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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE) has ordered eight Fugro Oceanor Seawatch Mini II buoys to form the core of an instrumentation network at the Wave Hub site off…

1st June 2008

Buoy reporters at Wave Hub site

1st June 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A partnership between Cornwall based wave energy developer Orecon; Peter Brotherhood Ltd, a leader in the design and manufacture of turbines; Converteam, the UK’ s largest supplier of electrical systems to the…

1st June 2008

Funding for Oscillating Water Column development

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The German Government has approved spending of € 420m up to 2018 to upgrade the spectacular Kiel Canal, which links the North Sea and the Baltic and is the world’ s busiest…

1st June 2008

Germany to upgrade Kiel Canal for ¢420m

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The restoration of sea locks and a lifting road bridge at the historic Brunswick Dock in Liverpool was completed earlier this month. The dock was originally built in 1838 to handle timber…

1st June 2008

: Restoration completed at Liverpools Brunswick Dock

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Torbay Harbour Authority in the UK is the first Solent Marine client to benefit from the company' s new solution in modular walkway pontoon design for marina construction.

1st June 2008

Simbro walks on water at Seawork

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work starts this month on the new £ 12m Raasay Ferry Terminal, which will accommodate the Caledonian MacBrayne service sailing to Sconser.

1st June 2008

Work starts on new Raasay Ferry Terminal

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Marine industry electrical products specialist and Seawork exhibitor Maricer has recently completed the supply of electric and water service pedestals to the British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) site at Diglis Basin in…

1st June 2008

Marine services with environmental credentials at Seawork

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Within days of defeating Ken Livingstone to become the new Mayor of London last month, Boris Johnson has withdrawn his predecessor' s legal challenge to the UK Government' s decision to grant…

1st June 2008

New London mayor greenlights Thames project

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UK Government' s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) appointed contractors last month to undertake a Severn tidal power feasibility study which will determine the potential of a tidal…

1st June 2008

Severn tidal power study underway

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Oman' s Port of Salalah has worked closely with Cavotec MoorMaster in implementing a vacuum based mooring system that allows for safe and swift mooring of ships of all sizes at the…

1st June 2008

Vacuum based mooring trials during monsoon

1st June 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Spanish marina builder Ronautica has recently delivered a tender proposal to the Balearic Port Authority for an ecological, self sufficient port based on renewable energies.

1st June 2008

Eco-port proposal for Menorca marina

1st June 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Three workboats operated by Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority in the UK have been repowered with Perkins Sabre engines.

29th May 2008

Dart Harbour repowers workboat fleet

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

One of the great things about Seawork is that it provides an annual get together for the exhibitors, many of whom will have collaborated from distance on projects throughout the year in…

29th May 2008

Seawork combo for Orkney Islands pilot boat

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Marine engine providers Finning will be on hand at Seawork International 2008 to promote the worldwide Caterpillar support network, designed to deliver on board maintenance and emergency repair services both in the…

29th May 2008

Cat showcases services at Seawork

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Halyard, Europe’ s largest designer and manufacturer of specialist marine exhaust systems, will be showcasing two of its newest products on Stand 145 at Seawork International 2008.

29th May 2008

Sounds of silence at Seawork 2008

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Cheltenham UK based water jet propulsion specialist   Ultra Dynamics Ltd will again be displaying their UltraJet range of marine jet drives at Seawork 2008.

29th May 2008

Seawork exhibitor sends fast craft flying

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Devon UK based marine equipment supplier H4 Marine returns for Seawork International 2008 with two new products to launch, one of which will also feature in the Seawork Innovations Showcase.

29th May 2008

Shafts and hubs get Seawork launch

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The venerable Lister marine engine, which has powered so many inland waterway craft returns to the UK market in versions capable of running on up to 100% bio-diesel fuel (B100) through an…

29th May 2008

See engines make their own fuel at Seawork

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Lloyd’ s Register CEO Richard Sadler has called on the shipping industry to make preparations for the global drive towards biofuels and argues that if second and third generation technologies are successful…

29th May 2008

Call for shipping to accommodate biofuel

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Claiming to be the highest powered 1,000 rpm engine available, MAN Diesel’ s recently introduced type 28/33D diesel has already been selected for patrol boat applications.

29th May 2008

OPV operators opt for new engine

29th May 2008