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Funding boost for USVs
America’s SeaRobotics Corporation has teamed with a private equity group led by Ocean Investments Capital to fund the expansion of the company’s core business, including the production of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), the commercialization of its Robotic Hull Cleaning systems, and the development of new product lines in the ocean ...
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Russian appointment at SMM
Ocean Signal, UK manufacturer of communications and safety at sea equipment, has appointed MS Service, based in St Petersburg, as its Russian distributor. The announcement follows the Ocean Signal range of SafeSea products gaining full Type Approval for use on Russian vessels.
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NewsTOWLINES
Captain Peter Meyer, a well known and respected figure in the towage and salvage industry, has retired after 40 years with Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei. Peter started with the company as a helmsman onboard the salvage tug Bugsier 27 and progressed to become Captain of many of the company’s tugs, ...
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NewsSuccessful delivery from Kenz cranes
Dutch offshore cranes company Kenz Cranes has delivered a new 400 tonne boom hoist offshore pedestal crane to the jack-up vessel Seajacks Leviathan in Amsterdam.
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NewsThe future of WFSV hull design
Isle of Wight UK based South Boats Special Projects, which has built some 100 WFSVs since 2005 for a variety of operators, has recently completed a £1m research project comparing hull form performance against prevailing conditions.
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Lightweight winch for windfarm workboats
The new AAW-150 anchor winch has been specially designed by Hercules Hydraulics for offshore wind farm vessels and is built almost entirely from non-ferrous materials, keeping the weight down to less than 250 kg.
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Tognum reconditions MTUs
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, has equipped its subsidiary SKL Motor GmbH in Magdeburg for standardized reconditioning of MTU engines and components and is thus renaming the company MTU Reman Technologies GmbH.
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Inclination monitoring launched at Husum
Fugro Renewable Services launched the ‘Inclinocam’, a real-time inclination monitoring service supporting smart, safe offshore pile installations at the Husum Windenergy Exhibition.
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ECDIS clarifications
The manufacturers of ECDIS equipment are to publish information on the latest versions of the software used to operate their equipment, in order to help clarify certain anomalies that had been identified with some older systems.
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Turbine blades coooperation in Germany
Gurit and HAWART Sondermaschinenbau GmbH have agreed to closely cooperate in the areas of mould and transport systems production for wind energy rotor blades to leverage the strengths of both companies to benefit their global customer base.
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NewsBelfast receives Hydrosphere safety
UK Aids to Navigation company, Hydrosphere UK Ltd, has supervised the successful build of four high visibility navigation buoys supplied to Belfast Harbour in Ireland, to mark the deepwater approach to the main channel.
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News34th RenewableUK conference and exhibition
More than 5,000 participants and 300 exhibitors are expected at the 34th annual RenewableUK conference and exhibition in Glasgow on 30 October through 1 November.
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NewsBad weather affects salvage projects
Florida based shipwreck recovery specialist, Odyssey Marine Exploration, recently announced it is putting ‘Gairsoppa’ and ‘Mantola’ recovery operations on hold due to current weather conditions in the North Atlantic.
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NewsMETS celebrates 25th anniversary
METS, the flagship trade show of the international marine leisure industry, marks its 25th anniversary in 2012.
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NewsFirst IDCORE summer school for renewables
The Oxfordshire UK based independent engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation HR Wallingford has hosted a summer school for some of the brightest renewable energy engineers in the country.
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NewsJumbo sized TP installation job completed
Rotterdam based Jumbo has successfully completed the transition piece (TP) installation for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, off the Danish coast.
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NewsStraightpoint launches load cell hire division
Force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cells designer and manufacturer Straightpoint has launched a load cell hire division for use on short or one off projects and within the offshore market.
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NewsExpansion on the cards for new look Steyr
Steyr Motors GmbH and Phoenix Tree HSC Investment (Wuhan) Co Ltd (PTC) have closed a purchase deal with 100% of the shares of Steyr Motors GmbH and its subsidiaries Steyr Motors Liegenschaften GmbH and Steyr Motors North America Inc going to the Chinese investor group.
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NewsIMO plans ‘Future of Ship Safety’
Thursday marked the 35th celebration of World Maritime Day. This year’s theme is ‘IMO: One hundred years after the Titanic’.
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NewsSheringham Shoal opens
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway officially opened the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm at the end of last month.
