Industry News – Page 138

  • MTU's series 4000 gas engine on the test bed
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    MTU's propulsion at SMM

    2014-08-05T13:51:00Z

    Germany’s MTU is to present its latest propulsion and systems portfolio at the SMM exhibition, in response to the IMO Tier III emission standard, due to come into force in 2016.

  • The winning Omer 9 sub in action
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    Human submarine races

    2014-08-05T10:53:00Z

    The week-long European International Submarine Races organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) saw teams from around the world come together to build and race self-built human propelled submarines.

  • Transport Minister Baroness Kramer visited the Port of Poole to learn how the funds will make a tangible difference to Dorset’s economy
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    Government funding for Poole

    2014-08-05T09:58:00Z

    A total of £66.3m in Government funding has been set aside for the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to improve infrastructure in Dorset, UK.

  • 'Costa Concordia' is now safely moored in the Port of Genoa Voltri, ready for scrapping
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    ‘Costa Concordia’ salvage complete

    2014-08-04T16:58:00Z

    ‘Costa Concordia’, the Concordia-class cruise ship that wrecked off the coast of Italy in 2012, has safely arrived at the Port of Genoa Voltri, marking completion of the largest maritime salvage job in history.

  • L to R: Chief Executive Brendan Keating and Chairman John Mullins
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    Cork forum

    2014-08-04T16:23:00Z

    Together the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Port of Cork Company has announced that the first ever Irish Maritime Forum will be held in Cork City Hall on Friday September 26th 2014.

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    LOI for Outreach

    2014-08-04T15:32:00Z

    Scotland based Outreach Ltd’s success in the ERRV market continues to grow with the latest letter of intent (LOI) from Singapore’s Sentinel Marine.

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    Tanks again

    2014-08-04T15:30:00Z

    A Banffshire (UK) company is seeking to bring wartime oil tanks in Orkney back into action as a modern-day fuel distribution base. Orkney Islands Council has agreed to afford Northern Oils the opportunity to investigate whether the tanks – built inside a hill on the island of Hoy – can ...

  • Adler and Allan drains and cleans vessel tanks ready for changeover to cleaner fuels
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    Future fuels: are you ready for Marpol?

    2014-08-01T17:09:00Z

    The Marpol Annex VI regulations centre round ensuring vessels limit pollution in the Baltic and North Sea Emission Control Area (ECA), and time is running out for shipowners to comply.

  • Ibercisa enjoys a strong presence in the tug sector
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    Ibercisa penetrates Brazil

    2014-08-01T15:14:00Z

    Spanish towing machinery supplier Ibercisa has announced its attendance at the 2014 edition of Navalshore to be held in Rio de Janeiro from the 12th - 14th August. This reflects the importance the Brazilian market now represents for this company.

  • ProZero Surfer is a lightweight 16m waterjet powered crew boat capable of 23 knots carrying up to 12 passengers
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    Composite workboats for oil and gas

    2014-08-01T12:05:00Z

    Marine Oil Transportation Consultants Inc (MarinOIL) and Tuco Group of Denmark have concluded a co-operation agreement that will see the marine projects consultancy market the Tuco-designed and built ProZero composite workboat range to the global offshore oil and gas sector.

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    Celtic Array shelved

    2014-07-31T16:36:00Z

    The 4.2GW Celtic Array wind farm has been cancelled by the development partnership of Centrica and DONG, representing a “real blow” to the economy on the west coast of the UK, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, according to not-for-profit industry body Regen SW.

  • GSS have undertaken an intensive programme of improvement of facilities and staff training at the yard
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    MoD contract for Silvers Marine

    2014-07-31T15:01:00Z

    In the UK, Argyll and Bute firm Silvers Marine has won a new five-year contract with Babcock International entailing Silvers Boatyard servicing and maintaining a fleet of vessels for the Ministry of Defence.

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    Moteurs Baudouin extends product range

    2014-07-31T12:09:00Z

    France-based Moteurs Baudouin is expanding its product range with the introduction of the M26.3 pure marine high speed diesel engine series.

  • Alphatron and JRC’s one man bridge system has three 46-inch displays for coastal patrol vessels and offshore workboats, combines radar, ECDIS, conning, alarm monitoring and DP data
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    Integrated bridge systems at SMM

    2014-07-31T11:48:00Z

    Dutch marine electronics provider, Alphatron Marine, will be unveiling three new state of the art JRC fully integrated bridge systems at September''s SMM exhibition in Hamburg.

  • Schottel will showcase its new solutions at SMM 2014
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    Hybrid Schottel solutions

    2014-07-30T15:22:00Z

    German propulsion specialist, Schottel, is to present its new solutions for offshore applications and hybrid concepts at this year’s SMM exhibition.

  • Martin Jackson of MIT
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    Martin Jackson: An individual approach

    2014-07-30T12:08:00Z

    "My ''eureka'' moments are always 2.00 in the morning," says Martin Jackson of Marine and Industrial Transmissions. "I get the ideas down with the help of a notepad and pen - and a very understanding wife..."

  • Part of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT’s research in I2C has been to explore the use of open and emerging industry standards for information exchange
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    Kongsberg helps enhance sea border protection

    2014-07-29T16:35:00Z

    Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has played its part in helping to enhance sea border protection in the EU through automatic identification and tracking of vessels suspected of involvement illegal activity.

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    Offshore Energy 2015

    2014-07-29T15:04:00Z

    Next year’s Offshore Energy exhibition will be held on 13 and 14 October 2015 at Amsterdam RAI.

  • The new partnership will allow UMG to accelerate its growth plans through additions to its rental fleet
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    Unique gets strategic energy investment

    2014-07-28T17:20:00Z

    The UAE based Unique Maritime Group (UMG), a leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has obtained a pivotal strategic equity investment from UK based Blue Water Energy.

  • The SMART range of solutions work by continuously collecting vessel performance data
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    Collecting data the SMART way

    2014-07-28T16:27:00Z

    BMT SMART, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is set to showcase its performance monitoring portfolio at SMM in Hamburg this September.