosion-free at Seawork 2010
European Marine will be exhibiting the anti-corrosion wax, ACW at Seawork 2010. ACW is a specifically engineered multi-functional rust and corrosion inhibitor that protects steel and iron structures and machinery from the damaging affects of rust.
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NewsEco-Design brings clean production to Seawork
Marchwood based Composite Mouldings Ltd (CML) has only to cross Southampton Water to exhibit at Seawork International this year.
