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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The first commercial passenger carrying hovercraft to have been built in decades are about to go into service with Hovertravel’s Ryde-Southsea route across the UK’s Solent.

14th July 2016

Hovertravel’s £10M investment

14th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based ship repairer Burgess Marine and European Active Projects Ltd (EAPL) have partnered up to jointly manage and operate Ramsgate Slipways.

14th July 2016

Burgess Marine and EAPL partnership

14th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Planet Ocean has become the UK and Ireland distributor for American-based SeaView Systems’ new low power wave height and direction sensor.

13th July 2016

New distribution agreement for Planet Ocean

13th July 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Maersk Training has become the first Global Wind Organisation certified training centre in the world to deliver the new Basic Maintenance Training (BMT).

11th July 2016

Maersk training first

11th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Nine major energy companies and the Scottish Government have announced a £7.9 million collaboration on technology innovation to slash the cost of offshore wind, via the Carbon Trusts Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA)…

11th July 2016

Scottish technology collaboration

11th July 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Work on the first phase of a multi-million pound project to replace Morecambe, UK’s wave reflection wall being carried out by VBA joint venture, is progressing well.

11th July 2016

Morecambe flood protection project

11th July 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

More often reported on in these pages for its windfarm support vessels, Great Yarmouth, UK-based Alicat Workboats has recently won a contract with Stewart Marine to build a 57 x 11FT Wide-beam…

11th July 2016

Diversification at Alicat Workboats

11th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Oslo-based Miko Marine has unveiled a magnetic sledge that is capable of retrieving small ferrous objects from underwater.

11th July 2016

Magnetic Sledge from Miko

11th July 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Norway-headquarterd Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has signed a contract with leading offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind to…

11th July 2016

European expertise for US offshore wind

11th July 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK-based Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has announced the addition of Julie Drew-Murphy as Senior Associate to the team, bringing valuable offshore wind development, compliance and due diligence skills.

11th July 2016

New Senior Associate at RCG

11th July 2016