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  • Anti-piracy activities such as this EU mission off Somalia cannot guarantee the safety of all shipping in the region. Photo: Council of the European Union.
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    New updated anti-piracy training package

    2010-03-16T15:22:00Z

    With Somali pirates continuing to attack shipping and a number of nasty incidents occurring elsewhere, such as off the coast of West Africa, Videotel’s launch of a revised version of its Piracy & Armed Robbery training package is particularly timely.

  • Sonardyne’s Sentinel sonar head is seen on a seabed deployment frame.
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    US Navy extends swimmer detection security system

    2010-03-16T15:11:00Z

    Sonardyne International has sold and delivered additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar Systems for the US Navy. They will be used for the Integrated Swimmer Detection Program managed by the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport RI.

  • The Trinity House vessel ‘Galatea’ is being used for the deployment of the Hydrosphere buoys at  Sheringham Shoal.
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    Truckloads of buoys for Sheringham Shoal

    2010-03-16T14:49:00Z

    This month sees the start of the installation phase for MT Hojgaard of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm but, as John Caskey of Hydrosphere told MJ, ‘Nothing much can happen until the site marking buoys are placed in position’.

  • Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine is generating power in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough.
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    International funding powers tidal turbines

    2010-03-16T12:41:00Z

    Siemens Energy has invested in British tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd, alongside the Carbon Trust, High Tide and other private investors.

  • An artist’s impression of MPI Adventure, currently under build in China.
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    Wind turbine installation vessels move to the next generation

    2010-03-16T12:30:00Z

    Offshore installation company MPI, through a wholly owned subsidiary and the Danish company A2SEA, will provide two vessels for the installation of 175 turbines with a combined capacity of 630MW.

  • The cable lay barge ‘UR101’ is seen at Pegwell Bay installing the export cable for the Thanet Offshore Windfarm.
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    Thanet Offshore Windfarm construction forges ahead

    2010-03-16T12:10:00Z

    A milestone has been reached with the installation of the offshore substation at Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Windfarm off the UK’s Kent coast.

  • MCA operated Sikorsky S-92 SAR helicopters. Photo: MCA
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    Changes to UK SAR helicopter coverage

    2010-03-15T18:33:00Z

    Changes to the UK’s search and rescue helicopter services are on the cards following the selection of the Soteria consortium as preferred bidder for a £6bn 25 year contract.

  • EWEC exhibitor Dong Energy is involved in a number of offshore wind farms such as Horns Rev. Photo courtesy of Dong Energy.
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    Fast emerging wind industry blows into Poland

    2010-03-15T18:30:00Z

    The annual European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC 2010) takes place this year in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 to 23 April.

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    Ports of Scotland 2010

    2010-03-15T18:24:00Z

    Published by Maritime Publications Ltd Paperback, 260 pages Price £17.00

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    Camera on the Clyde

    2010-03-15T18:23:00Z

    By Ann Glen and Bruce Peter Published by Ferry Publications Email: sales@gazellebooks.co.uk Hardback, 120 paqes Price: £18.00

  • Steel plate with the un-corroded strips showing where ACW has been applied.
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    Keep corrosion-free at Seawork 2010

    2010-03-15T17:38:00Z

    European Marine will be exhibiting the anti-corrosion wax, ACW at Seawork 2010. ACW is a specifically engineered multi-functional rust and corrosion inhibitor that protects steel and iron structures and machinery from the damaging affects of rust.

  • Composite Moulding’s Ltd aims to have recycling facilities for GRP waste within the next couple of years.
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    Eco-Design brings clean production to Seawork

    2010-03-15T17:30:00Z

    Marchwood based Composite Mouldings Ltd (CML) has only to cross Southampton Water to exhibit at Seawork International this year.

  • Clements Marine supplies propellers to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s fleet of 44 Severn Class lifeboats. Photo courtesy of the RNLI.
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    Propeller specialists return to Seawork

    2010-03-15T17:19:00Z

    Long time Seawork attendees Clements Marine have seen rapid growth in the commercial sector in the last few years.

  • National Workboat Association members at their recent AGM in the UK’s Lake District.
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    NWA looks to go Europe-wide at Seawork

    2010-03-15T16:50:00Z

    At the recent AGM of the National Workboat Association , held in the UK’s scenic Lake District, the 17 members in attendance focussed on the imperative to both encourage new membership from within the UK and to extend the organisation into a Europe-wide association.

  • Turbo Dynamics brings 18 years experience of marine turbo remanufacturing to Seawork 2010.
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    Marine turbocharged performance at Seawork 2010

    2010-03-15T15:55:00Z

    Dorset UK based Turbo Dynamics will unveil a lesser known side to its respected turbocharger business at Seawork 2010, namely marine turbocharging.

  • An engine mount with hexagonal bolts used as a fixing for an engine support stay, with washer and locking nut in place.
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    One stop fastenings service at Seawork

    2010-03-15T15:49:00Z

    Marine specialists will be on the TR Fastenings stand at Seawork 2010 to advise on build, maintenance and refit projects.

  • The first of Safehaven Marine’s new Wildcat 53 wind farm support vessels nears completion at the company’s Cork, Ireland facility.
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    Safehaven’s first wind farm boat at Seawork 2010

    2010-03-15T15:23:00Z

    Seawork exhibitor Safehaven Marine is nearing completion of the first of its new GRP Windfarm Catamaran design, the Wildcat 53/16m.

  • Seawork’s on the water location in the working Port of Southampton is one of the many features which makes it unique.
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    Seawork rides high on winds of change

    2010-03-15T14:42:00Z

    Seawork International is set to shrug off difficult economic conditions for the second year in a row with a bigger than ever show reflecting the robust health of the commercial marine industries in Europe.

  • The latest project to make use of Xbloc armoured units will see them used to reinforce a LNG breakwater in Australia.
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    Xbloc project in Australia – by David Foxwell

    2010-03-15T13:34:00Z

    Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands says a new breakwater for an LNG terminal in Northwest Australia is to be built using its Xbloc interlocking armoured units.

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    TTS wins comprehensive contract for new Stena port

    2010-03-15T13:31:00Z

    Stena Line (UK) has recently announced plans to move its operations and ferry service from their present location in Stranraer, Scotland to a new port facility 10km north of the town, and TTS Port Equipment AB has secured a contract to design and build the entire ship-to-shore interface for the ...