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Dublin Port Company unveils new masterplan
Dublin Port Company has announced the commencement of a wide ranging, public consultation process to devise a masterplan for the long term development of Dublin Port, Ireland’s most important port.
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Marine Measurement Forum
Chelsea Technologies Group of West Molesey, Surrey, which recently delivered a novel 6m long acoustic array to the Norwegian University of Science & Technology for communication studies in Trondheim Fjord, is hosting the 48th UK Marine Measurement Forum on Wednesday 18 May.
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First Minister opens new facility at Port of Peterhead
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened a new £30m deepwater berth at Peterhead Port on 21 March.
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Northern Ireland prepares for renewables
Two major bodies have published a design discussion document for the development of offshore renewable energy projects in Northern Ireland waters.
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HERCULES strengthens engine performance
The Germany based operation of America’s Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed new piston ring simulation techniques that will help make future marine engines more fuel efficient.
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Longest Ro-Pax completes Kiel’s conversion
The first call on Wednesday by Stena Scandinavica at Kiel’s Schwedenkai Terminal saw Stena Line’s new ship generation switch on the Kiel-Gothenburg ferry route.
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Fastnet turns into the wind
Fastnet Tern is the latest in a long line of specialist commercial catamarans supplied by Blyth Workcats Ltd.
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TOWLINES
Targe Towing has added the Hemiksem to its fleet operating in the Thames.An act of piracy involving a tug and barge in Malaysian waters has led to a director of the tug owning company appealing to the towage industry and brokers worldwide for help. The company’s tug, Marina 26, reported ...
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Operators respond to wind farm demand
With details now emerging of around 20 firm orders and options for wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) worldwide, it is possible to gain a picture of how those involved are responding to the demand for this relatively new type of vessel.
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A tug with extra firepower for Kuwait
The installation of fire fighting equipment aboard harbour tugs is commonplace but the capacity of those installations rarely exceeds that necessary to comply with classification society Fi-Fi 1 notation, with a total pumping capacity of 2,400 cu/m/hr.
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Norne gives Viking a powerful sister
On 2 April, Dutch tug owners Koerts International Towing Service (KITS), based in Delfziyl, took delivery of the new shallow draft anchor handling tug Norne.
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Thirty one ‘Rotor Tugs’ and counting
It is just twelve years since Dutch towage company Kotug introduced a series of four ‘Rotor Tugs’ to the ports of Rotterdam and Bremerhaven.
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Macduff designs dynamic workboat duo
Two Macduff Ship Design tug/workboats have entered service recently, further increasing the extensive range of vessels now offered by the company.
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Bottom line concerns could cost Green UK
If the UK government puts its concerns about the bottom line deficit first, it could end up by losing the economy many billions of pounds of vital investment in green energy projects.
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Marco Polo heads for the sea
Following a thorough selection and negotiation process, 32 new Marco Polo projects are set to receive a share of the €57m funds earmarked under the 2010 Call for proposals.
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Arguments rumble on as foghorns fall silent
The sudden quietening of the Alderney and Guernsey foghorns has caused a ruckus of a different nature.
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Three DC buses come along for Alewijnse
Alewijnse Marine Systems in the Netherlands is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels to be built at Shipkits B.V.
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Passive damping lifts support vessel safety
Specialised UK engineering company SE Hydraulics and American motion and control specialist Parker Hannifin have partnered to develop a passive damping system to protect crew members on Regional Support Vessels.
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Loading brings mining joy to Teesport
Teesport in the UK was temporarily transformed into a scene resembling a science fiction film earlier this month.
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Lightweight rope makes deep sea recovery
A salvage operation on a shipwreck 3,200m below the surface of the South Atlantic has been successfully carried out using lightweight ropes made with Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre.