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Key role for Bauer in Bay of Panama
A subsidiary of Bauer group in Germany is playing a key role in the construction of two artificial islands being created using millions of m3 of rock and sand off the densely populated coastline of Panama City.
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NewsABC portfolio gets bigger and greener
Belgian medium speed engine company ABC has launched a new engine at SMM in Hamburg. The 6DL36 is rated at up to 5,299bhp at 750rpm and is said to comply with IMO Tier III without the need for external catalysts.
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NewsZF Marine firsts at SMM 2012
Germany’s ZF Marine Group had a lot to shout about at this year’s SMM trade fair in Hamburg – it launched a new hybrid ready ZF 5300 PTI transmission gearbox and introduced its new executive vice president in industrial technology to customers.
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NewsVoith showcases control system at SMM
German ship propulsion systems specialist, Voith Turbo, displayed its latest vessel propulsion control system for Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Radial Propellers at SMM 2012 in Hamburg this week.
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Maritime Labour Convention ratified
Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is “great news for the world’s more than 1.2m seafarers”, said Dr Rosalie Balkin of the IMO’s Legal Affairs and External Relations Division.
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NewsMore offshore contracts for Jan de Nul
Jan de Nul reports that new projects with a total value of more than €500m have been added to its orderbook in the last month.
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NewsStudy of Nicaragua’s ‘second Panama Canal’
A consortium consisting of Royal HaskoningDHV and Ecorys has won a contract to conduct a pre-feasibility study into the construction of a canal through Nicaragua, all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsBoskalis acquires port contract in India
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.
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NewsCammell Laird targets renewables
UK based Merseyside shipyard and engineering business, Cammell Laird, is looking to grow its business across the marine, renewables and civil nuclear sectors in the second half of 2012, following a strong first six months of trading.
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NewsAustal vessel completes Acceptance Trials
The first-in-class Joint High Speed Vessel USNS ‘Spearhead’ (JHSV 1), under construction at Austal USA’s Alabama shipyard, has successfully completed Acceptance Trials (AT) – the last milestone before delivery.
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Repair yard in respiratory health study
Drydocks World – Dubai has joined hands with the Occupational Health and Environmental Respiratory Department of Imperial College London to conduct research which will focus on the respiratory health of Drydocks employees.
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NewsFirefighting response for tight corners
Fighting a fire onboard any vessel is a challenging experience and it is essential that response units act fast, as the intricate spaces on most workboats can cause fire to spread very quickly.
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NewsPaper calls for research strategy agenda
More needs to be done to bring industry and academia together as a matter of urgency, says Alf Baird of Edinburgh Napier University.
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NewsEuropeans jack-up offshore innovation
HGO InfraSea Solutions, a joint venture between Germany’s Hochtief Solutions and GeoSea, a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group, has officially commissioned a powerful jack-up vessel for offshore work, the ‘Innovation’ this week.
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NewsMcMurdo showcases AtoNs at SMM
UK based satellite tracking and monitoring systems company, McMurdo Marine Systems, displayed its range of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs) at Hamburg''s SMM 2012 this week.
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NewsSqueezing a quart into a pint pot
“I tend to get the projects that other people have said ‘no’ to,” says naval architect Ian Darley, who has developed a reputation for taking on difficult design briefs since starting out in 1974.
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NewsCable work expansion in Dutch Wadden Sea
Acta Marine vessels continue their extensive activities on the Dutch Wadden Sea.
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Qatar yard keeps busy with LNG shiprepair
With seven LNG carriers drydocked at the facility recently, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is one of the leading shipyards for LNG repairs, leveraging on Qatar’s position as top LNG exporter.
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Repeat business is key for A&P Falmouth
A huge car carrier which has dominated the skyline at Falmouth Docks during August left the port late last month to signal the end of another successful ship repair contract for A&P Falmouth.
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NewsNew Alnmaritec handling boat for Ghana
UK boatbuilder, Alnmaritec, recently delivered a hull number 149 new line handling vessel for operations at a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit off the coat of Ghana.
