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Export cable contract for offshore wind farm
Swedish company ABB AB has been awarded the contract for the export cable at the planned Belgian offshore wind farm Rentel.
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Alphatron Marine signs AlphaBridge contract for first Damen SOV
Netherlands-headquartered Alphatron Marine has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of the AlphaBridge including an IT and entertainment package for the first Service Operations Vessel (SOV), providing comfort and safety to the offshore and wind industry.
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MPI Adventure contracted
Specialist offshore wind construction vessel ‘MPI Adventure’ has been contracted to assist with the commissioning works on the offshore substation of the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm in German waters.
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World’s first ‘offshore’ aquaculture development
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Fisheries has approved Norway’s first development concession enabling Ocean Farming AS, supported by global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime AS, to build the world’s first automated ‘exposed’ aquaculture facility.
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Two Damen FCS for SeaZip
SeaZip Offshore Services has taken delivery of two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610. Continuing the company’s vessel-naming convention, the new additions will be known as SeaZip 5 and SeaZip 6. The Netherlands-headquartered offshore service provider now has six Damen FCS 2610 vessels in its fleet.
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Humphree and Volvo Penta
Swedish propulsion giant Volvo Penta has announced that it has signed an agreement to become the major shareholder of the Swedish trim tab and stabiliser specialist, Humphree.
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Underwater cavitation cleaning technology
The Cavitcleaner System is a new innovative underwater cavitation cleaning technology that has been developed by divers, for divers.
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Ewoud Visser: DUC Marine
“You can’t stay still in this kind of market,” said Ewoud Visser of DUC Marine, the Netherlands-headquartered offshore services group. “You have to make a decision about whether to scale up and meet the new challenges, or just downsize.”
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Rescue effort continues in the Aegean
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has announced that it will remain fully committed to developing the maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability of the Greek volunteer service in the Aegean.
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Royston systems help CalMac meet emissions target
Innovative fuel management technology is helping Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) meet its targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Germans upgrade newbuild propulsion
Good experience with the sounding and survey boat ''Visurgis'' has prompted German inland shipping authorities to build another – but bigger and with greater Schottel NAV propulsion clout than its predecessor.
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Companies encouraged to protect client data
UK certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) is urging customers in the marine industry to consider whether they require ISO 27001 certification to ensure they meet international standards of information security management.
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SEA Europe seeks US opportunities
SEA Europe is seeking support from the United States of America for an ambitious maritime manufacturing chapter in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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HMS Scott at Gibdock
The largest vessel in the Royal Navy’s Hydrographic Squadron, HMS Scott, docked at Gibdock’s Gibraltar yard for a 19-day maintenance period.
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Marine division of Jeppesen acquired
Digital Marine Solutions has announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the marine division of Jeppesen.
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Lithium-sulphur battery project on track
In October 2015 a consortium of UK companies and academic partners, led by UK-based specialist in extreme environments technology, Steatite, began an R&D project to develop a battery pack that will be pressure tolerant up to depths of 6,000m.
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New gearbox portfolio from ZF
German-based ZF has an unrivalled range of gearboxes for marine and offshore applications.
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Next Geosolutions wins first multimillion pound contract
Italian geoscience and engineering service provider, Next Geosolutions, has secured a £12m survey contract from UK-based Prysmian Group for the MONITA Project in the Adriatic Sea.
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Port-based test for WEC cements innovation partnership
The Port of Milford Haven in the UK and development company Marine Power Systems (MPS) have signed an agreement of closer collaboration thanks to the recent successful testing of a pioneering wave-powered renewable energy technology.
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New Sat-Fi system connects to any Wi-Fi device
UK-based Global Telesat Communications has announced it will distribute the new Globalstar Sat-Fi system enabling connection between Globalstar satellites and any Wi-Fi enabled device, such as a smartphone or tablet.