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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Macduff Ship Design has been awarded a contract to provide a design package for a new 23m harbour tug to be built by Torgem Shipbuilding Ind & Trade AS, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.

17th January 2012

Macduff to supply tug design package to Turkey

17th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The global marine industry is set to benefit from a new generation of marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models - incorporating the popular UKHO series of nautical charts.

17th January 2012

New generation of marine topographic mapping

17th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The search is continuing for survivors following the capsize of the cruise vessel Costa Concordia over the weekend - amidst mass speculation of what actually happened to cause the incident.

16th January 2012

Speculation grows over cruise incident

16th January 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Revolve Technologies’ partnership with suppliers such as heat exchanger specialist EJ Bowman has led to the development of a new marine diesel engine.

14th January 2012

Powerhouse partnership delivers new engine

14th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) in the UK is advising clubs and training centres to undertake any required maintenance/navigational dredging activity before 1 April 2012.

14th January 2012

RYA says dredge before April 2012

14th January 2012

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Kongsberg Maritime’s Bearing Wear Condition Monitoring (BWCM) system can help avoid open-up inspections, reducing engine downtime and maintenance costs.

13th January 2012

Seeing inside without opening up

13th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

“The future of Britain is going to be as a high-tech, highly skilled economy, said Skills Minister John Hayes yesterday, announcing the first ever BMF Apprentice Graduation Awards.

13th January 2012

First ever apprentice awards at TPLBS

13th January 2012

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Stepping up to a next phase in policy support for renewable energy could save the EU €4bn of policy costs a year.

12th January 2012

Renewables policy saves EU €6bn a year

12th January 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The latest tug simulator at Transas is realistic enough to make a trainee seasick if they miscalculate their turn in a heavy sea state, even if that sea is a virtual one.

12th January 2012

Enough realism to make your head spin

12th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Building on its initial success in the renewable energy market, Austal has confirmed a contract for a fourth wind farm support vessel (WFSV) for Turbine Transfers Limited.

11th January 2012

Austal bags fourth turbine transfer WFSV contract

11th January 2012