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  • The Bladerunner boat sporting Ullman seating
    News

    Ullman safeguards the Olympic flame

    2012-08-13T12:23:00Z

    Swedish suspension boat seating expert, Ullman Dynamics, has played its own part in safety at the London 2012 Olympics.

  • Norderwerft shipyard, Hamburg
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    Successful sale of Norderwerft shipyard

    2012-08-13T12:14:00Z

    Berthold Brinkmann, the receiver of the Sietas shipyard, has successfully sold the Norderwerft to the Lürssen Group following extensive discussion.

  • Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters are Scotland's first Marine Energy Park
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    Marine Energy Park for Scotland

    2012-08-10T15:03:00Z

    It was announced recently by the Department for Energy and Climate Change in the UK that Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters have been designated as Scotland’s first Marine Energy Park.

  • The Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter gets ready for testing
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    New wave device creates ‘lift’

    2012-08-10T12:37:00Z

    Tests are taking place at Texas A&M University on a wave power prototype which takes advantage of blades that, like modern aircraft or wind turbines, create lift rather than drag.

  • Major maritime manufacturers and distributors are in abundance at SMM. Photo: Michael Zapf
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    25th SMM expands with Offshore Dialogue

    2012-08-10T10:14:00Z

    The 25th Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair Hamburg, better known as SMM, takes place at the Hamburg Fair site from 4 to 7 September.

  • There have been advances in marine use of titanium
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    Call for material tech papers

    2012-08-08T10:10:00Z

    A conference on recent and future material technologies used in the marine and offshore industry is being organised by RINA.

  • The MPJ software will be installed on board P&O's 'European Supporter'
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    P&O receives Marine Software

    2012-08-08T10:06:00Z

    UK based company Marine Software LTD recently delivered the Marine Project Manager Software (MPJ) to P&O Maritime Services.

  • The 'MV Hjaltland' was sailing from Aberdeen to Kirkwall and Lerwick when the unamed man fell overboard
    News

    Ferry death

    2012-08-08T10:04:00Z

    A man has died after falling overboard from a Scottish ferry 30 miles off Fraserburgh in Scotland.

  • ContiTech has further developed its bearings for modern wind power stations
    News

    Answering the stress of wind

    2012-08-07T10:52:00Z

    ContiTech Vibration Control has developed an innovative generator bearing and an enhanced gearbox bearing for modern wind power stations.

  • The 'Ava Pearl'
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    New Incat ferry for Rhode Island

    2012-08-02T15:54:00Z

    Australian boatbuilder Incat Crowther has just delivered a new 34m Catamaran passenger ferry to Rhode Island in the US.

  • The Recaro Sun Marine passenger seats were launched at Seawork this year
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    Recaro Sun Marine seats riding high

    2012-08-01T14:12:00Z

    Netherlands based Recaro Maritime is riding high on the success of the launch of the newly designed and tested range of Sun Marine passenger seats at Seawork 2012.

  • The brand new Tornado RIB Photo: E.J. Bruinekool Fotografie
    News

    New innovative water propelled RIB

    2012-08-01T12:47:00Z

    Netherlands based Post Workboats has developed a unique Tornado RIB with water jet propulsion especially for the offshore and wind farm industry and patrol duties.

  • The Columbia River Bar is notorious for dangerously high swells Photo: National Weather Service
    News

    OMC helps to make Pacific transit safer

    2012-07-31T13:41:00Z

    Global safety expert, OMC International, has developed a new safety product, a ship motion measurement instrument called the iHeave, in response to challenging weather conditions faced during a study at the Columbia River Bar entrance to the Pacific.

  • The Redbay Stormforce 850 is on gatekeeper duties on the Thames during the Olympics Photo: PLA
    News

    Olympic kudos for Redbay RIBs

    2012-07-30T14:36:00Z

    The Port of London Authority’s (PLA) Redbay built Stormforce 850 RIB is performing gatekeeper duties on the Thames for the duration of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

  • News

    Maldives marine reserve

    2012-07-30T07:30:00Z

    The whole of the Maldives will become the first country in the world to become a marine reserve in a move scheduled to happen by 2017.

  • News

    APEC’s 35th anniversary

    2012-07-30T07:30:00Z

    APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Former trainees from all over the world came to Antwerp recently to attend the celebration.

  • News

    NUTEP steps up

    2012-07-30T07:30:00Z

    NUTEP, one of the leading container terminal operators in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, is to expand the capacity of its terminal there to accommodate on-going double-digit growth in the number of containers it is handling.

  • News

    Damen in France

    2012-07-30T07:30:00Z

    A new managing director has been chosen for Damen Shiprepair Brest.

  • News

    Fenders for Asia

    2012-07-27T07:30:00Z

    Following the success of the recently launched floating foam and pneumatic fender rental service in Europe, Trelleborg Marine Systems is now extending the service to the Asia Pacific, Australia and China (APAC) region.

  • Pilot transfers - still a slippery issue
    News

    Joining forces on ladder safety

    2012-07-26T15:48:00Z

    The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have joined forces to reiterate the need to ensure that ladders used for pilot transfers are safe and always rigged correctly.