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NewsGreen light for Neptune tidal stream device
Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd has been given UK parliamentary approval for the deployment of its tidal stream power device.
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NewsPiracy theme for IMO World Maritime Day
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) marked Thursday’s occasion of IMO World Maritime Day by addressing the piracy crisis in the Indian Ocean, this year’s chosen IMO theme.
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NewsFirst QE Class blocks joined at Rosyth
The first centre block section for HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of two new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, was lifted onto the lower mid-block at the Rosyth dockyard in Scotland last Friday.
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NewsCelebration tour for converted motor ship
European clothing chain C&A has marked its 100th birthday by converting a 40 year old inland motor ship into an event and party boat and sending it on a 5,000 km celebration tour of German rivers and canals.
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NewsBeavers move into dredger rental market
IHC Merwede has entered the international rental market with its standard IHC Beaver dredgers and DMC work boats.
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NewsSunken munitions ship survey released
A local Freedom of Information request has provided an update on the condition of a sunken munitions ship that presents a potential risk to a large area of east Kent UK.
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NewsTraditional Marine Skills project launch
A traditionally built dinghy was launched at the Southampton Boat Show last month as part of the project Traditional Maritime Skills (TMS), which is currently recording wooden boatbuilding skills that are in danger of becoming extinct.
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NewsDual control for Swedish waterjets
Swedish based MJP Waterjets has succeeded in combining steering and reversing of two jets simultaneously into a central column operating both jets in parallel by means of a single hydraulic control.
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NewsOptions studied for Fehmarnbelt materials
DHI Group in Denmark is playing an important role in the proposed Fehmarnbelt project, a submerged tunnel between Denmark and Germany.
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NewsDHI helps maintain Danish fishing harbour
DHI Group in Denmark recently helped local fisherman at Hvide Sande harbour on Denmark’s western coast whose businesses were threatened by sand bars that were reducing the draught in the harbour.
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NewsNew contracts signed for Xbloc
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) has signed a number of contracts recently for the use of its innovative Xbloc concrete armour units.
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NewsWind farms fan diver training boom
With the increase in offshore wind farm projects, a diver training centre in Scotland is reporting an increase in demand for training required to break into a career in the marine energy renewable industry.
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NewsDutch mini-subs available for charter
U-Boat Worx (UBW), the Dutch submersible manufacturer, now has two submersibles available for charter globally.
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NewsPre-formatted data speeds ENC updates
The officers of Athens based ship management company Mare Maritime used to spend a full day uploading and updating electronic navigational charts (ENCs) on dual ECDIS.
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NewsGood pension news for renewables workers
The offshore industry has tended to be one step behind when it comes to working regulations.
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NewsUK launches Marine Growth Strategy
A new strategy that could lead to £8bn growth in the British marine and maritime industry was launched last month by UK Business Minister Mark Prisk at the PSP Southampton Boat Show.
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NewsNew JV launches floating power stations
Barge based power generation moved into a new dimension on Wednesday with the announcement of a new 82m Power Barge capable of generating 125MW from two aero-derived gas turbine gensets.
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NewsNormandy ports eye Channel wind farms
Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA), the port authority of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham, has finalised its comprehensive proposal to assist in the development of offshore wind energy in the Channel.
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News£3bn challenge to boost wind power revenue
The UK’s Carbon Trust has announced a shortlist of 13 concepts for optimising the maintenance of offshore wind farms, increasing turbine availability and thus cost competitiveness for the sector.
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NewsTidal Energy Summit returns to London
Global interest in Tidal Energy is growing and demonstration tidal projects are already producing energy in Europe, America and Asia.
