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Conference to help support Ireland’s low-carbon transition
Cork will play hosts to a major European wave and tidal energy conference which aims to further the country''s transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Funding will determine building of French canal
The building of a canal linking Paris to Northern European harbours will depend on obtaining funding, the French government has declared.
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Garden Bridge project and contracts terminated
Plans for a Garden Bridge over the River Thames have been scrapped and all existing contracts terminated.
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Boskalis acquires Gardline
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that it has acquired all the shares of the Gardline Group.
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‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ makes debut in Portsmouth
Britain''s future naval flagship ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ sailed into her home port of Portsmouth for the first time today.
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Offshore vessel arrives in Shetland for decommissioning
A new Shetland decommissioning facility has received what is believed to be first major North Sea floating production vessel to be disposed of in Scotland.
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Showcase to promote the Humber at International Shipping Week
The Humber’s opportunities will be promoted to around 15,000 industry professionals at London International Shipping Week for the first time.
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‘Bouncing bombs’ located and recovered
A specialised piece of underwater scanning equipment has been used to locate and identify WW2 ‘bouncing bombs’ in a Scottish loch, similar to the Barnes Wallis bouncing bombs used in the Dambusters raid.
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Pile lifting tool to be deployed on Horns Rev 3 windfarm
Houlder’s lifting equipment will be deployed for the installation of Vattenfall’s Horns Rev 3 windfarm off the coast of Denmark.
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Exploiting the advantages of being energy independent
Shippers are exploring wind and solar power as they strive to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by becoming more energy independent.
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More cyber awareness training needed to curb attacks
More understanding of cyber threats and recognition that they are increasing is needed, a security expert has declared.
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New CEO at Alphatron
Mr. Bart Brom 55 will be appointed as the CEO of integrated vessel bridge specialist company Alphatron Marine Group in Rotterdam in January 2018.
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Carbon monoxide tragedy is bitter lesson for commercial vessel owners and operators
Mark Arries, 26, and Edward Ide, 21 died in their bunks on the scalloper ‘Eshcol’ in Whitby Harbour, UK in January 2014. The men died from carbon monoxide poisoning after leaving a gas cooker burning as they slept.
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Iceni vessels chartered to support gravity foundation demonstrator
UK vessel operator Iceni Marine Services is supporting Strukton Immersion Projects B.V over the summer at the Blyth Demonstrator project with two of their most experienced vessels, Iceni Spirit and Iceni Courage.
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Pull-in contract
CWind, a UK-headquartered provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has announced that it has been successfully awarded a contract to deliver all cable pull-in services for 66 offshore wind turbines and one offshore substation at Merkur Offshore Wind Farm, which is currently being constructed 45km from the island ...
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Offshore wind dispute could change marine construction contracts forever
In early August, the UK Supreme Court published its judgment in the long-running MT Højgaard v E.ON dispute regarding the failed grouted connections on the foundations at the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm. The Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal, and held in favour of E.ON.
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RBS funding package enables Mainprize expansion
Mainprize Offshore Limited, a family-run workboat charter business operating multi-purpose vessels based in Scarborough, UK has expanded its fleet after receiving a funding package of almost £2m from the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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First Seacat charter for UK windfarm
A highly versatile catamaran has been chartered by Galloper Wind Farm Ltd to help the operator meet the logistical requirements for its new UK windfarm.
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Paul Hickinbotham appointed Dometic product manager
Paul Hickinbotham will drive product innovation and customer responsiveness as marine HVAC specialist Dometic’s EMEA Marine product manager.
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GB£1.5m OWA drives offshore wind cost reduction
A GB£1.5m investment by the Scottish Government into an offshore wind programme will help to reduce the cost of wind energy.