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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Fugro has opened an expanded soils testing laboratory at the Group’s UK headquarters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.

5th November 2013

Offshore wind drives soil testing growth

5th November 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Cargotecs MacGregor has won an order worth some €37m for 45 electric winches to be installed on Hyundai Heavy Industries new 10,000 tonne new heavy lift vessel.

5th November 2013

€37m winch order

5th November 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s Port of Blyth has signed an agreement with The Geos Group, a marine fuel supplier, to build a new fuel storage facility at the Bates terminal.

4th November 2013

Blyth bunkering

4th November 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Essex UK based workboat builder CTruk scored a hat trick with the delivery of its 12th 20T multi-purpose catamaran, CWind Challenger.

4th November 2013

Rules hat trick for ‘CWind Challenger’

4th November 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Finnish survey company FCG (Finnish Consulting Group) Ltd has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, UK.

4th November 2013

Finnish surveyors order Workcat for Baltic

4th November 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Maritime consultants Marico Marine and vessel operators Jubilee Fishing have joined forces to deliver a unique package to offshore renewable energy developers looking to enhance their guard vessel provision with the additional…

4th November 2013

‘Salt and Science’ enhances guard capabilities

4th November 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, has granted a final permit for the Q4 West windfarm.

1st November 2013

Q4 West windfarm permit

1st November 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Mr. George A. Tsavliris was elected president of the Cyprus Maritime Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) at its recent AGM in Limassol.

1st November 2013

CYMEPA president

1st November 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Under construction in Japan is a floating unit that will combine wind and current generators in a concept that is claimed to double the power output of conventional structures.

1st November 2013

Combined wind and current generator due

1st November 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Marineco UK has placed another order for two more FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels to serve its offshore wind activities.

1st November 2013

Demand surge for Twin Axe windfarm boats

1st November 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Transas Marine has secured an order for a fast boat rescue simulator from the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) which will be used to train personnel in safety.

31st October 2013

Simulator order

31st October 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

An important milestone with the project to protect Venice from flooding from high tides has passed with successful testing of four floodgates.

31st October 2013

Venice flood barriers put to the test

31st October 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Brunsbuettel Ports Elbehafen in north Germany has completed pier renovation and strengthening works costing €10m and part of a €20m infra and super-structure expansion programme aimed at improving the port’s deepwater handling…

31st October 2013

Brunsbuettel completes berth renovation

31st October 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Belgium based independent hydrographic survey company GEOxyz took delivery of its latest vessel, Geo Surveyor X, last month.

31st October 2013

Dual role survey boat for Belgian operator

31st October 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Fishing fleet berthing bottlenecks which have plagued the small German North Sea port of Buesum in recent years have been eliminated with the completion of a new quay.

31st October 2013

Buesum eliminates berth bottlenecks

31st October 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands propulsion expert Bakker-Sleidrecht is designing and supplying new drive systems for seven new Brazilian ferries being built by Afai Southern Shipyard in China.

31st October 2013

Bakker power for Brazilian ferries

31st October 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

IHC Sealing Solutions launched its new zero-pollution SUPREME Athmos seal at this year’s Europort exhibition in Rotterdam.

31st October 2013

IHC unveils new SUPREME seal at Europort

31st October 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

China Classification Society’s recent type approval of Teledyne TSS’s Meridian ranges of gyro compasses should lead to improved sales prospects in local offshore survey and shipbuilding markets.

31st October 2013

Chinese type approval for TSS gyros

31st October 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Ahead of the 70th anniversary next June of the World War 2 D-Day invasion of Normandy by allied forces, the UK Hydrographic Office and its French counterpart, SHOM, are collaborating on updating…

31st October 2013

D-Day mapping expedition completed

31st October 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Poor ECDIS training can be a factor in maritime accidents, says the London P&I Club, one of the world’s leading mutual marine liability insurers acting on behalf of the global shipping community.

31st October 2013

London P&I ECDIS warning

31st October 2013