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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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Engineers from ScottishPower Renewables and Iberdrola have helped to mastermind the departure of one of the world’s largest offshore substations as it set sail recently from Cadiz in Southern Spain for a…

16th August 2016

Mega tow for largest substation

16th August 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

UK heavy lifting specialist company ALE is making inroads into continental Europe, thanks to a project to open up Belgium’s Albert Kanaal to larger container vessels.

16th August 2016

Mega Jack European debut

16th August 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Global satellite communications provider Inmarsat has announced at the Nor-Fishing 2016 event that Fleet Xpress is being extended in Northern Europe, demonstrating a new market-specific commitment for the high-speed broadband service, powered…

16th August 2016

Inmarsat extends Fleet Xpress

16th August 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Denmark’s Danelec Marine is the project leader for a consortium of companies in iSea, a two-year R&D project to improve efficiency in ship operations and safer navigation.

16th August 2016

iSea R&D Initiative

16th August 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Cabling technology company Tratos has supplied tidal energy R&D Company Scotrenewables with an Italian -manufactured bespoke cable solution for its SR2000 2MW tidal turbine testing programme at the European Marine Energy Centre…

16th August 2016

Tidal cable testing

16th August 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has supplied an advanced gyro compass system for two 25,000 dwt polar class heavy transport vessels.

15th August 2016

Anschütz provides Gyros for polar vessels

15th August 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and Intellian have launched a new global online maritime training certification programme specifically for seafarers.

12th August 2016

Certification programme from GVF and Intellian

12th August 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

UK-based Trident Energy has improved the performance of its linear generator concept with the help of a technology optimisation project from 42 Technology.

11th August 2016

42 Technology helps Trident Energy

11th August 2016