Key Deals – Page 53

  • Rolls-Royce has unveiled its vision of land-based control centres
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    Future vision for land-based control centres

    2016-04-05T16:33:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has unveiled its vision of land-based control centres that it believes will remotely monitor and control the unmanned ships of the future.

  • Rentel selects ABB AB for export cable offshore wind farm
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    Export cable contract for offshore wind farm

    2016-04-05T15:50:00Z

    Swedish company ABB AB has been awarded the contract for the export cable at the planned Belgian offshore wind farm Rentel.

  • News

    Alphatron Marine signs AlphaBridge contract for first Damen SOV

    2016-04-05T11:21:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the AlphaBridge including an IT and entertainment package for the first Service Operations Vessel (SOV), providing comfort and safety to the offshore and wind industry.

  • ‘MPI Adventure’ at work (Photo: Flying Focus)
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    MPI Adventure contracted

    2016-04-04T16:44:00Z

    Specialist offshore wind construction vessel ‘MPI Adventure’ has been contracted to assist with the commissioning works on the offshore substation of the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm in German waters.

  • News

    World’s first ‘offshore’ aquaculture development

    2016-04-04T16:29:00Z

    The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Fisheries has approved Norway’s first development concession enabling Ocean Farming AS, supported by global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime AS, to build the world’s first automated ‘exposed’ aquaculture facility.

  • SeaZip Offshore Services has taken delivery of six FCS 2610 vessels in no less than three years
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    Two Damen FCS for SeaZip

    2016-04-04T16:09:00Z

    SeaZip Offshore Services has taken delivery of two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610. Continuing the company’s vessel-naming convention, the new additions will be known as SeaZip 5 and SeaZip 6. The Netherlands-headquartered offshore service provider now has six Damen FCS 2610 vessels in its fleet.

  • Per Landegren, CEO of Humphree, left, and Björn Ingemanson, president of Volvo Penta
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    Humphree and Volvo Penta

    2016-04-04T14:31:00Z

    Swedish propulsion giant Volvo Penta has announced that it has signed an agreement to become the major shareholder of the Swedish trim tab and stabiliser specialist, Humphree.

  • Underwater cavitation cleaning technology developed by divers for divers
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    Underwater cavitation cleaning technology

    2016-04-04T12:18:00Z

    The Cavitcleaner System is a new innovative underwater cavitation cleaning technology that has been developed by divers, for divers.

  • Those recued were mainly Syrian refugees in rubber dinghies unfit for the open sea
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    Rescue effort continues in the Aegean

    2016-03-31T15:42:00Z

    The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has announced that it will remain fully committed to developing the maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability of the Greek volunteer service in the Aegean.

  • CalMac is using Royston enginei fuel management technology to reduce emissions
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    Royston systems help CalMac meet emissions target

    2016-03-31T11:19:00Z

    Innovative fuel management technology is helping Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) meet its targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Visurgis:successor gets more engine clout (Photo WSA)
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    Germans upgrade newbuild propulsion

    2016-03-31T11:16:00Z

    Good experience with the sounding and survey boat ''Visurgis'' has prompted German inland shipping authorities to build another – but bigger and with greater Schottel NAV propulsion clout than its predecessor.

  • News

    Companies encouraged to protect client data

    2016-03-30T12:43:00Z

    UK certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) is urging customers in the marine industry to consider whether they require ISO 27001 certification to ensure they meet international standards of information security management.

  • News

    SEA Europe seeks US opportunities

    2016-03-30T11:58:00Z

    SEA Europe is seeking support from the United States of America for an ambitious maritime manufacturing chapter in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

  • HMS Scott at Gibdock’s No.2 dry dock at its Gibraltar yard
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    HMS Scott at Gibdock

    2016-03-29T11:51:00Z

    The largest vessel in the Royal Navy’s Hydrographic Squadron, HMS Scott, docked at Gibdock’s Gibraltar yard for a 19-day maintenance period.

  • News

    Marine division of Jeppesen acquired

    2016-03-24T17:10:00Z

    Digital Marine Solutions has announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the marine division of Jeppesen.

  • Testing of lithium-sulphur battery technology is on track at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton
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    Lithium-sulphur battery project on track

    2016-03-23T13:59:00Z

    In October 2015 a consortium of UK companies and academic partners, led by UK-based specialist in extreme environments technology, Steatite, began an R&D project to develop a battery pack that will be pressure tolerant up to depths of 6,000m.

  • News

    New gearbox portfolio from ZF

    2016-03-22T16:46:00Z

    German-based ZF has an unrivalled range of gearboxes for marine and offshore applications.

  • Carlo Pinto - sales and marketing director at Next Geosolutions
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    Next Geosolutions wins first multimillion pound contract

    2016-03-22T10:14:00Z

    Italian geoscience and engineering service provider, Next Geosolutions, has secured a £12m survey contract from UK-based Prysmian Group for the MONITA Project in the Adriatic Sea.

  • Alec Don, chief executive of the Port of Milford Haven, (signing) is joined by Dr Gareth Stockman and Gareth Potter at MPS to formalise a collaboration agreement to develop WaveSub
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    Port-based test for WEC cements innovation partnership

    2016-03-22T09:49:00Z

    The Port of Milford Haven in the UK and development company Marine Power Systems (MPS) have signed an agreement of closer collaboration thanks to the recent successful testing of a pioneering wave-powered renewable energy technology.

  • Global Satellite Communications has launched a new Sat-Fi system
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    New Sat-Fi system connects to any Wi-Fi device

    2016-03-21T09:49:00Z

    UK-based Global Telesat Communications has announced it will distribute the new Globalstar Sat-Fi system enabling connection between Globalstar satellites and any Wi-Fi enabled device, such as a smartphone or tablet.