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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Parkol Marine Engineering, based in Whitby, UK has recently applied a thermal sprayed zinc coating to a new whitefish trawler, the ‘Resilient LK195’, to protect it from corrosion.

18th August 2016

Metallisation protecting marine investments

18th August 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Danish marine engineering consultancy Ramboll has been appointed as Technical Advisor for British Antarctic Survey (BAS), to support projects in the Antarctic region and in the UK.

18th August 2016

Ramboll to help berth ‘Sir David’

18th August 2016

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Finland-based Lamor Corporation Ab and the Norway-based Markleen Group recently signed a cooperation agreement that is claimed will form the most comprehensive and highest quality Oil Spill Response (OSR) solution network on…

18th August 2016

Scandinavian pollution partnership

18th August 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German shipbroker, Hanseatic Break Bulk (HBB), along with its alliance partner, NEPA Shipping Amsterdam, have arranged the transport of 150 wind turbine blades from North China to the US west coast.

17th August 2016

New record for wind turbine blade transfer

17th August 2016

SECURITY

SECURITY

A former British First Sea Lord has backed The Maritime Group International’s (TMG) new security drive to meet rapidly changing threats worldwide.

17th August 2016

TMG tackling changing threats

17th August 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A unique programme of three specialist events for the sub IMO/sub 24m professional sector is being held back to back at the Grand Harbour in Southampton UK this October.

17th August 2016

Dynamic next generation vessel workshops

17th August 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When Pacific International Drilling West Africa’s (PIDWAL) drillship ‘Pacific Bora’ suffered damage to the starboard aft hull off the coast of Nigeria, PIDWAL called for assistance from the Harris Pye Engineering Group.

17th August 2016

Emergency repairs

17th August 2016

SECURITY

SECURITY

The latest of an order of fast patrol boats for Qatar has been undergoing seatrials. The Hercules 75 has been built to a design by BMT Nigel Gee, using Gurit composites, by…

17th August 2016

Hercules sea trials

17th August 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Italian water jet pioneer Castoldi which has produced over 50,000 water jet units since the company started production is in the final stage trials of its new unit, the TD 600 HTC.

16th August 2016

Biggest water jet from Castoldi

16th August 2016

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The contract to supply and install the Gibraltar Port Authority’s new Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system has recently been awarded to the Norwegian company Kongsberg Norcontrol (KNC), a world leader in VTS…

16th August 2016

New VTS for Gibraltar

16th August 2016