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Ocean Kinetics buys 25% of MMG Ocean
Scottish engineering firm Ocean Kinetics has bought a 25% stake in Irish coded welding and marine fabricator MMG Ocean (formerly MMG Welding).
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Seafarers post Brexit: Navigating the changes
Post-Brexit legal landscape for seafarers and vessels: what are the changes and how can we navigate them? Immigration lawyer Mandie Sewa has provided Maritime Journal with a few pointers.
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Irish patrol vessels seize cocaine worth €160 million
Four men have appeared in an Irish court after a container ship was impounded with what is the country’s largest ever drugs haul, media reports say.
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Sir Timothy Laurence appointed IMRF patron
The International Maritime Rescue Federation has appointed Sir Timothy Laurence, the husband of the British Princess Anne, as patron.
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Britoil snaps up bulk of Vroon’s offshore support fleet
Britoil Offshore Services has bought 30 vessels from Vroon Offshore Services following the Dutch firm’s decision to divest itself of most of its offshore support fleet.
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Taiwan offshore wind wins Norwegian financial backing
Eksfin aims to increase Norwegian exports to the Far East offshore wind markets
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VIDEO: Work begins to restore 150-year-old viaduct
UK train operator Network Rail is restoring a 150-year-old railway viaduct with the help of floating pontoons.
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Subsea cable failures could derail offshore wind ambitions
There is a great need to improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables
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VIDEO: Mitsui OSK puts money into floating wind
Dutch floating wind start-up TouchWind has been given a boost by Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Ltd (MOL).
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SMST to deliver first 3D crane to US SOV
Despite recent apparent misgivings within the US offshore wind industry – a recent auction received just one bid – there are many signs that the sector is still emerging and it is offering up opportunities to the better-established Europeans.
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VIDEO: The non-stop work of UK’s Maritime Pilots
The UK Maritime Pilots Association has released a video showing the work pilots carry out 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
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Methanol Part II: Is the workboat sector ready?
Switching from diesel to methanol might be possible in workboats if we accept an overhaul of duty cycles, says Workboat Association CEO Kerrie Forster. Stevie Knight has a look at the potentials - and the problems.
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LISW tugs seminar throws up more questions than answers
A seminar hosted by Titanic builder Harland & Wolff put tugs under the spotlight for London Shipping Week attendees – but few definitive answers came out other than the necessity of doing it.
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Prysmian wins €630 million subsea contract
A 1,000MW submarine transmission cable will hook up two parts of Italy to increase energy exchange between two parts of the country.
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‘Pioneer of Belfast’ makes debut in London
Artemis Technologies’ 100% electric foiling workboat made her debut on the River Thames during London Shipping Week – and took Maritime Journal for a quick spin while she was at it.
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‘Seagull’ AI port security launched on international stage
Dutch software engineers BrainCreators is launching its ‘Seagull’ port surveillance system at London Shipping Week this week.
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P&O SPOTLIGHT: More than cruises and ferries
Peter Barker scrutinises P&O Maritime Logistics, which offers far more than cocktails by the pool.
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Automated docking ‘ushers in new age of boating’
A partnership between Raymarine and automation specialist Avikus promise to ‘usher in a new age of boating’
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OEG Renewables buys marine surveyor
Offshore wind firm OEG Renewables (OEGR) has bought marine surveying company Geosight to strengthen what it can offer in offshore renewable energy, subsea cables and marine civils, it says.
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UK/German merger forms to focus on floating renewables
Schottel Marine Technologies is the new name of a merger between Aquos Schottel Marine Technologies and Swift Anchors, which is based in Scotland.