Industry News – Page 198
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NewsNordic Yards to build transformer platform
German maritime project manufacturer, Nordic Yards, has signed a contract with global power transmission company, Alstom Grid, to build an offshore transformer platform.
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NewsECDIS training available in India and the Philippines
Global maritime safety company, Furuno, has set up two new training facilities in India and the Philippines.
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WTO take-off
Russia has become the second most important trading partner for the Port of Hamburg in terms of seaborne container handling.
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NewsThe importance of communication
Mal Stein of UK based marine electrical engineering specialists SeaKing knows the importance of communications.
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NewsVideotel responds to changing piracy patterns
UK maritime training provider, Videotel, has updated its ‘Piracy and Armed Robbery’ training programme in response to the change in piracy patterns throughout the world.
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NewsSuSy awakens ship stability possibilities
The pan-European SuSy (Surfacing System for Ship Recovery) consortium has recently completed a successful set of sea trials at Chalkis shipyard in Greece.
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NewsKewatec pilot boats for Swedish Maritime Agency
Finnish boatbuilder, Kewatec AluBoat, has signed a deal with the Swedish Maritime Agency to build a series of fast pilot vessels.
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NewsUKHO warns against counterfeit nautical charts
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has issued a warning over counterfeit nautical charts and publications and has produced a simple guide to help the maritime industry to identify genuine Admiralty products.
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NewsRiffgat windfarm topside installed
The installation of the topside for the Riffgat offshore windfarm, located North West of German Island, Borkum, has been completed.
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NewsPrivate equity buyout for Cosalt Offshore
The Scottish and Norwegian operations of Cosalt Offshore have been acquired by private equity group, NBGI Private Equity, an investor in the Aberdeen based ATR Group.
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NewsIHC Merwede launches new cutter dredger
Netherlands based dredger builders IHC Merwede has launched the first IHC Beaver 65 DDSP at its Sliedrecht shipyard.
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NewsItaldraghe dredger on pontoon at Seawork commissioning in the UK
The first Marina Master dredger from Italian manufacturer Italdraghe will be moored on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2013.
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NewsIndustry alliance membership grows
World Ocean Council (WOC) membership has surged over the past 12 months, with more than 25 new members joining, says the ever the growing international cross-sectoral ocean business alliance.
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Drew Marine acquisition
Drew Marine has completed the acquisition of Alexander/Ryan Marine and Safety Inc., and it will join the organisation under the name Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety division of Drew Marine.
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NewsDamen Group acquires Shipdock
Shipdock, a well known Dutch shipyard group with roots dating back to 1877, has been acquired by the Damen Shipyards Group.
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NewsWTS taps into US offshore market
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has opened an office in Houston, Texas, to service growing demand in the offshore energy market in the US Gulf and South America.
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NewsSeaKing completes West African upgrade
UK based marine engineering company, SeaKing Electrical, recently completed a contract to upgrade an offshore support tug for Italy’s Andofe Shipping Management in the Republic of Congo, Western Africa.
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NewsRenewables fund
The Marguerite Fund, an equity fund set up by six major European financial institutions to invest in Greenfield and expansion projects, has acquired a 22.5% stake in the German Greenfield Butendiek offshore windfarm.
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Double digit Fos
Container throughput at Marseilles Fos rose 13% in 2012, led by a 16% surge in deepsea volumes at the leading French cargo port.
