Industry News – Page 111

  • The unmanned survey boat was supplied by British company ASV
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    First NOAA Charting Survey Using an ASV

    2015-08-25T12:58:00Z

    The first use of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) to perform bathymetry for updating the U.S. nautical charts for NOAA has taken place this summer. Surveying alongside a mother-vessel, the ASV collected data simultaneously on adjacent survey lines, effectively doubling the production rate of data.

  • 22 metres in length and with a displacement of 62 tons, the Tapper-class Fast Patrol Boats operate in extremely shallow water
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    Patrol sonar for Swedish Tappers

    2015-08-24T15:40:00Z

    Swede Ship Marine will install new Kongsberg Maritime sonar systems as part of a major rebuild and lifetime extension of five patrol boats for the Swedish Navy. The new sonars will replace the previous model Simrad SS576 sonars first installed in 1996 on board the Tapper-class (or Bevakningsbåt 80), with ...

  • Denis Hogan: No sitting on the fence
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    Denis Hogan: Lifting Equipment Engineers Association

    2015-08-24T14:53:00Z

    “Getting three or four ‘options’ back from a straight question asking for advice isn’t good enough,” said Denis Hogan of LEEA, “an industry association should be able to give solid guidance on what to do”.

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    Greek port sell-offs

    2015-08-24T14:45:00Z

    The Greek government has agreed deadlines for the privatisation of its two major ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, following its cash for reforms pay out.

  • The £200m tidal barrage will have an installed capacity of 90MW/hr of electrical energy
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    UK set for first estuary tidal barrage

    2015-08-24T12:51:00Z

    Natural Energy Wyre Limited is making progress with the UK’s first estuary tidal barrage project after securing the rights to build across the river Wyre in Lancashire.

  • CTruk’s military demonstrator Thor, based on technology used to build offshore wind farm vessels has been exhibited twice at Seawork
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    Military lessons learnt on the windfarms

    2015-08-24T12:39:00Z

    Lessons learned from the prolific increase in building workboats for the offshore wind farm sector can benefit the military user, according to CTruk, a UK- based builder of boats for both the offshore wind and military sectors.

  • Ian Gooch, chief executive of The London P&I Club’s management team
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    London P&I Club maintains financial strength despite impact of large claims

    2015-08-24T12:24:00Z

    Marine liability insurer The London P&I Club’s 2015 Annual Report highlighted an unusual run of expensive claims in the 2014/15 policy year, with progress in other areas meaning that the free reserves stand at a healthy $157.4m.

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    Marine renewable energy conference

    2015-08-21T11:51:00Z

    The first edition of the marine renewable energy conference, Manche, is set to take place on 6 and 7 October in Le Havre.

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    First ENCs for Suez Canal produced

    2015-08-20T17:16:00Z

    The Egyptian Naval Hydrographic Department (ENHD) has, in collaboration with the International Centre for Electric Navigation Charts (IC-ENC), produced its first 12 ENCs covering the waters of the Suez Canal.

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    Russian Maritime show garners support

    2015-08-20T16:19:00Z

    The organisers of NEVA a commercial maritime business-to-business event in Russia, has announced that exhibitor participation has reached record levels. The event is due to take place 22 - 25 September 2015 in St Petersburg.

  • GOST Watch HD IVR
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    HD recording of suspicious activity

    2015-08-20T14:29:00Z

    In the US, GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), which is celebrating its 10th year in marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, has announced the release of its next generation security video solution, the GOST Watch HD Internet Video Recorder (IVR).

  • 'HMS Mersey' is used for Fisheries Protection duties (Photo: Crown Copyright/ Defence images)
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    Worldwide OPV demand increasing

    2015-08-19T15:14:00Z

    Defence IQ has just released a market report: ''Global Offshore Patrol Vessels 2015-2016''. The report reveals that at least 24 countries are known to have a total of 136 OPVs on order and 30 countries have plans for up to another 276 at a total value of over $60 billion.

  • Doen Pacific, has been designing and building waterjet propulsion Systems for the past 48 years
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    European waterjet distribution

    2015-08-18T17:01:00Z

    Norway’s Sea-Tek has announced the signing of an exclusive Distributor Agreement for Europe with Doen Pacific of Australia. Sea-Tek will appoint agents in several European countries in the near future, selling and servicing waterjets under its umbrella.

  • 'Fugro Discovery' is one of two Fugro vessels still in the search
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    Search for MH370 flight continues

    2015-08-18T14:56:00Z

    The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared back in 2014, continues as debris is washed up in the Indian Ocean.

  • Progress is being made at CTruk's River Colne facility in Colchester
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    CTruk makes progress with PLA catamaran

    2015-08-17T15:59:00Z

    CTruk has reached a milestone on the construction of a new survey catamaran for the Port of London Authority (PLA), with hull structures laid and undergoing first stage fit out.

  • Rolls-Royce delivered the two MTU 16V 4000 M63L main propulsion engines
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    MTU engines for Fairplay tug

    2015-08-14T16:47:00Z

    Fairplay Towage’s new harbour tug is the latest to feature Rolls-Royce MTU Series 4000 engines certified to IMO Tier III.

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    Imtech Marine takeover

    2015-08-14T16:29:00Z

    Pon Holdings and Parcom Capital have reached an agreement on the takeover of Dutch marine technology company Imtech Marine as a whole. The details of the takeover are currently being worked out.

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    Fincantieri takes training to UAE

    2015-08-13T14:18:00Z

    Fincantieri is helping raise awareness of the Italian marine sector through a series of training courses in the United Arab Emirates.

  • Turbine Transfer's 'Trearrdur Bay' was a recent high profile BMT design
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    Vessel design milestone

    2015-08-13T11:32:00Z

    Independent naval architecture and marine engineering design consultancy BMT Nigel Gee, is celebrating its latest achievement in securing its 1000th project which will involve the delivery of detailed production engineering for a ferry machinery conversion.

  • Norsafe is a world record holder when it comes to lifeboat drop tests Photo: Norsafe
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    World record for lifeboat testing

    2015-08-13T11:03:00Z

    Norwegian lifeboat builder, Norsafe, has set a new world record when it dropped the 70 passenger GES50 MKIII lifeboat from 40m with ten people on board. This is the first time a staffed lifeboat has been dropped from this height.