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  • The FRCs are built by Habbeké Shipyard
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    Dutch fast raiding craft

    2016-01-15T11:48:00Z

    Dutch Special Marine Group has designed a new small range of Fast Raiding Craft (FRC). The Netherlands-based company claims that a FRC combines the speed and manoeuvrability of an interceptor with an increased size and carrying capacity to hold elite troops and their equipment.

  • Roll-Royce says its Kamewa A3 series waterjet is up to 3% more energy-efficient than earlier models
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    50 knot waterjet powered interceptors

    2016-01-15T11:26:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab to provide 28 Waterjets for 14 Watercat K13 Fast Intercept Craft (FIC) which have been ordered by the Royal Oman Police.

  • Adidas and Parley for the Oceans introduce ocean plastic shoe midsole
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    Ocean plastic for new Adidas midsole

    2016-01-14T16:39:00Z

    Parley for the Oceans and Adidas have showcased a new 3D-printed ocean plastic shoe midsole at the Parley Talks about COP21.

  • Mini-E Cleaner with net down in cleaning mode
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    Mini-E Cleaner

    2016-01-14T16:17:00Z

    Switzerland -based Grove Boats has over 20 years of experience in developing solar electric boats that are mainly aimed at passenger carrying requirements in inland waterways and harbours.

  • Here the route shows red shading where it passes close to shallow water
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    Furuno adds safety features

    2016-01-14T15:58:00Z

    Japanese marine electronics giant Furuno has added two unique safety features to its electronic chart display systems that are aimed at bringing increased safety to electronic navigation.

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    Breakwater construction webinar

    2016-01-14T15:38:00Z

    On March 2nd 2016 UK-based CodaOctopus will be hosting a Breakwater Construction Webinar, free and open to all interested parties. The webinar is aimed at construction companies, design consultancies, operating companies, diving and marine survey companies and any other interested party involved with breakwater construction.

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    SMM Istanbul cancelled

    2016-01-13T11:35:00Z

    Announced in the wake of the recent terror attack in Istanbul, the SMM Istanbul conference and exhibition, previously mentioned in ‘MJ’ News will now not be held in 2016.

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    Baker Consultants wins marine noise monitoring contract

    2016-01-13T11:05:00Z

    Bilbao-based Iberdrola has awarded Baker Consultants a contract to provide an underwater noise and marine mammal activity monitoring service.

  • HaskoningDHV deploys expertise in FRP for the ‘largest FRP lock gates in the world’
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    Royal HaskoningDHV FRP lock gates

    2016-01-12T16:07:00Z

    Royal HaskoningDHV has been working on new fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) lock gates at the Wilhelmina canal in Tilburg, the Netherlands.

  • Workers beginning to weld up deck beams for 'RedJet 6'
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    ‘Red Jet 6’ on schedule

    2016-01-12T15:12:00Z

    ‘Red Jet 6’, UK ferry company Red Funnel’s largest ever Hi-Speed passenger ferry is currently under construction at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The £6m aluminium catamaran is the first fast ferry to be built on the Island for 15 years and is due for delivery in June ...

  • The Wildcat during sea trials outside the entrance to Cork Harbour
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    Ocean research and hydrographic survey catamaran

    2016-01-12T14:05:00Z

    Boatbuilder Safehaven Marine of Cork, Ireland has introduced its new Wildcat 60; a multi-purpose survey catamaran.

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    Visedo acquires Electric Power Conversion B.V.

    2016-01-11T15:43:00Z

    The Finnish electric drive train specialist Visedo says it has continued to increase its system expertise in marine solutions by acquiring Electric Power Conversion B.V. (EPC) from the Netherlands.

  • 'Practicos VII' completed the trans-Biscay return trip to La Coruna on her own bottom (Photo: La Coruna Pilots)
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    Third Nelson for La Coruna

    2016-01-11T15:32:00Z

    The Port of La Coruna on Spain’s exposed North Atlantic coast, has recently invested in its third Seaward-built Nelson 40 pilot boat, following earlier purchases of a Nelson 40 in 1996 and a Nelson 35 in 2002.

  • 'Wavewalker 1' working on its first job off Brazil
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    Versatile jack-up walks over water

    2016-01-08T17:12:00Z

    ‘WaveWalker 1’, the award-winning ‘walking jack-up barge’ (JUB), especially made to operate in rough seas and surf zones, on beaches and other intertidal locations, has been proving its worth on a range of contracts. Since delivery in October 2012, different projects have seen it deployed in four different countries and ...

  • Burgess Marine works nationally to support the UK shipping industry
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    Vessel repair partnership

    2016-01-08T09:59:00Z

    UK-based ship repairer Burgess Marine has partnered with Kent-based Mechanica Utilities to maximise the use of its Dover footprint and share the company’s workshop and fabrication facilities, nationally, across all nine of its UK locations.

  • Sea Level Research has received a £200,000 investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital
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    Backing secured for shipping software

    2016-01-08T09:53:00Z

    Sea Level Research, based in the UK, has received a £200,000 investment to help bring its new sea level predicting software to the market.

  • MSU 24/4000 is priced to offer far more watts per euro than any Mastervolt sine wave inverter
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    Mass Sine Ultra inverter

    2016-01-07T16:52:00Z

    Mastervolt, the Dutch electrical systems specialist, has introduced the Mass Sine Ultra 24/4000 sine wave inverter.

  • The ‘Living Stone’ will join the fleet of fall-pipe vessels of DEME's offshore division
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    ‘Living Stone’ keel laid

    2016-01-07T15:39:00Z

    To further strengthen its position in the offshore renewable power generation and transportation market, Belgian dredging major DEME has started the construction of the multipurpose vessel ‘Living Stone’.

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    PLA Chief Harbour Master

    2016-01-07T12:01:00Z

    The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed Bob Baker as chief harbour master. Bob Baker will join the PLA from Forth Ports, where he has been chief harbour master since 2001.

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    McMurdo & Kannad join Sartech stable

    2016-01-07T11:54:00Z

    Sartech is now approved to service both the McMurdo and Kannad ranges of EPIRBs, PLBs, AIS MOB devices and SARTs, and now the UK- headquartered company claims to be the only specialist in the world to be an official partner for five major emergency beacon manufacturers.