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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Suppliers for professional lifting and material handling solutions, Certex UK, is launching a series of free training seminars of specific interest to those working in the marine and shipping industry.

3rd October 2009

Free in-port lift training courses

3rd October 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

When the No. 4 dry dock gate in Falmouth Docks UK was removed recently by owners and operators A& P Falmouth Ltd for repairs to the lifting wire sheaves, diving contractors Sub…

3rd October 2009

Underwater welding speeds dock gate repair

3rd October 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The newbuild 5,500gt jack-up vessel ‘ Seajacks Leviathan’ arrived in Harwich UK at the end of September to begin work installing wind turbines at the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm. Situated some 25km…

3rd October 2009

Leviathan to work on worlds largest wind farm

3rd October 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The seeds of collaboration planted only three months ago at Seawork have been quick to bear fruit, with a new range of shock mitigation seating making its debut at the Southampton Boat…

3rd October 2009

Shock consequences of Seawork encounter

3rd October 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Zodiac SOLAS of Chevanceaux in France has developed a new escape slide system that offers the fastest speed of evacuation for small to medium sized ships and high speed craft.

3rd October 2009

New escape slide for passenger ships

3rd October 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A former Nissan auto factory worker made redundant in the UK earlier this year is celebrating after getting a job in the offshore industry thanks to help from South Tyneside College and…

3rd October 2009

Micky learns the ropes for new career

3rd October 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredging work has started at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk UK following an agreement with Scira Offshore Energy Ltd for the port to serve as the operational base during construction and ongoing maintenance of…

2nd October 2009

Dredging gives Wells wind farm access

2nd October 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The successful launch of Sealite’ s BargeSaf UL 1104 Certified LED Barge Light has seen hundreds of the product shipped to customers all around the world.

2nd October 2009

Barge light visible to 3nm

2nd October 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Rotterdam based Alphatron Marine BV will make a short journey to Europort 2009, where its usual showcase of navigation and communication equipment will be enhanced by a number of innovative new products.

2nd October 2009

Hometowners in multi-launch mode at Europort

2nd October 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

‘ These CSBs must be one of the most tough and versatile small workboat that has ever been built,’ Brian Clarke of Commercial Boat Services told MJ. ‘ They’ re not quite…

2nd October 2009

Bullet proof boats make longlife friends

2nd October 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Nottinghamshire UK based Fine-Align focuses on getting vessels repaired and back into service in the shortest possible time by realigning and chocking line shafts, gearboxes, engines and other equipment.

2nd October 2009

On the spot marine realigning

2nd October 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

With the UK seen as the world leader in wave and tidal power device development, Copper Development Association has taken steps to address the resulting demand for information on marine alloys possessing…

2nd October 2009

Corrosion workshop will come to you

2nd October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

MV Beluga Fraternity and MV Beluga Foresight delivered various heavy lift modules from Ulsan, South Korea, straight to Novyy Port/Yamburg at the River Ob in Siberia, exited the so called Northern Sea…

2nd October 2009

Shipping success through Northeast Passage

2nd October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

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1st October 2009

Propulsion system for breakthrough wind farm ship

1st October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has completed a new high speed craft which is available in two options, the Damen Stan Patrol 1204 and the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1204. This craft replaces the…

1st October 2009

Damen delivers new high speed duo

1st October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Austal’ s next generation 102m high speed trimaran has had its unique three engine layout successfully installed ahead of the vessel’ s launch this month.

1st October 2009

Tri-engine trimaran launches this month

1st October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Following on from a high profile launch of the Caudwell Marine Axis Drive petrol engine at the London Boat Show in January, Southampton based UK distributor Golden Arrow Marine presided over the…

1st October 2009

World debut for Axis Drive diesel engine

1st October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Sweden’ s Berg Propulsion is to deliver the first examples of the newly launched Berg Controllable Pitch Propeller (BCP) with feathering capability, with separate orders for installations on board two 100m chemical…

1st October 2009

Bergs of a feather work together

1st October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

rtsilä has been assigned overall responsibility for systems integration in the pioneering FellowSHIP project, a joint industry research and development project which aims to develop and demonstrate hybrid fuel cell powerpacks suitable…

1st October 2009

Fuel cell vessel moves towards sea trials

1st October 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Dutch fast rescue craft designer and manufacturer Fast RSQ has designed what it claims to be the first aluminium Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) in the world with hybrid propulsion mode.

1st October 2009

Worlds first hybrid fast rescue craft

1st October 2009