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  • Don Cockrill, chair of the UK Maritime Pilots' Association
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    Ebola advice needed for pilots

    2014-11-07T14:47:00Z

    “The pilots are the first onboard, but as yet they don’t have direct guidance as to what to do, what is the best way to protect themselves from the Ebola virus,” said Don Cockrill, chair of the UK Maritime Pilots'' Association.

  • The SAR 1906 is a 35-knot self-righting vessel, with an aluminium hull and a composite wheelhouse
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    Ship of the Year Award for revolutionary SAR boat

    2014-11-07T11:52:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group and its partners KNRM, Delft University of Technology and De Vries Lentsch Naval Architects have won the Royal Netherlands Society for Marine Engineering (KNVTS) ‘Ship of the Year Award’ for Nh1816, the first of a series of the SAR 1906, a revolutionary new Search & Rescue boat.

  • The ‘RSS Ernest Shackleton’ undertook the offshore element of the project
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    Cable route survey project

    2014-11-06T15:28:00Z

    UK hydro survey expert, Osiris Projects, is nearing completion of a large scale cable route survey of the proposed 700+MW HVDC Celtic Interconnector Project between the south coast of Ireland and northwest France.

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    Free support for Southern marine companies

    2014-11-06T15:13:00Z

    A Business Innovation and Skills (BIS)-funded programme is offering its support to marine, engineering and aviation sectors across the South of England through free mentoring/coaching.

  • 'MCS Rosie', one of the new Clydesdale Bank financed vessels in action
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    Scottish expansion cash

    2014-11-05T16:23:00Z

    Ayrshire, UK-based marine operator, Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd has further expanded its fleet of vessels and workforce following new funding from Clydesdale Bank. The package, which includes £10m of new support, has helped MCS expand its existing fleet which now consists of 21 crew transfer vessels, tugs and workboats ...

  • The project will include up to 269 turbines submerged on the seabed, generating enough energy for 175,000 homes
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    Tidal array awarded

    2014-11-05T15:28:00Z

    The UK’s 398MW MeyGen tidal power project has been awarded the first ever ‘Navigator Award’ at Canada’s International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), in recognition of the project’s significant contribution to global marine renewable industry.

  • 'Seacat Intrepid' is the first 26m workboat to benefit from the tank-testing programme
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    Seacat unveils first tank-tested cat

    2014-11-05T12:49:00Z

    UK-based Seacat Services has unveiled the first 26m crew transfer vessel to profit from its unique workboat tank-testing programme, which it says marks a turning point in workboat craftsmanship and design.

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    Operating Specialist Wind Vessels Summit 2015

    2014-11-05T11:39:00Z

    The Operating Specialist Wind Vessels Summit conference will provide a platform for discussion on operational techniques for offshore windfarm service vessels from 25 to 26 March 2015 in Aberdeen, UK.

  • The intensive two-day course included a visit to A&P Falmouth where the medical ship 'RFA Argus' was docked
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    Insurers’ shipyard familiarisation

    2014-11-04T17:35:00Z

    Damage encountered in marine losses came into sharp focus recently when Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association), referred to as Braemar SA, welcomed an invited group of marine insurance professionals onto its specialist port and shipyard familiarisation course in Falmouth, UK, designed to introduce participants to the technical aspects of marine ...

  • The MAIB said that important lessons can be learnt from the windfarm vessel collision Photo: RNLI/Humber
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    Master fined for windfarm vessel collision

    2014-11-04T16:30:00Z

    A master in charge of a windfarm crew transfer vessel has been ordered to pay substantial fines and costs after it collided with a large floating military target off Grimsby, UK, in 2012.

  • There were over 1000 exhibitors at last year's show
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    A New Orleans welcome

    2014-11-04T12:44:00Z

    The 35th International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans opens its doors December 3-5 2014. North America’s largest commercial marine trade show, promises to be the best ever with keynote addresses by Capt. Richard Phillips, the CEO of Vigor Industrial and the MARAD (US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration) Administrator, ...

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    Navigation equipment caught up in legal storm

    2014-11-04T11:57:00Z

    A maritime law firm is investigating the legal implications of navigation equipment affected by solar storms.

  • When completed the lagoon will generate a net annual output of 400GW renewable electricity
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    Cornerstone investor for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay

    2014-11-03T16:58:00Z

    Prudential has been named as the cornerstone investor in Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, making it the fifth UK insurance company set to invest over the next four years.

  • 'Bibby Athena' is a semi SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull) design
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    ‘Bibby Athena’ close to launch

    2014-11-03T11:36:00Z

    Seabed mapping specialists Osiris Hydrographic & Geophysical Projects are making final preparations to launch their latest custom build survey vessel ''Bibby Athena.''

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    Interspill 2015 conference

    2014-10-31T16:50:00Z

    Next year’s Interspill exhibition, taking place in March 2015, is set to be the largest to-date, with over 80 exhibitors confirmed.

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    Rescue Congress

    2014-10-31T15:38:00Z

    The World Maritime Rescue Congress takes place from 1-4 June 2015 in Bremerhaven, Germany, and the IMRF Congress Secretariat has extended an invitation to authors or organisations interested in submitting a paper or taking part in a workshop at the Congress.

  • DBR's gensets will allow the tugs to operate effectively in harsh environmental conditions where ambient temperatures can reach 65°C
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    Genset order for Damen tugs

    2014-10-30T12:39:00Z

    Netherland’s based propulsion expert, DBR, has delivered a substantial order of 42 marine generator sets for Damen Shipyards which will be installed on 14 tugs bound for the Middle East.

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    Saab Seaeye adds to ROV fleet

    2014-10-29T12:20:00Z

    Underwater equipment supplier, Subsea Vision, has acquired another Saab Seaeye ROV to take advantage of more opportunities coming its way from from the offshore, hydro power and marine civil engineering industries.

  • The first Wave Access vessel 'Tenacity' is currently under sea trials
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    Wave Access project

    2014-10-28T16:57:00Z

    The Wave Access vessel is a 25m aluminium rapid crew transfer vessel designed for the offshore industry, which its UK-based developers claim will bring significant benefits to operators in terms of cost, time and safety.

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    Sustainable waterborne infrastructure

    2014-10-28T16:55:00Z

    The PIANC World Congress in San Francisco, California, saw the grant of the first Working with Nature (WwN) Award, which recognises sustainable waterborne transport infrastructure projects.