All News articles – Page 257

  • For 100 years the San Juan Bay Pilots have ensured the safe and efficient movement of all types of vessels
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    Puerto Rican pilot boat will meet challenging conditions

    2020-02-05T10:07:00Z

    Seawork 2020 exhibitor Safehaven Marine has delivered an Interceptor 48 pilot vessel to the San Juan Bay Pilots, Puerto Rico.

  • 'Polarcus Naila' in dry dock at Navalrocha's Portugal shipyard
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    33 day refit for cutting edge seismic vessel

    2020-02-03T16:47:00Z

    Portugal’s Navalrocha shipyard has completed a multi-million-euro repair and refit project for Dubai-based marine geophysical company Polarcus.

  • The innovative DP system for plough boats was first applied and tested on a Dutch ship
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    Improved dynamic positioning for plough boats

    2020-02-03T16:15:00Z

    A Dutch marine electronics company has developed a special dynamic positioning (DP) system for plough boats that equalize the seabed after dredging.

  • Ibercisa
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    Ibercisa’s winching milestone

    2020-02-03T15:10:00Z

    Ibercisa Deck Machinery, specialising in deck machinery for the fishing and maritime industries, has achieved a winching milestone while celebrating its 50th anniversary.

  • suspension boat
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    Suspension for hulls not seats

    2020-02-03T13:12:00Z

    Yanmar has signed a technology transfer agreement with the aim of commercialising its vessels by utilising marine suspension technology.

  • 'NP289' shows off its beaching abilities
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    Versatile assets chartered for pipe drilling project

    2020-01-31T15:53:00Z

    A Dutch boatbuilder and marine operator has made two of its multi-purpose pontoons available to a Western Scheldt drilling operation.

  • INNTERESTING consortium at the launch meeting
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    Turbine bearing and gearbox longevity project

    2020-01-31T11:17:00Z

    INNTERESTING consortium at the launch meetingThe INNTERESTING project will develop innovative virtual and hybrid testing methods for prototype validation of pitch bearing and gearbox components.Coordinated by the Technological Research Centre IKERLAN, the INNTERESTING project has a budget of €4.75M and it is financed by the European Union´s H2020 Research and ...

  • Saaremaa offshore wind farm
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    Van Oord joins Estonian offshore wind project

    2020-01-31T10:18:00Z

    Van Oord has partnered with an Estonian developer to develop an offshore wind farm in the country.

  • Iron Ocean
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    GB£1m funding drive for survival garment

    2020-01-30T17:30:00Z

    The man behind a self-heating survival garment design aims to raise GB£1m to start manufacturing the prototype.

  • Testing the turbine
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    60kW turbine turns kinetic energy to electric

    2020-01-30T16:03:00Z

    An Irish renewables company has completed the deployment and testing of its 60kW (DPR60) turbine which will convert kinetic energy within rivers, estuaries and tidal flows into clean, predictable electrical power.

  • Cheetah Number 500
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    New catamaran features updated hull design

    2020-01-30T12:46:00Z

    A newly-launched 11.2m catamaran features an updated hull design as well as specific design features for the charter and adventure series.

  • A South Korean installation facing 45m per second winds. Photo: Seaflex
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    Holding the sun catchers: moorings take on new challenges

    2020-01-30T12:36:00Z

    Interest in floating solar is growing fast – but the challenges are also rising, especially for the moorings, writes Stevie Knight.

  • The ‘nominally sized’ DeltaSea has 6.5m arms and can cover up to 0.5 km2 of water surface area during a 24-hour operation period
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    Breaking into the plastics and marine debris market

    2020-01-30T12:24:00Z

    A V-shaped, zero-emission floating debris collector is due to hit the market later this year.

  • “There are few standard engineering solutions... It's a bare metal electrical engineering exercise.”  James Morfee, McKay
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    James Morfee: MacKay Marine Engineering

    2020-01-30T12:16:00Z

    You might assume that vessel design would present the steepest challenge for a new type of electric ferry to be launched this spring, but no, for James Morfee of McKay, New Zealand, “it”s the charger”.

  • The partners at the launch ceremony
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    Dutch money for short-sea shipping sector

    2020-01-30T12:03:00Z

    The Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, has inaugurated the €250 million NesecShipping Debt Fund.

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    Cork less buoyant

    2020-01-30T11:56:00Z

    The Port of Cork has reported that the combined total traffic through both the Port of Cork and Bantry Bay Port Company took a dip of 5% from 10.6 million tonnes, to just over 10 million tonnes in 2019.

  • Przemek Marek is a renewables consultant in the advisory team at Xodus
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    New wind analysis offering

    2020-01-30T11:04:00Z

    An international energy consultancy has expanded its renewables capabilities with the addition of a new wind analysis team.

  • 'Viking Energy'
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    €10m funding for ammonia fuel cell project

    2020-01-29T12:19:00Z

    A maritime innovation project looking to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel has been awarded €10m funding from the European Union.

  • Kloeckner joins forces with NobelClad
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    Welding a new partnership

    2020-01-29T11:31:00Z

    A new partnership between a world leader in dissimilar metal bonding and the largest mill-independent multi-metal stockholder and distributor in the UK is set to benefit customers.

  • COBRA in pool demonstration
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    Emergency rebreathing apparatus shortlisted

    2020-01-29T11:05:00Z

    Commercial and defence diving company JFD, has announced that it has been named as a finalist in the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Innovation category for the Offshore Achievement Awards 2020.