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The Port of Rotterdam has announced that it will be acquiring its own Additive Manufacturing Fieldlab with 3D metal printers.

16th February 2016

Rotterdam to acquire 3D metal printers

16th February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

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Following the recent contract signing for the first ever Damen Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with walk-to-work capability, the first steel was cut in February at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.

16th February 2016

Construction begins on Bibby Wavemaster1

16th February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

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Netherlands-headquartered global coatings company AkzoNobel and Marlins, a leading brand in Maritime English and technical e-learning solutions for the shipping, cruise and offshore industries, have collaborated on a global training solution to…

16th February 2016

eLearning to paint

16th February 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Nautical Institute and CIRM (the France-headquartered international association for marine electronics companies) has launched a joint initiative to improve the usability of navigation and communication technology on board vessels.

16th February 2016

User feedback breeds better design

16th February 2016

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Dutch aluminium boat builder Tinn-Silver is working on a 40 boat order that was placed by the Reddingsbrigade, the Dutch Life-saving organisation that provides rescue and support to users of the extensive…

16th February 2016

40 boat order for Dutch rescue

16th February 2016

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British windscreen wiper manufacturer, DuroWipers, has alleviated cash flow problems with the help of URICA, a global online payments network that eliminates much of the risk associated with financial transactions between supplier…

16th February 2016

British firm praises payments provider

16th February 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Denmark-based Danelec Marine has launched a program to provide free upgrades of shipboard Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) to the latest technology meeting new ECDIS standards.

16th February 2016

Danelec upgrades

16th February 2016

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KEP Marine has announced that it has been renamed Aydin Marine.

15th February 2016

KEP Marine becomes Aydin Marine

15th February 2016

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Autumn 2016 will see the first Malta Maritime Summit, an opportunity for international and Maltese stakeholders to raise and discuss common interests.

15th February 2016

Malta launches first ever Maritime Summit

15th February 2016

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TRANSTEC 2016 has welcomed its participants to explore the development programme about Russian ports and shipping.

12th February 2016

New opportunities at TRANSTEC 2016

12th February 2016

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK-headquartered Carbon Trust has announced the start of the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology which is taking place in Dublin Bay, Ireland. This is the…

12th February 2016

LiDAR comparison for offshore wind mapping

12th February 2016

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

According to Norway-headquartered Seawork 2016 exhibitor Eltek, the new Rectiverter is the world’s first 3-port bidirectional power conversion module, combining the functionality of a rectifier and an inverter in one unit for…

11th February 2016

A new category of power conversion technology

11th February 2016

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The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) in the UK has published guidelines for the management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment.

11th February 2016

Offshore UXO guidelines

11th February 2016

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Satellite communications provider Satcom Global has expanded its range of services following a rebrand of sister company AND Group.

11th February 2016

AND Group rebrands as Satcom Global

11th February 2016

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

According to the London Shipping Law Centre, as merchant ships get larger, as their cargoes expand in size and complexity and as their values escalate, the legal challenges facing salvors and wreck…

11th February 2016

Is Lloyd’s Open Form still the best option?

11th February 2016

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UK-headquartered Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd. (MTS) has supported Netherlands-headquartered shipbuilder Damen during sea trials of its latest offshore cabling vessel, ‘Maersk Connector’.

11th February 2016

Anchor handling support

11th February 2016

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Global Marine Systems has announced that it has acquired a majority interest in fellow UK company CWind.

10th February 2016

Global Marine acquires majority interest in CWind

10th February 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

BMT Design & Technology Pty Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of UK-headquartered BMT Group Ltd, has recently completed a design project for the South Australian Government’s Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).

10th February 2016

River Murray ferry solution

10th February 2016

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German maritime software designer, SevenCs GmbH, has joined the MariGreen project to help realise its aim of a more sustainable, efficient and greener shipping industry.

10th February 2016

SevenCs joins MariGreen project

10th February 2016

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FLIR Systems Inc. has announced the Raymarine Quantum CHIRP radar, a new compact solid state radar which features CHIRP pulse compression technology.

10th February 2016

Raymarine develops new Quantum radar

10th February 2016

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A plan for the development of the world’s biggest offshore wind farm in UK waters has been given its final approval.

9th February 2016

World’s biggest wind farm given the go-ahead

9th February 2016

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Iran will be represented by a national pavilion for the first time ever at maritime trade fair SMM Hamburg.

9th February 2016

Hamburg Messe und Congress open the door to Iran

9th February 2016

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Being completed by April in the east German Baltic port of Rostock is the nine-month rebuilding of Pier 7, a facility seen as strategically essential for the future of the port’s Warnemünde…

9th February 2016

Rostock rebuilds strategic Cruise Pier 7

9th February 2016