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Leading safety training provider Safety Technology has announced that they are now fully accredited to deliver Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Safety Training from the OffTEC training facility in Enge-Sande, Germany.

27th August 2014

Safety Technology GWO accreditation

27th August 2014

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Clare County Council in Ireland is proposing to zone more than 345 hectares of land along the Shannon Estuary for the development of marine related industry. Two Strategic Development Locations (SDL) have…

27th August 2014

Development for Shannon Estuary

27th August 2014

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Rolls-Royce has entered into a co-operation agreement with Nauta SA ship repair yard in Poland, which it says will improve its customer service and growth in the region.

27th August 2014

Rolls-Royce enters repair yard agreement

27th August 2014

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The International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) has endorsed a mooring line calculation software package, Calmar, designed by French buoy manufacturer Mobilis.

27th August 2014

IALA endorses Calmar

27th August 2014

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The Governments of Canada and New Brunswick and partners have part funded and launched the SmartATLANTIC buoy project in Saint John. The project is designed to help improve the efficiency, safety and…

27th August 2014

Fundy buoy funded

27th August 2014

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MPI Offshore’s vessel MPI Adventure is to be deployed on the Sandbank offshore windfarm project off the German North Sea coast.

26th August 2014

MPI commissioned on German windfarm project

26th August 2014

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Following the announcement on March 7, 2014 that the board of management of Daimler AG had decided to exercise the put option relating to its 50% equity interest in Rolls-Royce Power Systems,…

26th August 2014

Rolls-Royce acquires Rolls-Royce Power Systems

26th August 2014

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Only six weeks on from the inaugural Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo event that took place in Amsterdam, more than 90 marine propulsion companies have already confirmed their participation at next…

26th August 2014

Electric and Hybrid 2015

26th August 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Communications and safety at sea specialist Ocean Signal has appointed Furuno Italia S.R.L. as its new distributor for Italy.

26th August 2014

Ocean Signal and Furuno

26th August 2014

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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The National Coastwatch Institution, a UK maritime watch-keeping charity, has been allocated a national licence by OFCOM (The UK’s telecommunications regulator) for the use of VHF Channel 65. This dedicated channel has…

26th August 2014

National Coastwatch granted dedicated channel

26th August 2014

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UK-based drysuit manufacturer, Hammond Drysuits Ltd, has added a new addition to its protective equipment range, HDS Kevlar Gloves.

26th August 2014

Hammond unveils new range

26th August 2014

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When considering audible warning signals aboard a vessel that will carry over normal background noise, it’s important to have a good working knowledge of how dB (decibels) are measured and compared.

26th August 2014

Know your dB

26th August 2014

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Blair Nimmo and Tony Friar of KPMG LLP, who were appointed as joint administrators of Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited, Newark Joiners Limited and Ferguson-Ailsa Limited have announced a preferred bidder for the group’s…

26th August 2014

Ferguson preferred bidder

26th August 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro, the Dutch survey conglomerate, has been awarded a £27m contract by the Australian government for a second deep ocean search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing Flight MH370 carrying 239 passengers…

22nd August 2014

MH370 surveys extended

22nd August 2014

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Aberdeen, UK-based NCS Survey, which reckons to have thus far completed over 750 projects in 36 countries, has been awarded a five-year contract by Akofs Wayfarer A/S of Norway for provision of…

22nd August 2014

Five-year contracts for NCS Survey

22nd August 2014

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

CGG of France and Sovcomflot of Russia have signed an agreement to form a joint-venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 3D seismic acquisition services in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. CGG will charter…

22nd August 2014

Franco-Russian Arctic venture

22nd August 2014

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Norwegian global chart distributor Nautisk Forlag has extended its Pay As You Sail (PAYS) service with addition of the Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS

22nd August 2014

Pay as you sail with Admiralty vector charts

22nd August 2014

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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Over 300 delegates from around the world are expected at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 22nd Hydro Conference at Aberdeen’s Exhibition & Conference Centre from 28-30 October.

22nd August 2014

Aberdeen hosts Hydro14

22nd August 2014

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In June this year, the regulations governing the use of small hovercraft for UK commercial operations were substantially revised, after UK manufacturer Flying Fish Hovercraft spent two years working with the MCA…

22nd August 2014

Hover without coding

22nd August 2014

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Fisher Offshore, a north-east UK specialist in lifting, deck machinery, subsea tooling and excavation has extended its relationship with Ingersoll Rand, one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial equipment.

22nd August 2014

Fisher extends distributorship

22nd August 2014