All News articles – Page 445

  • The 7MW Siemens turbines will have a rotor diameter of 154 metres
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    DEME continues German successes

    2017-03-09T16:41:00Z

    The GeoSea division of the DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering division and Siemens have concluded an EPCI foundation contract for the Hohe See offshore wind farm.

  • The electric cranes will help modernise and improve port efficiency in Puerto Rico Photo: Aidan Fleming, Port of Cork
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    Electric cranes for LNG ops

    2017-03-09T14:55:00Z

    Liebherr is delivering efficient electric cranes to Puerto Rico which will be used to load and discharge containerised cargo aboard Crowley’s two new LNG powered Con-Ro ships.

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    European Shipping Week success

    2017-03-09T14:21:00Z

    European Shipping Week (ESW) saw leaders of the shipping industry and regulators from the European Union discuss issues of mutual concern.

  • Mr Volwater is looking forward to fulfilling his dream of working towards Team Akzo Nobel’s challenge in the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race
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    Race related reshuffle

    2017-03-09T13:12:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered commercial marine naval architects C-Job is reorganising its management team to allow Managing Director Job Volwater to move into the position of Commercial Director as Mr Volwater has accepted the position of Team Akzo Nobel Sailing Director for the duration of the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race.

  • One of Teignbridge's staples is its C-Foil marine propeller
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    Commercial propulsion project partnership

    2017-03-08T13:50:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is partnering Teignbridge Propellers International Limited (TPIL) on a £3m project to develop a High Efficiency Propulsion System (HEPS) for ships.

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    Low environmental impact cabling using GPS

    2017-03-08T11:48:00Z

    Jan de Nul completed 5km of cabling through an environmentally sensitive area in just five days with the help of centimetre-level RTK positioning using Septentrio’s AsteRx-U GPS system.

  • Peter Robinson: The industry was lucky to get away without a major incident in those early days
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    Peter Robinson: MPI Workboats

    2017-03-08T11:14:00Z

    “Back in wind’s early days we’d go merrily putting the jackup’s feet down with just a few borehole samples taken here and there to tell us what we were standing on - like a farmer tramping round a cow-field, lucky to avoid the obvious hazards,” said Peter Robinson of MPI.

  • Jan Grothusen, CEO of Guidance Marine, receiving Dynamic Positioning 2017 Award
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    Guidance Marine wins award for innovation

    2017-03-08T10:46:00Z

    Guidance Marine picked up the Dynamic Positioning 2017 award at the Offshore Support Journal Annual Awards for its targetless sensor.

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    Seawork app announced

    2017-03-08T10:13:00Z

    Plans have been announced for a Seawork App for this year’s Seawork International, due to be debuted this Spring.

  • 'HNLMS Pelikaan' at the Parera naval base in Willemstad, Curaçao
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    Naval work for Alewijnse

    2017-03-08T09:51:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered global system integrator Alewijnse Marine has signed a contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy for the electrical refit of ‘HNLMS Pelikaan’ (A804), a logistics support vessel designed and built for operations in the Caribbean Sea.

  • 'Red Jet 3' at Wight Shipyard Co with 'Njord Avocet' in the background
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    Red Jet refurb

    2017-03-08T09:20:00Z

    UK, Solent ferry provider Red Funnel’s high speed passenger ferry ‘Red Jet 3’ has undergone her annual survey and refit with Wight Shipyard Co at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight marking the first time the vessel has been refitted on the Island since it was built there by ...

  • The LMOS Sweeper has a solid flotation design which ensures it is easy to deploy
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    Innovative new oil recovery system

    2017-03-07T13:38:00Z

    Global environmental solutions company, Lamor Corporation, has demonstrated an innovative new way to recover oil in Halifax, Canada, which is based on the fish net trawling principle.

  • Taking off on ‘R1’ in Bermuda (Photo: Alex Palmer/ Land Rover BAR)
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    Virtual chase boat

    2017-03-07T11:11:00Z

    It’s not often that we get to mention the business of racing yachts in the pages of Maritime Journal, but the remote monitoring system being used by British America’s Cup contenders Landrover BAR, could solve problems that also exist in the commercial marine world.

  • Jan-Erik Räsänen as its Head of New Technology
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    Energy saving appointment

    2017-03-07T10:14:00Z

    Finnish naval architecture and engineering company Foreship has appointed well-known ship energy expert Jan-Erik Räsänen as its Head of New Technology with effect from March 1, 2017.

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    Patrol boats equipped with Netwave VDR

    2017-03-07T09:31:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered Netwave has received order to deliver its voyage data recorders for six Patrol Craft belonging to a maritime law enforcement agency in South East Asia.

  • Cox CXO300 on the factory floor
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    Cox diesel insight

    2017-03-07T09:30:00Z

    British diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain, will release more information about the patented and unique technology that has been used in its pioneering new concept diesel outboard, the CXO300 at Seawork International in June, ahead its 2018 launch.

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    Hybrid electric feasibility guide

    2017-03-07T08:45:00Z

    US classification society ABS has published the ‘ABS Advisory on Hybrid Electric Power Systems’ to provide what it calls ‘the critical information marine and offshore owners and operators need to make smarter decisions about energy generation and storage’.

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    EU shipping policy gaps need tackling

    2017-03-06T15:47:00Z

    EU shipping policy is solid but there are policy gaps which need addressing to sustain further growth, that is according to a new study presented at European Shipping Week.

  • Artist impression of the Orion
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    Offshore installation vessel for DEME

    2017-03-06T15:37:00Z

    DEME has ordered a next generation offshore installation vessel which will be built at COSCO in China.

  • MoorMaster system uses vacuum pads to hold the ship in its berth
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    MoorMaster at Helsinki

    2017-03-03T12:49:00Z

    A state-of-the-art automated docking system has been installed in the new West Terminal 2 at Helsinki, Finland and it will be used to speed up the berthing of a new ferry.