All News articles – Page 271

  • John Deere engines
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    Hybrid emissions regulations help

    2019-11-14T12:42:00Z

    A new rating for hybrid vessels with diesel power is in development to help marine stakeholders meet hybrid emissions regulations.

  • Due into service in early 2020 following an 18-month build, the Fair Isle is the latest in a series of investments in gill health by Scottish Sea Farms
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    £1.9m workboat for aquaculture

    2019-11-14T11:22:00Z

    Scottish Sea Farms is set to take delivery of a new purpose-built workboat to increase response times to gill health issues.

  • Oil recovery systems can be adapted for cleanup of floating plastics (Photo: NOFO)
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    Oil spill techniques to clean up ocean plastic

    2019-11-14T10:54:00Z

    The skills learnt from developing the means to clean up oil spills are now being used by a Norwegian consortium to target the growing amount of plastic waste littering the World’s oceans writes Dag Pike.

  • Gael Force Group subcontracted Green Marine Energy Services  to carry out deployment and positioning of the hardware
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    Twin anchor arrays for 11,000 ton caisson gates

    2019-11-14T09:53:00Z

    A new anchoring system installation, designed to accommodate and secure the concrete caisson gates at a large Scottish dry dock facility, has been successfully deployed.

  • DTOceanPlus project
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    Tidal and wave project progresses

    2019-11-13T12:08:00Z

    Two key deliverables have been announced for an €8m project which aims to develop and test a software suite of advanced design tools for tidal and wave systems.

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    Greenlink planning applications in

    2019-11-13T11:33:00Z

    The first planning applications have been submitted in Ireland and Wales for the Greenlink electricity interconnector, an electricity grid connection across the Irish Sea.

  • ZF and ADS van STIGT partnership
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    ZF expands distribution network

    2019-11-13T11:09:00Z

    Technology group ZF is expanding its product distribution to important European markets.

  • PrimePort Timaru has installed Trelleborg’s SafePilot CAT MAX
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    High accuracy pilot positioning

    2019-11-13T11:09:00Z

    An electronic navigation and piloting system from a European industry leader is central to an upgrade to increase capacity at a New Zealand port.

  • The bubble barrier is a long, perforated tube with a length of 60 metres that runs diagonally across the bottom of the canal
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    Bubble barrier aims to collect floating waste

    2019-11-13T10:46:00Z

    A Bubble barrier that is designed to collect floating waste but allow free passage to boats and ships is being established on the Westerdok Canal in Amsterdam under a three-year pilot scheme writes Dag Pike.

  • MMS Offshore now boasts three high-spec work vessels
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    Yorkshire lending package for fleet expansion

    2019-11-13T10:22:00Z

    MMS Offshore Renewable Services has used a major lending package from Yorkshire Bank, alongside its own capital, to acquire a new Damen Fast Crew Supplier Twin Axe vessel, named ‘MMS Superior’.

  • Richard Greiner, Partner, Shipping & Transport at BDO
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    Insurance and finance driving vessel operating cost rise

    2019-11-13T10:00:00Z

    An international accountant and shipping adviser has predicted that total operating costs in the shipping industry are expected to rise by 2.5% in 2019 and by 2.7% in 2020.

  • tidal turbines
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    Tidal energy investment opportunity

    2019-11-12T14:25:00Z

    A tidal energy company aims to fast-track tidal energy technology and accelerate growth across Europe and North America with a new investment opportunity.

  • 'Bourbon Evolution'
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    Over 100 OSVs to use Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress

    2019-11-11T13:17:00Z

    An offshore oil and gas marine services company has signed a contract committing more than 100 offshore support vessels (OSVs) to Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress maritime broadband service.

  • Marine Resources has conducted a national Salary Survey
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    Marine industry salary survey

    2019-11-11T12:49:00Z

    Shore-based UK recruitment specialists, Marine Resources, has conducted a national Salary Survey in partnership with British Marine and Maritime UK.

  • The platform acts as a central hub, centralising and integrating all the dredging process systems
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    Centralising and integrating multiple systems

    2019-11-11T12:40:00Z

    Heavily promoted at the recent Europort Expo, a unique virtualization and visualization platform for dredgers could soon see use in many other vessels.

  • The vessels will be equipped with a battery package enabling them to sail for 2.5 hours at 9km/h
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    Hybrid vessels for harbour patrol duties

    2019-11-11T12:08:00Z

    A large European port has emphasised its sustainability and safety ambitions with the recent order of a pair of hybrid harbour patrol vessels.

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    UK shipyard buyer found

    2019-11-11T11:32:00Z

    A conditional contract has been announced for the purchase of assets of the former Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited and Harland and Wolff Group Plc.

  • The vessels were designed by Bruce Roberts Europe BV, based in the Netherlands
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    Patrol boat contract awarded

    2019-11-11T11:25:00Z

    A UK specialist builder of aluminium and steel workboats has recently been awarded the build contract for four patrol boats for Nigeria.

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    COBRAcable test

    2019-11-11T10:40:00Z

    Prysmian Group, has successfully completed the HVDC test on the submarine interconnector COBRAcable that links The Netherlands and Denmark.

  • Corroglass 600 Series is a high-performance glass flake coating system
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    Pipe corrosion protection

    2019-11-11T10:29:00Z

    Corroserve was contracted by Cammell Laird to corrosion protect the internal surfaces of seawater pipe spools and slip on flanges on recently completed polar research vessel ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’.