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NewsWärtsilä gets BigLift with propulsion package order
Finnish ship power system integrator Wä rtsilä has been awarded two large orders this year from the Amsterdam headquartered Spliethoff Group.
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NewsBritNed cable project moves forward
Offshore cable laying for the UK end of the BritNed electricity link is the latest stage of the € 600m project. It involves the first ever power supply connection between Great Britain and the Netherlands, with cable testing underway in 2010 and full commercial operations planned for 2011.
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News'Voyager II' monitors wind farm sediment transport
Sediment transport at the seabed presents a range of risks to offshore activities. Scour can destabilise structures and uncover pipelines and cables. Sandbanks and channels move and present potential navigational hazards, and contaminated sediments from hydrocarbon exploration can be dispersed with potentially harmful consequences for the marine ecosystem.
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NewsAnniversary launch for Power Monitoring System
German couplings and dampers for marine diesels manufacturer Geislinger celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a new Power Monitoring System at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion
Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £ 32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead.
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Expansion planned at Estonia's Muuga terminal
The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia.
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NewsMake tracks to MarNIS concept demonstrations
The EC funded Maritime Navigation Information Services (MarNIS) project is getting ready to demonstrate its visionary concept in Genoa from 23 to 25 September and Lisbon on 15 and 16 October in front of a critical audience of policy makers and potential maritime stakeholders.
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NewsPort radar solution hits Sunderland and Fowey
The Port Marine Safety Code and other legislation makes it increasingly important that even the smallest ports and harbours monitor and control their waters effectively. AIS, a solution favoured by many ports, is of great benefit, but the accuracy of the information received depends upon the correct configuration of the ...
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NewsRIN 'Navcast' on an MP3 near you
The Royal Institute of Navigation has launched a bimonthly podcast to broaden public interest in navigation issues. It’ s called the NavCast, and it’ s on an MP3 player near you.
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NewsNew transceiver completes GMDSS package
NavComms distributor Icom (UK) Ltd has added a new VHF/DSC marine transceiver to its commercial line up. The unit is so new that only its first consignment has been sold.
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NewsProgress on objections to offshore wind
A landmark agreement has been reached between the UK Government and industry which aims to remove aviation and radar barriers to the major expansion of wind energy that has been outlined by Business Secretary John Hutton.
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NewsDeeper water wind farms under development
The challenge of generating increasing amounts of clean and sustainable energy is leading energy producers to investigate building bigger offshore wind farms in deeper waters. A major technical challenge is installing the foundations for such structures.
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NewsThe tide turns for nuclear giant
French power group EDF is planning build three to six turbines along the northern coast of Brittany to produce electricity from the energy in tidal currents.
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NewsBackground monitoring for Welsh coastline
Hampshire UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has recently supplied the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a data collection system for background monitoring at Skomer Marine Nature Reserve.
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NewsDamen introduce a new tractor design
For the first time in many years Damen Shipyards has introduced a new tractor tug design to their extensive range of series built tugs and workboats. In the recent past the company has ignored tractor designs, concentrating their efforts on the development of azimuthing stern drive shiphandling tugs of all ...
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NewsCrowley provide all year round Emergency Response Tug
Crowley Maritime Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Washington Department of Ecology to supply an all year round emergency response tug, to be based in Neah Bay, Washington state USA. This unprecedented move enables an emergency response tug to provide a continuous service to disabled ships, help prevent ...
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NewsBoskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project
A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai.
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Dredging underway for Corrib Field Development
The Department of the Transport in Ireland has announced that marine construction work has commenced in Broad Haven Bay, in North West County Mayo, as part of the Corrib Field Development.
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NewsGreen light signals success on Bute
Rothesay Harbour on the Isle of Bute has two equally important demands on its facilities, the car ferry and recreational boats are an equally important part of the island' s trade. When the 72m ferry comes bearing down on the tiny leisure craft, it can catch them in its wash ...
