Industry News – Page 149
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Poseidon plans
Poseidon Co, part of Turkey’s Almar Group, has designed a 50m long supply vessel with the multifunctional versatility to serve oil companies, marine construction companies, and offshore platforms.
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HAROPA investment
A total of €57m is being invested in the HAROPA Port of Le Havre in preparation for the development of the offshore wind industry in the region.
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NewsMoU for renewable energy research
The UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a top Swedish research institute to strengthen existing capability in offshore renewable energy.
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NewsCoastline Surveys in liquidation
Maritime Journal has learnt that the UK hydrographic survey expert, Coastline Surveys Ltd, has gone into liquidation.
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NewsIMO conventions: Effective implementation
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, ‘IMO conventions: Effective implementation’, last month.
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NewsActa Marine expands offering
Acta Marine has opened a new office in Paris in a bid to enhance its workboat support services for its French customers.
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NewsPaolo Moretti: the search for solutions
“In the early years things might have been easier, but there was no importance attached to innovation,” says Paolo Moretti, RINA’s marine general manager.
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Windwave contract
Cornwall UK based Windwave Workboats has started 2014 by starting its 2010-built WFSV Samson B on a new 12 month work agreement which will run until the end of 2014, working for the Siemens Heavy Lift Team.
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NewsEnglish Channel collaboration project
Following a presentation on Port Centricity at Seawork 2013, stakeholders from the English and French coastlines have met to discuss how collaboration and cooperation could ensure a sustainable future for the Channel.
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NewsYanmar unveils new engines
Yanmar presented its newly launched engines with advanced technical features at the recent Boot Dusseldorf exhibition in Germany.
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NewsOcean energy sector receives boost
The European Commission’s ‘Communication on Ocean Energy’ publication is set to boost the “infant” ocean energy sector.
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NewsBruntons acquires the SigmaDrive
Bruntons Propellers has bought the worldwide manufacturing and marketing rights to the SigmaDrive – a deal completed at the London Boat Show last week.
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NewsNew hope for UK shipbuilding
The Portsmouth Shipbuilding UK group has welcomed the news that a new government minister has been appointed for the city calling it a “positive step forward” in restoring shipbuilding to the city.
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NewsAnother windfarm for the North Sea
E.ON is expanding its renewables business with the construction of a €1bn Amrumbank West windfarm in the North Sea, 37km northwest of the German island of Helgoland.
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NewsImtech to supply electrics for gas-fuelled ferry
Imtech Marine of the Netherlands says that it has been contracted to provide the complete electrical and electronic systems for the LNG-fuelled ferry being built at Fassmer yard for AG Ems.
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GLEAMS workshop and networking event
‘Can my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ is the question under discussion at an event to be hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) project team on Thursday, 27 February 2014 at Lloyds Register in London.
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NewsOffshore Wind Services chooses Damen
Dutch specialist in crew transfer vessel services to the offshore wind industry, Offshore Wind Services (OWS), is the first to order the next generation Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier 2610.
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Pirate Radio 50th
An MJ contributor has come up with the idea for The Pirate Radio Rhythm ‘n’ Blues & Beat Boat Cruise, which will sail from the Port of Tilbury on 6 August 2014 aboard the classic ocean liner Marco Polo.
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New Butendiek windfarm partner
The German windfarm developer and operator wpd has acquired a further partner for the development of the Butendiek offshore windfarm.
