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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Over the next two years German tidal turbine specialist Schottel Hydro will deliver 16 Schottel Instream Turbines (SIT) with a capacity of 62 kW each to Sustainable Marine Energy (SME). The British…

22nd February 2016

Schottel Hydro sells 16 tidal turbines to SME

22nd February 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Work is on schedule in Bremerhaven for the completion in March of a unique repair and overhaul project involving a trio of giant gates from the German port city’s most important sea…

22nd February 2016

Unique lock gate project for Bremerhaven

22nd February 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Bantry Bay Port Company in Co. Cork, Ireland has appointed Irish civil engineering firm, BAM Civil Ltd, as main contractor to regenerate the Bantry inner harbour.

22nd February 2016

Regeneration plans for Bantry harbour in Co. Cork, Ireland

22nd February 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A positive future is being predicted for Germany’s Kiel Canal - the world’s busiest man-made waterway – despite a dramatic decline in ships and cargo in a year scarred by accidents and…

22nd February 2016

Canal outlook positive despite setbacks

22nd February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The German Government has unveiled plans for two powerful new multi-purpose emergency response vessels of up to 85m for service in the North Sea from 2019.

22nd February 2016

New emergency response ships unveiled

22nd February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The German Government is placing an order this year for three badly needed sea-going police patrol boats to replace obsolete vessels in Baltic Sea operation.

22nd February 2016

Germans replace old patrol boats

22nd February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A pair of new 20 metre Police/Patrol/Combat Boat design was recently completed at Swedish boatbuilders Dockstavarvet. These first in class vessels have been configured as a search, rescue and service vessel for…

22nd February 2016

Dockstavarvet Interceptor 20M

22nd February 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK’s Scotrenewables Tidal Power has completed deployment of its advanced modular anchoring system at EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre), Orkney in preparation for the installation of its SR2000 2MW floating tidal…

19th February 2016

Low cost anchoring system for floating tidal generators

19th February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Designed by UK-based Macduff Ship Design and built by Boustead Langkawi Shipyard, the tug ‘Marsden Bay’ has now been delivered and has entered service for North Tugz at Northport in New Zealand.

19th February 2016

‘Marsden Bay’

19th February 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The inReach Explorer, now available from UK-based Global Telesat Communications (GTC) combines the texting ability of an SMS device with the complete global coverage of Iridium’s satellite constellation and a built-in GPS…

19th February 2016

Text and location communicator

19th February 2016