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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The SeaSerpent, a patented product developed by UK buoyancy specialist Unique Seaflex, is being adopted by an increasing number of cable-laying contractors around the world. Unique Seaflex believes the product meets the…

3rd October 2014

Cable laying: a fresh approach

3rd October 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

DSM Dyneema, owner of the Dyneema brand, succeeded in its action against a third party application for a ‘Chyneema’ trademark. Following two years of procedures, the official trademark authorities in South Korea,…

3rd October 2014

Toeing the line

3rd October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

As a result of the intense wind farm activity around the shores of the UK, Tidal Transits personnel transfer vessels (PTVs) are being kept fully employed. Within a week of finishing her…

3rd October 2014

‘Kitty Petra’ heads east

3rd October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Israels DSIT Solutions Ltd, a subsidiary of Acorn Energy Inc, is to supply its AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) system for a leading Mediterranean Navy to guard the underwater perimeter of a…

3rd October 2014

New orders for DSIT’s AquaShield sonar

3rd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Italian company Transfluid was established in 1957 to manufacture variable speed drives, fluid couplings and hydraulic transmissions. Now it has added to its portfolio with a hybrid transmission system that is suitable…

3rd October 2014

Italian hybrid system

3rd October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK-based Ricardo is to support the development of Kongsberg’s Wind Farm Management System (WFMS) with its recently launched SensorLife technology.

2nd October 2014

SensorLife technology for Kongsberg WFMS

2nd October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Spain’s boarding bridge expert, ADELTE Ports & Maritime has been contracted to manufacture and install two state-of-the-art HYDRA model Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridges (SPBBs) at Hamburg’s new cruise terminal.

2nd October 2014

Building bridges at Hamburg

2nd October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) says that construction of its new breakwater is progressing as scheduled with Boskalis Westminster having completed installation of the gravel pre-load.

2nd October 2014

Cowes breakwater project

2nd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Renold Hi-Tec Couplings, of Halifax, UK, is set to launch a new range of failsafe, high temperature, marine propulsion rubber-in-compression couplings at the International Workboat Show, Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans,…

2nd October 2014

Couplings launch

2nd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

WEG, a US headquartered supplier of drive technology, introduced its water-cooled WGM motors to the shipbuilding industry for the first time at SMM 2014. WEG claim the motors provide the ideal solution…

2nd October 2014

Jacket cooled motors

2nd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The world’s largest fast crew boat has recently been launched by Incat Tasmania’s shipyard on the 15th of September 2014. This DP2 class 70m fast crew boat (FCB) will be operating as…

2nd October 2014

Jets for largest fast crew boat

2nd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

After initially being designed to accommodate a different propulsion system, Njord Offshore’s four new windfarm crew vessels are now all fitted with quadruple Volvo Penta IPS900 complete propulsion systems and will be…

2nd October 2014

Quad engines for Round 3

2nd October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Suzuki’s DF25A and DF30A petrol outboard motors have received the 2014 IBEX Innovation Award for Outboard Motors, as announced at the International Boat Builders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) in Florida. This is…

2nd October 2014

Outboard award

2nd October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Sibu Sarawak-based Rajang Maju Marine Industries has added another tug to their portfolio of handy-sized traditional design tugs available for prompt delivery.

2nd October 2014

Prompt delivery offered for new Malaysian tug

2nd October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Generalmarine has been appointed as the new distributor for the McMurdo Marine range of products in Italy.

1st October 2014

McMurdo in Italy

1st October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Damen Marine Components (DMC) are to supply a total of eight propeller nozzles for a series of four ultra-long distance anchor-handling tugs for ALP Maritime Services.

1st October 2014

Damen nozzles for ALP super tugs

1st October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Chinese Yuexin Ocean Engineering Ltd have delivered three powerful ASD tugs for service in an energy project between China and Myanmar.

1st October 2014

Yuexin delivers three for Myanmar service

1st October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Wirral, UK-based Carmet Tug Company recently acquired an addition to their fleet in the form of a previously Spanish owned single-screw coastal tug that will sail under the Carmet flag with the…

1st October 2014

New Venture for Carmet Tugs

1st October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

As of today, the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will charge for work carried out on marine licence cases once consent for the development has been given.

1st October 2014

MMO introduces new charges

1st October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

German gearbox manufacturer Reintjes is the latest manufacturer to offer pod drive and hybrid systems. The new range of pod units differs from others in being a fixed drive unit with no…

1st October 2014

Reintjes developments

1st October 2014