All News articles – Page 812

  • PATCH ports, including Newhaven, will be at Southern Manufacturing this week
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    PATCH ports target manufacturing

    2012-02-13T15:56:00Z

    The Ports Adapting to Climate Change (PATCH) project is joining the Port of Newhaven at the UK’s Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Exhibition this week to promote new business ventures with manufacturers.

  • LNG Guardian is designed to operate offshore for long periods at very slow speeds in the standby role.
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    Gondan deliver LNG Guardian

    2012-02-13T15:33:00Z

    Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan delivered the 75 ton bollard pull standby vessel LNG Guardian to its Italian tug owner Fratelli Neri SpA on 12 January.

  • The MSV Fennica is one of a pair of icebreakers to be converted to a cleaner ship design.
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    Cleaner burn for Arctic waters

    2012-02-13T15:29:00Z

    Finland headquartered power provider Wärtsilä has been contracted by that country’s Arctia Offshore Oy to carry out modification work to two of the company''s vessels.

  • Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is increasingly being confronted with the effects of climate change.
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    Dutch consortium for Vietnam’s Delta Plan

    2012-02-13T14:54:00Z

    The Dutch government’s NL Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of consultancy services for the Mekong Delta Plan in Vietnam to a consortium headed by consultancy and engineering firm DHV.

  • UK national hydrographer Rear Admiral Nick Lambert and his training team with six overseas hydrographic officers following completion of their UKHO marine cartography course funded by the Nippon Foundation.
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    UKHO international training success

    2012-02-13T14:23:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton reports successful completion of another of its internationally accredited marine cartography courses on behalf of six overseas hydrographic officers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan and the Philippines.

  • A massive increase in construction activity will result from the UK Round 3 offshore wind farm programme. (All photos by Peter Barker)
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    Welcome to Round 3

    2012-02-13T12:00:00Z

    Progress with the UK’s Round 1 and 2 offshore wind programmes is becoming increasingly clear to see from onshore.

  • A deep rated Falcon, which is compact yet powerful enough to handle a range of tools.
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    Ten more Falcons fly away to Russia

    2012-02-13T11:45:00Z

    Ten more Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs have been ordered by Russia’s JSC Tetis Pro, bringing the total sold into the Russian Federation to 24, and more are planned.

  • Chevalier Floatel’s vessl DP Galyna will include an Ampelmann access system.
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    Luxurious ferry to Floatel conversions

    2012-02-10T17:01:00Z

    Netherlands based Holland Shipyards has been entrusted with the conversion of two passenger vessels into luxury offshore accommodation vessels for Chevalier Floatels with the offshore wind farm market in mind.

  • Suggesting cutter suction dredger concepts, this Seafloor Production Tool will rely on power installations supplied by ABB.
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    Powering up for Seafloor Production

    2012-02-10T16:50:00Z

    ABB’s UK marine services business has won an order to supply transformers and switchgear for one of the world’s first commercial deep sea mining projects.

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    MJFEB12 Front Cover Story

    2012-02-10T16:15:00Z

    Ireland’s Safehaven Marine signed contracts last month with the Faroe Islands Rescue Service to supply an Interceptor 48 self righting lifeboat.

  • Offshore oil and gas industry vessels crowd Lerwick Harbour in Shetland.
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    Busy year in prospect at Lerwick Harbour

    2012-02-10T13:00:00Z

    Positive signs for activity at Lerwick Harbour in 2012 point to another busy year in prospect at the Shetland port following increased traffic across various sectors in 2011.

  • The final part of fitting out the new Tamar took place at Babcock’s boatyard in Plymouth.
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    ‘Diamond Jubilee’ celebrates 60 years

    2012-02-09T16:42:00Z

    Eastbourne RNLI Lifeboat Station’s new £2.7m Tamar lifeboat, which will be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of RNLI Patron, Her Majesty The Queen took to the water for the very first time on Monday.

  • A section of the newly constructed main quay at JWP.
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    Construction under scrutiny at new JWP

    2012-02-09T16:30:00Z

    Defects in the quay wall sheet piling at Germany’s new €1bn JadeWeser Port Container Terminal are “regrettable but not unusual with projects of this size”.

  • One of the 22 harbour enclosures installed in the Maashaven area of the Port of Rotterdam.
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    Onshore power supply for clean air Rotterdam

    2012-02-09T16:30:00Z

    GE Energy has been working on a program to reduce emissions and costs for one sector of the Port of Rotterdam’s transport infrastructure, the giant inland barges that ply Europe’s waterways.

  • ACE Winches fitting controller Bob Hammond demonstrates new winch equipment to Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond (left).
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    ACE celebrates largest ever export contract

    2012-02-09T16:29:00Z

    ACE Winches, the Aberdeenshire based deck machinery specialist, welcomed Scotland’s First Minister and local MSP Alex Salmond to its Aberdeenshire premises on Monday.

  • Austal’s existing customer Aremiti has ordered an 80m 20-knot catamaran for its inter-island service
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    Medium speed Austal catamaran for Tahiti

    2012-02-09T09:42:00Z

    Australian shipbuilder Austal has secured an order from French Polynesia operator SNC Aremiti Ferry for a medium speed 80m vehicle passenger catamaran ferry.

  • The vessel is being built at a fast pace, with two shifts of 14 craftsmen each working a six day week.
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    Royal Rowbarge build for Diamond Jubilee

    2012-02-08T09:45:00Z

    Traditional boatbuilder Mark Edwards of Richmond UK is building the Royal Rowbarge, which will take part in a number of high profile events this year, including leading the Jubilee Pageant on the Thames on 3 June.

  • Short sea shipping and ferries would be disproportionately affected by EU legislation
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    “Delaying” tactics accusation refuted

    2012-02-07T08:22:00Z

    The UK Chamber of Shipping has rebuffed the idea that the shipping industry is trying employ “delaying tactics” with regard to emission regulation, a subject that impacts European short sea disproportionately.

  • Ferries like the Edøyfjord may become a common sight.
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    Gas powered ferries look to the future

    2012-02-06T15:12:00Z

    A new, LNG powered ferry has started services in Western Norway – and the both the builders and designers believe that these ferries are “the future”.

  • The ferry landing stage at Berth 54 will be completed in the spring. Photo: Rostock Port/Nordlicht
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    Big investment continues as Rostock grows

    2012-02-02T16:32:00Z

    Port development company Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock invested more than €55m in the infrastructure of the seaport last year.