Industry News – Page 188

  • Zodiac SOLAS is one of the other businesses the Survitec Group has acquired during the last year
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    Survitec Group acquires Abteilung Seerettung

    2012-09-20T15:09:00Z

    The London headquartered safety and survival equipment and services providing Survitec Group Limited has purchased Abteilung Seerettung (Life Saving Appliances), part of the larger Gummi Hasenkrug GmbH company in Germany.

  • ABB's new advisory systems include its EMMA and Amarcon's Octopus solution. Photo: ABB
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    ABB ups the ante in fuel efficiency

    2012-09-19T18:27:00Z

    Swiss automation specialist, ABB, has launched a new range of software applications that will help ocean vessels reduce their fuel consumption by up to 20% and it has secured a new order from STX Finland.

  • The USNS 'Choctaw County' (JHSV 2) was christened at Austal's Alabama shipyard. Photo: Austal
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    Austal christens second JHSV

    2012-09-19T17:25:00Z

    Austal USA christened the USNS ‘Choctaw County’ (JHSV 2) at its shipyard in Mobile in Alabama this week – the second christening at Austal in less than a year.

  • Scaime has specially designed the MDX-400 for wind turbines
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    Scaime moves into wind energy

    2012-09-19T15:49:00Z

    French measurement solutions company, Scaime, has launched a new fibre optic sensor conditioner, the MDX-400, for the wind energy market.

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    New marine facility at UK university

    2012-09-18T18:17:00Z

    A new state of the art marine building will be officially opened at the UK''s University of Plymouth by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at a special ceremony in October.

  • The European Parliament has adopted at first reading the compromise proposal regarding sulphur content of marine fuels.
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    EU adopts sulphur directive compromise

    2012-09-18T11:09:00Z

    The EU has offcially adopted a compromise regarding the sulphur content in marine fuels during its September plenary session, which allows states to assist the maritime sector.

  • Damen's 'EcoLiner'
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    New EcoLiner design concept

    2012-09-17T17:28:00Z

    Damen’s inland waterway shipyard, Bodewes Binnenvaart BV, has designed a new inland shipping concept, the 110m long ‘EcoLiner’, in partnership with Dutch inland shipping company, The QaGroup.

  • 'Stemat 89'
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    SEP 2012 Front Cover Story

    2012-09-17T17:25:00Z

    The recent combined efforts of Neptune Shipyards and Rotterdam based marine services company Stemat have resulted in the new ''Stemat 89'', a multi-purpose barge with accommodation capacity for 60 persons.

  • Port of Cairnryan
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    CG completes Cairnryan port survey

    2012-09-17T14:09:00Z

    Scottish near shore and onshore service provider, Caledonian Geotech (CG), recently completed a survey contract with the Port of Cairnryan Limited.

  • The Bong Jigsaw search and rescue helicopter carryong out winching on exercise with the Lerwick Authority pilot boat, 'Knab'
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    Lerwick boats prove vital to operations

    2012-09-14T11:05:00Z

    Bond Offshore Helicopters’ search and rescue operations in Scottish waters have been supported by Lerwick harbour’s pilot boats for their 100th exercise.

  • The offshore energy sector is set to boom off the East coast of England
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    Rix plans orders around turbines

    2012-09-13T17:09:00Z

    Hull based energy company, Rix, has increased its order for new vessels in a bid to make the most of the developing offshore windfarm sector off the East Yorkshire coast in the UK.

  • Facebook enables MJ’s existing audience to share our content with other professionals in the industry who have not been exposed to Maritime Journal before
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    Maritime Journal extends its footprint

    2012-09-13T15:43:00Z

    Maritime Journal has recently added the social media platform Facebook to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.

  • Colin Parker, chief executive
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    Aberdeen harbour plans port expansion

    2012-09-13T15:16:00Z

    Scotland''s Aberdeen Harbour Board has begun a study to evaluate the likelihood of extending the facilities at the port to meet its increasing operations.

  • IFCAs are offering volunteers the chance to help manage England's inshore fisheries
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    Encouraging inshore fishery management

    2012-09-12T19:07:00Z

    Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) are encouraging people interested in the management of inshore fisheries around the North East and North West coasts of England and the Isles of Scilly to volunteer to help.

  • The design plans have been submitted to the Borough of Poole
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    RNLI plans future production

    2012-09-12T19:01:00Z

    The UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has announced its plans to build an £11.2m lifeboat building and maintenance facility at its headquarters in Poole, Dorset, for future in-house production of all weather lifeboats.

  • The PMIS provides real-time port management
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    Transas launches port management systems

    2012-09-11T17:51:00Z

    Swedish marine software company, Transas Marine, has launched its Port Management Information Systems (PMIS) – a solution for real-time port management.

  • Legacy Coast Guard cutters are getting long in the tooth for the hours expected of them
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    Realistic cost and budget targets needed

    2012-09-11T07:30:00Z

    This summer’s report on the US Coast Guard is not only damning about the need for forward looking, realistic targets when it comes to maintenance, it also carries lessons more broadly applicable.

  • The EnergySail will utilise the power of the wind and sun
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    Eco Marine completes EnergySail

    2012-09-10T15:02:00Z

    Japanese marine solutions company, Eco Marine Power (EMP) Co Ltd, recently announced that it has completed the design of its EnergySail product – a year after the design project began.

  • Frederich Abdalla will manage the new office in Santos
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    Imtech opens Brazilian office

    2012-09-07T15:18:00Z

    Pulled by customer demand alone, Dutch marine solutions company, Imtech Marine and Offshore, will be establishing its presence in the South American market this month with the opening of an office in Santos, Brazil.

  • ABC's 6DL36 was launched at SMM
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    ABC portfolio gets bigger and greener

    2012-09-06T15:44:00Z

    Belgian medium speed engine company ABC has launched a new engine at SMM in Hamburg. The 6DL36 is rated at up to 5,299bhp at 750rpm and is said to comply with IMO Tier III without the need for external catalysts.