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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

US-headquartered propulsion giant Caterpillar has added a new diesel to its range that promises to offer a high power density combined with fast acceleration and quiet operation.

21st November 2016

Caterpillar launches C7.1 marine diesel

21st November 2016

SECURITY

SECURITY

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has awarded Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group a contract for two new Stan Patrol 4207 vessels.

18th November 2016

Defence fleet renewal

18th November 2016

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The 8th annual Marine Money London Forum is set to take place on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at the Dorchester Hotel. With Brexit and protectionist trade policies being a theme for 2017…

18th November 2016

Marine Money Forum

18th November 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

MPI Discovery, Vroon’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), has completed foundation installation work at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, England.

18th November 2016

Rampion foundation installation completed

18th November 2016

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Maritime insurer The Swedish Club opened its doors to senior shipowners and brokers from across Asia in November, welcoming them to the Club’s latest Marine Insurance Seminar, specifically designed for the Asian…

18th November 2016

The Swedish Club runs groundbreaking seminar

18th November 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The 26m Typhoon Class SWATH ordered by UK-based Renewable Energy Support Ltd (RES Ltd) has been successfully delivered to operators Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS) after completing final sea trials.

18th November 2016

26m Typhoon Class SWATH

18th November 2016

SECURITY

SECURITY

Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine is currently developing a newer, larger and faster version of its Barracuda range of naval and military interceptors.

18th November 2016

60 knot interceptor

18th November 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new radar system has been installed to help build up a picture of the complex flow patterns of wind through an offshore wind farm. DONG Energy and SmartWind Technologies have announced…

17th November 2016

Air flow radar

17th November 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Inland navigation has a lot of potential in the Baltic Sea Region, even though the geographical and administrative conditions for inland navigation differ from country to country.

17th November 2016

Realising the potential of Baltic inland navigation

17th November 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

MacGregor’s first hackathon, Hack the sea, took place on 11-13 November at the Interschalt Maritime Education and Training Centre, in Schenefeld, Germany.

17th November 2016

First hackathon from MacGregor

17th November 2016

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Damen Shipyards Group opened its doors recently welcoming a cross-section of customers and industry partners to a one-day event showcasing a selection of vessels from its varied workboat catalogue.

16th November 2016

Damen opens the doors on its first Workboat Festival

16th November 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Diesel giant MTU presented its new 16-cylinder Series 8000 marine diesel engine for the first time at the Euronaval trade show in Paris at the end of October 2016. The engine will…

16th November 2016

16 cylinder MTU

16th November 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new concept of water taxi designed to operate on rivers has been developed in France. Called the Sea Bubble to reflect its shape this new water taxi is powered by electric…

16th November 2016

Hydrofoil water taxi concept

16th November 2016

SECURITY

SECURITY

Ireland-headquartered Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. has launched a new satellite tracker unit called STINGR into the EMEA market at Intermodal Europe 2016 in Rotterdam.

16th November 2016

Unobtrusive satellite tracker unit

16th November 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The New Economics Foundation has launched its 20-point action plan which aims to revitalise the UK coast.

16th November 2016

Blue New Deal launch

16th November 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Mainstay Marine Solutions, the British designer, builder and maintainer of workboats and marine energy devices, has won a contract to build a new energy device for a £5.8m scheme in South Wales.

16th November 2016

Innovative wave energy converter scheme

16th November 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Korean propulsion major Hyundai SeasAll has announced that new power ratings are available within both the 10 and 12.7 litre families of its ‘H’ and ‘L’ series engines.

15th November 2016

Hyundai SeasAll launches new commercial engine ratings

15th November 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Germany’s SeaRenergy and UKs SMC have been awarded a contract for Offshore Support Services on the Veja Mate Offshore Wind farm off the German coast.

15th November 2016

Support services contract

15th November 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Spain’s Oceantec Energy­as Marinas and CDA Bilbao Co. working with a team from the UK-based University of Exeter have successfully completed the final part of the commissioning of the Oceantec Marmok-A-5 wave…

15th November 2016

Marmok A-5 wave energy device installed

15th November 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACR Electronics, a Drew Marine Company, launched its first Automatic Identification System (AIS) Man Overboard (MOB) device for both the commercial and recreational marine markets at the METSTRADE exhibition in Amsterdam.

15th November 2016

ACR Electronics AISLink MOB

15th November 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

UK propeller and sterngear specialist Bruntons Propellers’ long awaited new controllable pitch propeller System made its public debut at this year’s METS exhibition in Amsterdam.

15th November 2016

Bruntons CPP breaks cover

15th November 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Intellian Technologies, a leading provider of maritime satellite antenna systems, has launched the GX100PM, a 1m GX terminal specially designed for use in defence and intelligence applications.

14th November 2016

Military grade GX maritime system v

14th November 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Two adapted ProZero 15m composite workboats from Danish boatbuilder Tuco have been sold as high pressure net cleaning boats to Norwegian AKVA Group demonstrating the wide potential of this adaptable design.

11th November 2016

Tuco to deliver boats for Norwegian fish farming

11th November 2016