News 2-10 – Page 40
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Working to reallocate UK ferry sector employees
The UK Ferry sector is being hit hard with coronavirus effect and is facing redundancies on a large scale with two to three year recovery anticipated.
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NewsAlfonso Jurado: Técnicas y Servicios de Ingeniería (TSI)
Groundbreaking innovation has a hard time getting a foothold. Especially when all the rules and experience seem set against it. But it is possible – and when the stakes are high, the effort is worth it, said Fibreship project lead Alfonso Jurado of TSI.
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NewsCommercial traffic disruption as bridge closes 'indefinitely'
The 133-year-old Hammersmith Bridge in west London is considered at risk of ''catastrophic failure'' and has now been closed to river traffic, as well as to pedestrians and road traffic, meaning loss of work for commercial boat operators and limited access to upriver boat yards.
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NewsData collection marks wind farm progress
A jack-up vessel is working close to shore off a Norfolk, UK beach collecting seabed data to shape the design of two major wind farms.
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NewsLarge shock mitigation seats order
It’s a busy time for Seawork exhibitor Sea Sure, with over 200 SHOCK-WBV shock mitigation units currently in build at the company’s Warsash, UK premises.
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NewsWilhelmsen continues expansion into renewables
Norwegian maritime major Wilhelmsen has announced that it will acquire 25% of Østensjø Group’s expanding offshore wind company Edda Wind.
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NewsMacGregor receives orders worth €13m
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two new orders worth €13m.
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NewsCall for investigations into fatalities
The recent spate of grim casualties cannot simply be written off as bad luck and deserve investigating, said an international centre for advancing the legal protection of seafarers.
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NewsNo trade shows: no problem
A Netherlands-headquartered marine electronics company has come up with a creative answer to the covid-driven temporary rest period for most B2B events.
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NewsGenerating profit despite COVID-19
Q1 2020 results for a key division in an industrial technology company show it is still generating profit despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsSimulation key to maritime digital development
Norwegian maritime big hitter Kongsberg has released plans to increase its investment in maritime digital solutions and combine Kongsberg Digital’s two maritime divisions into one brand.
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NewsAugmented vision for navy divers
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. has announced that the Company and program lead, NAVSEA 00C3, have restarted the GEN 1.0 Diver Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system roll-out program to the U.S. Navy fleet.
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NewsClean tech company expands
A pioneering clean technology company has almost doubled its workforce to strengthen its position in the shipping industry.
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NewsBrand change embraces alternative power
A power systems specialist is evolving its brand to support the global sustainability drive to provide cleaner diesel and alternative power products.
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NewsBank loan keeps firm afloat during COVID-19
One manufacturer of instruments for the marine industry has secured a bank loan to help it trade through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Law firm advises on sale of half a nation’s fleet
Law firm HFW has recently advised Swiss shipowner Massoel Shipping SA on eight separate vessel sale transactions, representing 40% of all Swiss-flagged commercial maritime vessels.
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NewsCompetitive crews and clean running coasters
Coastal shipping is benefiting from focused development on clean running, thanks to a cross-industry Japanese innovation hub and a large streak of pragmatism.
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NewsHerman Jorgensen: GAC UK
Herman Jorgensen, MD of GAC UK has learned a lot from running remote supply chains: after all, “there’s no ordering missing small spares” when you’re in the Kara Sea, “four days sailing from the coastlines of Norway or Russia”.
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NewsAppledore shipyard acquired in GB£7m deal
InfraStrata plc’s acquisition of Appledore Shipyard follows its acquisition of Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast last year.
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NewsLR CEO to step down
The CEO of Lloyd’s Register (LR) Group will step down from the role by the end of 2020.
