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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Swedish bearing manufacturer, SKF, has signed an agreement with Palumbo Shipyards, a refit and repair site in the Mediterranean, to provide high tech services and related products.

6th December 2018

SKF to supply tech to Palumbo

6th December 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Austrian crane and lifesaving equipment manufacturer Palfinger Marine has signed a contract that it considers to be a ‘door opener’ to the potentially lucrative Asian offshore wind market.

6th December 2018

Entering the Asian offshore wind market

6th December 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

SEA Europe – the Shipyards’ and Maritime Equipment Association of Europe – has welcomed the signing of the EU-funded project “Futureproof Skills for the Maritime transport sector” (SkillSea).

6th December 2018

Technological development project

6th December 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Irish commercial marine boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has completed the engine and propulsion installation for its new XSV20 ‘Thunder Child II’.

6th December 2018

High end propulsion installation

6th December 2018

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister Creed T.D. has announced investment of over €0.7M in the Marine Data Buoy Network.

5th December 2018

Irish met buoy investment

5th December 2018

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A new platform claiming a step-change reduction in complexity and overheads for offshore operations has been launched.

5th December 2018

Acoustic and inertial operations step-change

5th December 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new project is exploring how circular economy approaches can be applied to optimise the efficiency of hydrogen production and stimulate the development of a local oxygen market in Orkney, Scotland.

5th December 2018

Project seeks to develop Orkney oxygen market

5th December 2018

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new maritime technology investor and venture builder is offering digital startups financial investment, operational support and networking opportunities with established industrial partners.

5th December 2018

Funding opportunities for maritime startups

5th December 2018

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Sea Machines Robotics showed the capability of its autonomous-command technology at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans with live demonstrations that remote-commanded an SM300-enabled workboat in Boston, more than 1,500 miles…

4th December 2018

Autonomous-command capabilities proven

4th December 2018

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Following completion of the Rentel wind farm SeaMade has reached financial close for its 487MW Offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

4th December 2018

Financial close for Belgian windfarm

4th December 2018