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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

GEs Power Conversion business has signed a turnkey contract with the Lindoe Offshore Renewables Center (LORC), a Danish center for test of renewable energy technology.

28th March 2013

Turbine test facility deal for Denmark

28th March 2013

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Seawork exhibitor Humber Work Boats has dispatched its 1,000 tonne self-propelled dredger Pat M to Venezuela to help improve the country’s port infrastructure.

28th March 2013

HWB wins Venezuela dredging contract

28th March 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A team from Royston Limited has completed the first stage of a 30,000 hour engine overhaul of the Subsea 7 owned Rockwater 1 dynamically positioned dive support vessel.

28th March 2013

Round the clock overhaul for engines

28th March 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A diver/technician team mobilised to Rotterdam in February to remove the bow thrusters of a 300m containership which needed to be overhauled.

28th March 2013

Company cats pounce for rapid repair

28th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Rolls-Royce plc has signed a contract for the delivery of its highly efficient Azipull propulsion and control system for the ‘World’s First’ completely electric car ferry.

27th March 2013

Rolls-Royce power for ferry of the future

27th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

FUNDING: £2m of Convergence European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) is now available for marine renewable device developers in Cornwall.

27th March 2013

Funding for renewable companies

27th March 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Italian shipyard Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (NCA) has been acquired by a yacht building company and will switch its focus from ship building to refit and repair.

27th March 2013

Italian yard changes direction

27th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In order to facilitate and encourage the use of LNG as a shipping fuel, the Antwerp Port Authority has partnered with ship classification bureau Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to ensure the safe…

27th March 2013

Antwerp LNG policy

27th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

ZF Marine is exiting the Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) market,With BERG Propulsion taking over ongoing aftersales support with immediate effect.

27th March 2013

ZF – BERG transition

27th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

London based maritime security company Oxberry Risk Strategies has announced the launch of the first Gulf of Guinea Anti-Piracy Workshop which will be held in London in May 2013.

27th March 2013

Anti-piracy workshop

27th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UKs Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have won another safety innovation award for their jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS).

26th March 2013

Turbine Access System wins award

26th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Funding of €7.4 million for urgent remedial works at six regional harbours has been announced by Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Leo Varadkar.

26th March 2013

Ireland finds funds for regional harbours

26th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Per Aarsleff has entered into an agreement with City of Stockholm and the Port of Stockholm for the construction of new harbour structures in the Värtahamnen area.

26th March 2013

Aarsleff secures Värtahamnen contract

26th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German based shipyard, J J Sietas, has used international software company, Nupas-Cadmatic, for its offshore windfarm transport and installation vessel, being built for the Netherlands’ Van Oord.

25th March 2013

J J Sietas uses Nupas-Cadmatic

25th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Electrical system integrator RETEC, based in Galati, Romania, has been renamed Alewijnse Marine Galati after full integration into the Alewijnse Group, fourteen years after its original purchase in 1999.

25th March 2013

RETEC gets renamed

25th March 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

At its 7th General Meeting in Dubai, the Netherlands based International Ship Recycling Association (ISRA) members underlined the importance of meeting European Union Ship Recycling requirements.

25th March 2013

ISRA ship recycling

25th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Meraas Development LLC has placed a major contract with Van Oord once again, and has awarded the Dutch company a contract to build an artificial island in the emirate of Dubai.

25th March 2013

Van Oord wins new island building contract

25th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Deltares in The Netherlands reports that the Galgeplaat sand nourishment trial in the Eastern Scheldt was completed recently and the result is highly positive.

25th March 2013

Sand nourishment project is good for nature

25th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Royal Boskalis Westminster of The Netherlands has acquired dredging contracts in Australia and Vietnam with a combined contract value of approximately €70m.

25th March 2013

Boskalis acquires new dredging contracts

25th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

BMT Isis has recently completed a berth capacity study for Knauf ahead of significant planned investment for its jetty located on the Swale in the south east of England.

25th March 2013

BMT completes berth capacity study

25th March 2013