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SWL Rope Lifting and Testing’s subsidiary, Lloyds Ship Safety Services Ltd, has been approved as an independent service provider for the annual servicing and testing of lifeboats and davits and on-load release…

14th July 2014

SWL subsidiary expands portfolio

14th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A collaboration agreement outlining a commitment to work together in the marine energy sector has been signed by two key organisations in the south west of England and Pembrokeshire.

11th July 2014

South West and Pembrokeshire renewables partnership

11th July 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

This June Furuno’s NavSkills network of training centres issued the ten thousandth ECDIS type specific training certificate. The certificate was issued to a Russian navigator trained at the Odessa Maritime Training Center,…

11th July 2014

10,000th ECDIS certificate

11th July 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Accommodation vessel ‘DP Gezina’ owned by Chevalier Floatels (NED) has been hired by Saipem to support the installation work related to topside hook up and modification at Burullus Simian Control Platform, located…

11th July 2014

Dutch floatel for Egypt

11th July 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

McTays shipbuilder in Birkenhead, UK, has invested more than £1million at its headquarters including upgrading a slipway which is now capable of accommodating vessels up to 2,000 tonnes.

11th July 2014

McTays’ million pound slipway

11th July 2014

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Sweden-based Dometic Marine has signed exclusive dealership contracts with two distributors in Dubai to sell its Cruisair and Marine Air equipment.

11th July 2014

Dometic Marine expands East

11th July 2014

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

UK marine engineering company, MarShip, picked up 2 awards at Mercator Media’s SeaWork International back in June, winning Best in Category (Marine Engineering) and the main ‘Spirit of Innovation award’ for its…

11th July 2014

MarShip’s EDI system

11th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS), specialists in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry have ordered a Damen FCS 2008 Twin Axe. This is the company’s second…

11th July 2014

Quick turnaround for second Twin Axe

11th July 2014

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Mampaey Offshore Industries has delivered a more cost effective way for the VT Group to deliver fuel oil to their client’s vessels at lower cost whilst enhancing safety.

10th July 2014

Quickening up the bunkering process

10th July 2014

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Amsterdam-based DutchWorkboats is looking to expand its offering and is investing heavily over the next six months in a “new generation RIB”.

10th July 2014

DutchWorkboats expands offering

10th July 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

SeaRoc Group, a UK based specialist provider of marine and engineering services for offshore renewable energy projects, has successfully completed the first major maintenance visit to Forewind’s Dogger Bank meteorological (met) masts…

9th July 2014

Met masts maintained

9th July 2014

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

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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

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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

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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