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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK marine electronics company Actisense has announced that Lesley Keets has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Lesley’s new role will encompass all aspects within the brand from Engineering,…

7th April 2015

Actisense promotion

7th April 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A cutting-edge wave energy converter device trialled in Falmouth, UK is being deployed to its first commercial site. The Fred Olsen Bolt Lifesaver, the first device tested at the FaBTest site, underwent…

2nd April 2015

FaBTest results

2nd April 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

German coupling manufacturer Vulkan will be showcasing a new shifting clutch combination transmission designed for hybrid tugs at Tugnology in London from 19th to 20th May 2015.

2nd April 2015

Combo clutch for hybrid tugs

2nd April 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Atlantis Resources, majority owner of the world’s largest tidal stream energy project, MeyGen, has announced that it has executed a construction contract with global defence contractor Lockheed Martin for the delivery of…

2nd April 2015

Lockheed Martin to build monster tidal turbine

2nd April 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

When the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) needed accurate and reliable fuel monitoring for its latest lifeboat model, the Shannon class, PSM Marine provided an effective solution to withstand the very…

2nd April 2015

A safe level

2nd April 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Scottish government has granted GBP 1.35 million (USD 2m/EUR 1.85m) to finance a community renewable energy project in Orkney, combining tidal and wind turbines through the Local Energy Challenge Fund.

2nd April 2015

Surf ‘n’ Turf

2nd April 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based workboat and marine energy device builder Mustang Marine has won a £3.6m contract to construct three new pilot boats for the Port of Milford Haven.

2nd April 2015

Pilot boat order

2nd April 2015

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KEY DEALS

Denmark’s Tuco Marine recently sea trialled the latest model in its ProZero series of workboats; the ProZero 10.5m WBW Archipelago. The vessel is described as ‘a fast and light multipurpose workboat that…

2nd April 2015

ProZero trialled

2nd April 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

New figures from engine builders Caterpillar demonstrate that spending more on genuine engine parts can save vessel operators money in the long term. Peter Anscombe, Parts and Logistics Manager from Finning UK,…

2nd April 2015

A sound investment

2nd April 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

On any single vessel there could be hundreds of systems from bilges to hatches to navigation lights which all need to be controlled and monitored.

2nd April 2015

Radamec alarm and monitoring system installed on Titan

2nd April 2015