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    Turbine foundations built on pontoons

    2012-08-29T07:30:00Z

    Twelve wind turbine foundations have successfully departed the Port of Zeebrugge.

  • The wind energy industry contributed €32.43bn to the EU’s GDP in 2010. Photo: Siemens
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    Renewables feature at Offshore Energy 2012

    2012-08-29T07:30:00Z

    Offshore Energy 2012, claiming to be the fastest growing offshore oil & gas and energy event in Europe, returns to Amsterdam’s RAI exhibition centre on 23 and 24 October.

  • Damen's multifunctional Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500
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    New multifunctional carrier from Damen

    2012-08-28T16:01:00Z

    Damen Shipyards has revealed its latest multifunctional design, the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500, providing a new concept to the shipping industry.

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    Generator management at Lincs wind farm

    2012-08-28T07:30:00Z

    Offshore wind service and solutions company CWind has begun generator management work with Siemens at Lincs wind farm with a package containing a vessel, skilled personnel and an offshore wind farm solution.

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    Green light given for Dudgeon wind farm

    2012-08-28T07:30:00Z

    Royal HaskoningDHV has maintained its offshore consent track record when supporting the UK offshore wind farm sector, with the go-ahead granted earlier for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project.

  • Corilla Marine’s 4m by 4m buoy has an overall height of 14m and a focal plane of 7m
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    IALA membership for Welsh buoy manufacturer

    2012-08-28T07:30:00Z

    South Wales based Corilla Marine, which has been producing rotationally moulded parts for over 35 years, has become an Industrial Member of IALA.

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    Alphaconnect Hybrid launched at SMM

    2012-08-28T07:30:00Z

    The navigation and communications division of Dutch innovator Alphatron Marine has introduced Alphaconnect Hybrid, a type approved on board telephone system (PABX) with integrated IP facilities.

  • David Beckham actually drove the boat himself for most of the Olympic flame’s final voyage
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    Safe passage for Olympic flame to the Games

    2012-08-27T07:30:00Z

    English football legend David Beckham helped the Olympic flame make a spectacular appearance on the River Thames shortly before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games.

  • The badge awarded to course graduates. X is the test pilot designation in aviation
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    Test Coxswain course for High Speed Craft

    2012-08-27T07:30:00Z

    Bournemouth UK based FRC International has developed a unique training course and qualification for the professional maritime sector.

  • Damen Shipyard is working with the Dutch lifeboat organisation, the KNRM, and design team De Vries Lentsch Design to develop this new concept in lifeboat design
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    Wave piercing future for small boat design

    2012-08-27T07:30:00Z

    A new hull design being developed as the next generation of lifeboat could point the way to a revolution in hull design for motor yachts.

  • Automatic activation of the onboard EPIRB alerted Stornoway coastguard to the capsizing
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    Automatic EPIRB activation saves sailors

    2012-08-27T07:30:00Z

    Kannad Marine has helped save the lives of seven French sailors, who were successfully rescued after their catamaran capsized just off of the west coast of Scotland last month.

  • James Douglas, sales manager, Saab Seaeye
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    Saab vehicles make a splash at Seawork

    2012-08-24T17:40:00Z

    With the need for more repair work on underwater structures, the UK’s underwater vehicle specialist, Saab Seaeye, has designed four new underwater vehicle solutions.

  • Demolition work started with removing the derricks and drilling installation
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    Scheldepoort wins second jack-up conversion

    2012-08-24T07:30:00Z

    Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard has been awarded a contract to convert the jack-up drill rig Shelf Explorer into offshore hotel accommodation, which will then be known as Atlantic Amsterdam.

  • Impending sulphur legislation offers new opportunities for conversion
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    Shipdock and Spliethoff combine forces

    2012-08-24T07:30:00Z

    Shipdock has reached an agreement with Spliethoff, the Amsterdam based ship owning company, for the largest exhaust gas scrubber unit installed so far on board a commercial vessel.

  • If a rudder is not given the proper protection against cavitation and the resulting erosion and corrosion damage, the financial consequences can be substantial for the owner
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    Coating protects rudder of icebreaker tug

    2012-08-24T07:30:00Z

    The rudder and the ice belt of the harbor icebreaker tug Jääsalo were recently coated with Ecospeed in Naantali, Finland.

  • The Massey Shaw has required complete restoration, including replacing corroded sections of the steel hull and refurbishment of most other features
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    Blast of the past in historic restoration

    2012-08-24T07:30:00Z

    Established in 1988 in the historic Gloucester Docks UK, T Nielsen & Company has grown to become a leading specialist in repairing, restoring and building traditional ships and rigging.

  • Baltrum 111 has been re-engined as part of a major conversion
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    German yards benefit from small ship work

    2012-08-23T16:33:00Z

    In Germany, an influx of small ship conversion and overhaul has kept front-running Schiffswerft Diedrich busy and revived spirits at troubled former tanker newbuilder Lindenau Schiffswerft.

  • Seajacks Zaratan arrives in Rotterdam from Dubai. Photo: Peter Barker
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    Fourth vessel order for Seajacks

    2012-08-23T16:32:00Z

    Just a week after Seajack’s newbuilding Seajacks Zaratan arrived in Europe from its builder Lamprell in Dubai, the two companies announced an order for another GustoMSC designed jack-up.

  • The boat was successfully dropped from a freefall height of 60m
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    New world record for freefall lifeboat

    2012-08-23T16:31:00Z

    Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has set a new freefall lifeboat record with its new generation FF1200 boat.

  • Furuno's provide training for its ECDIS's
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    Furuno training for China

    2012-08-23T16:22:00Z

    Furuno Shanghai Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Chinese engineering support company, Furuno Electric, is now providing Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training to the Chinese market.