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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Sustainable Marine Energy says its PLAT-O system has become the first tidal energy system to generate power off the south coast of England. In doing so, SME has demonstrated that the cost…

10th July 2015

PLAT-O powers up

10th July 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

With its rakish, modern looks and super-efficient hull form, one UK workboat designer believes his new nine metre vessel could be set to win support across a number of industry sectors.

10th July 2015

A new look for the cat workboat market

10th July 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

UK underwater equipment supplier Fairlocks had a stand in the Diving and Underwater section at Seawork this year. The one showcase product was the Nemo underwater drill. Ideal for the marine engineering,…

10th July 2015

This is a drill

10th July 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

German specialist Schottel Hydro has announced that it will manufacture and deliver the variable pitch hub for the AR1500 turbine for Phase 1a of the Scotland-based MeyGen tidal energy project under contract…

9th July 2015

Schottel supplies to MeyGen

9th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has launched its inaugural Wessex Region Engineering Excellence Awards to celebrate the best of engineering talent from across the region.

9th July 2015

Engineering Excellence awards

9th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Italy’s Ocean Koper d.o.o. is expanding its fleet with a second Damen Stan Pontoon barge, expected to be the largest pontoon in the region.

9th July 2015

Damen Stan pontoon on order

9th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ocean Safety has opened a new liferaft hire division and is in the process of making the liferaft hire service available across all its branches around the UK.

8th July 2015

Liferaft hire service launched

8th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK based Alicat Workboats/ South Boats and USA headquartered Tampa Yacht Manufacturing have announced that they have signed an agreement that will allow the build of Tampa Yacht military monohulls in the…

8th July 2015

Transatlantic alliance

8th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German marine civil engineering companies, Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser (TAGU) and Combi Lift, are joining forces on the application and execution of large scale industrial offshore projects.

7th July 2015

TAGU and Combi Lift join forces

7th July 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

SeaPlanner, providers of marine monitoring and management solution, and part of SeaRoc Group have been confirmed as the proprietary software for the Gemini offshore wind farm operated by Van Oord.

7th July 2015

SeaPlanner management software at Gemini

7th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

MAN Diesel & Turbo, Wärtsilä and Winterthur Gas & Diesel will collaborate on a new major, EU-funded project to develop basic technologies for use in 2 and 4-stroke marine engines.

7th July 2015

Marine engine collaboration project

7th July 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Navigation buoy specialist Tideland Signal Corporation introduced a number of new aids to navigation (AtoN) products at June’s Seawork 2015.

7th July 2015

Buoys of summer

7th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Spanish shipyard Rodman Polyships has just reached an agreement with the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard, for the construction of five patrol boats; a contract said to be worth €42 million.

7th July 2015

Five more patrol boats for Oman

7th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded a £31m contract to Boskalis Westminster for capital dredging works on the approach channel to Portsmouth harbour.

7th July 2015

Boskalis wins £31m Portsmouth dredging

7th July 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Liverpool UK based ASB Engineering Limited is a new marine engineering company which serves cover the north west coast of England from Pwllheli, Holyhead, Liverpool, Barrow-in-Furness and up to Whitehaven.

6th July 2015

Marine engineering services

6th July 2015

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

UK Marina and pontoon pedestal and equipment supplier Rolec has reported another successful Seawork International Show at the Port of Southampton.

6th July 2015

Pedestals pique interest

6th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Rolls-Royce is leading a €6.6m autonomous waterborne applications project that aims to produce the next generation of advanced ship solutions.

6th July 2015

Rolls-Royce autonomous ship research

6th July 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK shipbuilding risk consultancy Houlder has been awarded a £1.3M contract from NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) to provide technical advice for the commissioning of a new UK polar research vessel.

6th July 2015

Antarctic advisers

6th July 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

According to a UK maritime training provider, the requirements enforced by the UK’s new Workboat Code could lead to a last minute rush for personnel to obtain qualifications.

6th July 2015

Beating the rush for mandatory training

6th July 2015

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

The UK Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) has met to review the Cowes Breakwater Project and address the issue of changes in tidal flows and the sedimentation regime, before construction goes any further.

6th July 2015

Cowes breakwater project review

6th July 2015

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A UK supplier of marine grade stainless steel to civil engineering projects, Stainless UK, has supplied 650m² of stainless steel reinforcing mesh and nearly 3000 stainless steel bars for use in repair…

6th July 2015

Making a mesh for St Michael’s

6th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The 15-metre dive support vessel ‘Tedworth’, funded by the Ministry of Defence, will be used for underwater maintenance, repairs and inspections on Royal Navy vessels and installations including waterfront jetties in the…

6th July 2015

‘Tedworth’ returns

6th July 2015

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A joint expedition has recently created three-dimensional underwater maps of Roman shipwrecks in the Aeolian Islands. A team of scientists and experts under the direction of the Professor Sebastiano Tusa, Superintendent of…

6th July 2015

Sicilian secrets revealed

6th July 2015