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Windwave contract
Cornwall UK based Windwave Workboats has started 2014 by starting its 2010-built WFSV Samson B on a new 12 month work agreement which will run until the end of 2014, working for the Siemens Heavy Lift Team.
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English Channel collaboration project
Following a presentation on Port Centricity at Seawork 2013, stakeholders from the English and French coastlines have met to discuss how collaboration and cooperation could ensure a sustainable future for the Channel.
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Yanmar unveils new engines
Yanmar presented its newly launched engines with advanced technical features at the recent Boot Dusseldorf exhibition in Germany.
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Ocean energy sector receives boost
The European Commission’s ‘Communication on Ocean Energy’ publication is set to boost the “infant” ocean energy sector.
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Bruntons acquires the SigmaDrive
Bruntons Propellers has bought the worldwide manufacturing and marketing rights to the SigmaDrive – a deal completed at the London Boat Show last week.
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New hope for UK shipbuilding
The Portsmouth Shipbuilding UK group has welcomed the news that a new government minister has been appointed for the city calling it a “positive step forward” in restoring shipbuilding to the city.
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Another windfarm for the North Sea
E.ON is expanding its renewables business with the construction of a €1bn Amrumbank West windfarm in the North Sea, 37km northwest of the German island of Helgoland.
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Imtech to supply electrics for gas-fuelled ferry
Imtech Marine of the Netherlands says that it has been contracted to provide the complete electrical and electronic systems for the LNG-fuelled ferry being built at Fassmer yard for AG Ems.
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GLEAMS workshop and networking event
‘Can my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ is the question under discussion at an event to be hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) project team on Thursday, 27 February 2014 at Lloyds Register in London.
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Offshore Wind Services chooses Damen
Dutch specialist in crew transfer vessel services to the offshore wind industry, Offshore Wind Services (OWS), is the first to order the next generation Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier 2610.
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Pirate Radio 50th
An MJ contributor has come up with the idea for The Pirate Radio Rhythm ‘n’ Blues & Beat Boat Cruise, which will sail from the Port of Tilbury on 6 August 2014 aboard the classic ocean liner Marco Polo.
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New Butendiek windfarm partner
The German windfarm developer and operator wpd has acquired a further partner for the development of the Butendiek offshore windfarm.
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Wärtsilä confirms approach by Rolls-Royce
Wärtsilä Corporation acknowledged recent speculation about a potential transaction between Rolls-Royce Plc and Wärtsilä in a statement issued yesterday by the Wärtsilä Board of Directors.
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Multibeam system for Ifremer
The French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) has acquired a Simrad multibeam echosounder from Kongsberg Maritime to help strengthen its research work in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Antwerp record
The port of Antwerp is expected to have handled a total freight volume of 190.6 million tonnes over 2013 as a whole, representing an increase of 3.5% compared with 2012 when the volume came to 184.1 million tonnes.
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Antarctic rescue operations complete
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that all vessels recently trapped in the Antarctic ice have now broken free.
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C-Enduro begins sea trials
The sea trials of Autonomous Surface Vehicles’ (ASV) latest vehicle, the C-Enduro, have begun in Porchester, UK.
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Marine research commitment
The Irish Government has pledged commitment of €15m to enable marine development for the next five years.
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SOLAS amendments enter into force
The New Year has seen a number of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) enter into force and take effect.