Industry News – Page 83

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    Marine Money Forum

    2016-11-18T11:41:00Z

    The 8th annual Marine Money London Forum is set to take place on Wednesday 25th January 2017 at the Dorchester Hotel. With Brexit and protectionist trade policies being a theme for 2017 the shipping world has one more variable to consider in addition to over-tonnage and slowing demand.

  • MPI Discovery completes Rampion foundation installation campaign
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    Rampion foundation installation completed

    2016-11-18T11:27:00Z

    MPI Discovery, Vroon’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), has completed foundation installation work at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, England.

  • Managing Director and Area Manager in Asia, Ruizong Wang
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    The Swedish Club runs groundbreaking seminar

    2016-11-18T11:15:00Z

    Maritime insurer The Swedish Club opened its doors to senior shipowners and brokers from across Asia in November, welcoming them to the Club’s latest Marine Insurance Seminar, specifically designed for the Asian markets.

  • The class prototype hull is reaching the fit-out stage
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    60 knot interceptor

    2016-11-18T10:06:00Z

    Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine is currently developing a newer, larger and faster version of its Barracuda range of naval and military interceptors.

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    Realising the potential of Baltic inland navigation

    2016-11-17T15:50:00Z

    Inland navigation has a lot of potential in the Baltic Sea Region, even though the geographical and administrative conditions for inland navigation differ from country to country.

  • MacGregor’s first hackathon was held earlier this month in Germany
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    First hackathon from MacGregor

    2016-11-17T10:41:00Z

    MacGregor’s first hackathon, Hack the sea, took place on 11-13 November at the Interschalt Maritime Education and Training Centre, in Schenefeld, Germany.

  • Ten examples from the popular Stan Tug range were available for inspection
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    Damen opens the doors on its first Workboat Festival

    2016-11-16T16:13:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group opened its doors recently welcoming a cross-section of customers and industry partners to a one-day event showcasing a selection of vessels from its varied workboat catalogue.

  • The prototype of the Sea Bubble should be ready for testing early in 2017
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    Hydrofoil water taxi concept

    2016-11-16T15:11:00Z

    A new concept of water taxi designed to operate on rivers has been developed in France. Called the Sea Bubble to reflect its shape this new water taxi is powered by electric thrusters and uses hydrofoils to reduce the power requirements, allowing the Sea Bubble to operate at speeds up ...

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    Unobtrusive satellite tracker unit

    2016-11-16T14:45:00Z

    Ireland-headquartered Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. has launched a new satellite tracker unit called STINGR into the EMEA market at Intermodal Europe 2016 in Rotterdam.

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    Blue New Deal launch

    2016-11-16T14:41:00Z

    The New Economics Foundation has launched its 20-point action plan which aims to revitalise the UK coast.

  • SeaRenergy/ SMC have already been involved in installation of the cardinal buoys
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    Support services contract

    2016-11-15T16:14:00Z

    Germany’s SeaRenergy and UK''s SMC have been awarded a contract for Offshore Support Services on the Veja Mate Offshore Wind farm off the German coast.

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    Marine Maintenance Management

    2016-11-11T09:18:00Z

    Conference organiser ACI has announced Amsterdam, The Netherlands as the host city for its 13th Marine Maintenance Management Conference taking place on 1st & 2nd March 2017.

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    Insurer releases ‘Endurance Guide’

    2016-11-11T09:06:00Z

    According to UK-headquartered P&I club The Shipowners'' Club the low oil prices and shipping rates of the past few years have presented some of the greatest challenges ever faced by many of its members. With this in mind the Club has just released, together with CTRL an ''Endurance Guide'' to ...

  • LNG powered 'Minerva' under construction in Kinderdijk (Photo: Royal IHC)
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    Innovative dredgers recognised

    2016-11-11T08:36:00Z

    European dredging specialists DEME and Royal IHC have been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers which are currently under construction.

  • Lagersmit expands service network
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    Lagersmit expand to Poland and Baltic States

    2016-11-09T15:19:00Z

    Netherlands-based Lagersmit is expanding its global service network in Poland and Baltic States in cooperation with Baltmarine Trading - which is already responsible for Lagersmit sales in the Baltics and Poland.

  • Survey Cheetah at speed off Ventnor
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    Survey Cheetahs

    2016-11-08T11:16:00Z

    Isle of Wight, UK-based catamaran builder Cheetah Marine has recently been awarded contracts for four hydrographic and environmental survey catamarans.

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    FORESEA programme awards support to ten offshore renewable energy technology developers

    2016-11-08T10:50:00Z

    The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme has awarded a ‘Recommendation for Support’ to ten ocean energy technology developers.

  • Dutch Dredging's 'Albatros' (Photo: Van der Kloet Fotografie)
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    Dutch Dredging down under

    2016-11-08T10:36:00Z

    Dutch Dredging is to sign a ten-year deal to carry out maintenance work for five New Zealand port authorities.

  • The site currently has five ‘megamax’ ship to shore (STS) transfer cranes and 12 quayside container handling cranes
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    Liverpool2 official opening

    2016-11-04T16:31:00Z

    Peel Ports’ £400 million Mersey investment Liverpool2, has been officially opened at the Port of Liverpool, UK by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP.

  • Type 26 Global Combat Ship (Image: BAE Systems)
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    Type 26 deal could secure Clyde shipbuilding for decades

    2016-11-04T16:06:00Z

    UK-headquartered defence company BAE Systems has confirmed that the first steel will be cut on the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ships in Glasgow in summer 2017, subject to final contract negotiations with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).