Industry News – Page 98
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NewsOpen source tool for wave and tidal arrays
Wave and tidal energy design tool DTOcean has been launched as an open source software package. The tool’s developers say it will assist project developers to design wave and tidal energy arrays by identifying optimal layouts, components and procedures.
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News‘MPI Enterprise’ completes Nordergünde turbine installation
As 2016 drew to a close, Netherlands marine construction major MPI Offshore (a Vroon subsidiary) announced that its wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) ‘MPI Enterprise’ had completed its installation of 18 6.2M126 Senvion turbines at the Nordergründe offshore windfarm.
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NewsCoast Guard LARS
Netherlands-headquartered TBV Marine Systems, part of High-Tech Solutions & Design B.V., has recently finished the commissioning for eight FRC/RHIB Launch and Recovery systems (LARS) that have been delivered for four new vessels ordered by the Kuwait Coast Guard from the Zamil Offshore Shipyard in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsWoolwich ferry replacements
The three ferries that currently operate the Woolwich Ferry service across the River Thames, UK are 53 years old and are now reaching the end of their useful life.
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NewsAutomated fully electric ferries
Norwegian ferry operator Fjord 1 is building two pure battery ferries to meet Norwegian Government requirements for zero-emission technology.
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DeepOcean investment completed
The Triton investment firm has completed its investment in DeepOcean Group Holding, a leading provider of subsea services for the oil, gas and renewables industries.
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NewsNorsafe contract with Swedish Coast Guard
Norsafe has signed another contract with the Swedish Coast Guard (KBV) to deliver nine new Magnum 750 MKII boats.
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NewsAlgerian fish farming catamaran
Piriou has secured an order for a newbuild aluminium catamaran for the Algerian fish farm, Eurl Zizou, its first vessel built entirely in Algeria under the ECOREP-Pirou joint venture.
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Vroon extends vessel contract with KVH
Vroon has extended its contract with KVH, choosing the mini-VSAT Broadband network for connectivity services onboard more than 140 of its vessels.
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NewsKerrie Forster: Acta Marine
Human nature is at least part of the reason workboat regulations will never be perfect, explained Kerrie Forster: “If you change the goalposts someone will make something that will only just fit - and eventually you’ll have to change the rules again to deal with the new issues.”
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NewsActa takeover
Holland’s Acta Marine Wind Services BV has confirmed the completion of full management take-over of the operations related to the 10 unit strong Crew Transfer Vessel fleet it acquired early 2015 from Workships Contractors.
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NewsNew developments for marine surveyor’s standards
An industry technical working group expects to officially launch the Workboat Code Edition 2 soon which hopes to be recognised and adopted internationally.
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News100th anniversary for Radio Holland
Radio Holland Group, based in Rotterdam, has celebrated its 100th anniversary in the maritime shipping industry.
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NewsSignificant award
South Boats IOW Limited (designer), Blount Boats (builder), and Atlantic Wind Transfers (operator) have jointly won ‘The Most Significant Vessel of the Year 2016’ award at the International Workboat Show in the USA.
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An alternative to battery power storage?
New research has developed technology which could revolutionise the capabilities of appliances that have previously relied on battery power to work.
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Oil dumping fine for Princess Cruises
Princess Cruise Lines has pleaded guilty to dumping oily waste at sea and is set to be fined $40m, the largest penalty of its kind.
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NewsFloating wind turbine testing
A floating wind turbine has undergone extreme testing at Ireland’s national ocean test facility as part of a two-day offshore wind energy conference hosted by the MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy in County Cork.
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NewsAward for Fugro GeoServices
Fugro GeoServices has been awarded Gold Metal status in the 2016 UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards.
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NewsEuropean Maritime Day 2017- sponsorship packages still available
European Maritime Day is the annual meeting point for Europe’s maritime community to network, discuss and forge joint action. The EMD 2017 conference and exhibition will be held on 18-19 May 2017 in Poole, UK.
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NewsLife Cell achieves SOLAS certification
Australia- headquartered Life Cell Marine Safety has announced that its buoyancy device, Life Cell, has achieved SOLAS certification. The certificate of Type Approval as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance was granted by Lloyds Register under the IMO resolution A.580 (13) and the LSA code regulation I/1.2.
