Industry News – Page 215

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    Marine Renewable Energy

    2011-01-20T11:42:00Z

    Marine renewable energy activity in European waters is expanding rapidly

  • Prince Madog is purpose built for providing a range of scientific and survey services.
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    Joint venture for university research vessel

    2011-01-20T10:49:00Z

    P&O Maritime Services has acquired a 50% shareholding in a UK incorporated joint venture with the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University.

  • One of the HHC Crane designs to be taken over by NoreqActa.
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    New markets with marine crane acquisition

    2011-01-20T10:44:00Z

    Noreq AS is spreading its wings into production of ship and offshore cranes with the acquisition of Danish company Acta AS.

  • The Brunel Institute, with its Visitor Centre, David MacGregor Library, Viridor Lecture Theatre, and National Brunel Archive at the 'ss Great Britain'.
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    Maritime bonanza as Brunel Institute opens

    2011-01-13T11:07:00Z

    A world class library, archive and education centre known as the Brunel Institute officially opened its doors in the UK Port of Bristol just in time for the recent holiday season.

  • Wind energy will generate 14% of Europe’s total electricity demand in 2020, more than any other renewable source. Photo by Peter Barker
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    EU on target for 2020 renewable energy contribution

    2011-01-12T17:25:00Z

    The EU 27 will exceed its target of meeting 20 % of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 according to the European Wind Energy Association, which has published its analysis of the 27 National Renewable Energy Action Plans submitted by the EU Member States to ...

  • The newbuild cutter suction dredger is seen on site in Nigeria.
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    Italian built dredger fleet grows in Nigeria

    2011-01-12T09:36:00Z

    Dredger builder Italdraghe SpA has just supplied the latest of a long line of dredgers to Nigeria. The new SGT 600D CSD is already at work on sand winning projects in the Lagoon of Lagos.

  • 'SS Shieldhall' is the last fully operational coastal passenger/cargo steamer in Europe. Photo by Ian Bowman
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    Appeal launched to save historic steamship

    2011-01-06T10:56:00Z

    One of the UK’s most important historic steamships launched an appeal for survival this month, amid ongoing concerns that Britain’s maritime heritage is in decline.

  • The SeaZip design has been developed from BMT’s range of Turbine Support Vessels.
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    Dutch wind farm support cats under build

    2010-12-23T11:52:00Z

    BMT Nigel Gee Ltd has signed a contract for the construction of an initial batch of four Wind Farm Support Catamarans to be built by VeKa Shipbuilding BV at their Jongert yard in the Netherlands.

  • The Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, which was commissioned in the English Channel in September, represents £900m of investment and is currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Marine Renewables now an MJ ‘regular’

    2010-12-23T11:51:00Z

    Maritime Journal is increasing its coverage of Marine Renewable Energy, with the topic becoming a ‘regular’ editorial category in every issue of the magazine.

  • A 50 degree steering angle on the new vessel’s twin 60hp outboards makes for exceptional manoeuvrability.
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    Hamble Harbour Master gets new Cheetah for Christmas

    2010-12-20T15:42:00Z

    Cheetah Marine has delivered the first of two new 6.9m Cheetah Harbour Patrol vessels to the Harbour Office at Warsash on the river Hamble.

  • Sea King helicopters could be scrapped if proposals to privatise the service they provide are confirmed.
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    UK coastguard stations to be cut by more than half

    2010-12-16T12:56:00Z

    Coastguard service providers have been shocked by the UK Government’s decision to slash the country’s coastguard stations from 18 to just three operational full time.

  • An artist’s impression of Southampton’s fifth cruise terminal.
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    Southampton plans a fifth cruise terminal

    2010-12-16T11:21:00Z

    The ABP Port of Southampton in the UK announced last month that it expects to start work next year on a new cruise terminal, the city’s fifth such facility, which will become operational in 2013.

  • Ursula was sea trialled in 48 knot wind speeds and seas of 5m.
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    New pilot boat for Danish Port of Roenne

    2010-12-10T12:23:00Z

    Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched Ursula, an Interceptor 42 pilot boat for the Port of Roenne in Denmark.

  • The new EMSA headquarters building in Lisbon.
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    Port State Control changes imminent

    2010-12-08T11:52:00Z

    Changes to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding Port State Control arrangements, described by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) as having ‘considerable consequences’ for ship operators and owners, come into force on 1 January 2011.

  • Protector enables the officer on watch to maintain 24 hour situational awareness and provides a robust yet non-lethal first line of counter measures.
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    Multi-technology Protector deters pirates

    2010-12-06T18:57:00Z

    The increasing threat to vessels from piracy attacks has lead Vector Developments to apply its experience of marine and military level mission critical systems to design an anti-piracy device.

  • Edinburgh based Pelamis Wave Power (formerly Ocean Power Delivery) had three of its wave energy converters feeding power into the Portuguese national grid until earlier this year.
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    UK renewable progress ‘unacceptably slow’

    2010-12-02T12:30:00Z

    A recent report in the UK has said that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will miss its target to supply 10% of electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of 2012.

  • The cruise ship Norröna, brought 1,000 people from the Faroe Islands on a Christmas shopping trip to the region on Tuesday.
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    Snow news is good news on Tyne

    2010-12-02T12:27:00Z

    The Port of Tyne in the UK is operating as usual this week, with passenger, cargo and container ships arriving safely and on time despite unusually early snowfalls affecting the region.

  • By integrating CCTV cameras and other electro-optical sensors such as thermal imagers into the Sea Cobra platform, the system can be tailored for a range of uses on fixed and floating platforms.
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    Sea Cobra takes a Quantum leap

    2010-11-29T15:12:00Z

    UK based electro-optical systems manufacturer Chess Dynamics Ltd has announced a new agreement with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd which will see their range of CCTV and thermal imaging camera systems launched into the commercial marine market for the first time.

  • Last week the European Commission proposed a blueprint for an integrated European energy network which will now be considered by the Member States and the European Parliament.
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    European energy leaders call for urgent grid investment

    2010-11-25T11:09:00Z

    There is a need to acknowledge the urgency and importance of major grid investments, according to a joint statement released by European energy leaders recently.

  • The European Supporter will enter service in March 2011 following major conversion works.
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    P&O Maritime Services enters cable installation market

    2010-11-24T16:32:00Z

    P&O Maritime Services, owner and operator of specialist science and cargo vessels, has entered the power cable installation market with its vessel CS European Supporter.