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United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.

13th October 2014

Manifesting support for UK ports

13th October 2014

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Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first ASD tug 2810 in a four-vessel contract with ARC Towage, which will be used to provide gas terminal berthing services in Trinidad and Tobago.

10th October 2014

Damen tug leaves for Trinidad

10th October 2014

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US-based The Maritime Aquarium has christened a US$2.7m hybrid-electric catamaran – said to be the only research vessel in the world running on hybrid-electric propulsion.

9th October 2014

US$2.7m hybrid-powered catamaran christened

9th October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply waterjets for two Spanish Police Guardia Civil 20m Patrol boats in Spain. These vessels will be built by Astilleros Gondan Shipyard.

9th October 2014

Jet propulsion for Spanish police patrol vessels

9th October 2014

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DP World London Gateway has won the ‘Construction and Engineering Project of the Year’ award at the UK’s national Transport Awards 2014.

9th October 2014

UK transport project of the year

9th October 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has extended its useful ‘Facts About’ series by making a new download available referencing backhoe dredgers.

9th October 2014

IADC adds to Facts About series

9th October 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A German court decided earlier this month to delay the deepening and widening of the navigation channel of the Lower and Outer Elbe into the Port of Hamburg.

9th October 2014

Further delay for Elbe dredging

9th October 2014

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The UKs Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is looking into why 14 yachts moored outside Medway Yacht Club in Kent were struck and badly damaged by a dredger passing too close by…

8th October 2014

Dredger strikes moored yachts

8th October 2014

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Moray Offshore Renewables (MORL) has completed the installation of its meteorological mast in its offshore wind zone in Scotland, marking the start of its Moray Firth offshore wind generation project.

8th October 2014

MORL completes offshore meteorological installation

8th October 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A seven-strong fleet of robotic survey boats is about to embark on a 300 mile survey voyage off the UK’s south west. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) project will utilise vessels fitted…

8th October 2014

Robots set sail

8th October 2014

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Reef Subsea has been awarded a contract with Areva Wind GmbH, to provide field support in the Global Tech I wind farm. The charter commences early October and is anticipated to continue…

8th October 2014

Reef Subsea contract

8th October 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

When the Port of London Authority decided it needed a new Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV) it was obviously going to lean heavily on its deck equipment.

8th October 2014

Deck gear will pull its weight

8th October 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Colour is at the heart of an interesting development by Gleistein. It’s ‘economy’ BiPo fibre round or square braid ropes are not just easier to splice but also feature a new look…

8th October 2014

Colours for Gleistein

8th October 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Liebherr presented components and system solutions for a wide range of maritime applications at the SMM, the specialist trade fair in Hamburg.

8th October 2014

Liebherr at SMM

8th October 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

It is not so much about just getting people to and from offshore structures, now it’s also about the tools for the job says Arjan Boezeman of Ulstein Idea.

7th October 2014

Action where it’s needed

7th October 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Spains Fluidmecanica is to supply deck equipment for the largest icebreakers built so far.

7th October 2014

Big pull for arctic icebreakers

7th October 2014

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Scottish Renewables has set out what it calls Scotland’s green energy companies’ requirements in a new post-referendum paper called ‘Harnessing Scotland’s Energy’.

7th October 2014

Scottish Renewables post-referendum paper

7th October 2014

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It’s a bit like being a marriage broker, admits Peter Curtis, “on one side I have the marine businesses, on the other I have the banks and fund managers, the trick is…

7th October 2014

Peter Curtis: The missing link?

7th October 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Seawork Asia exhibition open its doors from 4-6 November this year at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. The show is modelled on the success of Seawork International, which…

7th October 2014

Seawork heads east

7th October 2014

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The 2015 EWEA Offshore conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 10 to 12 March 2015, will look at a range of topics affecting the wind industry.

7th October 2014

EWEA Offshore 2015

7th October 2014