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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Germany’s most famous sail training ship, Gorch Fock, has undergone its latest annual overhaul and it looks as though the work has not cost as much as it did last year.

3rd October 2013

New overhaul for Gorch Fock

3rd October 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Atlantic Towage and Marine Ltd has completed its largest salvage to date after raising the Dutch tall ship Astrid, which ran aground off Ireland’s Cork coast.

3rd October 2013

Atlantic Towage salvages Dutch tall ship

3rd October 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new three year EU research project has been launched to help improve the efficiency of maritime regulations.

3rd October 2013

New EU research project

3rd October 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine South East in the UK is leading a new project investigation screw anchoring for marine energy devices (SAMED).

2nd October 2013

Screw anchoring

2nd October 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Switzerland based power and automation technology group ABB has won an order worth some $25m to supply its marine propulsion system, Azipod, and complete electric power plants for two new rescue and…

2nd October 2013

Propulsion package for Russian rescue ships

2nd October 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finland headquartered Wärtsilä has been contracted by the Peoples Republic of Chinas Communications Import & Export Corporation to supply the main propulsion system for four new ocean rescue vessels.

2nd October 2013

China chooses Wärtsilä propulsion package

2nd October 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Germany based propulsion specialist Schottel is due to launch a new generation of Navigators with the NAV 200 at the end of this year and a propulsion unit of this type will…

2nd October 2013

New generation Navigator launch at Europort

2nd October 2013

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS 2nd October 2013

New nine litre workboat range from Scania

2nd October 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Alstom is teaming up with GDF Suez in response to the call for expressions of interest for pilot tidal farms by the French President.

1st October 2013

Tidal power agreement

1st October 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Middle East is proving popular with the offshore marine industry, with four major contracts signed within moments of the opening of ‘Middle East Workboats and Offshore Marine 2013’.

1st October 2013

Middle East proves popular

1st October 2013