Industry News – Page 152

  • The UT 771 WP design from Rolls-Royce features a wave piercing bow
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    Rolls-Royce scores at Marintec China

    2013-12-05T16:37:00Z

    Rolls-Royce announced on Tuesday at the Marintec China exhibition that it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Co Ltd.

  • One V164-8.0 MW unit will able to supply electricity for 7,500 average European households
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    New most powerful wind turbine prototype

    2013-12-05T15:38:00Z

    The prototype nacelle for the world’s most powerful wind turbine, Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW, has been completed at Lindø Industrial Park in Denmark.

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    HMC christens ‘Kolga’

    2013-12-05T14:02:00Z

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) christened its new state-of-the-art anchor handling tug Kolga at Estación Maritima in Vigo.

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    Van Oord and Boskalis joint contract

    2013-12-04T16:34:00Z

    Holland''s Noorderkwartier Regional Water Board and the Department of Public Works and Water Management have awarded the Van Oord Boskalis joint venture a contract to reinforce and maintain the Hondsbossche and Pettemer Sea Defence.

  • An inquiry has been launched into faulty EPIRBs
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    Faulty marine beacons in the spotlight

    2013-12-03T17:17:00Z

    Ireland’s Minister for Transport Leo Vardkar has launched an inquiry into the failure of marine emergency position indication radio beacons (EPIRBs) three years ago.

  • BMT’s Rembrandt simulation software will enable attendees to assess risk mitigation measures at the workshop
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    Bespoke port training course

    2013-12-03T16:39:00Z

    BMT Group in the UK has partnered with the Port of Dover to launch a two day interactive training course for harbour masters, port managers and port authorities called ‘Managing port safety and security''.

  • Govert Hamers, SEA Europe chairman
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    Taking the long view on finance

    2013-12-03T16:31:00Z

    Customers, suppliers and yards could coopererate to help answer the scarcity of funding opportunities says Govert Hamers, chair of SEA Europe, “especially when it comes to the ''long money'' needed for complex builds”.

  • Sea Marshals has opened the new office to cope with its increasing workload
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    Sea Marshals expands

    2013-12-02T12:30:00Z

    International private maritime security expert, Sea Marshals Ltd, has expanded into new premises to cope with an increase in business, particularly in the Gulfs of Guinea and Aden.

  • Gerhard Kutt at the helm of one of his craft
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    Gerhard Kutt: Daredevil turned innovator

    2013-12-01T16:30:00Z

    Gerhard Kutt, of internationally based (Hydrofoil Assisted Water Craft) HAWC Technologies absorbed lessons in hydrodynamics from an interesting perspective, the wake of a speedboat.

  • The new test centre will have a central role in propulsion related R&D activities
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    Wärtsilä opens new test facility

    2013-11-29T12:21:00Z

    Wärtsilä has opened its new test facility for future propulsion products and technology.

  • Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu: “Our global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must continue and implementation of EEDI must be progressed”
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    28th IMO Assembly opens

    2013-11-27T16:23:00Z

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has opened the 28th session of the Assembly which will run until 4 December at IMO headquarters.

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    Basque energy 'revolution'

    2013-11-27T14:51:00Z

    The Basque Government and the Basque Energy Board (EVE) are looking to build a real ''smart energy revolution'' in Spain''s Basque Country, with the offshore wind sector at the core.

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    Diesel deal

    2013-11-27T07:30:00Z

    Turner Engine Powered Services Ltd (Turner EPS) has been appointed as the new GE marine parts and services distributor for Norway, covering the GE Marine engine family.

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    LNG newbuild

    2013-11-27T07:30:00Z

    The new Fassmer built Helgoland ferry for AG EMS will be constructed under the supervision of classification society DNV GL.

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    GOP launches

    2013-11-27T07:30:00Z

    Turnkey offshore logistic solutions provider German Offshore Partners (GOP) officially launched at EWEA Offshore 2013 in Frankfurt last month.

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    B2MoS Kick-Off

    2013-11-27T07:30:00Z

    The official Kick-Off Meeting of the B2MoS (Business to Motorways of the Sea) project took place in Valencia, Spain last month, hosted by the Valenciaport Foundation and the Port Authority of Valencia.

  • MCZs – it’s still unclear as to how much they’ll affect recreational boaters
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    Marine conservation zones designated

    2013-11-26T12:27:00Z

    The UK''s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has designated 27 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) but it’s still unclear as to how the new zones will affect both commercial and recreational vessels.

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    Hywind project enters next phase

    2013-11-26T11:45:00Z

    The UK’s Crown Estate has granted a lease agreement for Statoil to develop the Hywind project, located at a site in Buchan Deep, around 30km off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

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    DAME good

    2013-11-26T07:30:00Z

    Marine electronics manufacturer Raymarine made history last month by becoming the first company to ever receive four METS DAME Award nominations.

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    Radar acquisition

    2013-11-26T07:30:00Z

    Navico Holding AS, parent company to the Simrad brand, and Consilium AB have entered into a principle agreement with Consilium to acquire Consilium’s radar business.