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The German port of Kiel has completed work on the expansion of one cruise terminal and won a race against time to finalise remedial work at another.

22nd July 2014

Kiel on target after terminal work

22nd July 2014

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Specialist UK contractor Corejet, part of Core Cut Ltd, has been using hydrodemolition techniques on the UK’s Port of Liverpool Seaforth Passage widening project for Peel Ports.

21st July 2014

Hydrodemolition at the Port of Liverpool

21st July 2014

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UK-based Renold Hi-Tec Couplings is showcasing its range of power transmission couplings for marine applications at this year’s SMM trade fair, taking place in Hamburg in September.

21st July 2014

Marine couplings showcase

21st July 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

With the addition of IMO Tier II emissions certification, more customers will be able to benefit from the high engine torque offered by Swedish engine manufacturer, Scania, for coastal and oceangoing marine…

18th July 2014

Scania’s Tier II workboat engines

18th July 2014

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Statoil and Statkraft will begin construction work on the Dudgeon offshore windfarm in 2016, aiming for full production in late 2017.

18th July 2014

Work begins on Dudgeon offshore windfarm

18th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Offshore wind and marine energy are set to benefit from a recent awarding of €1bn funding by the European Commission in various renewable energy sources.

18th July 2014

Renewables benefit from massive EU funding

18th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Siemens has completed installation of the HelWin2 offshore platform, part of the German DC grid connection project for German–Dutch grid operator TenneT.

18th July 2014

HelWin2 convertor station safely installed

18th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

UK based IHC Engineering Business has introduced the world’s first four-tracked subsea trencher, developed for operation in shallow waters and specifically for cable burial at offshore windfarms.

18th July 2014

Four-track subsea trencher targets windfarm market

18th July 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Japanese marine electronics major Furuno has introduced a colour display for its NavPilot Control Unit. Also, the cosmetics of the NavPilot 711C have been redesigned cosmetically to provide a better match with…

17th July 2014

Autopilot gets colour display

17th July 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Captec, a Fareham, UK manufacturer of industrial computers for challenging environments, has extended its marine computer range to a full portfolio, including embedded computers, servers, panel computers and displays. This is a…

17th July 2014

Captec extends range

17th July 2014

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

More than 60 delegates from across Europe, recently descended on Falmouth, UK to attend an oil spill response conference hosted by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC).

17th July 2014

Oil spill conference

17th July 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Japan’s ClassNK have announced the acquisition of Canadian maritime software company Helm Operations. Since 1999 Helm Operations (formerly Edoc Systems Group) has been developing operations software for the tug and barge and…

17th July 2014

ClassNK acquires Helm

17th July 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The European Commission has adopted a directive to ensure that by June 2015, vessels arriving or departing EU ports will have to provide required information electronically via one single entry point –…

17th July 2014

National Single Window

17th July 2014

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DP World London Gateway has been praised by the UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of state for Transport Stephen Hammond for its continued success.

17th July 2014

DP World congratulated on London success

17th July 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Actisense, the marine electronics brand from Active Research Limited, based in Poole, UK, have upgraded their popular award-winning engine monitoring unit (EMU-1) with new firmware which now allows dual engines to be…

17th July 2014

Dual engine capability

17th July 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Gibraltar-based ship repair yard Gibdock has invested in an automated and harmonised estimating, quotation, specification and invoicing system. The state of the art Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system overarches…

17th July 2014

ERP rollout at Gibdock

17th July 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The renewable energy team from Burges Salmon have assisted in securing seabed rights for a total of four wave and tidal energy zones for their clients Minesto and Wave Hub in a…

17th July 2014

Rights for renewables

17th July 2014

SECURITY

SECURITY

Norway’s Kongsberg Norcontrol IT have provided vessel tracking interfaces for the I2C (Integrated System for Interoperable Sensors & Information Sources for Common Abnormal Vessel Behaviour Detection & Collaborative Identification of Threat) integration…

16th July 2014

Kongsberg and I2C

16th July 2014

SECURITY

SECURITY

A major security issue for any vessel is when it is left unattended - vulnerable to theft, vandalism, and breakdown or even presenting the possibilities of being stolen or sunk. A new…

16th July 2014

Keeping watch around the clock

16th July 2014

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From the 9-12 September 2014 the Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair (SMM) will convene for its 26th time in the port city of Hamburg.

16th July 2014

More of everything at SMM 2014

16th July 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention 2014 was held in Hamburg between 16th and 20th June and once again was a record breaking event. This 23rd was hosted by the major…

16th July 2014

Four days in Hamburg

16th July 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Three ferries under development in Scandinavia will set new standards in ferry operations by being fully electrically powered. All have innovative battery and charging systems that could set the standard for many…

15th July 2014

Electrifying Scandinavian ferries

15th July 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

US towing company McAllister repeatedly experienced leaks in the engine cooling water line on its harbour tug, the ‘Robert E. McAllister’, when bolted-sleeve couplings failed.

15th July 2014

Plain end couplings save the day

15th July 2014