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NewsThree Flex Ferries for Singapore
A trio of 38-metre Flex Ferries, built by Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International and designed by Southampton, UK-based BMT Nigel Gee, have been delivered to their new owner, Horizon Ferries, following successful sea trials in Singapore.
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NewsSAL into offshore renewables
German headquartered maritime logistics company SAL Heavy Lift has made its first successful foray into the offshore renewables industry. German engineering and services group Bilfinger, which was awarded the test pile contract for the Wikinger offshore wind farm project, chose SAL as subcontractor to transport and install the test piles ...
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NewsOpus Marine purchase
The Hamburg based ship owning company and operator of offshore service vessels Opus Marine GmbH has announced that it is adding another vessel to its fleet. The stated aim of the acquisition is the strategic broadening of the present service portfolio for the German offshore industry.
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Interspill conference 2015
Conference delegate registration is now open for Interspill 2015 conference and exhibition, taking place at RAI Amsterdam from 24 to 26 March.
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L-3 SAM Electrical package
Germany’s L-3 SAM Electronics has been awarded a contract to supply the complete electrical package for two offshore supply vessels (OSVs) for Norwegian shipowner, Siem Offshore.
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NewsHenriksen boosts boat safety
Norway’s Henriksen has launched LiftView and Awarelight off-load hooks that are set to improve operating safety for single point boat lifting operations.
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NewsA new alternative to GPS
The UK''s General Lighthouse Authorities have launched a land-based alternative to vulnerable satellite-based GPS.
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NewsChange is in the air for SAR choppers
Starting in April 2015, the familiar yellow Search and Rescue (SAR) Sea King helicopters operated around the UK coast by the RAF and Royal Navy will be phased out and replaced by a fleet of privately-operated aircraft controlled by the MCA. These choppers will be branded in the internationally recognised ...
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HPMV 2015 call for papers
The annual China International Conference on High Performance Marine Vessels has become an important forum for the discussion of technical matters relating to these vessels in both the Chinese domestic and international markets.
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NewsFunding for Aberdeen
The UK’s Aberdeen Harbour Board is to carry out and environmental impact (EIA) assessment for the expansion of the harbour after receiving funding from the European Commission.
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NewsScrabster’s plan includes a Stan
Scrabster Harbour Trust (UK) has taken delivery of a new harbour tug / workboat, a Netherlands-built Damen Stan Tug 1606. The vessel, named ‘Highlanders’, will replace their current workboat which was built in 1976. The new tug will undertake pilotage, towing, general harbour and maintenance duties.
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NewsSupacat acquires BUKH Diesel UK
Supacat Group has acquired BUKH Diesel UK and has signed a new distribution agreement with BUKH A/S Denmark to offer a “comprehensive customer support service”.
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NewsPearl Harbor survey
US based Deep Ocean Engineering has announced its recent participation in the first comprehensive multibeam survey of the remains of ‘USS Arizona’ and ‘USS Utah’ in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Team members from Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc, R2Sonic, Autodesk, and eTrac traveled to Oahu to conduct these historic surveys as ...
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NewsWorld’s most expensive workboat?
The recently completed ‘Pieter Schelte’ is probably the most sophisticated workboat ever built. Designed primarily for the removal of offshore oil structures this complex vessel has been under development for the past 25 years by Swiss company Allseas.
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Marine investors get into the zone
Ireland’s Clare County Council says the zoning of more than 345 hectares of land along the Shannon Estuary will anyone looking at large-scale marine development “greater investor confidence”.
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NewsExpanding mariculture?
UK-headquartered ABPmer, supported by the Institute of Aquaculture, at the University of Stirling, has been appointed to carry out a ground-breaking study to evaluate whether mariculture expansion provides a means of decreasing the impact of terrestrial food and energy production.
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NewsKNRM self-righter
The Royal Netherlands Lifeboat Organisation (KNRM), has taken a new self-righting lifeboat into service. The vessel, named ‘Cornelis’, a Dito type Fast Rescue Craft 903 - Twin was delivered to the KNRM station at Texel.
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Renewable demand
The marine renewable energy sector could is set to boom in 2015 as the demand for renewable and reliable energy continues to grow, says Anders Jansson, co-founder and CEO of energy technology company, Minesto.
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Maritime Innovation Award
Nominations for the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)-Qinetiq Maritime Innovation Award, which seeks to encourage innovation in all sectors of the maritime industry, are now invited.
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NewsFirst MTU engines for Sanmar tugs
MTU is to supply four 16-cylinder Series 4000 M63L engines, each with an output of 2,240kW, and an MTU BlueVision automation system, for two Sanmar-built tugboats.
