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    New remote control unit from Furuno

    2016-03-07T17:24:00Z

    Furuno has developed a versatile remote control unit that can be used with its TZtouch and TZtouch2 units.

  • MR1300 is powered by two Volvo Penta diesel engines (435hp each)
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    Madera RIBs reborn

    2016-03-07T16:16:00Z

    Dutch company New Madera RIBs B.V. is a family business that started by taking over Madera Ribs B.V. from Veka Group in December 2014. The company has started by offering a 13.5m inboard- powered yacht tender RIB, but the company says it can be easily extended to a 15m platform ...

  • antennaPRO's new CXL 2-1LW-CS-R
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    antennaPRO launches new antenna

    2016-03-07T12:05:00Z

    UK-based telecommunications equipment supplier, antennaPRO, has launched a new multi-purpose slim-line antenna for use onboard or in coastal-based offices in marinas or harbours.

  • The Rentel windfarm will use Siemens turbines
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    Rentel plugging in

    2016-03-07T11:36:00Z

    Belgian offshore wind company Rentel NV has awarded the EPCI contract for its offshore substation (OSS) to STX France SA. The scope comprises design, fabrication, transport, offshore installation and commissioning of the monopile foundation and topside including high voltage and ancillary equipment.

  • It is hoped that the vessel will be completed in time for Seawork 2017
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    CTV order

    2016-03-07T11:18:00Z

    UK boatbuilders South Boats IOW Ltd. and Alicat Workboats Ltd., have received an order from Iceni Marine Services Ltd. for the purchase of a new build South Boats IOW 23m Offshore Wind CTV, the first contract option of a contract signed in December 2015.

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    Hydrodynamics collaboration

    2016-03-07T10:50:00Z

    French university The École Centrale de Nantes (ECN) and international classification society Bureau Veritas have joined forces to create a new International Chair in research on Hydrodynamics and Marine Structures.

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    Extended ECDIS transition period

    2016-03-04T16:35:00Z

    The IMO sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) has extended the transition period for software updates to existing ECDIS for one year to 31 Aug 2017.

  • Explosive concentrations of Hydrogen can build up in windfarm pile foundations
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    Solution for exploding piles

    2016-03-04T15:18:00Z

    Germany-based Noske-Kaeser, a provider of systems for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, piping, fire fighting and CBRN protection, has developed a new ventilation system to protect offshore wind turbine foundations from explosive gas mixtures. Several systems are currently in successful long-term tests with a renowned wind turbine operator.

  • The 18km tunnel will take eight and a half years to build
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    Fehmarnbelt tunnel preferred bidders appointed

    2016-03-04T14:46:00Z

    On Friday, 4 March 2016, the Danish political parties behind the Fehmarnbelt link, a new 18km road and rail tunnel between Denmark and Germany, mandated Femern A/S to appoint the preferred bidders for the main tunnel contracts with the aim of entering conditional contracts no later than mid-May 2016.

  • The main deck will be spacious with large windows for monster-spotting opportunities
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    Loch Ness monster discovered

    2016-03-04T11:22:00Z

    Well, almost. Australian-headquartered vessel designer Incat Crowther has announced a contract to design a 20m catamaran passenger ferry to ply the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland, taking tourists in search of ‘Nessie’, the lake’s famous monster.

  • Wärtsilä and City University London have in a joint research project succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of 'singing' propellers
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    Singing prop mystery solved?

    2016-03-04T11:04:00Z

    A joint research project carried out by Finnish propulsion company Wärtsilä and City University London has succeeded in identifying the specific design parameters that create the risk of ''singing'' propellers.

  • You can't get much more cutting-edge than 'Umoe Firmus', Tidal Transit's SES (surface effect ship)
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    Specialist Wind Vessels2016

    2016-03-04T10:38:00Z

    Conference organiser ACI has announced Hamburg, Germany as the host city for its third Operating Specialist Wind Vessels Conference, taking place on the 5th & 6th of October 2016.

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    Veotec expands ventilation equipment range

    2016-03-03T15:19:00Z

    UK-based Veotec has launched a new range of engine room ventilation products aimed at the offshore renewable sector.

  • Malcolm Nicholson commenced with Sealite in February 2016
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    Sealite Global Engineering Manager

    2016-03-03T14:35:00Z

    Australia-headquartered Sealite, which claims to be the world''s fastest growing manufacturer of marine aids to navigation, has announced the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Nicholson to the role of Global Engineering Manager.

  • The WITT device appears to use a series of gears and connecting rods to harvest random motion to turn a flywheel
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    Marine energy capture device seeks investment

    2016-03-03T12:14:00Z

    UK start-up WITT Ltd, says it is set to change the face of renewable energy forever with its ground-breaking new energy harvesting technology, The WITT.

  • Norvento's impression of how the turbines could look
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    Pump house power

    2016-03-03T11:42:00Z

    Medium-scale Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, Norvento, has begun construction on a 200kW twin turbine site at Shoreham Port on the UK’s South Coast.

  • The FRP construction could deliver 20% fuel savings
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    Composite survey vessel

    2016-03-03T11:27:00Z

    UK-based boatbuilder and regular Seawork exhibitor CTruk Group has made a significant breakthrough into the survey vessel market with the delivery of a first-of-class boat to the Port of London Authority (PLA).

  • RS Simard Buholmen an SAR vessel built by Hukkelberg in 2001
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    Hukkelberg fully independent

    2016-03-02T15:06:00Z

    Norwegian boat-builder Hukkelberg has announced it will become fully independent from a sales and marketing agreement with Maritime Partner on the first day of Seawork International 2016.

  • Actisense will unveil its new PRO-BUF-1 at Seawork
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    Actisense launches new NMEA 0183 buffer

    2016-03-02T14:36:00Z

    NMEA specialist, Actisense, will showcase its new NMEA 0183 buffer, the PRO-BUF-1, at Seawork 2016.

  • CAPE Holland’s Vibro Lifting Tool stabbed 13 piles at the Kanaaldok Antwerpen
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    Vibro Lifting Tool deployment

    2016-03-02T11:41:00Z

    In February the CV-320 upending Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT-U) from Netherlands-headquartered Cape Holland was used for installation of 13 piles at Kanaaldok B3 in the port of Antwerp.