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  • A Corvus demonstration battery pack was on show at ITS 2012
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    Corvus Batteries for Gorgon ‘Hybrid’ tugs

    2012-11-07T07:30:00Z

    Four new new ‘hybrid’ tugs currently under construction for Svitzer to support the Australian Gorgon gas field project will use lithium-ion batteries supplied by the Canadian specialist Corvus Energy.

  • B Franklin Reinauer is a highly developed ‘Facet’ class ATB tug
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    More ATBs for major US owners

    2012-11-07T07:30:00Z

    Although Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) units are comparatively rare in Europe, in the USA they have become an essential part of the country’s infrastructure.

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    Competition to drive marine innovation

    2012-11-06T17:31:00Z

    The UK’s Government body, Technology Strategy Board, has set up a funding competition for vessel efficiency, with the hope of driving marine innovation and technologies for carbon reduction, green propulsion and marine ICT.

  • The Blackfriars Bridge and Network Rail redevelopment project on the River Thames saw 80,000 tonnes of material moved to and from the site by water
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    River Thames should be London’s ‘artery’

    2012-11-06T07:30:00Z

    Now is the time to show the advantages of using the Thames as an artery across London for heavy lifting and transportation says Chris Livett of Livett’s Launches, adding that there’s plenty of room for it.

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    Marseilles sailings to Africa

    2012-11-06T07:30:00Z

    Italy’s Messina Line is relaunching its unique ro-con operation from Marseilles to east and southern Africa.

  • Goltens overhauled the three dredger engines in three weeks
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    Goltens overhauls Jan De Nul dredger engines

    2012-11-05T18:11:00Z

    Goltens, the US based global engine repair and retrofit expert, has just overhauled three engines from one of the world’s most powerful dredgers, the ''Leonardo Da Vinci'', owned by the Jan De Nul Group.

  • Len Roueche, CEO, Interferry: sees endless opportunities for development
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    Interferry addresses development prospects

    2012-11-05T17:06:00Z

    Global ferry industry association, Interferry, has recently discussed the operational, technological and commercial effects on global ferry development at its 37th annual conference in Dubai.

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    German – Spanish cooperation

    2012-11-05T07:30:00Z

    MTU Ibérica, a subsidiary of the German propulsion solution specialist MTU Friedrichshafen, and the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia have opened a common training centre at Cartagena in Spain.

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    Green Ships Centre

    2012-11-05T07:30:00Z

    Imtech Marine has established a global Competence Centre Green Ships in Hamburg to concentrate its expertise in the area of green ship solutions.

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    Gdansk celebrates growth

    2012-11-05T07:30:00Z

    DCT Gdansk, the Baltic’s rapidly growing gateway to Central-Eastern Europe and Russia celebrated its 5th birthday last month.

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    NAVTOR – UKHO agreement

    2012-11-05T07:30:00Z

    Norway’s NAVTOR has signed a distribution agreement with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) for the supply of the Admiralty Vector Chart Service for the global professional maritime market.

  • Brouwer designed, engineered and installed the electrical systems for 'Oceanic'
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    Dutch vessels supplied with Brouwer systems

    2012-11-02T15:43:00Z

    The new ''Oceanic'', which boasts the ability to transport twice the amount of wind turbine parts for the same cost as many other 3,000 tonne vessels, has sophisticated monitoring systems.

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    IMHA develops quality assurance programme

    2012-11-02T15:25:00Z

    Seafarer medical examination practice standards are to be improved through the development of a quality assurance programme.

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    Windfarm surveys

    2012-11-02T07:30:00Z

    Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd (GMSEL) has chosen a QPS QINSy survey and positioning data acquisition and processing package supplied by their UK representative, Saderet Ltd.

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    Powerful SOLAS system

    2012-11-02T07:30:00Z

    Alphatron Marine of the Netherlands has brought out its next generation maritime public address and general alarm system, the AlphaAnnounce Digital.

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    Backhoe for Panama Canal

    2012-11-02T07:30:00Z

    The backhoe dredger Alberto Aleman Zubieta was named during a recent ceremony at the shipyard of its cooperation partner, NMC, at Nieuw-Lekkerland in the Netherlands.

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    APM Safety Day

    2012-11-02T07:30:00Z

    The sixth annual APM Terminals Safety Day was conducted last month throughout the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network.

  • The MMO reports provide information on social and economic data of the marine industry
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    MMO publishes marine evidence reports

    2012-11-01T14:45:00Z

    The UK''s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its first series of marine evidence and information reports.

  • EMP’s Medaka eco-solar ferry design
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    Eco Marine’s EnergySail for workboats

    2012-11-01T12:23:00Z

    Japan’s marine solutions company, Eco Marine Power (EMP) Co Ltd, is moving ahead with developing an alternative EnergySail product suitable for workboats.

  • Combining OceanWaveS technology will enhance Rutter’s sigma S6 Ice Navigator. Photo: Rutter Inc
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    Rutter acquires OceanWaveS

    2012-11-01T12:21:00Z

    Canadian radar system experts, Rutter Inc, has acquired German measurement technology company, OceanWaveS GmbH.