All News articles – Page 876

  • Maricuda’s Triton Anchor seen on the company’s stand at Seawork 2010.
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    Maricuda brings marine innovation to Seawork

    2010-07-21T09:21:00Z

    Innovation is a central theme of Seawork and one company bringing a high degree of it to Seawork 2010 was Maricuda Ltd.

  • The IMO II compliant M 20 C engine will produce between 1,020 and1,520 kW at 900 to 1,000 rpm and is capable of operating on Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) or Marine Diesel Oil (MDO).
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    Early delivery for IMO II compliant MaK M 20 C

    2010-07-20T21:56:00Z

    With the implementation of IMO II regulations for the marine industry on 1 January 2011, marine engine manufacturers are finalizing strategies and development for modifications on engines to meet the strict requirements.

  • The new wind turbine installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, will be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä ship power system.
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    Wärtsilä power system for wind turbine installation vessel

    2010-07-20T21:04:00Z

    Ship power systems integrator Wärtsilä, has signed a contract with Lamprell plc of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to supply a complete ship power system for a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).

  • Author Duncan MacLean, a partner at Scotland based Brodies LLP.
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    Marine renewables: the importance of understanding risk

    2010-07-20T17:04:00Z

    Parallels are drawn between the infrastructure required in the oil and gas sector and that required by the marine renewables sector, both in terms of deployment and ongoing operation and maintenance, writes Duncan MacLean a partner in the marine team and a member of the renewable energy group at Scotland ...

  • The latest stage of the South West Regional Development Agency Wave Hub Project is underway as the hub and cable are loaded onto a ship directly from the JDR Cable Systems factory in Hartlepool. Guy Lavender, the RDA's Wave Hub general manager, ...
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    Wave Hub and cable prepared for installation

    2010-07-20T11:47:00Z

    The latest stage of South West RDA’s (Regional Development Agency) pioneering Wave Hub project is underway as the hub and its 25km cable are loaded onto a cable laying ship ready for deployment offshore in the next few weeks.

  • The new HamiltonJet HT810 features one piece casting of impellers, highly efficient narrow reverse duct designs, new anode positioning and improved aluminium casting systems.
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    Water jet development goes with the flow

    2010-07-19T09:33:00Z

    New Zealand based water jet manufacturer HamiltonJet has completed assembly of the second model in its new HT series, the HT810.

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    New publication from IADC

    2010-07-15T16:59:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has published a new publication, Facts About Environmental Monitoring, which is available free of charge online and in print.

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    ABPMer focuses on marine planning

    2010-07-15T16:54:00Z

    ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) has launched a new website dedicated to marine planning practice at: www.abpmer.net/marine-planning.

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    Council unveils plan to develop Caernarfon Dock

    2010-07-15T16:50:00Z

    Gwynedd Council in Wales has unveiled a project to expand Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock, creating berths for 45 vessels.

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    Six cutter suction dredgers at work on ADNOC project

    2010-07-15T16:43:00Z

    DEME in Belgium says it currently has a total of six cutter suction dredgers working together in Abu Dhabi on the Ruwais site for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

  • The Anholt wind farm will be the largest in the world when completed.
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    EIA for world’s largest windfarm completed

    2010-07-15T16:38:00Z

    DHI Group in Denmark says it recently completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for what will be the world’s largest wind farm when completed.

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    Eredene Capital wins Indian project

    2010-07-15T16:32:00Z

    UK based Eredene Capital Plc has won a bid to build and operate the container terminal at Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu in India. The estimated project cost of the Ennore Container Terminal is £207m.

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    PD Ports confirms investment in Teesport

    2010-07-15T16:25:00Z

    PD Ports has announced that it will channel significant investment into the first phase of expansion plans at Teesport in the UK, which will potentially involve some £29m of total investment.

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    Durban Harbour project wins award

    2010-07-15T16:20:00Z

    The South African Institution of Civil Engineering at Durban in South Africa has awarded Mott MacDonald of the UK its ‘Most Outstanding Civil Engineering Project Award’ for the widening of the entrance to Durban Harbour.

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    DEME/Boskalis joint venture wins work in Mexico

    2010-07-15T16:15:00Z

    Belgian dredging company DEME and Dutch dredging company Boskalis have been awarded an important contract in Mexico.

  • The new facility for wind farm vessels is now complete.
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    Walcon completes wind farm facility at Buxton Bight

    2010-07-15T16:10:00Z

    Walcon Marine in the UK says work on the new Outer Harbour at Buxton’s Bight at Wells-next-the-Sea on the coast of Norfolk was recently completed.

  • All aspects of outfitting have been carried out to a very high standard.
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    The BRAtt has arrived in style!

    2010-07-15T15:32:00Z

    On 17 May delegates and visitors to the ITS 2010 Tug & Salvage Convention in Vancouver awoke to find the first prototype BRAtt training tug moored outside the Westin Bayshore Hotel.

  • SMS Coastal Cat is a comprehensively equipped and versatile vessel.
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    Third catamaran for Sinbad Marine Services

    2010-07-15T14:57:00Z

    Sinbad Marine Services, based in Killybegs, Co. Donegal, has just taken delivery of yet another new catamaran built by local boatyard Mooney Boats Ltd. This is the third catamaran built by Mooney Boats for Sinbad Marine Services in the past two years. This vessel is an addition to ...

  • The slick around the Mississippi Barrier Islands in late June. Oil covered waters are silvery in colour. Photo: NASA
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    BP wellhead efforts hoping for closure

    2010-07-15T11:50:00Z

    Concerns that a new well head cap placed by BP on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico could fail continue to delay testing.

  • Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society CEO Malcolm Williams (left) is seen with ‘honorary agent’ volunteer Philip Woodford on the Isle of Wight, where one of the Challenge Walks will take place.
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    Schools take up the Challenge for mariners’ charity

    2010-07-15T11:48:00Z

    The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society in the UK is calling on schools to take a Challenge and go walk about, at the same time as raising money for a good cause.