Key Deals – Page 164

  • In this photo taken on Tuesday, a coaster occupies the no 1 slipway, with slipways 2, 3 and 4 to the left and then the Ramsgate Maritime Museum. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Changes planned for Ramsgate Harbour

    2010-10-07T11:31:00Z

    Plans to redevelop part of Ramsgate Harbour in Kent UK have highlighted the dilemma local authority planners face juggling the interests of a small commercial working harbour.

  • MJ’s Peter Barker joined the mainstream media scrum on board the Pride of Burgundy last week to photograph, left to right, Bob Bayford, Leader Thanet District Council; Øystein Løseth, President and CEO of Vattenfall; and Chris Huhne MP, Secretar...
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    Policy probed as Thanet wind farm opens

    2010-09-30T11:08:00Z

    Stockholm based energy company Vattenfall AB celebrated the commissioning last week, on time and on budget, of the 300MW Thanet Offshore Windfarm to an invited audience of VIPs and the world’s media.

  • Oxfam activists deliver their message outside IMO headquarters on Monday.
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    Call to cut shipping emissions at IMO demo

    2010-09-30T11:08:00Z

    The shipping industry can do more to tackle climate change and raise billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with its devastating impact said international agency Oxfam.

  • The OFTOs will receive a steady income stream for 20 years, collected by the Offshore System Operator and importantly, based on asset availability irrespective of the quantity of energy produced. Photo: Peter Barker
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    Wind farm cables to get new owners

    2010-09-23T10:56:00Z

    UK energy regulator OFGEM has announced the preferred and reserve bidders selected to own and operate seven offshore wind farm transmission links making them regulated assets.

  • Bear Grylls waves from the bow of the RIB as it transits smooth water at more than 40 knots.
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    Bear Grylls' RIB completes North West Passage

    2010-09-23T10:56:00Z

    A six man team led by adventurer Bear Grylls completed a successful transit through Canada’s notorious North West Passage earlier this month.

  • If the UK is to remain competitive, new port infrastructure decisions must be taken soon.
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    UK urged to invest in ports

    2010-09-16T11:47:00Z

    RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association, launched a national campaign on Tuesday to highlight the importance of investing in improvements to the UK’s port facilities.

  • The Amerigo Vespucci is working on a multi-year maintenance dredging and channel deepening project for Cameroon’s major port city of Douala.
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    Dredger crew kidnapped in Cameroon

    2010-09-16T11:47:00Z

    Two crew members of the trailing suction hopper dredger Amerigo Vespucci were kidnapped by an armed gang as the vessel worked in the Cameroon port of Douala on Sunday night.

  • The seminar will take place at the National Maritime Museum, overlooking the River Thames in London.
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    Short notice seminar on new fuel regs

    2010-09-16T11:45:00Z

    A seminar on The Introduction of Ultra-low Sulphur Biofuels to Estuarial and Inland Waterway Vessels will be held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich UK on Wednesday 20 October.

  • Marineco UK has named the first HSSV Marineco Shamal and it will operate under the British flag.
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    Damen moves into offshore wind farm sector

    2010-09-09T10:41:00Z

    The Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards Group has announced the sale of its first ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry.

  • Mistley Marine’s crane barge Spartacus delivered piles last month, which were installed by main contractor Groupbridge.
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    Historic light vessel finds a home – ‘probably’

    2010-09-09T10:40:00Z

    After many months of party political bickering a berth has been established for the UK’s last remaining manned light vessel at Harwich UK, the town renowned as the home port of these distinctive vessels.

  • SeaGen has met its design goals, with the peak efficiency for both rotors on both tides averaging 48%.
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    DNV confirm’s Seagen’s performance

    2010-09-09T10:34:00Z

    Norway based Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has certified that the performance of the world’s largest tidal turbine, the 1.2MW SeaGen, has been correctly evaluated according to the Edinburgh Protocol.

  • Ice Prince was one of the casualties reported last year. Photo: MCA.
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    MAIB Annual Report 2009 released

    2010-09-02T12:29:00Z

    The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s Annual Report for 2009 reveals that 1,663 marine accidents and incidents were reported to the MAIB during the year.

  • The OSD designed Neptune NP1000 full scale demonstrator tidal current generator.
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    Ship designer goes with Neptune’s flow

    2010-09-02T10:59:00Z

    IJmuiden based Offshore Ship Designer''s first project in the marine renewable energy field will shortly be commencing on site trials in the UK''s Humber estuary.

  • Meridian Marine’s Tiger 12 hovercraft takes to land at speed, something no other type of workboat can do.
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    Hovercraft makes offshore wind farm viable

    2010-09-02T10:57:00Z

    A hovercraft is making it possible for works to proceed on an offshore wind farm project in the Greater Wash off the UK’s east coast.

  • The Pelamis P2 wave power device snakes its way to Orkney
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    Wave power begins test preparation

    2010-08-19T11:35:00Z

    The snake-like Pelamis P2 wave power device has arrived in Orkney, in readiness for its connection to the European Marine Test Centre (EMEC) site at Billia Croo.

  • Next generation offshore wind turbines will be tested at two sites in England and two in Scotland. Photo by Peter Barker
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    New offshore wind demo sites announced

    2010-08-19T11:30:00Z

    The Crown Estate has awarded four companies with leases and exclusivity agreements in England and Scotland respectively to test new wind turbine technology in the marine environment.

  • Fehmarn is built in aluminium alloy, with a specially shaped hull.
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    German police patrol boat quartet completed

    2010-08-19T11:30:00Z

    German police have taken delivery of the last in a series of four powerful new patrol boats adding a new dimension to supervision of extended coastal waters in an increasingly busy sector of the Baltic.

  • SeaGen is seen in Strangford Lough with its ‘underwater windmill’ rotors raised for maintenance. Note tidal flow past turbine tower. Photo courtesy of Marine Current Turbines.
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    Two million kWh milestone for tidal turbine

    2010-08-19T11:29:00Z

    Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen in Northern Ireland, the world’s first and only commercial scale tidal stream energy turbine, has delivered its two millionth unit of electricity into the UK electricity grid.

  • As with previous training courses, the organisers expect the participants will represent a broad range of disciplines and expertise.
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    Dredging training goes Moroccan

    2010-08-19T11:28:00Z

    Dutch based organisations, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), will be presenting their jointly developed training course in Africa in November.

  • Zeeland Seaports has 70 hectares of port and quay bound land available for Biopark appropriate businesses.
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    Dutch Biopark seeks hot companies

    2010-08-12T10:58:00Z

    Stichting Biopark Terneuzen, a Dutch organisation that focuses on the development of sustainable connections between local businesses, is developing a cluster of bio-energy power plants on the Axelse Vlakte.