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Aimed mainly at jack-up vessels, a customised range of wind turbine installation cranes has recently been designed for the wind farm market by Dutch company Huisman Equipment BV.

An efficiency milestone has been reached by the seven Offshore Access Systems (OAS) presently in use around the world. Designed to operate in 2.5 metre significant wave heights, four of these are…

ACE Winches of Scotland, has successfully completed a £ 2m manufacturing order for Marlin Offshore International Ltd and international drilling contractor KCA DEUTAG for the design, manufacture and commissioning of four replacement…

Radio Holland Netherlands and Imtech Marine & Offshore will present themselves under the Imtech Marine Group brand at Europort 2009. The Imtech Marine Group stand is on the same location where Radio…

Kongsberg Norcontrol IT' s C-Scope Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system has been selected by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The research and development programme EFFORTS, an acronym for the title EFFective Operations in poRTS, is supported by the European Commission with € 8m.

The UK’ s PD Ports has joined forces with Teesside University to deliver a Foundation Degree specifically for those working within the Ports Industry.

Sea Vision, the campaign working to raise awareness of the sea and the maritime sector has launched a unique range of downloadable education resources. The packs, aimed at children aged between 11…

A virtual computer model of Whitby Port in the UK is to be created, paving the way for a new harbour pilots training programme.

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.

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…

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.

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…