All News articles – Page 534
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NewsLife-saving maritime rescue drone
A Spanish-conceived remote-controlled multicopter built to support maritime search-and-rescue services has taken home the grand prize at the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2015, which will see it obtain both cash and further support.
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NewsCooperative design for renewables service vessel
Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has produced a new vessel design in consultation with the UK’s Delta Marine – called the Damen Renewables Service Vessel 3315.
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NewsMaintenance plan
Norsafe, the Norway-headquartered specialist in marine life-saving equipment, claims it is the first supplier in its sector to introduce a tiered service management system for its clients following an in-depth study of ship owners and operators maintenance strategy.
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NewsEliminating unpredictable service costs
Harding Safety of Norway has launched a concept it calls ’Harding 360’, the company’s global all-inclusive service programme for the entire life cycle of maritime life-saving appliances.
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NewsViking fire deal
Danish marine and fire safety equipment and servicing provider Viking Life-Saving Equipment has signed a multi-year global servicing agreement with NK Group, a major Korean supplier of firefighting systems and related equipment, which Viking claims lays the foundations for a strong business alliance between the two companies.
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NewsNewbuild hybrid ferry contract
Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd (FMEL) is to build two new 100m hybrid ferries for Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).
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NewsUnderwater systems for Tübitak
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Tübitak, has taken delivery of a 2000-DSS combined side scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler system manufactured by EdgeTech, a leading US manufacturer of underwater sonar technology solutions.
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NewsFirst commercially financed project in the tidal energy industry
Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), a subsidiary of Germany-headquartered Schottel Hydro, has set up a project company (Special Purpose Vehicle, SPV) which will take over its Triton tidal energy platform once fully commissioned for 15 million Canadian Dollars. The private equity investment into the project company amounts to 10.5 million ...
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Effer’s 50 year anniversary
Italian marine crane manufacturer Effer welcomed dealers and client from all over the world to Bologna in October to celebrate its 50th birthday.
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Halyard appoints sales director
Halyard has appointed Rob Wilder as its new sales director ahead of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and Marine Equipment Trade Show.
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NewsNorwegian shore power initiative
Engineers, investors and representatives from the maritime sector are teaming up to expand the use of electrically powered ships in Norway.
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News‘Porth Nefyn’ delivered
Pembroke Dock, UK-based boat building specialist Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered the 20m vessel ‘Porth Nefyn’ to UK transfer vessel operator Turbine Transfers.
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Trelleborg acquires Maritime International
Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has announced that it has completed the acquisition of US-based Maritime International, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction.
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NewsPresenting port practices
In the first week of October Spain’s Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping welcomed three groups of students to Barcelona to discover the port’s facilities and infrastructures.
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E-LARS for Bourbon Offshore Norway
Kongsberg Evotec, a fully owned subsidiary of Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime, has signed an agreement with Bourbon Offshore Norway for the delivery of the sophisticated E-LARS Launch and Recovery System for Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV). The delivery will take place in December 2015.
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NewsUXO diver training for the renewables industry
Commercial divers will be trained to detect unexploded bombs in a new partnership between explosives disposal experts Ramora UK and the Professional Diving Academy, Dunoon.
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NewsRust removal and protection
According to Croatia-headquartered Cortec its new VpCI-426 Descaler/Rust Remover will remove corrosion, scale and naturally occurring oxides from iron, carbon and stainless steel, copper, aluminum, magnesium and their alloys.
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NewsInstallation and trenching deal
DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Netherlands-based DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), has announced that the company has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy for the provision of installation and trenching works for the Walney Extension offshore wind project in The Irish Sea, offshore UK.
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NewsLoran to go private?
Loran is the land based positioning system that many claim can provide an alternative to GPS. Being a terrestrial system it is less likely to suffer from jamming or other interference and so could provide a reliable back-up for the satellite based GPS.
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NewsRolls-Royce designed WSV for Østensjø Rederi
Rolls-Royce has been selected to design and equip a new Service Operation Vessel for Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi. The vessel will support wind farm operations for DONG Energy.
