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Ship & Boat International: eNews September/October 2017 Capable of safe operation in wave heights of up to 2.7m, and technician transfers in conditions up to 2.3m Hs, Strategic Marine’s new StratCAT 30 and 38 concepts are intended to grant wind farm service operators greater scope for vessel availability and utilisation. | |
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MEPC 71 serves up pragmatic solutions | |
The Naval Architect: September 2017 The 71st session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee was one of the most keenly anticipated in years and for some parties at least it didn’t disappoint. | |
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Green Corridor bulker design heralds sustainable future | |
The Naval Architect: September 2017 The Joint Industry Project is set to provide a sustainable solution to the transportation of iron ore and coal between Australia and China and pave the way for greener shipping. | |
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Putting the safety into battery-driven propulsion | |
The Naval Architect: September 2017 Canadian-based energy storage solution provider PBES is determined that quality comes first in the rush towards electrification. | |
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ROC steady | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
Towage operator Svitzer and power systems giant Rolls-Royce showed the marine sector a glimpse of the future this summer, with the successful completion of tests of a shore-controlled tug in Copenhagen, Denmark. | |
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Making waves in the US ferry sector | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), which provides ferry services to six cities within the state of Virginia, US, has taken delivery of the first of three new ferries, which were ordered to replace an older, existing trio on its Norfolk-to Portsmouth route. | |
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Optimistic Mainprize delivers offshore CTV | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
UK boatbuilder Mainstay Marine has delivered a brand new crew transfer vessel (CTV) to a Scottish tug owner and operator, as part of a contract distinguished by a “short build timescale”, the yard reports. | |
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Voyaging by volcano | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
A new ferry designed to provide a lifeline, domestic service to the Vestmannaeyjar, or Westman Islands, in the extremely challenging conditions off the southwest coast of Iceland, has been ordered from a Polish yard for delivery in June 2018. | |
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A new twist for the ProZero | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017
Danish designer and builder Tuco Marine has delivered what is the first vessel in its ProZero workboat range to have been specially customised for deployment in the aquaculture sector. | |
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Under the microscope | |
Ship & Boat International: eNews August 2017 Rivertrace Engineering's Smart PFM 107 utilises optical recognition algorithms to distinguish between all oil particles, solids and gas particles sized up to 500µ | |
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Cost-effective solutions help keep customers satisfied | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2017 MAN Diesel & Turbo is extending its range of maintenance, repair and refit services offered for both 2 and 4-stroke engines, meeting customers’ requirements for reduced overall costs and lower emission levels, in particular. | |
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Marseille returns large drydock to service | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2017 Following a large-scale renovation, the port of Marseille’s Drydock 10 is back in business for the first time in 17 years. | |
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BWT retrofit delay attracts mixed reviews | |
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2017 The IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has recently agreed to delay the deadline for existing vessels to retrofit ballast water treatment systems, a decision that has not been universally welcomed. | |
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Austal approaches completion of Cape class and starts work on PPB-R project | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2017 Recent weeks have seen Austal Limited in Australia approaching completion of construction of the Royal Australian Navy’s Cape class patrol boats and starting work on a new class of Pacific Patrol Boats. | |
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First Type 23 PGMU implementation set to start | |
Warship Technology: July/Aug 2017 The first Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to receive the Power Generation and Machinery Control and Surveillance (MCAS) Update (PGMU) package will enter upkeep at Babcock’s Devonport dockyard during the third quarter of 2017. | |
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