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New school provides seafarers’ children with safe space to learn

Hundreds of Filipino pupils will no longer have to be taught in shacks and tents, thanks to a new storm-proof school built by maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society. The six-classroom school was built for the seafaring community of Lipayran island in the Philippines, which was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. The original buildings were …

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Artemis Technologies opens new manufacturing facility in Belfast

Artemis Technologies has opened a new facility on Belfast Lough as it prepares to commence testing of its transformative new Artemis eFoiler(R) electric propulsion system. The 42,200 sq ft facility in Titanic Quarter’s Channel Commercial Park, will house the company’s manufacturing and engineering teams as it brings to market a range of green technologies and …

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Nippon Paint Marine’s new Fastar antifouling earmarked for COSCO Shipping VLCC fleet.

COSCO Shipping has indicated it will coat its entire fleet of VLCCs with Nippon Paint Marine’s new antifouling system FASTAR® once initial applications have been evaluated. The hulls of the passenger ferry COSCO Star and the 56,000dwt bulk carrier Xin Liu Lin Hai will each be coated with the game-changing antifouling at drydockings scheduled later …

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Partners Group to acquire North Star, a leading provider of offshore infrastructure support services

Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire North Star an operator of specialized vessels that offer emergency response and rescue as well as essential offshore wind maintenance services, from Basalt Infrastructure Partners.  Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, North Star is an established infrastructure company with a …

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DEME further reinforces fleet with acquisition of offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’

DEME has entered into an agreement with Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’. Representing a substantial investment, this move highlights DEME’s commitment to its customers, and supports the continued growth of the offshore wind industry. This latest addition to its vessel fleet also confirms DEME’s mission to build …

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Offshore wind jackets transported efficiently for assembly

The Greater Changhua 1 and 2a Offshore Wind Farms are located approximately 35km-60km off the coast of Taiwan’s Changhua County. They are being constructed as part of Taiwan’s transition towards renewable energy use.  Mammoet-Giant Taiwan joint venture has supported construction of these wind farms by providing a range of high-level engineering and design services, as …

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Viking Line ends an exceptional year with faith in the future

Like 2020, 2021 was an exceptional year for the entire world, including Viking Line. The operating environment was highly unfavourable due to the pandemic, as were the economic consequences. At the same time, the company experienced a number of positive events during the year. Mariella, one of  Viking Line’s seven vessels, was sold in May, …

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