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    New marine facility at UK university

    2012-09-18T18:17:00Z

    A new state of the art marine building will be officially opened at the UK''s University of Plymouth by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at a special ceremony in October.

  • The European Parliament has adopted at first reading the compromise proposal regarding sulphur content of marine fuels.
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    EU adopts sulphur directive compromise

    2012-09-18T11:09:00Z

    The EU has offcially adopted a compromise regarding the sulphur content in marine fuels during its September plenary session, which allows states to assist the maritime sector.

  • Argonon operates on the River Rhine using a mixture of natural gas and diesel fuel for its main engines and auxiliaries
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    River Rhine tanker runs on gas

    2012-09-18T07:30:00Z

    A tanker barge built for Deen Shipping is claimed to be the first vessel on European waterways to be powered by a dual fuel system.

  • The Yanmar 12AY propulsion engine
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    New Yanmar workboat engine at SMM

    2012-09-18T07:30:00Z

    Yanmar Europe exhibited Yanmar commercial high speed (CHS) diesel engines for marine applications at the SMM 2012 trade fair in Hamburg.

  • The new gearbox will appeal to builders and operators of lightweight boats
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    Lightweight composite gearbox launches at SMM

    2012-09-18T07:30:00Z

    Danish gearbox specialist Mekanord launched a gearbox which is up to 30 % lighter than traditional gearboxes at SMM in Germany.

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    Chinese order cheers Beta Marine

    2012-09-18T07:30:00Z

    Gloucester UK based marine engine specialist Beta Marine has won a significant order to supply marine generator sets for a range of Chinese high speed patrol craft varying in size from 19m to 33m.

  • Damen's 'EcoLiner'
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    New EcoLiner design concept

    2012-09-17T17:28:00Z

    Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

  • 'Stemat 89'
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    SEP 2012 Front Cover Story

    2012-09-17T17:25:00Z

    The recent combined efforts of Neptune Shipyards and Rotterdam based marine services company Stemat have resulted in the new ''Stemat 89'', a multi-purpose barge with accommodation capacity for 60 persons.

  • Port of Cairnryan
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    CG completes Cairnryan port survey

    2012-09-17T14:09:00Z

    Scottish near shore and onshore service provider, Caledonian Geotech (CG), recently completed a survey contract with the Port of Cairnryan Limited.

  • The hull was built at the STX yard in Romania, with the fitting out done at the STX yard in Lorient
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    STX builds a deepwater sand winner dredger

    2012-09-17T11:32:00Z

    Societe de Transports de Fluvio Maritime de l''Ouest in France has taken delivery of a new trailing suction dredger with advanced features.

  • Phoenix 1 will operate in coastal waters up to 30 miles offshore
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    Boskalis takes up residency at RAKMC

    2012-09-17T11:31:00Z

    The Phoenix 1 is now berthed at the new Boskalis jetty at RAK Maritime City, Ras Al Khaimah’s latest maritime industrial free zone.

  • The Easydredge series bridges the gap between the existing line-up of IHC Beagle standard hopper dredgers and the standard IHC Beaver cutter suction dredgers
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    Easydredge fills the gap at SMM

    2012-09-17T07:30:00Z

    IHC Merwede has launched a new budget range of small hopper dredgers under the name of Easydredge at SMM in Hamburg.

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    New concept hybrid transmission introduced

    2012-09-17T07:30:00Z

    Italian manufacturer Transfluid has produced a new concept hybrid transmission which made its UK debut at the recent Seawork exhibition.

  • The Oceania Marine Tracking Buoy System can determine the exact position of mobile objects and track them
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    Marine tracking buoy makes debut

    2012-09-17T07:30:00Z

    McMurdo Marine Systems has debuted its new Oceania Marine Tracking Buoy System.

  • The UJ340HT has a similar physical size and weight to the standard UJ340 waterjet
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    UltraJet 340HT bulks up the bollard pull

    2012-09-17T07:30:00Z

    Ultra Dynamics has released a new waterjet model to its HT (High Thrust) range, the UltraJet 340HT. The new design allows for an engine input power of up to 410 kW (550 bhp).

  • The Bong Jigsaw search and rescue helicopter carryong out winching on exercise with the Lerwick Authority pilot boat, 'Knab'
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    Lerwick boats prove vital to operations

    2012-09-14T11:05:00Z

    Bond Offshore Helicopters’ search and rescue operations in Scottish waters have been supported by Lerwick harbour’s pilot boats for their 100th exercise.

  • The new engine is suited for offshore support vessel, tug, and workboat applications
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    Cat launches new workboat engine at SMM

    2012-09-14T07:30:00Z

    Topping the bill for Caterpillar Marine Power Systems at SMM was the new C175-16 marine propulsion engine, offering the size, power and rpm to drive new, more profitable vessel designs for all segments of the marine industry.

  • The T²RECS is notable for its compact size
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    Bespoke configurations of modular gearbox

    2012-09-14T07:30:00Z

    At SMM 2012 in Hamburg, German marine gear systems manufacturer RENK AG revealed its new line-up of standard gear units, the T²RECS.

  • The new DL36 range will expand the ABC market to larger vessels such as ferries, coasters, offshore vessels, military ships, dredging applications and large tugboats
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    ABC extends workboat engine range at SMM

    2012-09-14T07:30:00Z

    Medium speed diesel engine manufacturer Anglo Belgian Corporation introduced its new DL36 range of engines at SMM in Hamburg.

  • The offshore energy sector is set to boom off the East coast of England
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    Rix plans orders around turbines

    2012-09-13T17:09:00Z

    Hull based energy company, Rix, has increased its order for new vessels in a bid to make the most of the developing offshore windfarm sector off the East Yorkshire coast in the UK.