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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German propulsion major Schottel has opened a new subsidiary in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to further strengthen and extend its position in South and Central America.

24th March 2015

South American expansion

24th March 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, is offering free component testing to support the development of wave and tidal energy converters.

24th March 2015

Free component testing for marine renewables

24th March 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Cruden, the Dutch designer and manufacturer of professional, motion-based simulators, simulator software, surface and vehicle models, will show a highly accurate and realistic, full motion power boat technology demonstrator simulator at the…

24th March 2015

Simulating shocks

24th March 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The potential early closure of Longannet power station (Scotland, UK) has been blamed on “ludicrously punitive” transmission charges by Scottish Renewables Chief Executive Niall Stuart on the first day of the industry…

24th March 2015

Longannet disappointment

24th March 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

UK wind farm support vessel operator Tidal Transit has recently received an extension of the contract for its vessel ‘Ginny Louise’ from Statkraft, the Norwegian company that runs the Sheringham Shoal Offshore…

24th March 2015

Contract extension

24th March 2015

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group has confirmed that the 5th EMSAGG conference programme has been confirmed and will take place on the 4 - 5 June 2015, at Deltares in…

24th March 2015

Aggregates dredging conference scheduled

24th March 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, has introduced a new addition, Azipod D, to its line of Azipod electric propulsion offerings. This new product will allow a wider range of…

24th March 2015

Smaller Azipod thruster

24th March 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Roxtec, a UK-based marine seal manufacturer that is building a client base in the offshore renewables sector, has provided its waterproof sealing solution to the largest and most powerful tidal turbine in…

24th March 2015

Sealing the deal

24th March 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

UK-based Rotork has increased its range of flow control products and services for the worldwide marine and offshore industries with the acquisition of Masso Ind s.p.a., an established Italian manufacturer of innovative…

24th March 2015

Valve control acquisition

24th March 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Switch, a Finland-based supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, has received another order to deliver two PM shaft…

24th March 2015

Motor/generator order

24th March 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Despite a slow start to the year, Haven Marine Services in Wales, UK has now reported a change in fortunes with two dockings for Svitzer in quick succession, with one vessel sailing…

23rd March 2015

A busy haven

23rd March 2015

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has put the flexible new, custom-built dredger Modi into service and ordered new icebreakers as part of a fleet modernisation programme.

23rd March 2015

Dredger among new Hamburg workboats

23rd March 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A new paste grade material is claimed to achieve a quick, durable repair even in oil contaminated wet and cold areas, with excellent adhesion to manually prepared substrates where grit blasting is…

23rd March 2015

Bonding poor substrates

23rd March 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Canadian AXYS Technologies has announced the deployment of two dual-LiDAR WindSentinel floating LiDAR systems, utilising the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s offshore anemometry mast. In the North Sea offshore Northumberland, UK. According…

23rd March 2015

Double LiDAR

23rd March 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A US manufacturer of fuel monitoring systems believes it has hit upon a fuel use monitoring solution that will cut down on the time taken to report fuel usage while increasing the…

23rd March 2015

Geo-fencing for tracking

23rd March 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Dometic Marine will, once again, sponsor the Wi-Fi at this year’s Seawork International.

23rd March 2015

Dometic Marine Wi-Fi sponsor

23rd March 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Suzuki will once again be showcasing its commercial range of four stroke outboard motors at this year’s Seawork International.

23rd March 2015

Suzuki at Seawork

23rd March 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

For the second year running, Saltwater Communications will be sponsoring the Press Office at Mercator Media Ltds Seawork International 2015.

23rd March 2015

Saltwater returns as Press Office sponsor

23rd March 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Two historic German boats – one of them more than a century old – have been returned to active port and coastal passenger service after overhaul or restoration.

23rd March 2015

German oldtimers back in service

23rd March 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Global maritime software house, NAPA, has launched an innovative data-led package of monitoring, analytic and predictive solutions to increase the safety of passenger vessels and save lives in emergency situations.

23rd March 2015

Integrated Safety Solution

23rd March 2015