All News articles – Page 216
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NewsHigh-speed platform aids tech development
Autonomous systems development could be given a boost with a new high-speed technology demonstrator vessel currently nearing the end of a refit project.
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NewsSwiss barge service to key European terminals
A new regular barge service will operate from Basel-Kleinhüningen and Basel-Birsfelden to various deepsea terminals at the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
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NewsWavewalker jack-up on site at Dawlish
Network Rail has started work on the second section of the new, bigger sea wall at Dawlish, Devon, UK.
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NewsECMAs open now for 2021
Nominations are now open for the 2021 European Commercial Marine Awards, which will be presented at Seawork in June.
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NewsDee estuary tidal lagoon plans
Mostyn SeaPower, a subsidiary of The Port of Mostyn, has developed proposals for a tidal lagoon in the outer Dee Estuary, North Wales.
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NewsFOSS system aids Chartwell efficiency
An offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator has ordered two further Chartwell Marine 24 catamarans that will be the first equipped with a new foil optimisation and stability system (FOSS) designed by BAR Technologies.
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NewsCruise boosts SMS Group
The SMS Group is capitalising on cruise business following a recent move that has made it the only ship repairer based within the Port of Southampton.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
This month’s review of newbuild tug deliveries and orders focuses on two of the best known and most prolific builders of such vessels, Damen Shipyards Group and Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsLNG bunkering - the tug and barge method
A project with European involvement will see LNG bunkering services in the US provided by an articulated tug and barge unit (ATB).
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NewsKotug debuts in South America
Kotug has acquired a powerful anchor-handling tug on the back of a long-term oil field support contract in Guyana.
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NewsTwo new ETVs for Norwegian coastline
Norway''s coastline now has an increased layer of protection with the arrival of two additional Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs).
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NewsSchottel equips Russian and Kenyan tugs
Propulsion manufacturer Schottel is busy supplying propulsion units to anchor-handling tugs in Russia and a salvage tug in Kenya.
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NewsMarathon rescue tow for South African ETV
South Africa’s ETV ‘SA Amandla’ has completed a 4,220-mile round trip in hurricane force winds to recover a disabled fishing vessel in mid-South Atlantic.
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NewsSmit Salvage working globally
Smit Salvage is a long-enduring name in the world of salvage and recent activities indicate its expertise as much in demand as ever.
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NewsMobile network for 5G testbed
The world’s first 5G ocean-based marine testbed will benefit from a 5G mobile private network built by Vodafone using Nokia equipment.
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USWE project concludes
In November 2018 the EU Social Partners of the Shipbuilding and Maritime Equipment sector, SEA Europe and industriAll Europe, together with Tknika, the Basque VET Applied Research Centre, and Turku University of Applied Science, launched a joint project for Upskilling Shipbuilding Workforce in Europe (USWE).
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NewsGiant canal upgrade enters new phase
A €500 million widening project just inaugurated on Germany’s Kiel Canal is but one part of an extensive €2.6 billion upgrade of the world’s busiest man-made waterway, writes Tom Todd.
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Major developments at Ravenna
A programme of major developments at the Italian Adriatic port of Ravenna has been announced that will include dredging and quay development.
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NewsSelf-aligning floating wind turbine
A new concept of floating wind turbine allows the whole floating unit to weathercock to the wind direction thus potentially saving on costs and complexity.
