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  • Tesla’s Gigafactory in the US which builds lithium ion battery cells Photo: Tesla
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    DP World looks to Tesla technology

    2017-02-15T16:16:00Z

    DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have discussed the potential uses of Tesla technology for DP World’s global operations.

  • Kongsberg's integrated Walk-to-Work system will be installed on 'Olympic Orion'
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    Olympic gangway

    2017-02-14T11:24:00Z

    Norway -headquartered international marine technology company Kongsberg has announced that its motion compensated, integrated Walk-to-Work gangway system will be installed on Olympic Shipping’s windfarm Multipurpose Offshore Vessel ‘Olympic Orion’.

  • Dignitaries arrive for the opening of Cuxhaven Maritime Safety and Security Centre
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    Cuxhaven Maritime Safety and Security Centre

    2017-02-13T17:18:00Z

    On February 9, 2017, the official opening of Germany’s Cuxhaven Maritime Safety and Security Centre took place in the presence of Federal Minister Alexander Dobrindt, MdB, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

  • 'DC Eems' prior to conversion
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    Kooiman to convert dry cargo vessel into a trailing suction hopper dredger

    2017-02-10T14:45:00Z

    Kooiman Marine Group in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands has received an order for the conversion of dry cargo vessel ‘DC Eems’ into a trailing suction hopper dredger for operating client Group De Cloedt.

  • His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is pictured being welcomed on board Multraship’s Emergency Towage Vessel ‘Guardian’ Photo: ANP
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    Royal recognition for Multraship

    2017-02-09T16:08:00Z

    The newly renovated De Ruyter Maritime and Logistics College in Vlissingen and Multraship have received the royal seal of approval from His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands.

  • Siem Moxie operating at a Veja Mate foundation
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    SOC completes cable works at Veja Mate

    2017-02-08T10:57:00Z

    Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has completed its cable installation work off the Veja Mate Offshore Windfarm.

  • Mr Stevenson joined Aderco from Simplex-Turbulo
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    New UK investments for Aderco

    2017-02-07T15:56:00Z

    Aderco has opened a new operational base in the UK to serve the marine markets in the UK, US and Caribbean.

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    Cimco gets new Head of Sales and Marketing

    2017-02-07T14:52:00Z

    Cimco Marine, the Swedish manufacturer of the OXE diesel outboard has announced that Vladimir Jigarov has returned to Cimco and the OXE Diesel project, to serve as new Head of Sales and Marketing.

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    Seakeeper posts impressive numbers

    2017-02-06T16:42:00Z

    Seakeeper Inc, the US-headquartered marine stabilization specialist, has announced that the company sold more than 1,000 gyros for the first time in company history, continuing its trend of doubling total shipments every two years. Sales of Seakeepers for boats under 50 feet were up 95 percent last year.

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    Port of London trade highest this decade

    2017-02-06T15:50:00Z

    Trade in the Port of London in 2016 reached the highest this decade, rising 10% to top 50 million tonnes for the first time since 2008.

  • Poole Maritime Festival takes place from 15-21st May 2017
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    Poole party

    2017-02-06T10:14:00Z

    Preparations for the UK’s Poole Maritime Festival and European Maritime Day, Poole 2017 are nearing completion.

  • Busy naval architects can save hours by downloading Vestdavit's 2D and 3D designs
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    Cut and paste davits

    2017-02-03T15:23:00Z

    Norwegian boat lifting specialist Vestdavit’s digital library of 2D and 3D davit drawings has now been made available to naval architects and shipyards via the web, allowing them to download davit CAD files to include in their vessel conceptualisation files on a ‘cut and paste’ basis.

  • Dredger 'Samuel de Champlain' will be retrofitted with LNG propulsion by a yard yet to be decided  (©NSNP-A.Bocquel)
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    EU co-funded LNG dredger trial

    2017-02-03T11:05:00Z

    S/F SamueLNG Project, lead by France’s Dragages Ports started in mid December, in the Port of Gijon, Spain and is the first phase of the Global Project ‘Towards a Blue Atlantic Arch by 2025’.

  • Pictured at the launch are Professor Tony Lewis, Emeritus Beaufort Professor at University College Cork,  Katie Lynch, Research Engineer, MaREI, and Dr. Jimmy Murphy, Co-ordinator of MaRINET2. Pic: Diane Cusack
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    Ireland to lead MaRINET2

    2017-02-02T15:20:00Z

    An investment of €10.5 million in EU funding for marine renewable test facilities was recently announced in Dublin by University College Cork.

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    Ukrainian seaports increase cargo turnover

    2017-02-02T14:58:00Z

    According to the online data of the Ukrainian Seaports Authority, in January 2017 the volume of cargo handling in Ukrainian seaports reached over 10 million tons, which is 14.6% more than in the similar period of 2016.

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    Anders Invest acquires Lagersmit

    2017-01-27T15:55:00Z

    Netherlands shaft seal specialist Lagersmit Sealing Solutions B.V. has become fully owned by Anders Invest Co-Invest Fund 1, a fund which bundles the investment power of Anders Invest, De Hoge Dennen and 11 other coinvestors.

  • PM shaft generators can be used to create cost-effective electricity and save fuel
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    The Switch sets its sights on the marine market

    2017-01-26T09:43:00Z

    Finland-headquartered permanent magnet power generation specialist The Switch is targeting growth of 200% within the marine segment in the next five years.

  • 'MPI Adventure' on site at Sandbank
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    ‘MPI Adventure’ ahead of schedule on Sandbank turbines

    2017-01-25T11:02:00Z

    Netherlands-owned MPI Offshore’s jack-up ‘MPI Adventure’ has installed its 72 SWT-4.0-130 turbines on the Sandbank offshore wind farm three months ahead of schedule, as the vessel has erected six complete offshore wind turbines per cycle.

  • 'Seajacks Scylla' has a usable deck space in excess of 5,000 square metres
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    ‘Seajacks Scylla’ mooring system upgrade

    2017-01-25T09:39:00Z

    The world’s largest jack-up vessel ‘Seajacks Scylla’, recently visited the Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG) terminal in the Waalhaven, after her first successful assignment on phase 1 of the Veja Mate Offshore Windpark project.

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    Euromaritime 2017 exhibition

    2017-01-24T10:55:00Z

    The Euromaritime event will take place from 31 January to 2 February 2017 at the Paris Porte de Versailles.