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Wärtsilä Corporation acknowledged recent speculation about a potential transaction between Rolls-Royce Plc and Wärtsilä in a statement issued yesterday by the Wärtsilä Board of Directors.

9th January 2014

Wärtsilä confirms approach by Rolls-Royce

9th January 2014

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The French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) has acquired a Simrad multibeam echosounder from Kongsberg Maritime to help strengthen its research work in the Mediterranean Sea.

9th January 2014

Multibeam system for Ifremer

9th January 2014

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The first vessel optimisation application offering combined tidal and non-tidal (ocean) current data has been launched for integrated vessel speed and route optimisation.

9th January 2014

Combined ocean and tidal currents aid passage

9th January 2014

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MONITORING & CONTROL

Scorpion Ribs can provide proof of the ride quality and performance of their vessels from the data obtained using the Dyena Acceleration Recorder.

9th January 2014

Ride quality monitoring packs sales sting

9th January 2014

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The port of Antwerp is expected to have handled a total freight volume of 190.6 million tonnes over 2013 as a whole, representing an increase of 3.5% compared with 2012 when the…

9th January 2014

Antwerp record

9th January 2014

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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that all vessels recently trapped in the Antarctic ice have now broken free.

8th January 2014

Antarctic rescue operations complete

8th January 2014

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The sea trials of Autonomous Surface Vehicles’ (ASV) latest vehicle, the C-Enduro, have begun in Porchester, UK.

8th January 2014

C-Enduro begins sea trials

8th January 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

An Italian company has introduced a hydraulic propulsion system that offers great flexibility in the way that it can be operated as well as claimed improved fuel consumption and reduced emissions.

8th January 2014

Full power from Italian hydraulic drive

8th January 2014

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MONITORING & CONTROL

Poole UK based marine electronics manufacturer Actisense won the Product of the Year award at the BMEA (British Marine Electronics Association)conference with its new EMU-1 Engine Monitoring Unit.

8th January 2014

Top award for Engine Monitoring Unit

8th January 2014

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MONITORING & CONTROL

A project that has allowed Ireland’s Port of Cork to precisely monitor and record the winter programme of seabed ploughing in real time for the first ever time is being delivered by…

8th January 2014

Precision seabed ploughing monitoring for Cork

8th January 2014

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The Irish Government has pledged commitment of €15m to enable marine development for the next five years.

7th January 2014

Marine research commitment

7th January 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Norwegian propulsion system manufacturer Servogear is seeing an increasing number of wind farm support vessels using its equipment.

7th January 2014

Servogear success in windfarm market

7th January 2014

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POWER & PROPULSION

The Finnish electric propulsion specialist Oceanvolt has entered into a two-way relationship with Netherlands based Victron Energy.

7th January 2014

Teaming up for electric propulsion system

7th January 2014

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This is a shortened version of a white paper by Dr Henry Chen, chief naval architect at navigational information provider Jeppesen.

7th January 2014

The time is right for change

7th January 2014

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POWER & PROPULSION

Turner Engine Powered Services Ltd has been appointment as the new GE Marine Parts and Services Distributor for Norway covering the GE Marine engine family.

6th January 2014

Turner EPS appointed for GE in Norway

6th January 2014

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POWER & PROPULSION

A feasibility study around a hybrid powertrain SWATH, commissioned this year by CTruk, has given the company further impetus in its ongoing development of a hybrid electric offshore wind support vessel design.

6th January 2014

Hybrid electric SWATH design for OWSV

6th January 2014

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POWER & PROPULSION

Italy’s CMC Marine has confirmed an official partnership with UK based company Marine & Industrial Transmissions Ltd (MIT), which will be responsible for the retrofit market and technical assistance in Northern Europe.

6th January 2014

CMC and MIT in strategic partnership

6th January 2014

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The New Year has seen a number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) enter into force and take effect.

3rd January 2014

SOLAS amendments enter into force

3rd January 2014

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After manufacturing its first test engine recently, Volvo Penta’s new Quickline production line is set to help Marine Commercial reduce lead times and address end users’ catastrophic breakdowns more quickly than ever.

3rd January 2014

Quickline speeds the repower perocess

3rd January 2014

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POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has launched its new two speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits.

3rd January 2014

Wärtsilä launches two speed gearbox

3rd January 2014