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NewsDamen opens the doors on its first Workboat Festival
Damen Shipyards Group opened its doors recently welcoming a cross-section of customers and industry partners to a one-day event showcasing a selection of vessels from its varied workboat catalogue.
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NewsHydrofoil water taxi concept
A new concept of water taxi designed to operate on rivers has been developed in France. Called the Sea Bubble to reflect its shape this new water taxi is powered by electric thrusters and uses hydrofoils to reduce the power requirements, allowing the Sea Bubble to operate at speeds up ...
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Unobtrusive satellite tracker unit
Ireland-headquartered Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. has launched a new satellite tracker unit called STINGR into the EMEA market at Intermodal Europe 2016 in Rotterdam.
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Blue New Deal launch
The New Economics Foundation has launched its 20-point action plan which aims to revitalise the UK coast.
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NewsSupport services contract
Germany’s SeaRenergy and UK''s SMC have been awarded a contract for Offshore Support Services on the Veja Mate Offshore Wind farm off the German coast.
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Marine Maintenance Management
Conference organiser ACI has announced Amsterdam, The Netherlands as the host city for its 13th Marine Maintenance Management Conference taking place on 1st & 2nd March 2017.
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Insurer releases ‘Endurance Guide’
According to UK-headquartered P&I club The Shipowners'' Club the low oil prices and shipping rates of the past few years have presented some of the greatest challenges ever faced by many of its members. With this in mind the Club has just released, together with CTRL an ''Endurance Guide'' to ...
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NewsInnovative dredgers recognised
European dredging specialists DEME and Royal IHC have been awarded a DPC Innovation Award for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Trailing Suction Hopper Dredgers which are currently under construction.
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NewsLagersmit expand to Poland and Baltic States
Netherlands-based Lagersmit is expanding its global service network in Poland and Baltic States in cooperation with Baltmarine Trading - which is already responsible for Lagersmit sales in the Baltics and Poland.
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NewsSurvey Cheetahs
Isle of Wight, UK-based catamaran builder Cheetah Marine has recently been awarded contracts for four hydrographic and environmental survey catamarans.
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FORESEA programme awards support to ten offshore renewable energy technology developers
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action) Programme has awarded a ‘Recommendation for Support’ to ten ocean energy technology developers.
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NewsDutch Dredging down under
Dutch Dredging is to sign a ten-year deal to carry out maintenance work for five New Zealand port authorities.
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NewsLiverpool2 official opening
Peel Ports’ £400 million Mersey investment Liverpool2, has been officially opened at the Port of Liverpool, UK by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP.
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NewsType 26 deal could secure Clyde shipbuilding for decades
UK-headquartered defence company BAE Systems has confirmed that the first steel will be cut on the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat Ships in Glasgow in summer 2017, subject to final contract negotiations with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
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NewsShip building blueprint for 3D printing
3D printing is set to cause ‘turmoil’ in the ship building industry until 2050, according to the National Institute for Shipping and Shipbuilding (NISS).
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NewsUnmanned offshore vessel first
The UK’s Automated Ships Ltd (an M Subs Ltd subsidiary) and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the "world’s first full-size unmanned and fully-automated offshore vessel."
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Blohm+Voss acquisition approved
The German Fair Trade Commission has approved the acquisition of Blohm+Voss GmbH by Luerssen Maritime Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG.
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New appointment at Effebi S.p.A
Effebi S.p.A. has appointed Fabio Bonaccorsi as its new production manager for military shipbuilding.
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Intermarine appoints new director
Intermarine UK Ltd has appointed Mark Giles to the board of directors as director for sales.
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Radio Holland appoints new GM
Jan-Arie Sepers has returned to Radio Holland as general manager, where his career began 26 years ago.
