All News articles – Page 462

  • Poole Quay will provide a focal point for the Harbour Festival in May 2017
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    European Maritime Day 2017- sponsorship packages still available

    2016-12-07T16:20:00Z

    European Maritime Day is the annual meeting point for Europe’s maritime community to network, discuss and forge joint action. The EMD 2017 conference and exhibition will be held on 18-19 May 2017 in Poole, UK.

  • As well as providing Buoyancy the Life Cell also stores safety essentials
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    Life Cell achieves SOLAS certification

    2016-12-07T10:57:00Z

    Australia- headquartered Life Cell Marine Safety has announced that its buoyancy device, Life Cell, has achieved SOLAS certification. The certificate of Type Approval as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance was granted by Lloyds Register under the IMO resolution A.580 (13) and the LSA code regulation I/1.2.

  • Deal struck between DeepOcean and DONG for Hornsea Project One
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    DeepOcean win contract for DONG project

    2016-12-06T12:37:00Z

    DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of the Dutch DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has won a contract for cable installation and trenching work for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Seawork Asia Workboat Forum 2016
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    Resounding success at Seawork Asia 2016

    2016-12-06T11:50:00Z

    The second edition of Mercator Media Limited’s Seawork Asia Exhibition opened its doors on 29th November at the World EXPO Exhibition & Convention Centre Shanghai.

  • Rob Voskuil
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    Rob Voskuil: Dutch Workboats

    2016-12-05T16:10:00Z

    While modern technology can help you make some “very clever decisions”, said Dutch Work Boats MD and founder Rob Voskuil, it is definitely a mixed blessing.

  • Meercat Workboats has moved to new premises in Southampton
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    Meercat moves into new premises

    2016-12-05T16:08:00Z

    Meercat Workboats has moved to new purpose built premises in Hythe Marine Park, Southampton

  • An aerial view of Alexandra Dock
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    Offshore wind milestone for ABP

    2016-12-05T15:37:00Z

    Siemens’ new wind power factory at ABP’s Port of Hull has manufactured its first turbine blade.

  • MAKO tidal turbine deployment
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    FORESEA programme announces support for ocean energy technology testing

    2016-12-02T18:39:00Z

    Early in November, the EU backed Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action (FORESEA) Programme confirmed that it had awarded a ''recommendation for support'' to several marine renewable energy technology developers in an effort to help them commercialise their systems by providing free access to North-West Europe''s world-leading network ...

  • Bay of Fundy deployment
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    French and Canadian teams collaborate on tidal energy projects

    2016-12-02T18:16:00Z

    Early in November representatives of the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) and France Energies Marines (FEM) signed an agreement committing the two organisations to work together on a range of research projects focused on improving technologies and applications for tidal energy in the Bay of Fundy and ...

  • Starboard lateral marks about to be laid
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    Marine aids to navigation around offshore wind farms

    2016-12-02T18:01:00Z

    During October, the Canada-headquartered navigation technology company Sabik Offshore and Netherlands based outfit Orga Aviation launched a collaborative initiative to create and commercialise an integrated marine aids to navigation and aviation obstruction solution specifically designed to enable ''safe sea and air navigation in the vicinity of offshore wind farms.''

  • Emily Scragg of the BTO in her natural habitat
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    Project to deepen understanding of gull behaviour around offshore sites

    2016-12-02T16:59:00Z

    During October, Denmark- headquartered offshore wind giant DONG Energy and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) launched a collaborative initiative to deepen understanding of how the endangered Lesser Black-backed Gull behaves around offshore wind farms.

  • Transocean Winner stranding and ETV provision under the spotlight
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    Transocean Winner stranding and ETV provision under the spotlight

    2016-12-02T16:41:00Z

    The House of Commons Transport Committee has heard oral evidence from five witnesses following the ‘Transocean Winner’ stranding earlier in 2016 including examination of ETV provision in UK waters.

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    UXO project for 6 Alpha Associates

    2016-12-02T12:34:00Z

    6 Alpha Associates is currently managing a comprehensive Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk for Beatrice Offshore Wind Limited (BOWL), a project located in the Moray Firth.

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    Ardent to the rescue in Hamburg

    2016-12-02T12:16:00Z

    Salvage service provider Ardent has assisted in extinguishing a fire in a container vessel alongside its berth in Hamburg.

  • The new tugs will join Keppel Smit's fleet in Singapore (Keppel Smit)
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    Two more LNG-fuelled tugs on the way

    2016-12-02T12:15:00Z

    Dutch maritime service provider Royal Boskalis Westminster has signed an order for two dual-fuel harbour tugs to be operated in Singapore by joint venture companies Keppel Smit Towage and Maju Maritime.

  • 'Celal Safi' will operate at Safi Port Turkey (RAL)
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    Deliveries and new offering from Sanmar

    2016-12-02T12:09:00Z

    News from Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar this month includes addition of a new Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed Sanmar Exclusive tractor tug to its portfolio and delivery of two RAmparts 2400SX examples to domestic owners.

  • 'Seaways 24' is a significant hybrid delivery from Keppel Simgmarine (RAL)
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    Busy times for Robert Allan Ltd

    2016-12-02T11:58:00Z

    Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) is once again demonstrating a global presence with news taking us from the USA to Chile, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Dubai and Mauritius.

  • Four ASD 3212s are part of the 13 vessel US order for Damen (Damen)
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    Rolls-Royce to supply equipment for 13-vessel Damen order

    2016-12-02T11:51:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to supply propulsion and deck equipment for a major order awarded by Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to Damen Shipyards for 13 tugs to service contracts in Texas and Valdez.

  • Ibercisa supplied a double-drum hydraulic escort winch for VB Xaloc (RAL)
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    Zamakona delivers number one of ten to Boluda

    2016-12-02T11:47:00Z

    Spain’s Zamakona Yards has delivered the first of ten new design escort tractor tugs built to exacting and specific requirements, for Boluda Towage and Salvage.

  • Thorax is starting a new career under the ownership of Alfons Hakans (Ostensjo)
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    TOWLINES

    2016-12-02T11:40:00Z

    The fleet of Finnish towing and salvage services provider Alfons Håkans has received a boost following purchase of the 7,200bhp, 85tbp ASD tug ‘Thorax’ from Østensjø Rederi.