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NewsWinch Drum Ropes Make Debut
Marine rope and rigging supplier Cosalt Safety & Protection has introduced a tough new range of commercial marine mooring ropes designed specifically for use on winch drums. The Winchline range combines high strength with low weight, ease of handling, and resistance to wear and tear.
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NewsWind turbine installation crane delivered
Lifting, drilling and subsea solutions specialist Huisman has delivered the 600mt wind turbine installation crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2 jack-up vessel Neptune.
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NewsAbrasion resistant coating for ropes
Maritime ropes supplier Lankhorst Ropes has developed an innovative, abrasion resistant coating for its Lankoforce ropes, simultaneously improving abrasion resistance and making the rope easier to handle.
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Wind Farm Marking Challenge
Trinity House, the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar, is working with the Civil Aviation Authority, wind farm developers and government departments to solve the problem of marking wind farms.
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NewsBright lights and big buoys at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2012 will have the chance to see the new Vega VRL-74 LED Range Light, being displayed at the show for the first time by UK based aids to navigation supplier Hydrosphere.
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Marine Offshore Renewables group launches
A Marine Offshore Renewables (MOR) group was officially launched last month, encompassing Devon and Cornwall in the South West of England.
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NewsTidal Transit brings Eden Rose to Seawork
Norfolk UK based Tidal Transit brings its second wind farm service vessel Eden Rose ’to Seawork 2012, where it will host offshore wind industry visitors and take them for runs on Southampton Water.
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NewsBlyth launches its biggest boat at Seawork
Seawork has been chosen as the venue for Blyth Workcats to launch a boat that promotes it into a new league of boatbuilding.
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Award winning Offshore Access System
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland NV, received a Hart’s Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston earlier this month.
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NewsPowerful plenary line-up at All-Energy 2012
Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland has joined the line-up for the opening plenary conference session at All-Energy 2012.
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NewsNew turbine installation vessel for A2SEA
Danish offshore wind installation and service solutions provider A2SEA recently announced a repeat order for a second newbuilding turbine installation vessel from COSCO Shipyard Group in China.
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NewsRock work rolling at Sheringham Shoal
Keen observers of offshore activity at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off North Norfolk UK will notice the arrival of two specialist vessels from Van Oord the over the coming weeks.
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NewsThe Crown Estate has confidence in the future of offshore wind energy
Anyone who assumes The Crown Estate’s (TCE) role in UK offshore wind is simply allocating areas of seabed to developers and waiting for the rent to roll in, is clearly not aware of the organisation’s role and purpose.
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NewsLocal businesses reap windfarm benefit
Once the excitement of announcing a major investment in the form of an offshore windfarm has died down, the question that has to be asked is, “Will this create jobs in the local area and what will it do for the local economy?”
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First transition pieces installed at Anholt
Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed the first transition pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark.
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NewsGermans stall on JWP, movement elsewhere
Last minute problems threaten one of Germany’s biggest maritime engineering projects, but the final go ahead for another appeared within grasp while work on a third began.
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NewsLerwick’s dredging effort pays off
Lerwick Harbour’s ‘hub’ role servicing the offshore oil and gas industry in the waters around Shetland is highlighted by the latest statistics issued by the port, which show increased traffic in the first quarter of this year, with the tonnage of oil-related cargo and shipping both more than doubling compared ...
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NewsNew gates to unlock Milford Dock potential
New lock gates are to be designed and installed at Milford Marina over the next two years, transforming the way the Marina can be accessed and boosting marine tourism and business in Milford Haven UK.
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NewsMaintenance facility upgrade for Dart Harbour
Sub Marine Services Ltd (SMS) of Falmouth Docks has recently completed a project to upgrade Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority’s (DHNA) Hoodown Maintenance Facility at Kingswear in Devon.
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NewsVariety as commercial pontoons proliferate
Pontoon specialist Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has completed a trio of commercial projects at opposite ends of the UK.
