All News articles – Page 782

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    Consent for Green Port Hull proposal

    2012-06-22T07:31:00Z

    Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the proposed Green Port Hull facility following the submission of plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc.

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    Drew acquires Chemring

    2012-06-22T07:30:00Z

    Marine solutions services specialist Drew Marine has agreed to acquire marine distress signal company Chemring Marine.

  • The dredge pump and other equipment has been supplied from Italy by Italdraghe
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    Joint Italian-Turkish dredger launched

    2012-06-21T14:21:00Z

    The first ever cutter suction dredger to be built in Turkey, an Italian designed model SGT 500C, is being launched this month.

  • Ms Monica Svenner will be the first woman to take an MD position within the ship repair industry
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    New MD for Damen Shiprepair

    2012-06-21T12:48:00Z

    Damen Shiprepair Götaverken has appointed Ms Monica Svenner as its new managing director, making her the first woman to take an MD position within the ship repair industry.

  • Whole Body Vibration can have serious effects on health
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    FRC to hold Whole Body Vibration seminars

    2012-06-21T10:14:00Z

    FRC International (FRC) is holding a Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Seminar on 10 July and a Health Surveillance Awareness Seminar on 11 July at the RNLI Lifeboat College in Poole, UK.

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    Revised IMCA marine inspection

    2012-06-21T09:00:00Z

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) has published a revised edition for small workboats: ‘Marine inspection for small workboats (Common marine inspection document for small workboats)’.

  • The Applied Acoustics boomer units are small enough to be switched by hand between Titan’s small survey vessels, such as the Endeavour seen here, enabling quick mobilisation. Photo: Mike Page
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    Sub-bottom profiling of windfarm sites

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    Titan Survey is increasingly involved in offshore renewable energy schemes, particularly wind farm projects, where an accurate interrogation of the subsea geology is so crucial to turbine foundation design.

  • Acoustic data from the Kongsberg EM2040D
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    Hydro surveys for project MONALISA

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    MMT of Sweden has been awarded parts of two separate hydrographic survey contracts for the EU financed project MONALISA for the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA).

  • Andrew Constantine, commercial director for Shepherd Construction, with Tony Quinn, director of major assets and projects at Narec in the newly completed building that will test tidal turbines
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    Testing facilities progress at Narec

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland UK.

  • Rowena Simpson said, “Many of those who are newly qualified are increasingly being drawn to a career in the green sector.”
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    Engineer shortage as renewables grow

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    Green energy is arguably one of the fastest growing sectors on the planet.

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    First Spanish wind turbine for Canaries

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    Spanish energy giant Gamesa will install its prototype offshore wind turbine off the Canary Islands instead of Virginia as a result of slow growth in US offshore windfarm market.

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    OMM becomes MSOP

    2012-06-21T07:30:00Z

    Due to the growth and success of its personnel department, Offshore Marine Group, owners of Offshore Marine Management (OMM), will rename, rebrand and launch the existing department as Main Source Offshore People LTD (MSOP).

  • Rio+20 is aiming to make the oceans more sustainable Photo: Bob Shavelson/Marine Photobank
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    UN sustainability conference Rio+20

    2012-06-20T16:29:00Z

    The UN''s 10-yearly UN Sustainable Development Conference, called Rio+20, is taking place this week (15-22 June) in Rio de Janeiro.

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    Servicing in UAE

    2012-06-20T07:30:00Z

    Subsea solutions provider Unique Systems FZE has been appointed as Teledyne’s authorized service provider for the United Arab Emirates.

  • Lifesaver is now operational and performing as designed in full scale sea testing trials.
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    Wave energy converter installed at FabTest

    2012-06-20T07:30:00Z

    Engineering company Supacat Ltd and strategic partner Fred. Olsen Ltd have developed the BOLT Wave Energy Converter, ‘Lifesaver’, which has become the first installation to be commissioned at FabTest UK in Falmouth.

  • The operator has an immediate 3D view of the subsea scene during the operation
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    Sonar monitors windfarm cable touchdown

    2012-06-20T07:30:00Z

    CodaOctopus and their agent in The Netherlands, Nautikaris BV, have recently been involved in a project for Deep BV Hydrography and Geophysics.

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    Cooperation agreement for future WFSV designs

    2012-06-20T07:30:00Z

    BLRT Marketex and BMT Nigel Gee Ltd (BMT) have signed an agreement whereby BMT will provide vessel designs to BLRT Marketex.

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    Kongsberg introduces Remus 100-S AUV

    2012-06-20T07:30:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime of Norway now offers a hydrographic and offshore survey version of its widely used series of Remus 100 AUV’s, the Remus 100-S.

  • The launch of the Damen CSD500  ‘25 January’
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    New Damen cutter suction dredger

    2012-06-19T17:21:00Z

    A new Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been built under license by Canal Naval Construction for the Egyptian General Authority for Fish Resource Development.

  • The ‘SS Shieldhall' returned to service in April
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    Steamship returns to service

    2012-06-19T17:17:00Z

    The ‘SS Shieldhall’, one of Britain’s last sailing steam ships, has won a Heritage Lottery Fund award for a four year conservation works project.