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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

RenewableUK, the trade body for the UK’s wind and marine renewables industries, is celebrating a number of milestones for offshore wind in what it calls ‘Super September’.

11th October 2012

UK offshore wind celebrates Super September

11th October 2012

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) BV in the Netherlands ran its first comprehensive training programme last week for divers from underwater marine maintenance specialists UMC.

11th October 2012

Diver training underway in the Netherlands

11th October 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Recent contracts to deliver MacGregor anchor handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) for Asian customers is a result of returning market confidence, says Cargotec.

11th October 2012

European deck equipment boost from Asia

11th October 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

An upturn in commercial requirements and a growing demand for unsophisticated engines has led to a surge in demand for Doosan engines.

11th October 2012

Doosan doing it right for wind farm vessels

11th October 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The J P Knight Group, with headquarters in Rochester UK, have sold the anchorhandling tugs Anglian Princess and Anglian Sovereign to Smit Transport Belgium NV.

11th October 2012

Two former British ETVs join Smit

11th October 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK marine electrical engineering expert, SeaKing Electrical, has completed a major international contract delivering an electrical upgrade to part of the Bibby Renaissance ship.

10th October 2012

Seaking Electrical completes Bibby contract

10th October 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Experienced people sometimes still need reminding that maxims like ‘routine is the friendly killer’ still hold true where lifting operations are concerned, says IMCA’s technical director Jane Bugler.

10th October 2012

Lifting operations: Don’t close your eyes

10th October 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Gleistein Ropes launched its new XCover System at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg last month.

10th October 2012

XCover System for ropes uncovered at SMM

10th October 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kleven Maritime is centred in Norway, with activities largely taking place in the company’s two yards, Kleven Verft AS and Myklebust Verft AS.

10th October 2012

Lifting capacity lifted by Kleven’s new dock

10th October 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Transportation service company, Metrans, subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), has taken over the trimodal container terminal in the Port of Krems, Austria, after acquiring Mierka Donauhafen Krems GmbH & Co…

9th October 2012

Metrans takes over Krems trimodal terminal

9th October 2012