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  • British Engineering Excellence Awards 2016 award for Punk
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    Punk Couplings wins award

    2016-11-11T15:46:00Z

    Punk Couplings has been awarded the Best New Product of the Year award during the British Engineering Excellence Awards 2016.

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    Marine Maintenance Management

    2016-11-11T09:18:00Z

    Conference organiser ACI has announced Amsterdam, The Netherlands as the host city for its 13th Marine Maintenance Management Conference taking place on 1st & 2nd March 2017.

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    Insurer releases ‘Endurance Guide’

    2016-11-11T09:06:00Z

    According to UK-headquartered P&I club The Shipowners'' Club the low oil prices and shipping rates of the past few years have presented some of the greatest challenges ever faced by many of its members. With this in mind the Club has just released, together with CTRL an ''Endurance Guide'' to ...

  • LNG powered 'Minerva' under construction in Kinderdijk (Photo: Royal IHC)
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    Innovative dredgers recognised

    2016-11-11T08:36:00Z

    European dredging specialists DEME and Royal IHC have been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers which are currently under construction.

  • It’s good news for the UK offshore wind market, but what about solar and wave?
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    Government backing for British offshore wind

    2016-11-10T17:09:00Z

    RenewableUK says the UK Government''s planned next round of competitive auctions to support offshore wind will provide a boost for British industry, but there is less certainty if Scottish renewables and other sectors such as solar and wave will also benefit.

  • The prime markets for the OXE diesel outboard are for use on tenders and boats operated on naval, military, rescue and commercial applications where safety, durability, performance and ease of service are important
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    OXE Diesel starts production

    2016-11-10T17:04:00Z

    After four years of development and testing the Swedish company Cimco Marine is finally starting to send out production versions of their pioneering diesel outboard.

  • The Switch aims to be a major player in the marine drive business
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    Drives consolidation

    2016-11-10T16:44:00Z

    The Switch, a Finland-headquartered technology specialist of advanced drive trains recently taken over by Japan’s Yaskawa Corporation, has now closed the deal to purchase Wärtsilä’s Norway-based marine power drives product range for megawatt-class applications.

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    Phontech 7200

    2016-11-10T12:49:00Z

    Jotron AS, a Norway-headquartered manufacturer of communication systems for land, sea and air safety, has announced the release of a new classified switch for the connection of its communication devices.

  • Shane Ross TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport meets with Stephen Kelly, Irish Lights while visiting the Irish Lights Facility in Dun Laoghaire
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    Ministerial visit

    2016-11-10T12:33:00Z

    Shane Ross TD, Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport visited the Irish Lights facility in Dun Laoghaire in November.

  • The bottle buoy during previous RNLI trials in Bangladesh
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    RNLI trials bottle buoy device in UK

    2016-11-10T11:11:00Z

    A potentially lifesaving rescue device made from empty plastic bottles is being trialled by the RNLI in the UK for the first time.

  • Sea conditions were extremely difficult during the landings and resulted in a significant loss of military assets
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    Hydrographic survey commemorates 70th anniversary of D-Day

    2016-11-10T09:36:00Z

    A team of international scientists has surveyed the Normandy coast to reveal how the greatest naval invasion in history unfolded. Utilising the latest technologies and the world’s most advanced software, the team surveyed 511 km2 of sea floor, producing an enormous 11TB of data.

  • PowerCell Sweden AB has received its first order from the marine industry
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    First marine order for PowerCell stacks

    2016-11-09T16:42:00Z

    PowerCell Sweden AB has received its first order for two PowerCell S3 prototype stacks from the marine industry which Swiss Hydrogen will install on a ship powered by photovoltaics.

  • Lagersmit expands service network
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    Lagersmit expand to Poland and Baltic States

    2016-11-09T15:19:00Z

    Netherlands-based Lagersmit is expanding its global service network in Poland and Baltic States in cooperation with Baltmarine Trading - which is already responsible for Lagersmit sales in the Baltics and Poland.

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    Marine protected area for Ross Sea

    2016-11-09T10:06:00Z

    The establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) in the Antarctica’s Ross Sea has been agreed during the Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

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    Low cost satellite modem

    2016-11-08T15:57:00Z

    The UK''s Ocean Scientific International Ltd has added a new low-cost, low-power satellite modem to its range of telemetry equipment.

  • Survey Cheetah at speed off Ventnor
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    Survey Cheetahs

    2016-11-08T11:16:00Z

    Isle of Wight, UK-based catamaran builder Cheetah Marine has recently been awarded contracts for four hydrographic and environmental survey catamarans.

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    FORESEA programme awards support to ten offshore renewable energy technology developers

    2016-11-08T10:50:00Z

    The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme has awarded a ‘Recommendation for Support’ to ten ocean energy technology developers.

  • Dutch Dredging's 'Albatros' (Photo: Van der Kloet Fotografie)
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    Dutch Dredging down under

    2016-11-08T10:36:00Z

    Dutch Dredging is to sign a ten-year deal to carry out maintenance work for five New Zealand port authorities.

  • IHC’s system enhances the process of installing monopile wind turbine foundations
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    Innovation award for monopile installer

    2016-11-07T15:34:00Z

    The Integrated Monopile Installer, developed by Royal IHC’s subsidiary IHC IQIP, has won the Maritime Innovation award at the 11th Maritime Awards Gala.

  • Damen SAR 1906 boats to be built in Turkey to help migrant rescue
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    Damen boats to be built in Turkey

    2016-11-07T14:21:00Z

    Damen has signed a contract with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Ankara, Turkey for the supply of six Search and Rescue (SAR) vessels.