All News articles – Page 682

  • Sabik Ltd will enable UK customers to purchase both Sabik and Carmanah products
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    Sabik sets up UK NavAids company

    2013-10-30T16:57:00Z

    Finland’s Sabik Group has set up a new company in the UK to enhance the worldwide distribution of Carmanah/Sabik marine NavAids.

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    River Thames now on Google Street View

    2013-10-30T10:03:00Z

    The UK’s Port of London Authority (PLA) teamed up with Google to capture images of the Thames which will be the first river in Europe to appear on Google Street View.

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    ResQLink PLBs selected for use by RNLI

    2013-10-30T07:30:00Z

    USA based safety and signaling technologies specialist ACR Electronics Inc has been selected to provide ACR Personal Locator Beacons for the lifeboat crews of the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

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    Korean Hydrographic Society joins IFHS

    2013-10-30T07:30:00Z

    The Hydrographic Society of Korea (HySK) has been elected a member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).

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    Cloud based training for ports and pilots

    2013-10-30T07:30:00Z

    A new catalogue from Videotel was launched at the recent UK Marine Pilots Association (UKMPA) Conference in London.

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    Training complex for Estonian Maritime Academy

    2013-10-30T07:30:00Z

    Transas Marine has successfully installed a training complex for Estonian Maritime Academy in Tallinn.

  • Briggs provided technical expertise in marine and shoreline response
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    Briggs plays its part in Clearwater Forth 2013

    2013-10-29T16:55:00Z

    Briggs Environmental Services says its operations continue to improve after playing its part in a planned emergency response oil spill simulation, in the Firth of Forth earlier this month.

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    Tyneside training for windfarm sector

    2013-10-29T07:30:00Z

    Safety training to the wind energy sector service provider, Safety Technology, has opened a new RenewableUK and GWO accredited training facility in South Shields UK.

  • An artist’s impression of a new helicopter hangar
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    Infrastructure plans for new SAR provision

    2013-10-29T07:30:00Z

    Bristow Helicopters Ltd has appointed global infrastructure group Balfour Beatty as its infrastructure delivery partner to support the development of its UK Search and Rescue service.

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    New ‘Rulecheck’ system for EMSA

    2013-10-29T07:30:00Z

    The Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, is to supply the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) with a new generation ‘RuleCheck’ system.

  • It is essential that the teams are coordinated so they can deal with incidents using the same methods. Photo: Peter Barker
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    Fire teams combine for maritime response

    2013-10-29T07:30:00Z

    Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in the UK has joined a unique partnership with Dutch, Belgian and French fire departments by signing up to a single protocol for dealing with maritime incidents.

  • Last year’s winner – the SafetyNet, simple but effective
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    Dyson Award nominees

    2013-10-28T17:16:00Z

    AWARDS: The winner of the annual James Dyson Awards will be announced on 7 November 2013 and three marine products are in the running for the grand prize.

  • The team will work exclusively on LNG projects
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    LNG project team

    2013-10-28T16:56:00Z

    Houlder has set up a project team at its London headquarters to work exclusively on developing LNG projects in response to market requirements.

  • The new UM Wave Craft will be based on Surface Effect Ship technology. Photo: Umoe Mandal
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    First UM Wave Craft contract signed

    2013-10-28T12:45:00Z

    Umoe Mandal AS is to build the first UM Wave Craft – the next generation offshore wind service vessel – for Umoe AS.

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    Seadock simplifies stern tube seal repairs

    2013-10-28T07:30:00Z

    Netherlands based AEGIR-Marine has recently joined into a cooperation agreement with Underwater Propulsion Engineers B.V. (UPE).

  • An Offshore Wind training course underway at Maersk Training
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    Wind powers apprentices recruitment drive

    2013-10-28T07:30:00Z

    Maersk Training, based in Newcastle UK, is recruiting two apprentices to join its team this month as part of the current expansion plan.

  • Installation of the Dan Tysk substation installation (Paul Langrock - Dan Tysk)
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    Reducing Germany’s offshore wind costs

    2013-10-26T16:21:00Z

    Reducing the cost of offshore wind is vital for development of the industry and a report for Germany’s offshore wind industry has produced findings mirroring the challenges facing other countries including the UK.

  • Rising sea levels threaten many coastal communities in the Thames estuary (Peter Barker)
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    Bidding starts to protect London from floods

    2013-10-26T16:16:00Z

    The Environment Agency has started a bidding process for a multi-million pound contract to manage London’s tidal flood risk.

  • The survey will be conducted from the MMT survey vessel Triad
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    Security survey for German windfarms

    2013-10-25T07:30:00Z

    Sweden based subsea survey specialists MMT have been awarded an Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) search and clearance project for TenneT offshore GmbH in the German Bight.

  • Jebel Ali Port is among those operated by DP World
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    Security certification for DP World

    2013-10-25T07:30:00Z

    DP World, UAE Region, has become the first port operator in the Middle East to successfully implement the Regional Security Management System standards and achieve its regional ISO 28000:2007 certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).