Industry News – Page 198
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NewsPowercats starts 2013 with London Boat Show
UK catamaran manufacturer, Powercats Ltd, is powering into 2013 by bringing the Powercat 525 to this year’s Tullet Prebon London Boat Show taking place from 12 to 20 January at Excel, London.
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NewsReach and Rescue new safety equipment
UK based safety equipment company, Reach and Rescue Limited, has designed a Reach and Rescue telescopic pole in conjunction with a UK Fire and Flood Rescue division, in a bid to improve operator safety and capability for water, ice, mud, flood and height related incidents.
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NewsAGCS looks at 2012 ship losses
UK insurance company, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human error.
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NewsHyundai SeasAll releases new range of engines
South Korea’s Hyundai SeasAll recently announced it will be releasing a new, compact, fuel-efficient range of engines suitable for smaller, semi-displacement workboats, over the next 18 months.
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NewsPrivate navy takes on Somali pirates
According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.
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NewsTransas simulator gains DNV Class A approval
Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.
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NewsNew CFD software from Meteodyn
French wind engineering company, Meteodyn, has developed new Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software to for the monitoring and forecasting of wind conditions.
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NewsIMCA highlights safety in the new year
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the trade organisation which represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has highlighted the hazards of electrical shocks and noise damage in two new offshore safety cards.
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NewsIncat Crowther designs bulletproof crew boats
Australian boatbuilder, Incat Crowther, has been contracted to design a pair of bulletproof monohull crew boats for the fleet of Nigerian C&I Leasing Plc.
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NewsNew UK player in windfarm vessels
UK based boatbuilders McTay Marine Services Ltd and Alucatz Catamarans have been working on a new range of windfarm vessels for the past six months.
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NewsVDR capsule recovered from ‘Baltic Ace’
Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the ''Baltic Ace'', which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5 December 2012.
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Fugro survey for Virginia WEA
Dutch sub-surface data provider, Fugro, has been chosen to carry out a geological and geophysical survey for the Virginia Wind Energy Area (WEA).
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NewsInnovative new 21m Aquabus
When Wales’s Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd was formed in 2006 by Cardiff Bay Cruises Ltd to operate a commuter service around Cardiff Bay and the Rivers Taff and Ely, it was all about bringing safety and innovation to the forefront.
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NewsDockstavarvet delivers to Germany
Swedish shipbuilder, Dockstavarvet, has delivered a new pilot boat to Wilhelmshaven in Germany, 12 months after the contract signing and two weeks ahead of schedule.
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NewsMaritime industry supports UK
According to a study carried out by Maritime UK, the country’s shipping, ports and maritime businesses play a major part in supporting the economy, despite the ongoing recession.
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NewsUK marine industries contribute £32 billion
The fullest ever study of UK shipping, ports and maritime business shows remarkable resilience in the face of continuing economic challenges.
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NewsBoskalis moves closer to Dockwise takeover
Holland’s Royal Boskalis Westminster reconfirmed its intention to make an all cash voluntary public offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Breda based heavy lift operator Dockwise on Monday.
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NewsICS maps future for Arctic shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has issued a new position paper on Arctic shipping.
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German ropes deal
Gleistein Ropes has signed a distribution partnership agreement with German shipping supplier Uwe Kloska GmbH.
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Societies merge
An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL, with the new entity to be called DNV GL Group.
