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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Clean emissions are at the forefront of JCB’s range of diesel engines, marinised for marine use by Mermaid Marine.

18th July 2013

Mermaid launches latest JCB diesel engine

18th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Marine and offshore expert, Mubarak Marine LLC, has entered into a AE$130m partnership with Dubai Maritime City to develop an onsite industrial centre for shipbuilding and repair.

17th July 2013

Dubai service partnership

17th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

This year’s Seawork Exhibition proved successful for Danish Yachts with the launch of its new range of Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) workboats increasing the shipyard’s order book.

17th July 2013

Danish Yachts generates interest

17th July 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel.

17th July 2013

‘World’s largest’ offshore wind installer

17th July 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

At the recent Windforce 2013 exhibition in Bremerhaven, Windea Offshore Group signed a letter of intent with Damen Shipyards Group for a new Fast Crew Supplier, a Twin Axe catamaran for the…

17th July 2013

Bremerhaven signing for another Twin Axe

17th July 2013

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French builder Piriou has delivered the fourth in the series of 53m fast passenger and supply vessels (FPSV) for Bourbon, the ‘Bourbon Norte’.

16th July 2013

Piriou delivers ‘Bourbon Norte’

16th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Cargotec’s MacGregor brand has acquired the German offshore deck equipment Hatlapa Group in a deal worth €160m.

16th July 2013

Cargotec acquires Hatlapa

16th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Jotun has welcomed action taken by the International Standards Organization to mobilize an expert group to start work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance.

16th July 2013

Propeller performance

16th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

ISO accredited global boat transport provider, Peters & May, has appointed Boeckmans as its agent for the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg).

16th July 2013

Benelux agent

16th July 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

WFSV operator Tidal Transit has just celebrated the completion of 10,000 safe passenger transfers from its two personnel transfer vessels to wind turbines situated in the North Sea.

16th July 2013

10,000 safe windfarm transfers completed

16th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Robert Allan Ltd has designed a new generation of high endurance self righting search and rescue lifeboats for the Canadian Coast Guard.

15th July 2013

New Robert Allan lifeboats

15th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

From the first of this month, Norwegian engine manufacturer Bergen Engines AS has become part of the Tognum Group.

15th July 2013

Bergen a Tognum subsidiary

15th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Seacontractors and IPS have concluded a strategic partnership and are implementing integration between their manpower services.

15th July 2013

Recruiting partnership

15th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

A new Motorway of the Sea between Ireland’s Port of Cork and Gijon in Spain was called for at the Ireland-Iberia Trade and Transport Round Table in Dublin last month.

15th July 2013

Spanish motorway

15th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Together with repeat agreements from China, the total order value The Switch received during June is over €100m, resulting in the largest order backlog in the company’s history. PROKON has installed 296…

15th July 2013

Switch to PMG

15th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Dutch antifouling provider, Micanti’s Thorn-D antifouling foil generated a flurry of interest from the offshore wind sector at this year’s Seawork exhibition.

12th July 2013

Micanti success at Seawork

12th July 2013

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherlands’ IHC Merwede has recently secured orders to the value of €125m for a wide range of new cutter suction dredgers (CSDs) and related equipment.

12th July 2013

IHC Merwede lands €125m in dredger orders

12th July 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A report prepared for RenewableUK and The Crown Estate by BVG Associates has set out the scale of opportunities for UK offshore wind at what is a critical time in the industry’s…

12th July 2013

Offshore wind – building an industry

12th July 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Denmark based Cobham SATCOM made its new standalone SAILOR Class A AIS available to order in April 2013.

12th July 2013

First deliveries of new AIS due this month

12th July 2013

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KEY DEALS

Two leading commercial offshore diving companies, IHC Hytech and Fathom Systems, have joined forces in a new distribution agreement which will see IHC distribute Fathom products in the commercial diving market.

12th July 2013

IHC and Fathom distribution agreement

12th July 2013