All News articles – Page 552

  • By safely disposing of ordnance the Cougar performs a vital role in the pre-construction of wind farms
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    Subsea Vision’s fourth Cougar

    2015-07-24T16:41:00Z

    UK-based Subsea Vision Limited has recently added a fourth Saab Seaeye Cougar XT, 2000 metre-rated ROV to its unexploded ordnance (UXO) disposal team.

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    Tracking people aboard

    2015-07-24T16:03:00Z

    A live demo of the Monalisa 2.0 project in Milan in June was attended by safety and technical management of Carnival Group, the largest cruise company in the world, and by the Naval Armaments Directorate of the Italian ministry of defence.

  • 'Fugro Saltire' deploying Fugro’s Q1400 trencher and at the stern the cable-lay spread system
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    Fugro now offers cable laying

    2015-07-24T11:38:00Z

    Fugro is expanding its offering with the installation of a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread onboard its trenching vessel, ‘Fugro Saltire’.

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    Marine recruitment partner

    2015-07-23T12:18:00Z

    A new marine recruitment business dedicated to the international maritime and commercial marine industries launched at Seawork 2015.

  • DeepOcean’s new chartered cable lay vessel will carry out the array cables installation work
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    DeepOcean nets Belgian offshore contract

    2015-07-23T12:12:00Z

    DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has won an inter array cable installation contract for the Blight Bank Phase II offshore windfarm in Belgium.

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    Shipping industry migrant guidelines

    2015-07-22T15:31:00Z

    The global shipping industry has updated its Guidelines on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea in response to the continuing crisis in the Mediterranean.

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    Euro Innovation Fund

    2015-07-22T13:14:00Z

    A new European Innovation Fund provided for in a reformed Emissions Trading Scheme must take into account the specific finance needs of the emerging technologies for which it was created, says Europe’s ocean energy industry.

  • The pontoon was towed by the Damen-built tug 'MTS Taktow' to Southampton
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    Innovative pontoon wows the crowds

    2015-07-21T17:30:00Z

    Following its debut at Seawork International in June, Damen’s new floating exhibition platform is preparing for further events in Northwest Europe, bringing both vessels and equipment designed and manufactured by the Damen Shipyards Group to shows and exhibitions in a unique format.

  • Lothar Holder, Executive Managing Director of Akasol. (Image: Akasol)
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    Hybrid and electric partnership

    2015-07-21T17:07:00Z

    German headquartered MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of large diesel engines and complete propulsion systems has formed a close development partnership with Akasol GmbH.

  • CC3 is off to fine start
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    Cruise Centre booms amid calls for another

    2015-07-21T16:32:00Z

    Hamburg’s new €64 million Steinwerder Cruise Centre (CC3) handled nearly 60,000 passengers and 11 ships in its first month of operation, lending more weight to calls for a fourth such facility in Germany’s biggest seaport.

  • A high capacity 10 tonne crane is mounted on a track that runs across 'Scheldemond I & II'
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    Belgian investment on the Thames

    2015-07-21T16:07:00Z

    A unique self-powered work barge and sister vessel have gone into service on the River Thames. Launched in a partnership between Southwark based operator Livett’s Group and Belgian owner Herbosch-Kiere, the ‘Scheldemond I & II’ are set to provide a significant efficiency boost for central London civil engineering contractors.

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    Dredging expert appointment

    2015-07-21T13:51:00Z

    The UK’s MDL Marina Consultancy, a division of MDL Marinas, has appointed a new assistant project manager in charge of all matters relating to dredging, dredge licensing and general marine licensing.

  • John Potter instructs apprentices on the bridge of his vessel. Photo (c) G Ewens
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    Apprentice Watermen take to the sea

    2015-07-20T17:37:00Z

    On a bright and blustery day in early June, 24 apprentice Watermen took to the lower reaches of the River Thames on a ‘familiarisation’ cruise aboard the Gravesend based pleasure boat ''Princess Pocahontas''.

  • Just one of many stunning images from Peter Neumann;s book Respekt!
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    150 years of German lifeboats

    2015-07-20T16:36:00Z

    The 150th anniversary of the German lifeboat service is celebrated in a handsome book of images, as appreciated by Graeme Ewens.

  • The advantages of the X-BOW design were revealed late in 2004 and the start of 2005, when tested in a towing tank
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    A decade of X-BOW

    2015-07-20T16:11:00Z

    In 2005, Bourbon became the first offshore operator to adopt an inverted bow vessel, the ‘Bourbon Orca’.

  • Wärtsilä and CCCC signed a long term strategic cooperation agreement back in April 2014
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    Wärtsilä dredger contract

    2015-07-20T15:38:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), to supply engines and essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger.

  • Matt Smith: "There are multiple opportunities for investment, which we are absolutely keen to support."
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    UK banks support growing marine sector

    2015-07-16T16:22:00Z

    A dedicated finance team has been launched by the UK’s Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank to help companies take advantage of opportunities within the growing commercial marine sector.

  • Rankwitz is twice as fast
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    Finnish workboats stay popular with Germans

    2015-07-16T15:39:00Z

    A punchy new Finnish-built patrol and supervision launch which is twice as fast as its 20 year old predecessor has gone into service with fisheries authorities on the German Baltic.

  • Wind Force fleet gets third ship
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    Success prompts new CTV order

    2015-07-16T15:38:00Z

    Germany’s Frisia-Offshore has ordered a third multi-purpose catamaran CTV for its service fleet because, it says, the first two ships in the series have been so successful and technically reliable.

  • ADELTE's telescopic ramp can be converted into stairs thanks to electromechanical actuators
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    Building bridges

    2015-07-16T15:14:00Z

    ADELTE, the Spanish port and terminal boarding bridge supplier, formerly known as TEAM, has reported that it has completed the installation of two innovative boarding bridges at Cruise Center Steinwerder, Hamburg’s third cruise terminal.