All News articles – Page 632
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Lean Burn for smaller Suzukis
Suzuki’s latest DF25A and DF30A four stroke petrol outboard motors now boast the Japanese company’s Lean Burn Control System that has already been pioneered on its larger capacity models.
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NewsSafehaven Interceptor for Bristol
Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has supplied the ''Bristol Interceptor'' an Interceptor 48, self righting all weather pilot boat to the Port of Bristol in the UK. She is the 31st pilot vessel built by Safehaven Marine and the ninth Interceptor 48 Pilot delivered.
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NFFO advises industry on hidden threat
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation (NFFO) is urging all vessels to fit potentially lifesaving carbon monoxide detectors following the death of two fishermen who inhaled the gas.
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NewsTeamSurv survey contracts
Hydrographic survey expert, TeamSurv, is conducting trials with the Port of Milford Haven over the next six months to better chart the waterway.
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News'Oceanus 2' completed
In the UK, A&P Falmouth has completed its second major renewables project, after leading wave energy firm Seatricity’s next generation Oceanus 2 device has left the docks for Wave Hub. The wave energy converting device – a 10m diameter floating ring made from marine grade aluminium - will be the ...
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NewsThe fuel of the future?
The world''s first marine engine to be run using glycerine was demonstrated at this year’s Seawork International exhibition as part of the Glycerine for Engines and Marine Sustainability (GLEAMS) project.
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News‘EDDY 1’ attracts visitors in Hamburg
One of the vessels on-show in Hamburg for ITS 2014 was the very recently completed ''Eddy 1'', the prototype ‘Efficient Double-ended Dynamic’ (EDDY) tug. MJ has followed the progress of this project almost from its inception. The project is being promoted by EDDY Tug BV, a company formed by the ...
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Underwater technology seminars
The Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group (TMAIG), consisting of RESON, BlueView and Odom Hydrographic, has opened registration for its Underwater Technology Seminars (UTS), taking place in Hamburg, Boston and Singapore in September, October and December respectively.
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NewsMoving the kit below
With the development of fast and light workboats there’s been a need for windlass equipment that avoids impacting operations or the hull’s action in the water.
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NewsA place to put the wire
As anyone who’s been involved in a wiring project knows there may well be the odd bit of cable left over.
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NewsFibre is the future
“Fibre rope has been the missing link in deepwater installation,” says Erik Van der Woude of Royal IHC.
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NewsSurgery for ‘big lift’ operation
Preparing a drillship for a 9,000 mile lift from Singapore to Gabon, Africa came complete with a few challenges caused by the sheer scale of the cargo explains Peter Wilson, naval architect and engineering manager of UK-based MAC.
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NewsSub Solent cable replacement
The replacement of one of three subsea cables under the UK’s Solent, supplying the Isle of Wight with electricity, is well underway. The £14 million project is being delivered by a specialist joint venture between VolkerWessels companies VolkerInfra and Visser & Smit Marine Contracting (VSMC) and was awarded by Scottish ...
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News‘Rolldock Storm’ delivered
Beyond a simple ‘heavy lift’ capability Rolldock’s fleet centres on flexibility: the recent 151m, 8,000dwt ST-class addition from the Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) yard is no exception.
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NewsBig pull for Angolan workboat
Spanish company Fluidmecanica has supplied a towing equipment package for the 44m multipurpose tug ‘Kwanza’, destined for the Maritime and Port Institute of Angola in West Africa.
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NewsDredging addresses sea bottom waste
The Belgium based DEME Group subsidiary Dredging International has deployed its trailing suction hopper dredger ''Artevelde'' to participate in the Belgian Fishing for Litter (FFL) project.
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Van Oord takes over Dravo S.A.
Dutch dredging and marine construction major Van Oord has acquired all the shares of its Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A.
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News'Svitzer London' joins the fleet
As previously mentioned the new ''Svitzer London'' temporarily joined the newly formed Svitzer fleet in Rotterdam. This powerful Damen ASD 3212 took up those duties immediately following builders/owners trials after arriving in Rotterdam on the 20th of May as deck cargo aboard a heavy lift ship from Vietnam.
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Seatronics-OceanWise global agreement
Hampshire-based OceanWise, which specialises in all aspects of marine environmental data acquisition and management, has appointed rental and sales organisation Seatronics of Aberdeen as worldwide distributor for its range of oceanographic software and services.
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Hydromagic upgrade
Dutch hydrographic software specialists Eye4Software of Delden have upgraded their Hydromagic package for displaying position, calculating volumes and recording soundings in shallow and inland waters, including rivers and reservoirs.
