Industry News – Page 145

  • Incat’s new 25m catamaran passenger vessel is being built by Aluminium Marine
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    New Incat Crowther passenger vessel

    2014-03-25T12:09:00Z

    Australia’s Incat Crowther has a new 25m catamaran passenger vessel under construction at Aluminium Marine in Brisbane.

  • The order includes four Damen Stan Patrol 4207 vessels and nine RIBs
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    Damen lands multi-million Bahamas deal

    2014-03-24T18:20:00Z

    Damen Shipyards has confirmed it has clinched a contract with the Bahamas Ministry of National Security to supply it with several workboats to help mitigate illegal human migration and police against poachers.

  • Jan De Nul deployed one of its cutter suction dredgers
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    Jan De Nul completes Maltese dredging

    2014-03-21T12:05:00Z

    Jan De Nul has completed an extensive dredging project across Malta Freeport Terminals’ facilities within the Maltese Port of Marsaxlokk, according to local media reports.

  • The catamarans have been designed for "easy access"
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    Maintenance catamarans

    2014-03-20T16:15:00Z

    UK-based Docking Solutions has delivered the third of four maintenance catamarans to Plymouth’s naval dockyard, Devonport.

  • The 'Kitty Petra' as the vessel will look when completed
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    Medical first responders for windfarms

    2014-03-20T15:20:00Z

    The UK personnel transfer expert, Tidal Transit, is offering a brand new service to the offshore windfarm industry, it has introduced a medical first responder onboard its personnel Transfer vessels (PTVs).

  • PRISE provides greater efficiency for management of the sequencing and arrival of ships
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    PRISE wins plaudits for Port of Hamburg

    2014-03-20T13:48:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg officially launched PRISE on Wednesday, a worldwide information platform which optimises the sequencing and arrival of mega-ships on the river Elbe and at the Port.

  • Stephen Barstow: “We also once found a buoy in Portugal being used for Christmas lights in a scout hut”
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    The buoyant life of Steve Barstow

    2014-03-20T13:18:00Z

    “If you measure the waves washing up on a Cornish coast, you can ‘see back in time’ to the storm that created them, perhaps tens of thousands of kilometres away,” says Stephen Barstow, Fugro Oceanor’s chief ocean wave climatologist.

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    Coastal compensation

    2014-03-20T13:17:00Z

    Clare County Council has received confirmation from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of its decision to provide €16,205,637 to undertake repair works to local authority managed infrastructure damaged during the recent period of severe weather.

  • 'Njord Alpha' is the first Twin Axe for Njord Offshore
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    Twin Axe delivery for Njord Offshore

    2014-03-19T16:54:00Z

    UK-based Njord Offshore has received the its first 26m Twin Axe CTV built by Damen Shipyards and customised to the company’s requirements.

  • Weir Boom 180 is designed to cope with massive oil spills and oil well “blow-outs
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    EMSA response

    2014-03-19T09:44:00Z

    The European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) contracted oil response vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, is now better equipped to handle potential spills after a recent refit.

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    Torqeedo launches app

    2014-03-19T07:30:00Z

    Germany based marine electric engine manufacturer Torqeedo is unveiling its first smartphone app, called Torq Trac.

  • Steve Wells: “These distributor agreements with two established and highly regarded businesses create a valuable new platform for our products"
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    Dutch partnerships

    2014-03-18T10:10:00Z

    Survival Craft Inspectorate has agreed partnerships with Dutch companies North Sea Davit and Lifeboat Services BV and Polyrep BV for the distribution of its new Safelaunch system.

  • Bew hope for Cuxport terminal
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    Finance deal paves way for port expansion

    2014-03-13T15:42:00Z

    State and port authorities have cut a financial deal which creates the groundwork for swift and much-needed quay expansion costing some €35m in the German Elbe port of Cuxhaven.

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    Spanish Victron

    2014-03-13T07:30:00Z

    Victron Energy, power solutions provider to marine and other industries, has opened a new warehouse close to Madrid.

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    ECDIS Singapore

    2014-03-13T07:30:00Z

    UK based Marine training firm ECDIS Ltd aspires to open a new office in Singapore, some three months after visiting the country on a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) trade mission.

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    Coastal management

    2014-03-13T07:30:00Z

    Representatives of local authorities and NGOs from Greece and Turkey have called for cross-border cooperation on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and other urban and environmental issues common to both sides.

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    Antwerp - Cuba

    2014-03-12T07:30:00Z

    The new dynamic in relations between the European Union and Cuba has opened the door to port related training for Cuba too.

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    Security guidance

    2014-03-12T07:30:00Z

    Guidance on training and certification requirements for ship security officers and seafarers with designated security duties has been agreed by IMO.

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    Stricken cargo ship towed to safety

    2014-03-11T16:10:00Z

    The UK’s Falmouth Coastguard assisted a cargo vessel which began sinking 12 miles east of the Lizard coast in Cornwall this week.

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    Liner service

    2014-03-11T07:30:00Z

    The French shipping company CMA CGM is expanding its range of liner services from Hamburg and including Black Sea ports in its schedule for the first time.