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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A huge car carrier which has dominated the skyline at Falmouth Docks during August left the port late last month to signal the end of another successful ship repair contract for A&P…

4th September 2012

Repeat business is key for A&P Falmouth

4th September 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

With seven LNG carriers drydocked at the facility recently, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is one of the leading shipyards for LNG repairs, leveraging on Qatar’s position as top LNG exporter.

4th September 2012

Qatar yard keeps busy with LNG shiprepair

4th September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK boatbuilder, Alnmaritec, recently delivered a hull number 149 new line handling vessel for operations at a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit off the coat of Ghana.

3rd September 2012

New Alnmaritec handling boat for Ghana

3rd September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Australian satellite communications company Beam Communications Pty Ltd, will be showcasing its satellite piracy solutions for secure communication onboard a vessel at SMM 2012 taking place in Hamburg this week.

3rd September 2012

Anti-piracy beams into SMM

3rd September 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

While many companies and traditional industries have struggled, Scotland’s renewable electricity industry has delivered capital investment of some £2.8bn since the beginning of 2009, according to new figures from Scottish Renewables.

3rd September 2012

Investment soars in Scottish renewable energy

3rd September 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Siemens has produced the worlds longest rotor blades for wind turbines.

3rd September 2012

Record breaking wind turbine rotor blade

3rd September 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Stemat Spirit completed work laying and burying the third export cable at London Array wind farm.

3rd September 2012

Cable burial nears completion at London Array

3rd September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Titan Salvage has presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the ‘Costa Concordia’ wreck to the Osservatorio, the body responsible for overseeing the removal operations.

31st August 2012

Titan present Costa Concordia removal plan

31st August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

WASSP of Auckland plans a first European showing of its new WASSP S multibeam sounder at the Hydro 12 international hydrographic symposium in Rotterdam this November.

31st August 2012

Hydro 12 debut for WASSP multibeam system

31st August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Oslo based Dolphin Geophysical is to carry out new 3D multi-client surveys offshore Lebanon using its high capacity seismic vessel, Polar Duke. Beginning this September, project coverage comprises an area of around…

31st August 2012

Seismic contracts for Dolphin Geophysical

31st August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

L-3 ELAC Nautik of Kiel has been commissioned to deliver and install a SeaBeam 1180 shallow water multibeam system aboard Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar & Marine Research’s new 21m vessel being…

31st August 2012

Seabeam for latest Alfred Wenger vessel

31st August 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK marine companies have a significant chance to influence Government sponsored research.

30th August 2012

Influence UK marine industry research

30th August 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Veteran German research ship Meteor has been back at engine specialist Motorenwerke Bremerhaven (MWB) for routine overhaul which Maritime Journal was told cost about €1m.

30th August 2012

Meteor stays fit with regular maintenance

30th August 2012

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is part of the World Bank Group that provides development loans to poor nations.

30th August 2012

IFC initiative spearheads Interferry review

30th August 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters around the North of Scotland are home to some of the world’s best wave and tidal energy resources and are already the location of choice for…

30th August 2012

Marine Energy Park drives commercialisation

30th August 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Aberdeen based Specialist Subsea Services (S³), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, has been contracted to carry out work on Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind…

30th August 2012

S³ secures first major wind farm contract

30th August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch survey group Fugro has added to its global vessel replacement programme with the recent launch of a third dedicated ship for offshore survey projects in Asia-Pacific waters, Fugro Equator.

30th August 2012

New Fugro survey vessel

30th August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Great Yarmouth UK based Gardline Geosciences, in association with GEO of Denmark, has been awarded contracts worth €18 million by Spanish combine Iberdrola under which it will carry out preliminary geological surveys…

30th August 2012

Gardline Baltic wind farm

30th August 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The third Motor Ship Gas Fuelled Ships (GFS) Conference is due to take place on 12 to 14 September 2012 in this year’s host city, Bergen, Norway.

29th August 2012

GFS Conference is fast approaching

29th August 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Strainstall has provided specialist load measurement technology to support upcoming operations, following the commissioning and initial testing of the 100’ high 1MW Hammerfest Strom HS1000 tidal stream generator.

29th August 2012

Load measurement solution for tidal generator

29th August 2012