Industry News – Page 153
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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.
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NewsThe mystery of the African tar mounds
More than two thousand mounds of asphalt sheltering a range of deep-water creatures have been found up to 2km deep, off the coast of Angola.
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NewsSuzuki/ Datatag partnership
UK outboard motor distributor Suzuki GB has announced the launch of a security-marking product in an exclusive partnership with specialist company Datatag. The unique product is an electronic security identification system that has been developed specifically for outboard motors.
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Confidentiality agreement warning
UK-based marine insurer ITIC has advised shipbrokers, consultants and other advisers not to sign confidentiality agreements which restrict their ability to do business.
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NewsUS Navy to go all diesel
The US Navy has announced that it has made a commitment to using diesel power for all its extensive fleet of small craft in the future. This commitment is likely to speed up the development of diesel outboards and this in turn is likely to lead to the wider use ...
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NewsFerry sustainable
The importance of innovation in maintaining a competitive, sustainable ferry industry in the North Sea Region (NSR) has been highlighted by the Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown at a European conference in Edinburgh, UK in November.
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NewsWindfarm maintenance breakthrough?
GEV Wind Power, a division of the GEV Group, is to introduce its turbine maintenance habitat structure at this year’s RenewableUK show, following a £50,000 grant.
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NewsMaritime training boost for UK
Three key maritime training companies are seeing success in North Tyneside, UK, attracting trainees from across the globe.
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NewsCavotec MoorMaster supports Jan de Nul work
Cavotec’s MoorMaster automated mooring system is proving useful in Australia, supporting Jan De Nul’s 350 hectares dredging work for the New Parallel Runway Project for Brisbane Airport.
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NewsEbola advice needed for pilots
“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.
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NewsShip of the Year Award for revolutionary SAR boat
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.
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NewsCable route survey project
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
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.
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NewsScottish expansion cash
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 ...
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NewsTidal array awarded
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.
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NewsSeacat unveils first tank-tested cat
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
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.
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NewsInsurers’ shipyard familiarisation
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 ...
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NewsMaster fined for windfarm vessel collision
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.
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NewsA New Orleans welcome
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, ...