Industry News – Page 171

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    Salvage contract

    2014-02-06T14:52:00Z

    SMIT Salvage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, is to remove a damaged jack-up platform from the seabed offshore Angola.

  • The 'Sea Installer' was used to install the foundations and turbine components. Photo: DONG Energy A/S
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    West Duddon Sands is powered up

    2014-02-05T16:42:00Z

    Electricity has been generated for the first time from the West of Duddon Sands offshore windfarm, a major renewable energy project developed by ScottishPower Renewables and DONG Energy.

  • The McMurdo Group will cover SAR from start to finish
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    McMurdo: the global SAR company

    2014-02-04T10:24:00Z

    A new company has been launched to be the "global leader" in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions.

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    e-Navigation conference

    2014-02-03T18:50:00Z

    For the fourth consecutive year, Denmark has hosted a conference on e-Navigation, with this year’s theme being practical implementation.

  • Seawork 2014 is set to be the largest ever
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    Largest ever Seawork set for 2014

    2014-01-31T12:41:00Z

    This year’s Seawork commercial marine exhibition is set to be the largest ever, with the expansion of Hall C to welcome over 7,000 visitors.

  • The 'Brave Tern' will install a further 44 WTG’s on the Global Tech I windfarm
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    Global Tech I makes progress

    2014-01-30T14:23:00Z

    Norway-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel, ‘Brave Tern’, has installed its first Areva M5000 WTG at the Global Tech I windfarm in the German Bight in the North Sea.

  • Boran Dekbulat (Damen Shipyards), Martin Bloem (Bloem Doze Nienhuis), Sandra van Putten (Panteia), Ron Keller (Ambassador of the Netherlands in Turkey), Roel de Graaf (IHC Technology Services), Terry van Velzen (Imtech Marine), Martin de Bruijn ...
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    Turkish – Dutch maritime cooperation

    2014-01-30T12:28:00Z

    Maritime by Holland, the joint initiative for 12,000 companies powering the maritime sector in Holland, has published a new study into opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Turkish and Dutch maritime companies.

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    Port tools

    2014-01-30T07:30:00Z

    BMT Group’s BMT Asia Pacific has launched two comprehensive tools for assessing port competition and managing commercial risk.

  • Peter Mantel, managing director, BMT SMART Ltd
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    BMT Group new operating company

    2014-01-29T17:14:00Z

    The UK’s maritime design consultancy, BMT Group Ltd (BMT), has launched a new commercial operating company to high value, innovative vessel performance management and decision support solutions for the industry.

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    IADC Seminar

    2014-01-29T07:30:00Z

    The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation will take place this year for the first time in Australia, in Brisbane on 31 March – 4 April.

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    Dredge pump deal

    2014-01-29T07:30:00Z

    Dutch company Dredge Yard and UK based Altair HyperWorks have agreed to cooperate for the design and engineering of dredging and mining pumps.

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    MacArtney France

    2014-01-29T07:30:00Z

    Long standing MacArtney Group member, EurOceanique, has undergone a name change to become MacArtney France.

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    Fos records

    2014-01-29T07:30:00Z

    Total 2013 throughput at Marseilles Fos confirmed containers, steel industry bulks, LNG and cruise traffic as the major growth drivers at the French port.

  • The floating platform carries a suite of instruments commonly used by MRE project development experts
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    Floating platform launched

    2014-01-28T18:21:00Z

    France’s Nass&Wind Offshore has tested a floating platform off Saint-Vaast la Hougue (Manche) which will take environmental and technical measurements at sea for marine renewable energy (MRE) projects.

  • The VMS continuously monitors the shock and vibrations received by the vessel
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    Dyena product proves popular

    2014-01-28T17:32:00Z

    The UK’s Dyena can add another customer to its list of users of its motion recorder, the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).

  • When completed the lagoon will generate a net annual output of 400GW renewable electricity
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    Tidal lagoon model tested

    2014-01-28T10:56:00Z

    The developer behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in the UK has finishing testing its 2D physical model of the site at HR Wallingford in Oxfordshire.

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    Poseidon plans

    2014-01-28T07:30:00Z

    Poseidon Co, part of Turkey’s Almar Group, has designed a 50m long supply vessel with the multifunctional versatility to serve oil companies, marine construction companies, and offshore platforms.

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    HAROPA investment

    2014-01-27T17:22:00Z

    A total of €57m is being invested in the HAROPA Port of Le Havre in preparation for the development of the offshore wind industry in the region.

  • Narec based in Blyth, UK (pictured) and Sweden’s Technical Research Institute (SP) are working together
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    MoU for renewable energy research

    2014-01-23T18:28:00Z

    The UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a top Swedish research institute to strengthen existing capability in offshore renewable energy.

  • Coastline Surveys has gone into voluntary liquidation
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    Coastline Surveys in liquidation

    2014-01-23T18:24:00Z

    Maritime Journal has learnt that the UK hydrographic survey expert, Coastline Surveys Ltd, has gone into liquidation.