Key Deals – Page 70

  • Van Oord's new dredgers will feature a complete MAN propulsion package
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    MAN power for Van Oord dredgers

    2015-08-06T11:05:00Z

    MAN Diesel and Turbo is to supply a complete propulsion package for two new trailing-suction hopper dredgers ordered by dredging company, Van Oord.

  • The ‘Rix Leopard’ is due for delivery in April 2016
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    Making waves in offshore wind

    2015-08-06T10:20:00Z

    Rix Sea Shuttle is extending its fleet of crew transfer vessels for the offshore windfarm sector by ordering a new 27.4m vessel to be constructed by French boatbuilder, Piriou.

  • ELA Offshore now provides accommodation, lounges and work spaces at sea and has already rented out 370 offshore units
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    ELA Container celebrates first year

    2015-08-05T12:57:00Z

    ELA Container Offshore GmbH is seeing an increase in demand for its offshore units as the offshore wind, oil and gas industry booms, and is now celebrating its one year anniversary.

  • Work included the replacement of the vessel’s most important scientific apparatus, the multi-beam sonar
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    Damen renovates French research vessel

    2015-08-04T15:46:00Z

    The renowned French research vessel, ‘Marion Dufresne II’ has left Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque in northern France having recently undergone sea trials and a complete renovation.

  • News

    Subsea 7 reports revenue dip

    2015-08-03T17:29:00Z

    UK-based subsea engineering, construction and services company, Subsea 7, has reported a difficult start to 2015, with second quarter revenue down uS$553m on the previous year.

  • Fratelli Neri S.p.A has ordered its first Damen tug, an ASD 3212
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    Fratelli Neri orders first Damen ASD 3212 Tug

    2015-08-03T14:25:00Z

    Italian tug owner, Fratelli Neri S.p.A, has ordered its first Damen tug, an ASD 3212, the first ASD tug in the Mediterranean region equipped with a Damen Render Recovery Escort winch.

  • The windfarms are connected via submarine cables to DolWin alpha, the offshore converter station
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    DolWin1 offshore wind energy link hand over

    2015-07-30T15:12:00Z

    Leading power and automation group, ABB, has successfully commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator, TenneT.

  • By joining forces with SeaKing Electrical, Valmet will be in a better position to participate in marine automation projects
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    Valmet and SeaKing join forces

    2015-07-30T15:09:00Z

    Finnish oil technology company Valmet is joining forces with SeaKing Electrical – a move that will bring the company’s automation services overseas.

  • The ALC should save the charity in excess of £3m a year when fully up and running
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    RNLI lifeboat centre due to open

    2015-07-30T10:24:00Z

    The UK''s RNLI will open its All-weather Lifeboat Centre (ALC) on Friday 21 August to take over production, maintenance and refit of the charity’s all-weather lifeboat fleet in-house for the first time in the charity’s 191-year history.

  • Work has begun on the Block Island Windfarm, the USA's first windfarm
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    USA set for first windfarm

    2015-07-29T15:40:00Z

    Construction of the USA’s first windfarm has begun, seven years after Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind’s first proposal for the 30MW Block Island pilot windfarm.

  • News

    Monopile anticorrosion

    2015-07-29T15:40:00Z

    Netherlands-based construction and engineering company Ballast Nedam is using CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the wind industry, to provide corrosion protection services to its Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm monopiles.

  • ADNOC opted for diesel-electric propulsion to achieve enhanced flexibility
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    First of ten for Dutch yard

    2015-07-28T17:07:00Z

    In 2013 Esnaad awarded Shipyard De Hoop with an order for ten state-of-the-art Platform Supply Vessels. Despite the vigorous international competition, Dutch designer and builder of custom-built vessels; De Hoop, won the contract.

  • News

    EIVA looks east

    2015-07-28T16:29:00Z

    Danish marine survey hardware and software specialist EIVA has opened a Singapore office as a result of increasing activities in the Asia-Pacific region, thereby offering customers and partners a local point of contact.

  • News

    European navcomms acquisition

    2015-07-28T16:28:00Z

    Australia''s SpeedCast International Limited, global satellite telecommunications expert, has signed an agreement to acquire SAIT Communications, a fast-growing European maritime communications service provider.

  • 'Ibn Battuta' is one of seven Jan De Nul cutter suction dredgers working on the project
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    Jan De Nul progresses with Egypt dredging

    2015-07-27T16:46:00Z

    Jan De Nul is making progress with its dredging work on the New Suez Canal Project in Egypt, with a total of 200,000,000m³ of soil dredged so far.

  • News

    Manuplas doubles manufacturing capacity

    2015-07-27T11:37:00Z

    Since the acquisition of Plymouth, UK-based Manuplas by Advanced Insulation in April 2014, the company claims it has seen significant growth in demand for its products and as a result has made the decision to purchase a neighbouring facility.

  • DeepOcean’s new chartered cable lay vessel will carry out the array cables installation work
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    DeepOcean nets Belgian offshore contract

    2015-07-23T12:12:00Z

    DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has won an inter array cable installation contract for the Blight Bank Phase II offshore windfarm in Belgium.

  • News

    Shipping industry migrant guidelines

    2015-07-22T15:31:00Z

    The global shipping industry has updated its Guidelines on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea in response to the continuing crisis in the Mediterranean.

  • News

    Euro Innovation Fund

    2015-07-22T13:14:00Z

    A new European Innovation Fund provided for in a reformed Emissions Trading Scheme must take into account the specific finance needs of the emerging technologies for which it was created, says Europe’s ocean energy industry.

  • Lothar Holder, Executive Managing Director of Akasol. (Image: Akasol)
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    Hybrid and electric partnership

    2015-07-21T17:07:00Z

    German headquartered MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of large diesel engines and complete propulsion systems has formed a close development partnership with Akasol GmbH.