All News articles – Page 850

  • MCT’s SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, is supplying power to the grid.
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    Tidal turbine on course for UK funding

    2011-03-25T15:01:00Z

    The SeaGen tidal energy turbine, designed by Britain’s Marine Current Turbines Ltd, has achieved and passed the UK Government’s operating performance criteria for the UK’s emerging tidal and wave energy technologies.

  • Gardening celebrity Alan Titchmarsh is Patron of the Cowes RNLI lifeboat.
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    Call to honour UK’s heroic mariners

    2011-03-25T14:37:00Z

    The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society is calling on members of the maritime community and air/sea rescue organisations across the UK to nominate their colleagues for their heroic acts of bravery at sea.

  • Heather Abrahams, Finance Wales; Nick Colin York, MD Holyhead Marine Services; James Burns, operations director Holyhead Towing Company and Alan Darrock, financial director, in the Holyhead Marine Services shed.
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    Offshore wind propels Holyhead growth

    2011-03-25T13:01:00Z

    The Holyhead Boatyard Group has set a course for new offshore business opportunities after securing £2.7m investment in the largest debt investment to date from Finance Wales.

  • The full environmental statement for the proposed Green Port Hull project will be submitted during the summer.
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    Green Port Hull project moving closer

    2011-03-25T11:28:00Z

    ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned to prepare the marine elements of an environmental statement in support of the proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock, Port of Hull.

  • The Marine Air Chiller Compact provides 16,000 to 24,000 BTUs sand is easy to install.
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    Keep your workboat cool at Seawork

    2011-03-25T09:00:00Z

    Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) specialist Dometic Marine will launch the Marine Air Chiller Compact to the commercial, workboat and military markets at this year''s Seawork International.

  • Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing, delivering the keynote address at the 2011 Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Seminar last week.
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    Wales targets marine energy development

    2011-03-24T10:56:00Z

    Excellent collaboration between local business and academic, environmental and governmental organisations is putting Wales in a strong position to develop the UK’s marine renewable energy industry.

  • ‘The Art of Dredging’ will be the theme for WODCON XX, the industry’s most important event.
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    WODCON brings dredging focus to Europe

    2011-03-24T10:56:00Z

    The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that the next World Dredging Congress (WODCON) will be 3-7 June 2013 in Brussels.

  • The Mark V design will use 15 to 20% less fuel per transported unit than its predecessors, thanks to a optimised hull form and a number of energy saving features such as the streamlined rudder design and duck tail.
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    Wilhelmsen launches world’s largest Ro-Ro

    2011-03-24T10:55:00Z

    The Wallenius Wilhelmsen group has launched its 150th anniversary vessel, MV Tønsberg, into operation. The Mark V class is claimed to be the most sophisticated vessel ever built in the Ro-Ro segment.

  • It is vital to the economies of the Northern Isles that environmental impacts such as the ‘Braer’ incident are not repeated.
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    Scot MSPs oppose coastguard plans

    2011-03-24T10:55:00Z

    Liberal Democrat Northern Isles MSPs, Tavish Scott and Liam McArthur, have jointly responded to the UK Government’s consultation on the future of the Coastguard service.

  • Clements Marine has been appointed to supply propellers for the RNLI’s  Trent class Lifeboats.
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    Propulsion performance provided at Seawork

    2011-03-24T09:00:00Z

    The first of the 20m aluminium windfarm support workboats Gardian, built by Seawork exhibitor Alicat Workboats, is now fully operational and the second vessel has just been delivered.

  • The Maricuda Atlantic Challenger is being designed to cross the Atlantic in under two days.
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    Seawork exhibitor seeks crossing record

    2011-03-23T09:00:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor Maricuda Ltd is a new marine design and technology company with a naval architect designed portfolio of marine concepts.

  • Arctic sea ice continues to decline and temperatures continue to rise. Photo: NASA
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    Warning fund for Arctic waters

    2011-03-22T15:30:00Z

    New meteorological and navigational warning services in the Arctic will provide enhanced accessibility to weather data and navigational shipping information.

  • USV ‘Springer’ will be used in the tests.
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    Intelligent USVs could cut loose from signals

    2011-03-22T14:45:00Z

    A research project aiming at the eventual installation of intelligent navigation in remotely controlled craft has begun.

  • Ports need to schedule more maintenance checks to offset the burden of managing risk and possible disputes, says Trelleborg.
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    Risk management crippling port operations

    2011-03-22T14:45:00Z

    The port sector is being crippled by the burden of managing operational risk, according to an industry wide survey.

  • The new Terminal Access System developed by Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee will be on display at Seawork 2011.
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    See safe turbine access at Seawork

    2011-03-22T09:00:00Z

    Marine engineering company Houlder will be showing the Turbine Access System (TAS) being jointly developed with BMT Nigel Gee at Seawork 2011.

  • PureGen removes the soot from a generator’s exhaust outlet, and from the cooling water flowing from the exhaust gas water separator.
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    Soot gets the boot at Seawork

    2011-03-21T09:00:00Z

    Halyard Marine, Europe’s largest designer and manufacturer of specialist marine exhaust systems, will be exhibiting its latest environmental product for all commercial vessels at Seawork 2011.

  • Safety lights from SIC Divisione Elecctronica are among the many products to be found on A.S.A.P. Supplies’ stand at Seawork this year.
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    Italian flavour from Seawork veterans

    2011-03-20T09:00:00Z

    Seawork regulars A.S.A.P. Supplies Ltd will bring a bit of Italian flair to Seawork 2011 following the recent announcement that they are now the UK distributor for SIC Divisione Electronica srl.

  • The new 10.2m Cheetah is seen during recent sea trials.
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    Cheetah chases to 300th build milestone

    2011-03-19T09:00:00Z

    As always, Cheetah Marine will be at Seawork, this year with an 11.2m version of the very successful 10.2m design.

  • A model GM-350K 45 ton luffing winch from North Sea Winches.
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    North Sea Winches gears up for Seawork

    2011-03-18T09:00:00Z

    Specialist marine winch manufacturing company North Sea Winches will be exhibiting at Seawork for the eighth successive year in June.

  • A view of the terminal storage tanks at Gate LNG Terminal  while under construction. Photo by Peter Barker.
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    Rotterdam prepares for LNG imports

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    Work is nearing completion on the Netherlands first LNG import terminal at Rotterdam in a project involving previously reclaimed land being given back to the sea.