All News articles – Page 822
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NewsFirst for Frigg – a Rigwatcher change-out
There can be few Aids to Navigation (AtoN) as remotely located as the three Rigwatcher units marking the decommissioned Frigg Field on the UK/Norwegian median in the North Sea.
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NewsNew buoys bring safety to the Crouch
Making the River Crouch safe enough “for fools” in the face of a substantial rise in commercial traffic has meant local work for an international navigation aids company.
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Low power consumption barge light launched
Australia based Sealite has launched a cost-effective solution to short range solar powered barge lighting.
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NewsMPI Discovery delivered and Europe bound
MPI Offshore Limited (MPI) has taken delivery of the MPI Discovery, the second of the organisation’s two wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) to be built at the Cosco Qidong Shipyard in China.
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NewsChallenges of scale greet UK Round 3 wind
It will soon be two years since the announcement of the successful bidders for the UK’s Round 3 offshore wind farm zones.
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NewsSiemens ups stake in offshore renewables
Siemens has increased its share in British tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd to 45%.
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NewsShipping prepares for climate change talks
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades of the global shipping industry, has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators.
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NewsExtra help for Dutch and Belgian pilots
Both Dutch and Belgian marine pilots are to be supplied with Portable Pilot Units (PPU), following an order for 25 high precision systems that not just survived but surpassed rigorous testing.
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NewsOffshore wind blows strong in Amsterdam
As Europe faces the danger of recession, the offshore wind industry is planning massive growth.
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NewsRenewables Network boosts Humber region
An energy company developing a North Sea wind farm has signalled its commitment to local contractors by becoming the latest member of a networking organisation.
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NewsProgress on Wales’ first tidal energy farm
Plans by Marine Current Turbines and its project partner RWE npower renewables to install and operate Wales’s first ever tidal energy farm have moved a step closer.
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NewsSuction Bucket innovation at Dogger Bank
The Forewind consortium will employ an innovative new foundation design concept when it installs two meteorological masts on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm zone.
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NewsNew kid on wind farms at a port near you
The first of a series of new Spanish built 20m wind farm support vessels for Norfolk based Tidal Transit Ltd will soon be showing itself off on a delivery tour of UK east coast ports.
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NewsBMF Commercial Marine gains support
Since it was launched at Seawork earlier this year, BMF Commercial Marine has gone from strength to strength and now has over 100 members working in the small craft commercial sector.
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NewsThe quiet life of a seabed Oyster
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd in the UK has been awarded a contract with wave energy technology provider Aquamarine Power to carry out underwater noise assessments relating to its Oyster wave energy device.
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NewsUK marine protection consultation
The public is being asked to get involved in the consultation process over whether an area of Dorset in the UK should be designated a new marine protected area.
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NewsWärtsilä scrubs up well at Europort
Wärtsilä has signed a cooperation agreement at Europort with Finnish and Dutch shipyards to facilitate installation of scrubbers in the marine market.
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NewsNew Dutch windfarm vessel
Braveheart Shipping BV has commissioned Dutch boatbuilders Javelin International and KD Workboats to build a new windfarm vessel to expand its workboat fleet.
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NewsCargo clipper sails back to the future
The age-old sight of clipper rig cargo ships might make a return to coastal, short sea and possibly even ferry routes.
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NewsSOX knocks boxes onto roads
The 2015 sulphur Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations may increase bunker fuel costs by 87%, forcing as much as half of the present freight that transits through these areas onto the roads.
