Industry News – Page 118
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NewsEd Dudson: BMT Nigel Gee
Really innovative projects still give Naval Architect Ed Dudson of BMT Nigel Gee “one or two moments” of apprehension: “At launch you wonder if the yard has built the vessel to sit at the right load line. And then there’s the sea trials – will it do the speed written ...
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NewsInto the unknown: BREXIT and the European commercial marine industry
Coming up to a week after the shock BREXIT vote, Sterling and UK stocks are rebounding to an extent, but the main reaction ’Maritime Journal’ is getting from the commercial marine industry appears to be stunned silence and confusion.
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UK office for RTS Wind
German based renewables firm, RTS Wind AG, has established a British division to serve the potential in the growing UK on and offshore sectors.
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NewsDP-2 Walk-to-Work vessel ‘Zwerver II’
HvS Dredging Support BV, an offshore support company located in Harlingen Holland, has announced that its new unique multi-purpose DP 2 vessel ‘Zwerver II’ is now operational.
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NewsKieldrecht lock inaugurated
The Lock of Kieldrecht in the Port of Antwerp has been officially opened for commercial shipping by His Majesty the King of Belgium.
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Macduff's new marine surveyors company
Macduff Ship Design, based in the North-East of Scotland, has announced the launch of Macduff Marine Surveyors.
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NewsOrkney’s EU funding
The European Commission has recently awarded just over €3.9 million (£3.1 m) to support tidal energy testing and demonstration in Orkney waters, offshore Scotland, UK.
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NewsKML purchases Falmouth Wharves
Keynvor MorLift (KML), a Falmouth, UK-based industrial marine contractor, has announced its purchase of Falmouth Wharves. The acquisition plays an important role in KML’s expansion plans which will see up to 39 new jobs created.
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NewsRetrofit air intake system
Veotec ltd, a UK-based air intake specialist, has supplied the UK’s Royal Navy with specially designed filtration equipment for its fleet of 20m GRP Archer Class P2000 patrol vessels.
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NewsNew Damen MRAV range
Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a new range of Multi-Role Auxiliary Vessels (MRAV), during the recent Oceanographic Survey Vessel Conference in London
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NewsDryad diversifies into weather forecasting
Dryad Maritime, which is probably best known as a private security anti-piracy consultancy for shipping has released WxConnect, a new scalable, managed weather forecasting service for ships and fleets. The launch of the service comes as latest figures from the International Union of Marine Insurance show that losses due to ...
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New IMO group
A new GESAMP working group on marine geoengineering held its first meeting at IMO Headquarters, London, in late May.
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Alphatron management
Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has announced that Mr. Arno Metzemakers has been appointed as General Manager and will be responsible for all operational matters worldwide.
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News30th new vessel from Serco
Serco Marine Services has announced that it has brought into service its 30th new vessel, which is operating on the River Clyde.
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NewsNetherlands strong despite setbacks
According to Dutch trade body Netherlands Maritime Technology, in a recently released report, although 2015 was a challenging year for the maritime technology sector, Dutch companies performed exceptionally well.
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NewsWorld’s largest tidal turbine ready for trials
Orkney-based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched its 2MW SR2000, the world’s largest energy generating tidal turbine.
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NewsPanPan crew watcher
A new piece of kit is in development for both the commercial and leisure marine markets that uses a smartphone to alert crew members to a man overboard situation.
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NewsFull engine and IPS service from James Troop
UK-based marine engine supplier, James Troop & Co, has completed a full engine and inboard propulsion system (IPS) service for Njord Offshore. This is said to be the first UK work of its kind on a windfarm support vessel.
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Europort Romania 2016
From 10 to 12 May 2016 the 11th edition of Europort Romania took place in main port city Constanta. During the maritime networking event, a record number of 63 maritime equipment and service suppliers met with over 500 maritime professionals, from Romania as well as from other Black Sea countries.
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NewsEpic assembly sees huge hammer loaded in Hamburg
In an endeavour lasting almost nine hours, a 580 tonne hydraulic pile driving hammer has been transhipped at the handling facilities of Hamburg-based Wallmann & Co.’s universal terminal.
