Industry News – Page 84

  • NISS create blueprint for ship industry’s inclusion of 3D printing
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    Ship building blueprint for 3D printing

    2016-11-04T14:49:00Z

    3D printing is set to cause ‘turmoil’ in the ship building industry until 2050, according to the National Institute for Shipping and Shipbuilding (NISS).

  • 'Hrönn' is a light-duty, offshore utility ship
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    Unmanned offshore vessel first

    2016-11-03T15:55:00Z

    The UK’s Automated Ships Ltd (an M Subs Ltd subsidiary) and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the "world’s first full-size unmanned and fully-automated offshore vessel."

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    Blohm+Voss acquisition approved

    2016-11-02T15:37:00Z

    The German Fair Trade Commission has approved the acquisition of Blohm+Voss GmbH by Luerssen Maritime Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG.

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    New appointment at Effebi S.p.A

    2016-11-02T14:29:00Z

    Effebi S.p.A. has appointed Fabio Bonaccorsi as its new production manager for military shipbuilding.

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    Intermarine appoints new director

    2016-11-02T10:28:00Z

    Intermarine UK Ltd has appointed Mark Giles to the board of directors as director for sales.

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    Radio Holland appoints new GM

    2016-11-02T10:28:00Z

    Jan-Arie Sepers has returned to Radio Holland as general manager, where his career began 26 years ago.

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    Walney Offshore Wind Project contract

    2016-10-28T16:52:00Z

    SAL Heavy Lift has signed a contract with Van Oord for a long-term engagement at the Walney Offshore Wind Project.

  • ASME AS employs 125 people and specialises in active heave compensation and marine hydraulics
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    Active heave acquisition

    2016-10-27T09:09:00Z

    MacArtney Underwater Technology Group has acquired the majority holding in Denmark-based ASME A/S.

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    AI software for Royal Navy operations

    2016-10-26T15:31:00Z

    Roke Manor Research (Roke) is set to supply integrated artificial intelligence (AI) software to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).

  • Icebreaker Wind is the first freshwater offshore wind project in North America
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    US offshore wind project

    2016-10-25T15:46:00Z

    The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) in Cleveland, Ohio has appointed UK based Offshore Design Engineering Limited (ODE), as engineering representative for Icebreaker Wind, the first freshwater offshore wind project in North America.

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    Europe's first marine crowdfunding platform

    2016-10-24T17:19:00Z

    Three Italian entrepreneurs have created Europe’s first marine crowdfunding platform dedicated exclusively to projects that relate to the sea.

  • The robot-ship will mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower out of Plymouth
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    Mayflower Autonomous Ship project

    2016-10-24T16:47:00Z

    A project has been launched to create a 21st Century version of the Mayflower, which will mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the vessel out of Plymouth.

  • McMurdo continues to expand its global commercial reach with Elcome
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    McMurdo and Elcome partnership

    2016-10-21T16:12:00Z

    Elcome International is aiming to expand its reach in the global commercial marine market following a new agreement with McMurdo.

  • 178 sustainable maritime solutions collected
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    NMT sustainable maritime solutions

    2016-10-20T10:45:00Z

    During the Dutch national Sustainability Day, Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) has presented 178 sustainable maritime solutions.

  • MTS expands fleet with purchase of MTS Terramare
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    MTS expands fleet with Terramare

    2016-10-17T15:40:00Z

    UK-based Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd. (MTS), has purchased a new vessel to allow it to deliver cargo, construction equipment and other materials directly onto land, without the need for dedicated dockside facilities.

  • Global success for Plymouth's first Marine Tech Expo
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    Success at Marine Tech Expo 2016

    2016-10-13T14:41:00Z

    Over 100 delegates attended Plymouth’s first ever Mayflower 400 Marine Tech Trade Expo, including experts in marine research and technology from across the globe.

  • MG Duff shaft collar anode
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    MG Duff celebrates its 60th

    2016-10-11T15:08:00Z

    The UK-based sacrificial anode manufacturer, MG Duff, was started in 1956 as a partnership by Merlin Graham “Chunky” Duff, a yacht surveyor and naval architect, and Ivan Graham, a Royal Navy Engineer Officer.

  • The testing of the intelligent fairways starts at the beginning of 2017 and takes two years
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    Testing of intelligent fairways to begin in 2017

    2016-10-11T10:06:00Z

    The Finnish Transport Agency will begin testing intelligent fairways at the start of 2017, using several fairways along its Finnish coast as test platforms.

  • T3200 and Havila Phoenix on the River Tees
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    Subsea trencher mobilised by DeepOcean

    2016-10-10T15:41:00Z

    UK-based DeepOcean has mobilised its T3200 subsea trencher onto the trenching support vessel, ''Havila Phoenix''.

  • The marina was originally built as the base for the Olympic Games sailing events in 2004
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    Work ready to start at Hellenikon

    2016-10-07T12:27:00Z

    Lamda Development is ready to begin work on its landmark project at Hellenikon in Greece. Located on the site of a disused airport on the waterfront at Athens, this project incorporates major seafront development.