All News articles – Page 651

  • The Cat 3126TA is among the range of re-manufactured engines currently available
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    Re-manufactured engines from Caterpillar

    2014-04-17T11:08:00Z

    US engine manufacturer Caterpillar will be offering a new range of what it terms re-manufactured engines in the smaller size diesel engines in their range.

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    Cuxport expansion signed and sealed

    2014-04-17T11:05:00Z

    Expansion at the Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven has moved a step closer with the signing of a memorandum of understanding confirming the construction of berth 4 at the terminal.

  • The first EDDY tug under construction at the Holland Shipyard will be completed to go on show in Hamburg
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    TOWLINES

    2014-04-17T11:04:00Z

    In March 2014, after 21 years at the helm of Macduff Ship Design, Donald Cameron, the co-founder and managing director, has announced his retirement from the company.

  • The South African Navy has ordered two Damen tractor tugs based on the same design as the SD Bountiful, serving the Royal Navy in Portsmouth UK
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    New tugs for the South African Navy

    2014-04-17T11:03:00Z

    Tugs are an important part of naval operations and the South African Navy will welcome the recent keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards for two new ‘state of the art’ workhorses to replace a pair of ageing vessels currently in service.

  • David Loosley: “If industry fails to address the increasing skills gap, there is a very definite threat to these vital sectors of our economy”
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    Global marine skills gap report

    2014-04-16T15:11:00Z

    The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and the UK’s engineering and recruitment agency, Matchtech, have teamed up to write a new report on the importance of the global marine skills gap.

  • The very first Seawork Asia will take place in Shanghai from 4 to 6 November 2014
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    Seawork Asia takes shape

    2014-04-16T15:10:00Z

    Mercator Media Ltd’s first Seawork Asia exhibition is taking shape, with a number of key commercial marine companies set to showcase their products.

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    Shallow Survey 2015

    2014-04-16T14:14:00Z

    Expressions of interest are sought from appropriate equipment manufacturers and suppliers for contributions to a Common Data Set collection, to be used as a focal point at the 7th International Conference on High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water at Plymouth University from 14-18 September next year.

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    Acoustic images defy dredging turbidity

    2014-04-16T14:12:00Z

    Tritech’s latest product in the Gemini Multibeam range, the Gemini Narrow Beam Imager (NBI), has been proven to provide invaluable data when working in extremely limited visibility conditions.

  • THV Galatea at anchor. (All photos by Graeme Ewens)
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    Trinity House celebrates 500 years of serving the mariner

    2014-04-16T14:12:00Z

    Celebrating a 500th anniversary is a bigger event than most organisations could ever aspire to, but for the Corporation of Trinity House, the organisation that looks after maritime safety infrastructure, that time has come.

  • Offshore wind cable systems are a major part of ABB's business portfolio Photo: ABB
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    ABB wins Danish windfarm cable system order

    2014-04-16T14:11:00Z

    ABB Group has won an order worth around $40mn from Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk, to build an AC power cable system that will help integrate and transmit power from the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm.

  • MSC Viking and its sisters are manned and maintained by Carmet to provide shiphandling services for the Manchester Ship Canal
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    Carmet 25th Anniversary

    2014-04-16T14:10:00Z

    On 6 March 2014 the Carmet Tug Company Ltd celebrated the 25th anniversary of its management of the shiphandling services on the Manchester Ship Canal.

  • Peter Bouma: "Every now and then I go back to looking at old workboat designs to see why a particular design is the way it is."
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    Peter Bouma: evolution not revolution

    2014-04-16T14:06:00Z

    “From the numbers point of view it can look like a fantastic boat – but when a design gets out onto the waves and starts bouncing around, then you know if its workable or not,” says Peter Bouma, Naval Architect at Vripack.

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    New Neptune MPV

    2014-04-16T14:05:00Z

    The Fenna B is a Neptune Shipyards-built Eurocarrier 2611, managed by Stemat BV.

  • McTay Wind Transporter of A2 SEA
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    McTay sets out its stall

    2014-04-16T10:49:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor McTay Marine Services has a world-renowned reputation in the design, build and delivery of specialised ships and workboats since it was established in 1974, as a subsidiary of McTay Engineering Ltd.

  • The 'Seajacks Zaratan' has been active in construction of the Meerwind windfarm Photo: Peter Barker
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    Meerwind Süd windfarm installation complete

    2014-04-15T16:39:00Z

    WindMW GmbH has recently celebrated installation of the final turbine and offshore converter station at their 288MW Meerwind Süd offshore windfarm in the German North Sea.

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    CLYMA Project

    2014-04-15T13:36:00Z

    The Development of the Lyon – Madrid axis on the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor (CLYMA) project is being co-financed by INEA (previously the TEN-T EA) and will run until 2015.

  • Last year, Filtertechnik won the overall 'Spirit of Innovation' Award for its Particle Pal
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    Seawork Innovations Showcase

    2014-04-15T12:13:00Z

    This year’s Seawork Innovations Showcase is now open for entries. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 10th June at the Mayflower Terminal, Port of Southampton.

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    Funding deal hope for marine development

    2014-04-15T11:59:00Z

    A maritime development land deal has been signed in Plymouth UK.

  • Development at Rauma will include dredging and quay construction work (Port of Rauma)
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    Rauma harbour development to include dredging

    2014-04-15T11:57:00Z

    A tender has been issued for harbour construction work at Rauma in Finland.

  • Events have been held to bring the world of offshore wind to the world of finance (Peter Barker)
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    Answering the questions about reducing offshore wind costs

    2014-04-15T11:56:00Z

    The Offshore Wind Programme Board (OWPB) has published its annual report for 2013, presented in the form of a series of questions for its membership on reducing the levelised cost off offshore wind energy.