Industry News – Page 170
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NewsMedical first responders for windfarms
The UK personnel transfer expert, Tidal Transit, is offering a brand new service to the offshore windfarm industry, it has introduced a medical first responder onboard its personnel Transfer vessels (PTVs).
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NewsPRISE wins plaudits for Port of Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg officially launched PRISE on Wednesday, a worldwide information platform which optimises the sequencing and arrival of mega-ships on the river Elbe and at the Port.
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NewsThe buoyant life of Steve Barstow
“If you measure the waves washing up on a Cornish coast, you can ‘see back in time’ to the storm that created them, perhaps tens of thousands of kilometres away,” says Stephen Barstow, Fugro Oceanor’s chief ocean wave climatologist.
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Coastal compensation
Clare County Council has received confirmation from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government of its decision to provide €16,205,637 to undertake repair works to local authority managed infrastructure damaged during the recent period of severe weather.
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NewsTwin Axe delivery for Njord Offshore
UK-based Njord Offshore has received the its first 26m Twin Axe CTV built by Damen Shipyards and customised to the company’s requirements.
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NewsEMSA response
The European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) contracted oil response vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, is now better equipped to handle potential spills after a recent refit.
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Torqeedo launches app
Germany based marine electric engine manufacturer Torqeedo is unveiling its first smartphone app, called Torq Trac.
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NewsDutch partnerships
Survival Craft Inspectorate has agreed partnerships with Dutch companies North Sea Davit and Lifeboat Services BV and Polyrep BV for the distribution of its new Safelaunch system.
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NewsFinance deal paves way for port expansion
State and port authorities have cut a financial deal which creates the groundwork for swift and much-needed quay expansion costing some €35m in the German Elbe port of Cuxhaven.
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Spanish Victron
Victron Energy, power solutions provider to marine and other industries, has opened a new warehouse close to Madrid.
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ECDIS Singapore
UK based Marine training firm ECDIS Ltd aspires to open a new office in Singapore, some three months after visiting the country on a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) trade mission.
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Coastal management
Representatives of local authorities and NGOs from Greece and Turkey have called for cross-border cooperation on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and other urban and environmental issues common to both sides.
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Antwerp - Cuba
The new dynamic in relations between the European Union and Cuba has opened the door to port related training for Cuba too.
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Security guidance
Guidance on training and certification requirements for ship security officers and seafarers with designated security duties has been agreed by IMO.
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Stricken cargo ship towed to safety
The UK’s Falmouth Coastguard assisted a cargo vessel which began sinking 12 miles east of the Lizard coast in Cornwall this week.
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Liner service
The French shipping company CMA CGM is expanding its range of liner services from Hamburg and including Black Sea ports in its schedule for the first time.
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Aqua-Guard contract with Damen
Canada’s Aqua-Guard Solutions has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Gorinchem to supply two large URO 300Z1 offshore oil skimming systems for two newbuilds.
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Funding for marine renewables
The Scottish government’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) Array Technology Innovation Programme has awarded funding to a team of marine experts to carry out research on Turbulence in Marine Environments (TIME).
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NewsMustang Marine goes into administration
Workboat builder Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd has gone into receivership with the loss of 66 jobs and reported debts in January of more than £1.5m.
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NewsGondan newbuild oceanographic vessel
Spain’s Gondan Shipyard has been commissioned to build a new oceanographic vessel for the Marine Research Institute of Norway – the contract is due to be finalised on 14 March.
