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UK insurance company, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human…

9th January 2013

AGCS looks at 2012 ship losses

9th January 2013

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South Korea’s Hyundai SeasAll recently announced it will be releasing a new, compact, fuel-efficient range of engines suitable for smaller, semi-displacement workboats, over the next 18 months.

8th January 2013

Hyundai SeasAll releases new range of engines

8th January 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A recent conference has looked at concrete gravity based foundations (CGBF) for the UK offshore wind programme as the industry prepares for the challenges of projects in deeper, more hostile waters further…

8th January 2013

Concrete gravity foundations, the future for windfarms?

8th January 2013

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According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.

7th January 2013

Private navy takes on Somali pirates

7th January 2013

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Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.

4th January 2013

Transas simulator gains DNV Class A approval

4th January 2013

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French wind engineering company, Meteodyn, has developed new Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software to for the monitoring and forecasting of wind conditions.

3rd January 2013

New CFD software from Meteodyn

3rd January 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Lindenau Schiffswerft in Kiel, now facing a more secure future as the latest member of the Abu Dhabi Mar Germany Group, completed overhauls on several special vessels as the year turned.

3rd January 2013

Lindenau overhaul spate as future is secured

3rd January 2013

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork, the International commercial marine conference and exhibition, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, will be back for its 16th year at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK from 25 to 27 June…

3rd January 2013

Seawork 2013 – 50 years of the RIB

3rd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new Hamburg based engineering company sees a market in specialist vessel conversions, and aims to help clients take on challenging lift and build projects in overseas shipyards.

3rd January 2013

Hamburg engineers bring expertise to bear

3rd January 2013

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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Fendercare Marine has launched a new division, Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services, located at its Great Yarmouth UK base.

3rd January 2013

New marine equipment and lifting services

3rd January 2013

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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the trade organisation which represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has highlighted the hazards of electrical shocks and noise damage in two new offshore safety…

2nd January 2013

IMCA highlights safety in the new year

2nd January 2013

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Australian boatbuilder, Incat Crowther, has been contracted to design a pair of bulletproof monohull crew boats for the fleet of Nigerian C&I Leasing Plc.

2nd January 2013

Incat Crowther designs bulletproof crew boats

2nd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The tricycle, usually a forgotten part of childhood, has given rise to a transporter which is ideal for moving large, heavy and delicate loads around congested spaces such as a drydock.

2nd January 2013

Another look at the tricycle

2nd January 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

All tide access under bridges along the River Thames in London for a recent contract required the removal of the wheelhouse of Coastal Launch Services’ multicat type vessel Jessica S.

2nd January 2013

Low air draft wheelhouse for Jessica S

2nd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Two big, developing ports have ordered electrical power and spreader cable reels for ship to shore container cranes from Cavotec.

2nd January 2013

Reel orders span Europe and Asia

2nd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

An acquisition by Austrian company Palfinger Marine gives it the capability to manufacture cranes specially adapted to the highly explosive offshore environment.

2nd January 2013

Explosive atmosphere sparks crane aquisition

2nd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

There is yet another order for very large cargo access equipment for a growing family of big ro-ro and container vessels.

2nd January 2013

Size matters for Italian ships

2nd January 2013

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UK based boatbuilders McTay Marine Services Ltd and Alucatz Catamarans have been working on a new range of windfarm vessels for the past six months.

31st December 2012

New UK player in windfarm vessels

31st December 2012

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Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the Baltic Ace, which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5…

31st December 2012

VDR capsule recovered from ‘Baltic Ace’

31st December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Holger Klindt, head of strategy & product management for Signalis in France and Germany, has been elected chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).

31st December 2012

IFHS elects new officials

31st December 2012