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SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Production is now underway on Valeport’s latest innovation - the new UV-SVP (Underwater Vehicle – Sound Velocity Profiler) - a small and compact direct reading package aimed primarily at AUV and ROV…

9th July 2014

Compact SVP launched

9th July 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork International, Mercator Media Limited’s commercial marine exhibition and conference, concluded its 17th annual three-day run at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK, on Thursday 12 June. This year over 7,350 visitors…

9th July 2014

Seawork shines again

9th July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Bibby Maritime (UK) has commissioned Encraft to carry out a lifetime carbon emission analysis to assess the environmental impact of their floating accommodation units and compare them with similar land-based accommodation.

8th July 2014

Low carbon coastels

8th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A test platform with German Schottel STG turbines is due to be installed off the Isle of Wight (UK). The platform is designed by the British company SME (Sustainable Marine Energy). Further…

8th July 2014

Schottel tidal generators

8th July 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

This year’s Seawork International saw Seaglaze Marine Windows announce the launch of its own glass toughening and digital printing facility.

8th July 2014

Seaglaze toughens up

8th July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

New requirements under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) entered into force on 1 July 2014.

7th July 2014

New SOLAS rules for industry

7th July 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has announced the launch of a new generation navigation radar for this year’s SMM. The new radar is distinguished mainly by two innovations on the transceiver:…

7th July 2014

New Raytheon Anschütz Radar

7th July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK based marine firm SeaKing Electrical has signed a strategic partnership with a leading Spanish shipyard. The Birkenhead, Merseyside based business, which has an £11million turnover, is well known for its marine…

7th July 2014

SeaKing and Zamakona

7th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

UK based Houlder’s TAS (Turbine Access System) has taken a step closer to meeting operator requirements by completing a trial period within the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme on the…

7th July 2014

TAS put to the test

7th July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Global satellite company, Dauria Aerospace, has successfully delivered two Perseus-M spacecraft into low earth orbit to track and monitor vessels in seas and navigable waterways in the US, Canada, Northern Europe and…

7th July 2014

Satellites to monitor vessel traffic

7th July 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In order to improve their capacity, Melita Marine Group of Malta has purchased a new floating dock with 5,000 tonnes lifting capacity, an overall length of 102 metres, an inside width 20…

7th July 2014

New floating dock for Melita Marine Group

7th July 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UK’s Fendercare Marine recently opened the doors of its Great Yarmouth base to showcase its expansion of lifting products and services over the last two years. The open day was attended…

4th July 2014

Open day at Fendercare

4th July 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UKs McMurdo Group has announced the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has recertified Type Approval for 3 safety beacons of its marine portfolio: the SmartFind E5 EPIRB, SmartFind Plus G5 GPS…

4th July 2014

McMurdo recertification

4th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

EP Tools, a Danish company with more than 15 years of experience in working with developers and construction companies in the wind and oil & gas industries, and CWind, a provider of…

4th July 2014

EP and CWind contract

4th July 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Suzuki’s latest DF25A and DF30A four stroke petrol outboard motors now boast the Japanese company’s Lean Burn Control System that has already been pioneered on its larger capacity models.

4th July 2014

Lean Burn for smaller Suzukis

4th July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has supplied the Bristol Interceptor an Interceptor 48, self righting all weather pilot boat to the Port of Bristol in the UK. She is the 31st pilot vessel…

4th July 2014

Safehaven Interceptor for Bristol

4th July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Hydrographic survey expert, TeamSurv, is conducting trials with the Port of Milford Haven over the next six months to better chart the waterway.

3rd July 2014

TeamSurv survey contracts

3rd July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

In the UK, A&P Falmouth has completed its second major renewables project, after leading wave energy firm Seatricity’s next generation Oceanus 2 device has left the docks for Wave Hub. The wave…

3rd July 2014

Oceanus 2 completed

3rd July 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The worlds first marine engine to be run using glycerine was demonstrated at this year’s Seawork International exhibition as part of the Glycerine for Engines and Marine Sustainability (GLEAMS) project.

3rd July 2014

The fuel of the future?

3rd July 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

One of the vessels on-show in Hamburg for ITS 2014 was the very recently completed Eddy 1, the prototype ‘Efficient Double-ended Dynamic’ (EDDY) tug. MJ has followed the progress of this project…

2nd July 2014

‘EDDY 1’ attracts visitors in Hamburg

2nd July 2014