All News articles – Page 223
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NewsClassic tourist boat electric conversion
Swedish tour operator Eco Sightseeing and electric marine specialists El & Marinteknik have revealed details of the retrofitting of a historic passenger boat with power supplied using Tesla second-life batteries writes Dag Pike.
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NewsStena Line expands in the Baltic Sea
Ferry company Stena Line has announced an expansion and strengthening of its operations across the Baltic Sea region.
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NewsDEME launches its first SOV
Belgian dredging and offshore contractor DEME has launched its first wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) based on a SWATH design at the CEMRE shipyard at Yalova in Turkey.
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€10m of economic activity per wind turbine
Wind energy provides 300,000 jobs in Europe and contributes €37bn to EU GDP every year according to WindEurope’s new report: ‘Wind Energy and economic recovery in Europe – How wind energy will put communities at the heart of the European recovery”.
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NewsStandardisation: the only way to make shore power happen
While mostly everyone agrees about the benefits of electric shore power and cold ironing for vessels in port, the race to market of rival systems is hindering its widespread adoption.
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NewsUK boatbuilder secures landing craft order
A UK boatbuilder has secured an order for a 14.4m landing craft with a shallow draft purposely designed to cope with substantial cargo loads.
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NewsDecarbonising our workboat operations: Where do we even begin?
Maritime Journal has partnered with Seawork and the Workboat Association to deliver the Commercial Marine Network’s new online conference series ‘Get Set for Workboat 2050’.
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NewsUK considers scheme to boost shipbuilding
A UK government department is currently considering the possibility of reintroducing a domestic finance instrument, with the aim of providing a more accessible means of obtaining finance for companies seeking to place orders at UK yards.
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NewsIron, yes iron! as a future fuel
A team of Dutch students is working on a project to develop a green energy system that will use iron powder as the basic fuel to generate steam with the aim of creating a propulsion system using recyclable fuels writes Dag Pike.
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NewsWork completes on UK port expansion
A port in North East England is well positioned to attract future investment, following completion of a multi-million-pound expansion programme.
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NewsOffshore energy storage collaboration begins
An offshore energy storage start-up has established a collaboration agreement with Subsea 7 to develop offshore energy storage solutions.
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NewsCoastguard oil spill membership agreement
Oil Spill Response Limited has announced the signing of a new membership agreement with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) for the provision of response services.
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NewsCoastal scheme unearths original promenade
On the UK south coast, sections of Southsea''s original promenade dating back to Edwardian times have been found during ground investigation works undertaken as part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme.
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NewsManufacturing grant for subsea startups
Innovative startups in the subsea industry could benefit from a manufacturing grant of up to GB£2,500.
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NewsInland shipping student event
How can new and innovative ideas improve the future prospects for inland shipping? An Innovation Challenge on this topic is the next step in the successful EU project #IWTS 2.0.
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NewsNorway’s largest ambulance boat has multiple new features
After four months of outfitting at Maritime Partner’s shipyard in Ålesund, Norway''s largest ambulance catamaran has been handed over to shipowner Loppa Legeskyssbåter.
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NewsSeagrass planting to protect vulnerable coastal areas
New grant funded research into the sustainable protection of vulnerable coastal areas aims at using seagrasses for their boosts to biodiversity and wave dampening.
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NewsDuroWipers lifeboat supply contract
DuroWipers is set to supply Class 60 pantographs to multiple lifeboats as part of a new contract.
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NewsNovel wave energy and desalination system to undergo testing
The Wave to Energy and Water (W2EW) project consortium has signed an agreement to test an innovative wave energy and water desalination prototype writes Andrew Williams.
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News10+MW for floating wind
An Iberdrola led international consortium has launched the FLAGSHIP project to develop and fabricate the first 10+MW floating offshore wind turbine which will be installed off the coast of Norway writes Dag Pike.
