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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Recently, Bakker Repair + Services inspected the main generator and four auxiliary generators of NIOZ’s flagship the ‘Pelagia’. These inspections showed that all generators needed immediate repairing.

31st May 2016

‘Pelagia’ generator repairs

31st May 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Marine Control Drives (MCD) from US-headquartered Twin Disc, split power from the main engine to another onboard system. The company claims its latest next-generation EC085 electronic controller adds even more versatility and…

31st May 2016

Electronic drive controller

31st May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new GESAMP working group on marine geoengineering held its first meeting at IMO Headquarters, London, in late May.

31st May 2016

New IMO group

31st May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has announced that Mr. Arno Metzemakers has been appointed as General Manager and will be responsible for all operational matters worldwide.

31st May 2016

Alphatron management

31st May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Serco Marine Services has announced that it has brought into service its 30th new vessel, which is operating on the River Clyde.

26th May 2016

30th new vessel from Serco

26th May 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

German crane and excavator manufacturer Liebherr has supplied Moray Council, the only authority in Scotland to own a dredger, with an excavator for direct mounting on its new £2.5 million dredger, ‘MV…

26th May 2016

Moray dredger excavator

26th May 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Danish offshore wind project developer, DONG Energy, has awarded UK support vessel operator, Seacat Services, with the supply contract for all crew transfer services at its 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project under…

26th May 2016

Burbo Bank charter deal

26th May 2016

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Fleet management solutions provider MirTac has implemented its Star Fleet Management software onboard two new vessels operated by Netherlands-headquartered SeaZip.

26th May 2016

SeaZip Offshore Service expands contract with MirTac for two new vessels

26th May 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

According to Dutch trade body Netherlands Maritime Technology, in a recently released report, although 2015 was a challenging year for the maritime technology sector, Dutch companies performed exceptionally well.

25th May 2016

Netherlands strong despite setbacks

25th May 2016

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Austrian control centre systems supplier Frequentis has reported a successful 2015 with its total operation performance increasing more than 6% to EUR 228 million.

25th May 2016

Frequentis healthy

25th May 2016