All News articles – Page 655

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    Jumbo transports a beaver

    2014-04-01T16:38:00Z

    Jumbo Shipping’s MV Fairload has transported a IHC Beaver Dredger and a workboat from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico.

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    Windfarm partnership

    2014-04-01T07:30:00Z

    The Harwich Dock Company (HDC) and Offshore Marine Management (OMM) have secured a significant long term contract with DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, to provide cable storage and management services at the Harwich Navyard in Essex UK.

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    Wide load

    2014-04-01T07:30:00Z

    An outsize load left the port of Antwerp last month on a voyage way to Norway.

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    OPTIMED launch

    2014-04-01T07:30:00Z

    The OPTIMED (Rationalising Mediterranean Sea Ways: from Southern-Eastern to Northern-Western) project has been initiated in Cagliari, Italy.

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    Cables guidance

    2014-04-01T07:00:00Z

    Oslo headquartered DNV GL has launched its guideline "Subsea power cables in shallow water renewable energy applications", which is claimed to be the most comprehensive review of subsea power cable practice in the industry.

  • Mojo’s 'HF4' vessel may allow shipbuilding to continue at Portsmouth’s shipyard
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    UK shipbuilding still in jeopardy

    2014-03-31T18:07:00Z

    The future of shipbuilding in the UK still hangs in the balance until a decision is made by the government whether or not to lend its backing to commercial shipbuilding at Portsmouth, a consortium says.

  • The tug will be Asia's first LNG-powered tug
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    First LNG tug for Asia

    2014-03-31T09:51:00Z

    Rolls-Royce is to power Asia’s first LNG-powered tug, marking what it calls a “new era” for tug boat propulsion.

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    Go green and save money with FWE

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Inland waterway vessels upgraded with a view to environmental friendliness can ‘finance’ the upgrade in just five years by generating savings of €50,000.

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    Get marine exhaust solutions at Seawork

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Experts from Halyard, which designs and manufactures bespoke solutions for exhaust systems, engine alarms, bilge water filtration, soot emissions and all methods to control noise and vibration, will be manning Stand B109 at Seawork 2014.

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    Waterjets contract Rolls up for workboats

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats IOW for the offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services.

  • Each tug features a pair of Rolls-Royce Bergen C26:33L9PG engines fueled purely by LNG
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    Order for first LNG powered tugs in Asia

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has won an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC to power Asia’s first gas powered tugs.

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    Engine service agreement could net €40m

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Finland based engine supplier Wärtsilä has signed a three year service agreement with Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord.

  • Alewijnse will help maintain 'MPI Resolution'. Photo: MPI Offshore
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    Alewijnse wins maintenance contract

    2014-03-28T14:15:00Z

    Alewijnse Marine Services is to play a significant role in the maintenance of the turbine installation vessel ‘MPI Resolution’, owned by Vroon Group’s MPI Offshore.

  • The Massey Shaw was moored alongside at the London Boat Show and gave several pumping demonstrations
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    Stern gear package for Dunkirk hero

    2014-03-28T11:00:00Z

    Bedfordshire UK based marine propulsion specialists Clements Engineering has been involved in many different types of projects during its 30 year history.

  • ASAP Supplies has gone from a garage to a 10,000 sq/ft headquarters since 1989
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    Seawork veterans reach 25th Anniversary

    2014-03-27T18:20:00Z

    Regular Seawork exhibitor and commercial marine industries mail order distribution company ASAP Supplies celebrates its 25th anniversary this month.

  • Siemens plans include the redevelopment of Alexandra Dock in Hull (Siemens)
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    Siemens finally settles for Hull

    2014-03-27T18:19:00Z

    The recent announcement by engineering giant Siemens that it has finally decided to build its offshore wind production and installation facilities in Hull UK has been met with much acclaim and considerable relief locally.

  • The project will help link Stockholm and Finland. Photo: TEN-T Executive Agency
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    EU finance to re-vamp Stockholm port

    2014-03-27T16:45:00Z

    The European Union is committing more than €14m from the TEN-T programme to co-finance a project to re-vamp the infrastructure of the Port of Stockholm to help realise the ‘Nordic Triangle’.

  • In an emergency the container is connected to a davit and swung outboard where it is inflated and boarded
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    Davit-launch liferaft for offshore platforms

    2014-03-27T07:30:00Z

    Survitec Group has announced a new davit-launched liferaft aimed at meeting the escape and survival needs of workers, passengers and crew on offshore platforms or high freeboard vessels.

  • Left to right: Peter van Wijngaarden, principal surveyor W.K. Middelbeek, and Viola van Wijngaarden. Photograph: VWMS
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    Voluntary MLC certification for Van Wijngaarden

    2014-03-27T07:30:00Z

    The tugs and other vessels in the workboat fleet of Netherlands based Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) have qualified for the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 certificate.

  • The PAP davit is a hydraulic single point davit for FRC, MOB boats and daughter craft
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    Vestdavit wins French patrol boat order

    2014-03-27T07:30:00Z

    Norway based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by French shipyard Socarenam to supply the davits for a new 50m patrol boat which it will build for the French customs.