Industry News – Page 71
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NewsVoith Group succession
The Shareholders'' Committee of Voith Management GmbH has decided about the succession of Dr. Hubert Lienhard, long-standing President and CEO of the Management Board.
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Cornish marine support
Marine-i, the EU funded scheme which provides support for the marine sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, UK, has launched a new website to encourage participation from businesses who would like help in developing marine technology projects.
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NewsSME owners believe lack of UK majority government is hindering Brexit negotiations
According to maritime financier Close Bros. three quarters (76%) of UK SMEs (Small to Meduim-sized Enterprises) feel that the absence of a majority government is likely to negatively impact the UK’s ability to successfully negotiate our exit from the European Union – but they wouldn’t want another election any time ...
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NewsUSV partnership
Norwegian maritime big hitters Norsafe and Kongsberg, are working together to develop an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to act as a combined autonomous and data collection platform with different sensors.
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First marine type approval system for cyber enabled components
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has released type approval requirements for components within cyber enabled systems on board vessels.
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NewsFall in global insurance premium incomes continues
IUMI, the International Union of Marine Insurance, recently presented its annual statistical report on the marine insurance market at a conference in Tokyo. The association reported that global marine underwriting premiums for 2016 fell to USD 27.5 billion, a 9% reduction on the figure reported for 2015.
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News‘Brexit Blinkers’ warning from PD Ports
UK port operator PD Ports has urged UK businesses not to develop ‘Brexit blinkers’ but instead to explore significant new global opportunities as the UK negotiates its exit from the EU.
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NewsChess long range coastal surveillance system
There is an expanding requirement for coastal surveillance both as a means of countering potential terrorist threats and for border intrusions and this requirement can extend to monitoring wind farms and other offshore installations.
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NewsCEMT Award for Damen CEO
The 2016 CEMT Award was presented by Trevor Blakeley, Chief Executive of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and Chairman of the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies to René Berkvens, Chief Executive of Damen Shipyards Group.
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RH Marine B.V. takeover
Pon Holdings has recently announced its acquisition of RH Marine B.V., an innovative and leading player in maritime electric and automation systems.
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NewsWight Shipyard boss buys stake in AMC
Peter Morton of Wight Shipyard Co Ltd has bought a stake in Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) and taken a place on the board of management, helping to secure the IOW boat building business well into the future.
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NewsJan De Nul Group milestone in Race Bank windfarm project
Jan De Nul has reached an important milestone in the cable laying project it’s completing for DONG Energy’s Race Bank windfarm in the UK.
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NewsElectric ferry project expands Kongsberg’s newbuild portfolio
Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its newbuild project portfolio by signing a new electric ferry concept with technology acceleration organisation PILOT-E.
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NewsBureau Veritas new rules for OSVs and tugs
Bureau Veritas has issued new rules for the classification of offshore service vessels and tugs, to provide the industry with an end-user friendly system of class notations.
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NewsPresident of Palfinger Marine steps down
Styrk Bekkenes has stepped down as president of Palfinger Marine after just eight months.
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NewsAutonomous container loading technology to cut time in port
Autonomous container loading and offloading concepts to cut time in port, costs and manning levels have been developed.
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NewsSteve Cha: Intellian
Originally from another tech house, the concept for a new type of antenna had been a victim of takeovers Steve Cha of Intellian told ''MJ'': “We thought of it as our baby and didn’t want to kill it.”
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NewsInnovation is focus of floating wind power conference
Operational and financial insights into floating wind power development will be delivered at a conference this October.
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OMPA framework agreement for Vattenfall Europe
Personnel provider Offshore Marine People and Academy has been selected to provide a team to support offshore wind operations for leading energy company Vattenfall.
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NewsTechnological themes to dominate at Europort
From 7 - 10 November, the eyes of the maritime world will be on Rotterdam as Europort 2017 takes place, and perhaps unsurprisingly, technological subjects including Big Data, the MRV System and alternative propulsion are set to dominate the agenda.
