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  • Tank testing has taken place on two ASV hulls designs that correspond to ferries.
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    Fast electric ferry rides on air-support

    2012-04-12T14:43:00Z

    Development is well underway with the world’s first fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone.

  • The Lincs Wind Farm operated jack-up barge JB114 is currently operating from the Port of Hull.
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    Lincs links logistics to Port of Hull

    2012-04-12T14:42:00Z

    Lincs Wind Farm Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull as one of its logistics bases for its Lincs Offshore Wind Farm.

  • A KPM Crew 100 seat undergoing the 12g crash test.
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    Annex 10 puts heat on seats at Seawork

    2012-04-12T14:41:00Z

    With the High Speed Craft Code Annex 10 having come into force earlier this year, Seawork exhibitor KPM Marine will put the spotlight on its new Crew 100 seating system.

  • There will be 60 vessels afloat this year
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    Register now to visit Seawork

    2012-04-11T15:04:00Z

    Seawork, the commercial marine industry exhibition and conference, will take place in just six weeks'' time, on Tuesday 22 May at the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal in the UK''s ABP Port of Southampton.

  • The Eden Rose will be on show at Seawork 2012
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    Second WFSV for Tidal Transit

    2012-04-10T17:30:00Z

    The second of Tidal Transit Ltd''s windfarm service vessels (WFSV), Eden Rose, has just been launched by Spanish shipbuilder Mercurio Plastics – and it will be on display at Seawork International next month.

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    Fugro Seacore signs for met mast

    2012-04-06T09:00:00Z

    Fugro Seacore has signed a contract relating to the design, build and installation of an offshore met mast to record and monitor site conditions on the proposed Rampion Offshore Wind Farm site in the English Channel, 13km off the coast of Sussex, UK.

  • John Bonafoux of BMT Nigel Gee.
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    A keen eye for hull form design

    2012-04-06T09:00:00Z

    Whilst studying in Southampton, John Bonafoux of BMT Nigel Gee found himself in a roomful of people wanting to design racing yachts. So he looked to sharpen his talents elsewhere, finding a focus on high speed craft.

  • CREH Tracer 4 will make major contributions to projects in the upper Severn Estuary, Swansea Bay and the Ribble and Fylde coastal areas this year.
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    Seawork exhibitor sends survey boat to work

    2012-04-06T09:00:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor Cheetah Marine has just delivered its latest Survey 7.9m vessel, which will be working off the Welsh Coast.

  • Land and Water’s design concept was for a small, highly manoeuvrable shallow drafted tug, built on a catamaran hull.
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    Clyde has as many attachments as a penknife

    2012-04-06T09:00:00Z

    When Land and Water Plant Ltd had to find a replacement for its ageing river tugs the company knew it needed something as neat and flexible as a Swiss Army knife to help maintain variable, and often debris filled, rivers and estuaries.

  • EEPR funding recognises technological innovation for wind farm developments. Photo: Peter Barker
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    EU economic recovery plan for offshore wind

    2012-04-05T16:15:00Z

    The EU has published a mid-term evaluation of the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR).

  • MHPA’s pilot boat Picton, which was built by Mustang Marine, on the slipway at Pembroke Port.
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    Merger adds muscle for Mustang Marine

    2012-04-05T16:15:00Z

    Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) announced a new partnership on Tuesday as it merged its ship repair business (Milford Haven Ship Repairers) with international boat builders Mustang Marine.

  • DCI Dredge XIX is launched from IHC Merwede’s yard at Krimpen aan den Ijssel on Monday.
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    Purpose designed Ganges dredger

    2012-04-05T16:14:00Z

    IHC Merwede named and launched the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI Dredge XIX in a ceremony on Monday at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in The Netherlands.

  • The cargo vessel Carrier ran aground on 4 April.
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    Grounded 'Carrier' a Constructive Total Loss

    2012-04-05T15:10:00Z

    The cargo ship, Carrier, which ran aground off the coast of north Wales earlier this month, has been declared a Constructive Total Loss

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    Netherlands Hydrographic Office now using HPD

    2012-04-05T09:00:00Z

    The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully executed the final contractual tests of its System for Hydrographic Information Processes – Part 2 (SHIP2) project.

  • Green Marine’s idea is to come in to do the management jobs, putting a vessel owner through all the compliance and verification checks.
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    Management consolidation for wind operators

    2012-04-05T09:00:00Z

    The offshore renewables industry is growing fast, at a pace matched only by the growth of the associated paperwork. However, there is a solution that is an alternative to setting up an onshore department to deal with it.

  • The C-Fury Patrol is a 4m RIB with a soft ride and extra stability.
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    See C-Fury’s easy rider at Seawork

    2012-04-05T09:00:00Z

    There is a new kid on the Seawork block which is ideal for patrol and FRC applications. It can get wherever you need to go fast or wait on standby while still being comfortable, and is not too heavy on the fuel bills.

  • Marval recently worked on Richmond, one of the Port of London Authority’s River Thames patrol craft.
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    Marval at smooth hulls at Seawork 2012

    2012-04-05T09:00:00Z

    “Just why don’t people think you can put a yacht finish on a commercial boat? Especially when it almost makes more sense to smooth a support vessel’s bottom than the hull of a luxury yacht.”

  • Xi Engineering use dynamic modelling to tackle damaging vibrations
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    Scottish engineers win important accolade

    2012-04-04T16:46:00Z

    A young Scottish engineering company has won an important business accolade at the Edinburgh Chamber Business Awards as the most promising new business.

  • Last year’s Propulsion & Emissions Conference
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    Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012

    2012-04-04T10:35:00Z

    The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.

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    Stemat over the moon with Neptune newbuild

    2012-04-04T10:20:00Z

    Neptune Shipyards BV delivered the Lydia D to Stemat BV last September.