Industry News – Page 152
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Rolls-Royce scores at Marintec China
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.
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New most powerful wind turbine prototype
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’
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
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.
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Faulty marine beacons in the spotlight
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.
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Bespoke port training course
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''.
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Taking the long view on finance
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”.
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Sea Marshals expands
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.
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Gerhard Kutt: Daredevil turned innovator
Gerhard Kutt, of internationally based (Hydrofoil Assisted Water Craft) HAWC Technologies absorbed lessons in hydrodynamics from an interesting perspective, the wake of a speedboat.
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Wärtsilä opens new test facility
Wärtsilä has opened its new test facility for future propulsion products and technology.
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28th IMO Assembly opens
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'
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
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
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
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
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.
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Marine conservation zones designated
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
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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Radar acquisition
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.