All News articles – Page 802
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Commercial endorsement course at Seawork
A new course by the RYA, specifically aimed at those working commercially within the maritime industry, will be launched at Seawork 2012.
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Tsunami debris threat
(Pacific) The World Ocean Council is encouraging vessels transiting the North Pacific to send Japanese tsunami debris information to NOAA.
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NewsYamaha doubles warranty for commercial users
Yamaha Motor (UK) Ltd returns to Seawork with an expanded range of outboard engines which are a popular choice for many commercial users and professional organisations such as the RNLI.
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NewsNecessity is the mother of Mini Dredge
Catamaran workboat builder Cheetah Marine has developed a shallow water mini dredger specifically to combat the problem of seaweed deposition at its home base of Ventnor Haven on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsIADC Young Authors Award presented
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented its Best Paper Award for a Young Author at the PIANC COPEDEC, held at the IIT Madras, Chennai, India recently.
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News50th Marine Measurement Forum
Celebrating a 30 year history, the 50th UK Marine Measurent Forum (MMF) is to be held on 12 June at the Princess Royal Gallery of the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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New Reson multibeam development
Reson, which recently hosted a one day user conference attended by 150 participants, has upgraded its SeaBat 8160 multibeam sounder with the introduction of a more powerful and versatile model, the 7160.
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NewsWaterMota displays latest engines at Seawork
Seawork visitors will have the opportunity to view the latest engines from Doosan Infracore, Hyundai SeasAll, Crafstman Marine and Whisper Power on display with engine, generator and gearbox specialist WaterMota at Seawork 2012.
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NewsFast patrol boats for French Gendarmerie
France’s Raidco Marine has delivered the first four of a series of 11 aluminium hull patrol boats to that country’s Gendarmerie Nationale.
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NewsAntwerp to host LNG ports working group
Due to ever stricter emission standards there is growing interest in the international shipping world for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for ships.
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NewsHydrographic Academy launched at OI
The Hydrographic Academy, a joint distance learning venture between Plymouth University and Fugro, the world’s largest geosciences company, was launched at last month’s Oceanology International event in London.
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$1.5m Seatronics-CodaOctopus deal
Also announced at Oceanology International was a $1.5m purchase by rental specialists Seatronics of a further number of CodaOctopus Echoscope 3D dual frequency, high resolution sonar systems.
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NewsHarald wants Maud restored in Norway
A recent hearing finally put an end to speculation by granting an export permit to a Norwegian group for Roald Amundsen''s ship, Maud, after the permit was refused last December.
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NewsPlans to test floating turbines at Wave Hub
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is looking at using Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, off the Cornwall UK coast, to test floating offshore wind turbines.
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NewsPowerful twin tugs make Texas debut
The Signet Constellation and Signet Stars & Stripes are the latest development in Robert Allan Ltd’s RAstar series of tugs.
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NewsIbercisa return to Seawork
Spanish winch specialist, Ibercisa, will be back to exhibit at Seawork this year with the emphasis squarely on electrically driven deck equipment – one of the largest technological developments in the field.
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Fukushima wind farm
(Japan) An experimental offshore wind farm project aimed to help Fukushima recover from the tsunami of a year ago is underway.
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ACE hat trick
(UK) At the 8th Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland Director of the Year Awards, Alfie Cheyne, CEO of ACE Winches, was announced as the Aberdeen and Grampian Regional Director winner.
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New BPA chairman
(UK) Colin Parker, chief executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, has been elected chairman of the British Ports Association for the next two years at its AGM in London late last month.
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Climate Change Risk
(UK) The UK’s first Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) project, funded by Defra and the Devolved Governments, has won the Climate Week Award for ‘Best Initiative by a Government or Statutory Body’.
