All News articles – Page 882

  • 'Deepwater Horizon' exploded on 20 April and the effects, both ecologically and economically, will be felt for years to come.
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    Oil disaster rig owner tries to escape liability

    2010-05-26T09:35:00Z

    Gulf of Mexico disaster oil rig owner Transocean''s ploy to limit liability will be fought, according to law firms representing Deepwater Horizon workers.

  • The Arctic is suffering from a fractured approach to governance of its resources. Photo: WWF
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    Arctic is suffering from ‘governance gaps’

    2010-05-26T09:34:00Z

    The legal instruments relevant to protecting the Arctic’s marine environment are numerous, yet also incoherent and incomplete say the World Wildlife Fund.

  • The IIMS is now having an input to maritime surveying operations from Australia to Fujairah
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    Marine surveyors look to a global presence

    2010-05-26T09:32:00Z

    John Lawrence of the International Institute of Marine Surveyors (IIMS) says that local difficulties need local input, and no end of good ideas from outside the area will substitute for asking people with knowledge of regional laws and regulations.

  • The new company is now able to supply complete marine transmission systems.
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    Seawork debut for merged marine transmission specialist

    2010-05-25T20:44:00Z

    Two Coventry based transmission specialists, NDE Clarke Transmissions and Pitchline Transmissions, have formally merged their operations, creating a highly focused specialist mechanical power transmission company which specialises in universal drive shafts and flexible gear type couplings for the marine industries.

  • The sculptural ‘Medusa’ is actually a modified Garrett GT42 turbocharger.
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    Hot stuff stays where it’s needed at Seawork

    2010-05-25T20:19:00Z

    The intertwining exhaust pipes of the Medusa-like modified Garrett GT42 turbocharger that will be on Turbo Dynamics’ Seawork stand make a point beyond the purely sculptural.

  • As part of the design process, Kort offers detailed estimates of vessel performance.
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    Seawork exhibitor courts the emerging Indian market

    2010-05-25T18:30:00Z

    Kent UK based Seawork exhibitor Kort Propulsion Co Ltd has again demonstrated its global reach by completing an order from an Indian shipyard on behalf of the Inland Indian Waterways Authority (IWAI).

  • The new UltraJet UJ 525 provides a high performance solution where size and cost constraints have previously made it difficult to provide an optimised waterjet package.
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    See the ultimate UltraJet alongside at Seawork

    2010-05-25T17:38:00Z

    Visitors to Seawork 2010 will find propulsion specialists Ultra Dynamics Ltd on Stand 1 inside the exhibition hall and an 18m South Boats wind farm support vessel equipped the new UltraJet UJ525 drives units outside on the Seawork pontoon.

  • Clements Marine supplied the entire stern gear package for the research vessel RV Actinia.
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    Stern gear provision moves forward at Seawork

    2010-05-25T16:53:00Z

    Seaway Marine of Macduff has recently launched the new 11m survey and research Vessel, RV Actinia, for Scotland’s University Marine Biological Station, which is located on the eastern shore of the Isle of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde.

  • The new IPS1050 unit is available for workboats up to 30m LOA and requiring up to 40 knots performance.
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    Pod power for fast workboats at Seawork

    2010-05-25T16:15:00Z

    With the IPS system, Seawork 2010 exhibitor Volvo Penta has introduced a pod system for planing applications, such as fast workboats, pilot boats and patrol boats. The IPS program is now being expanded still further. With new and larger drive units coupled to the 13 litre marine diesel, Volvo Penta ...

  • A WaterMota supplied Doosan 4V222 TIH main engine is seen in the tidy engine room of ‘Sally McLoughlin’, a 16m harbour tug built by Macduff Shipyards for John McLoughlin Shipping Ltd.
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    See what’s new with Watermota at Seawork 2010

    2010-05-25T15:04:00Z

    Following a busy and successful 2009, South Devon based WaterMota Ltd continues to grow with new customers, products and personnel.

  • An artist’s impression of the Polar vessel that will be supplied with Wärtsilä 32 engines.
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    Wärtsilä engines for Polar supply and research vessel

    2010-05-25T14:27:00Z

    ‘Low rates of fuel consumption and low levels of emissions are an important consideration when operating in the Antarctic''s vulnerable natural environment’, says Jukka Paananen, business manager of Wärtsilä Ship Power.

  • Special electric clutch assemblies from Centa enable more rapid turnaround for the Solent Express.
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    Clutch time solutions on show at Seawork

    2010-05-25T14:09:00Z

    Seawork 2010 exhibitor Centa Transmissions, the flexible coupling and shaft supplier, has supplied two special electric clutch assemblies to Griffon Hoverwork Limited.

  • Sealite’s new Apollo-155 lantern series offers range adjustable from 4 to 12 nautical miles.
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    See Sealite’s latest lantern at Seawork

    2010-05-25T08:53:00Z

    At the beginning of 2009, Seawork 2010 exhibitor Sealite undertook a research and development program into the next generation of long range LED lanterns. This year sees the culmination of these efforts with the release of the Apollo-155 lantern series, an engineering accomplishment encompassing the latest in LED and optical ...

  • By integrating CCTV with Access Control onto a single PC-based system, CDA Solutions can now offer security systems for any size of vessel or port.
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    Quantum leap in security at Seawork

    2010-05-24T17:33:00Z

    Following their successful launch into the marine market at Seawork 2009, CDA Solutions Ltd will be unveiling their new Total Marine Security (TMS) concept at this year’s show.

  • 'Falcon Spirit’s design is the result of close cooperation between the builders, the crew, and academic staff at the University of Plymouth.
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    Alnmaritec supplies new research boat for University of Plymouth

    2010-05-24T17:05:00Z

    Alnwick UK based specialised commercial workboat builders Alnmaritec Limited was chosen as the supplier of a new research and survey boat for the University of Plymouth.

  • ‘Island Tiger’ has been designed specifically as a wind farm support vessel.
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    Safehaven Marine brings its first wind farm support vessel to Seawork

    2010-05-24T16:41:00Z

    Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched ‘Island Tiger’, the first of the company’s new Wildcat 53/16m GRP Wind Farm Catamarans.

  • An effective radar target enhancer that now responds to both X and S-band radar.
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    Echomax paints a safe passage at Seawork

    2010-05-24T16:24:00Z

    A further development to Echomax’s original radar target enhancer is the new Active-XS dual band RTE that has just been released. Like the original, it amplifies and returns a stronger radar signal, but it now also tells you if you are being ‘painted’ by S-band radar.

  • PORTS allowed an early reopening of the Sabine-Neches Waterway following a ship collision earlier this year.
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    NOAA’s new PORTS brings safer navigation

    2010-05-24T13:20:00Z

    Mariners can now get free real time information on water level, wind, and weather conditions for the Sabine-Neches Waterway of Beaumont and Port Arthur in Texas USA from a new NOAA ocean observing system.

  • The Phoenicia is aiming to recreate the first circumnavigation of Africa which is thought to have been achieved by Phoenician mariners around 600BC .Photo by Trevor Wilkins.
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    Seawork navcomms guide replica Phoenician voyage

    2010-05-24T12:43:00Z

    A replica 600BC wooden ship has rounded the Cape of Good Hope on its epic 17,000 mile voyage around Africa and beyond, with the help of navigational equipment from Seawork exhibitor Raymarine.

  • The new NSE system is already proving a valuable tool for working vessels such as the WindCat series of offshore wind farm catamarans.
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    Simrad navigates its way to Seawork

    2010-05-24T12:09:00Z

    Marine navigation, auto steering, communications and fishfinding system specialist Simrad has introduced a host of innovative new software enhancements for its NSE navigation systems, some of which will be on display on Stand 132 at Seawork 2010.