Marine Construction News – Page 129
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NewsNew deal improves German yard outlook
Extensive cruise ship building work for four big German shipyards in the new Lloyd Werft Group has reversed dismal order prospects on the Baltic and breathed some new life into German shipbuilding and the job situation.
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NewsSwiss Army gets Finnish boats
To maintain effective frontier and waterway supervision and protection the Swiss Army is bringing in patrol boats from Marine Alutech in Finland to replace older boats scheduled to leave service.
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NewsFrisia Offshore gets third CTV cat
A third crew transfer and supply catamaran has joined the fleet of wind farm service company Frisia Offshore, expanding the north German firm’s fleet capability and engagement in the North Sea wind energy sector.
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NewsRiverBus service for Hamburg
What has been billed as Germany’s first amphibian vehicle service to offer combined tours on land and water has gone into service in the city and port of Hamburg for HafenCity RiverBus.
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NewsWidening channels and building new industry at Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam currently has two projects of interest under way, widening a narrow channel used by inland shipping and constructing a deepsea quay for a new development to build offshore wind farm components.
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NewsWave piercing pilot boat
Estonia''s Baltic Workboats has announced that the first vessel of its new 15-metre aluminium wave-piercing platform has successfully been built, tested and handed over to customer - Estonian Pilot Ltd.
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Cyprus concessions
UAE-headquartered DP World and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus have entered into two separate concession agreements for the commercialisation of activities within Limassol port, Cyprus.
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NewsMoving towards a less damaging working environment
Tim Rees of Canada-headquartered suspension seating company, SHOXS, brings us up-to-date in the long-running saga of the implementation of the European Union''s Directive 2002/44/EC.
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NewsAlewijnse wins order for ‘Belgica’ refit
Netherlands-headquartered system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems has won a significant order for the refit of the key electrical systems on board ‘RV Belgica’, an oceanographic research vessel owned by the Belgian state.
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News1,400t upending tool
Netherlands-headquartered Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has selected IHC IQIP to provide piling and handling equipment for its operations at the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project in the UK.
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NewsPile Dredge Tool
Combining Dutch subsea engineering company Seatools’ key strengths of subsea equipment development and dredging expertise, the company launches its latest product: Pile Dredge Tool (PDT).
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NewsLifeboat refit
The UK’s South Boats IOW Ltd. has announced that its latest Severn Class Lifeboat refit has been completed, trialled and successfully accepted back into service for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
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NewsScaldis heavy lift vessel ‘Gulliver’
Belgium-headquartered Scaldis and its shareholders have announced that its new DP II heavy lift vessel will sail under the name ‘Gulliver’.
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NewsWight decision
UK marine environmental consultancy ABP Marine Environental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has expressed agreement with the Isle of Wight''s recent decision to grant Wightlink Ferries planning permission for improvements to port facilities at the company''s Fishbourne car ferry terminal.
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NewsHamburg ship repairer wins marine engineering award
German ship builder and repairer Reederei NSB has been presented with an award for the best innovation made in the maritime industry in the past year at the European Marine Engineering Conference and Awards in Amsterdam.
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NewsTidal flats newbuild is jack-of-all-trades
North German authorities have taken a new, multi-talented maintenance boat into service to guarantee regular ferry access in the tidal flats between the mainland and the East Frisian Islands.
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NewsEco upgrade for Weser ports fleet
What is believed to be the first LNG driven hopper barge to serve in a European port is joining the fleet of Weser port management company Bremenports after completion in Holland.
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NewsMulti-purpose coastal workboat
In early April, a well-equipped workboat with type designation Alusafe 1500 MPV (Multi-Purpose Vessel) was delivered from Norway’s Maritime Partner AS to the Port Authority of Aalesund.
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NewsCreating a Nordic maritime hub
An EU funded project called the Nordic Maritime Hub project has been initiated at the Port of Frederikshavn in Denmark.
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NewsBulging order book for Goodchild Marine
Goodchild Marine of Burgh Castle, UK has signed contracts to build a number of pilot vessels and a passenger catamaran. This will secure the jobs of the current workforce and provide jobs for more local boat builders and technicians yet to be recruited.
