All News articles – Page 666

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    Salvage contract

    2014-02-06T14:52:00Z

    SMIT Salvage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, is to remove a damaged jack-up platform from the seabed offshore Angola.

  • The 'Sea Installer' was used to install the foundations and turbine components. Photo: DONG Energy A/S
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    West Duddon Sands is powered up

    2014-02-05T16:42:00Z

    Electricity has been generated for the first time from the West of Duddon Sands offshore windfarm, a major renewable energy project developed by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy.

  • The continued commercial development of the Port of Cork Company is a key strategic objective
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    EU funding endorses Cork development plans

    2014-02-05T07:30:00Z

    Following a successful funding procedure, the Port of Cork in Ireland has been awarded funding by the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

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    BMT study for Pelindo II port

    2014-02-05T07:30:00Z

    BMT Group subsidiary BMT Asia Pacific has completed its latest project with state owned port operator, Indonesian Port Corporation II.

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    PIANC updates ‘Harbour Approach Channels’

    2014-02-05T07:30:00Z

    The Brussels based World Association of Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) has published the new title ‘Harbour Approach Channels – Design Guidelines’.

  • The offshore industry supply vessel, Sea Trout, was the first ship to use the new berth
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    Lerwick’s Berth 7 goes straight into service

    2014-02-05T07:30:00Z

    The third new quay to open at Lerwick Harbour in the Shetlands in 21 months went into use immediately upon opening, as part of an ongoing expansion of facilities.

  • The McMurdo Group will cover SAR from start to finish
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    McMurdo: the global SAR company

    2014-02-04T10:24:00Z

    A new company has been launched to be the "global leader" in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions.

  • London Titan is seen under construction at Manor Marine
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    New slipway built to launch London Titan

    2014-02-04T07:30:00Z

    Dorset UK based Jenkins Marine has completed a scheduled refit of its new workboat, Avon, formerly Crossness when part of the Port of London Authority fleet.

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    e-Navigation conference

    2014-02-03T18:50:00Z

    For the fourth consecutive year, Denmark has hosted a conference on e-Navigation, with this year’s theme being practical implementation.

  • The ramp will only be employed when Ro-Ro vessels arrive, permitting the use of the dock for conventional vessels at other times
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    Ro-Ro ramp for Tenerife Container Terminal

    2014-02-03T07:30:00Z

    Spain’s Zamakona Yards carried out the load testing and delivery last month of the movable ramp for the Ro-Ro dock built for the Tenerife Container Terminal, belonging to the OHL Group.

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    Clean, green hull cleaning machine

    2014-02-03T07:30:00Z

    GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, its new innovation offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning.

  • Work is continuing on the bund wall designed to protect the environment from accidental breaches
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    Blyth builds momentum with marine fuel terminal

    2014-02-03T07:30:00Z

    The Geos Group, a UK based marine fuel supplier, is building a new marine fuel storage facility at the Port of Blyth’s Bates Terminal.

  • A total of 6,600 tonnes of rock armour, in 3 to 6 tonne units, is being carefully placed on a filter barrier
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    Pagham Beach scour mitigation scheme underway

    2014-02-01T16:40:00Z

    Hampshire UK based Earlcoate Construction, specialist in rock armour and coastal defence, was recently awarded the contract to undertake works at Pagham, West Sussex, for Arun District Council.

  • Seawork 2014 is set to be the largest ever
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    Largest ever Seawork set for 2014

    2014-01-31T12:41:00Z

    This year’s Seawork commercial marine exhibition is set to be the largest ever, with the expansion of Hall C to welcome over 7,000 visitors.

  • R/V Shinsei Maru will work for the recovery of marine ecosystems and fisheries in post earthquake disaster coastal Japan
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    Underwater winch package for research ship

    2014-01-31T07:30:00Z

    Denmark headquartered MacArtney has supplied a major consignment of high performance oceanographic winches to JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth-Science and Technology.

  • A Hydrex workboat with equipment is seen next to a tanker in Antwerp
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    Underwater installation saves time and fuel

    2014-01-31T07:30:00Z

    Antwerp based underwater repair specialist Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on two tankers during their respective stops in Ghent and Antwerp.

  • The DTG2 lends itself to any situation where rapid and easy deployment is critical, such as SAR operations
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    Innovative low cost ROV for small companies

    2014-01-31T07:30:00Z

    Ontario, Canada based Deep Trekker Inc has been in the business of ROV design and production since 2010.

  • The ship is scheduled to be finished in 2015 and will operate in the Groningen Seaports of Eemhaven and Delfzijl.  Image: Damen Shipyards
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    Damen develops ballast water treatment unit

    2014-01-31T07:30:00Z

    Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands is developing a mobile ballast water treatment unit.

  • The 'Brave Tern' will install a further 44 WTG’s on the Global Tech I windfarm
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    Global Tech I makes progress

    2014-01-30T14:23:00Z

    Norway-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel, ‘Brave Tern’, has installed its first Areva M5000 WTG at the Global Tech I windfarm in the German Bight in the North Sea.

  • Boran Dekbulat (Damen Shipyards), Martin Bloem (Bloem Doze Nienhuis), Sandra van Putten (Panteia), Ron Keller (Ambassador of the Netherlands in Turkey), Roel de Graaf (IHC Technology Services), Terry van Velzen (Imtech Marine), Martin de Bruijn ...
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    Turkish – Dutch maritime cooperation

    2014-01-30T12:28:00Z

    Maritime by Holland, the joint initiative for 12,000 companies powering the maritime sector in Holland, has published a new study into opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Turkish and Dutch maritime companies.