Marine Construction News – Page 132
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NewsGeorgia plans new deep-water port
Georgia''s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced that the Anaklia Development Consortium has been awarded the contract to build and develop a new deep sea port close to the town of Anaklia on Georgia''s Black Sea coast.
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NewsConstruction begins on 'Bibby Wavemaster1'
Following the recent contract signing for the first ever Damen Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with walk-to-work capability, the first steel was cut in February at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.
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NewseLearning to paint
Netherlands-headquartered global coatings company AkzoNobel and Marlins, a leading brand in Maritime English and technical e-learning solutions for the shipping, cruise and offshore industries, have collaborated on a global training solution to support the effective onboard application and maintenance of the International range of marine coatings.
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News40 boat order for Dutch rescue
Dutch aluminium boat builder Tinn-Silver is working on a 40 boat order that was placed by the Reddingsbrigade, the Dutch Life-saving organisation that provides rescue and support to users of the extensive Dutch inland waterways system.
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NewsRiver Murray ferry solution
BMT Design & Technology Pty Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of UK-headquartered BMT Group Ltd, has recently completed a design project for the South Australian Government’s Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).
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NewsRostock rebuilds strategic Cruise Pier 7
Being completed by April in the east German Baltic port of Rostock is the nine-month rebuilding of Pier 7, a facility seen as strategically essential for the future of the port’s Warnemünde Cruise Centre and its booming cruise shipping business.
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NewsParagon SAR 31
Norwegian builder Paragon, which is part of the Nimbus Group, introduced a version of their 31 Cabin last year which was aimed at the commercial sector.
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NewsFerretti Security & Defence
Ferretti Security and Defence, or FSD for short, is a new business division of the Italian Ferretti Group which plans to offer a series of patrol boats for surveillance and patrol duties.
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NewsMooring components for first floating wind park
Offshore energy major Statoil has signed a contract with Spain’s Vicinay Marine to design, manufacture and deliver mooring components for the world’s first floating offshore wind park: The Hywind pilot park offshore Scotland.
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NewsMMT offshore OTEC contract
Sweden-headquartered MMT has announced the contract award for the underwater surveying prior to the potential construction of the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) NEMO project by DCNS, a world leader in naval defence.
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NewsFirst pair of icebreakers enter Hamburg service
Two new multi-purpose, eco-friendly icebreakers have gone into service in Germany’s biggest seaport, Hamburg, and will be followed by an even bigger pair of all-rounders later this year.
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NewsRescue role for former trawler
German shipyard Pella Sietas in Hamburg-Neuenfelde has taken on the former British trawler and fishery research ship ‘Clupea’, which is being overhauled and refitted by March for service as a refugee rescue ship in the Mediterranean.
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NewsNew Year specials fill versatile German yards
Specialist workboats, small passenger ferries, pollution control vessels and research ships are among callers filling docks at German yards in the opening months of the New Year.
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NewsRemote controlled harbour dredging
Italian dredging equipment manufacturer Dragflow recently supplied a Remote controlled dredge for a harbour dredging project in Italy’s Marina Sveva.
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NewsViking’s longship modifications
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, is currently undertaking a substantial modification and maintenance contract for six inland cruise vessels owned by Viking River Cruises. With this winter service complete, all six vessels – known as longships – will be ready for the coming river cruise ...
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NewsEcospeed for Polish research vessel
In November and December last year Ecospeed, from Belgian company Hydrex, was applied on the hull of the multi-purpose research vessel ‘Imor’ in Gdansk, Poland.
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NewsAntwerp setting records again
In 2015 for the first time in its history the Belgian port of Antwerp passed the 200 million tonne mark for the volume of freight handled, by a wide margin.
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NewsSeaVex refurbishment wins German plaudits
After a 4 week refurbishment of the recently acquired SeaVex, UK- headquartered subsea cable specialist Pharos Offshore currently has a team of 7 personnel manning the Mass Flow Excavator ready for a cable burial project in the Wesser estuary in Germany.
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NewsPile Ring is launched to the UK and Ireland market
Every marine operator and boat owner at some point has experienced problems and challenges associated with safe and secure mooring, changing tides, river levels and conditions.
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Breakwater construction webinar
On March 2nd 2016 UK-based CodaOctopus will be hosting a Breakwater Construction Webinar, free and open to all interested parties. The webinar is aimed at construction companies, design consultancies, operating companies, diving and marine survey companies and any other interested party involved with breakwater construction.
