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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Straightpoint, a UK manufacturer of force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cells, have launched a brand new version of their bestselling wireless tension loadcell, the Radiolink PlusTM.

30th September 2014

New Straightpoint loadcell

30th September 2014

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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.

30th September 2014

Manifesting support for UK ports

30th September 2014

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Netherlands-based maritime services provider, Seacontractors, recently signed up with Damen to construct another Damen Shoalbuster 3209. This is a multi-purpose vessel for harbours, inland and coastal waters. The model has a maximum…

30th September 2014

Seacontractors builds fleet

30th September 2014

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A total of €750,000 in funding from the Eurostars Programme has been awarded to marine energy companies Minesto and Atlantis Resources for a project that aims to reduce the cost of tidal…

29th September 2014

European funding for tidal energy project

29th September 2014

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The UKs Alucatz Catamarans, is positioning itself across the market, not only taking on newbuilds but also doing both repairs and cleaning.

29th September 2014

Alucatz expands into repair

29th September 2014

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Poseidon has designed a new jack-up barge for France based Entreprise Jean Negri Company, due for launch in March 2015. The barge will be built by Ottomar Co. and the hydraulic jacking…

29th September 2014

New jack-up

29th September 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new lifeboat for the Dutch lifeboat service, Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM), has been fitted with diesel engines that can run inverted without sustaining damage.

29th September 2014

Running upside down

29th September 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Dutch company Dynamic Marine Systems has introduced a unique stabilising system that could have considerable application in the workboat sector. Developed after intensive engineering and test phases and working in collaboration with…

29th September 2014

Unique stabiliser system

29th September 2014

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Sweden’s Marine Jet Power (MJP) has introduced what it calls a totally new product concept for a hybrid waterjet to the market, optimised for high-speed applications with a duplex stainless steel superior…

29th September 2014

MJP launches new hybrid waterjet

29th September 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

US outboard motor giant Mercury Marine has further refined its partnership with Navico to provide an enhanced integration between their products, providing end users an all-in-one option for vessel monitoring and navigational…

29th September 2014

Mercury Glass Dash

29th September 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

German tug operator Fairplay Towage have promoted their long-term manager to Director Harbour and Offshore Department.

26th September 2014

TOWLINES

26th September 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Alcoa, Phinergy and Heig-VD University have recently successfully demonstrated an electric boat with aluminum-air battery range extender at Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

26th September 2014

Electric propulsion: a glimpse into the future?

26th September 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Kohler Power Systems a US manufacturer of diesel and gasoline marine generators from 4 to 150 kW, has just added two new models to its expanded offering of EPA Tier 3-compliant diesel…

26th September 2014

New Kohler Tier-3 generators

26th September 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Van Oord’s 137m long, 10,329m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger, Lelystad, is working in Brazil following an extensive programme of works at Gibdock in Gibraltar.

26th September 2014

Major works for Lelystad in Gibraltar

26th September 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Turkish tug builder Sanmar’s new custom built shipyard at Tuzla Bay on the outskirts of Istanbul is keeping busy, recently delivering three different Robert Allan Ltd design ASD tugs to owners in…

26th September 2014

Sanmar busy delivering Robert Allan tugs

26th September 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A former customs boat, converted by Lower Saxony authorities in north Germany into a water measurement, laboratory and monitoring vessel, is now performing well on the River Elbe.

26th September 2014

Monitoring work for old customs boat

26th September 2014

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UK-based Morgan Advanced Materials is expanding its offering with customised and optimised sensors for use in harsh environments.

26th September 2014

Morgan Advanced Materials expands with ultrasonic sensors

26th September 2014

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KEY DEALS

The global offshore wind power market is expected to significantly grow from 7.1 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to 39.9 GW by 2020 as more countries get involved, says GlobalData.

25th September 2014

Global offshore wind market set for Gigawatt growth

25th September 2014

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KEY DEALS

Sweden’s Handheld Group, which manufactures mobile computers and smartphones, has upgraded its Nautiz X4 rugged mobile handheld, which is especially suited to the mobile marine worker.

25th September 2014

Rugged computer for mobile workers

25th September 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Norwegian subsea technology developer Kongsberg Maritime, has launched a unique solution for the detection of scouring, corrosion, deformation and marine growth, which can destabilise wind turbines and underwater structures causing expensive, and…

25th September 2014

Monitoring underwater structures

25th September 2014