All News articles – Page 977
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NewsRomania's electric dredger is a green machine
Romania is proving to be an excellent new market for Italian dredger manufacturer Italdraghe SpA. The number of dredgers delivered to Romania since its entry into the EU has increased considerably, with more orders on the books.
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NewsDredged slurry not a worry at Seawork
Cheltenham UK based Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork and will be showing off some American dredging innovation amongst other products on Stand 144 at the 2008 show. .
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NewsNew Jaguar dives into ROV market
A major order has been placed by international ROV operations company Fugro with Saab Seaeye for a total of 15 ROV systems complete with TMS, launch and recovery equipment and control cabins where required.
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NewsIMCA warns of falsified diver qualifications
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has expressed concern over an increasing number of cases where divers have used, or attempted to use, falsified qualifications to gain employment or as a prerequisite for further training.
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NewsDeep water for managers
Since the recent Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act became law this April in the UK, a significant responsibility has been placed on managers of almost all organisations to ensure that the most effective life saving equipment is on hand.
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NewsRapid replacement for crushed dredger wheelhouse
A Damen type CSD500 cutter suction dredger was undergoing normal maintenance in a Port Harcourt shipyard when the harbour crane crashed, smashing the dredger' s operating cabin.
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NewsMarine services with environmental credentials at Seawork
Marine industry electrical products specialist and Seawork exhibitor Maricer has recently completed the supply of electric and water service pedestals to the British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) site at Diglis Basin in Worcester.
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NewsMarine redundant control systems at Seawork
The Bourbon Mistral platform supply vessel was the first to Ulstein' s X-Bow design and won the Ship of the Year Award at the SMM 2006. The Mistral has been on duty for Bourbon' s offshore operations since September 2006.
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NewsFunding for Oscillating Water Column development
A partnership between Cornwall based wave energy developer Orecon; Peter Brotherhood Ltd, a leader in the design and manufacture of turbines; Converteam, the UK’ s largest supplier of electrical systems to the renewable market and Cranfield University, is to receive a £ 500,000 grant from the Technology Strategy Board to ...
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C-Nav extends GNSS positioning service
US satellite positioning specialist C-Nav, recently retained by the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi to provide its Globally Corrected GPS (GcGPS) service on long term contract to users in the Arabian Gulf and India, has extended its capability with introduction of a secondary independent high accuracy format, ...
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NewsMobile Dry Dock Called to South Korea
While still under warranty, a three-month old, 260m long container ship developed a worrying oil leak from its stern tube seal.
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NewsBuoy reporters at Wave Hub site
The Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) has ordered eight Fugro Oceanor Seawatch Mini II buoys to form the core of an instrumentation network at the Wave Hub site off the South West of England.
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News: Restoration completed at Liverpool's Brunswick Dock
The restoration of sea locks and a lifting road bridge at the historic Brunswick Dock in Liverpool was completed earlier this month. The dock was originally built in 1838 to handle timber and grain and retains 268 acres of water now used as a marina.
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NewsStudents invited to 'Brighten New Brighton'
The multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Royal Haskoning is celebrating the opening of its North West UK regional office in Liverpool and the city' s status this year as the European Capital of Culture by sponsoring a design competition with £ 2,000 going to the student creating the best proposal for a ...
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NewsSolutions for Breath Testing at Sea
Any vessel that might sail into waters governed by the USA and its territories is required to meet new US Coast Guard Marine Casualties and Investigation Regulations which have recently been amended to cover drugs and alcohol testing.
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NewsRecord breaking year for Dutch vessel builder
Dutch specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede had another record breaking year in 2007, with profits doubling to € 65m, a 50% increase in revenue to € 774m and an order book which doubled to some € 1.5bn.
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NewsMarine Bill, streamlined planning or not?
The UK' s draft Marine Bill, published for consultation on 3 April, provides key proposals to amend the marine planning system and strengthen marine conservation powers. These proposals aim to give a strategic framework for policy in the marine area, with a streamlined licensing process applying to most developments.
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NewsVacuum based mooring trials during monsoon
Oman' s Port of Salalah has worked closely with Cavotec MoorMaster in implementing a vacuum based mooring system that allows for safe and swift mooring of ships of all sizes at the APM Terminals container facility at the Port.
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NewsShip Safety Award for motion monitor
A Motion Forecasting and Monitoring System with implications for marine coastal construction has been awarded the prestigious 2007 RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) and LRET (Lloyd’ s Register Educational Trust) Ship Safety Award.
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NewsSeawork Supports Hydro8
The recent Seawork International 2008 exhibition joined Ocean Business 2009, International Ocean Systems and Ocean Scientific Instruments (OSIL) as an official supporter of Hydro8, the 16th European Hydrographic Symposium which is being held in Europe' s present Capital of Culture, Liverpool, from 4 to 6 November.
