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10 Aug 2010 - New wave-piercing cat crew boat design
The Australian-based Incat Crowther has been contracted to design an innovative 28m wave piercing catamaran crew boat to support offshore oil and gas operations. Developed in conjunction with Topaz Shipbuilding in Dubai, UAE, for a large petroleum firm, the vessel features a new and cleverly developed layout. As the original...

2 Aug 2010 - Julie Elliott MP to sponsor SSA House of Commons Networking Lunch
SSA are pleased to annouce that Sunderland Central MP, Julie Elliott is sponsoring the annual SSA House of Commons Networking Lunch on 28th October 2010. We would hope to improve on last years lunch which was a resounding success. Julie, has always been a great support of Shipbuilding and Shiprepair,...

19 Jul 2010 - UK. Composite Mouldings Ltd turning waste into pram dinghies
Composite Mouldings Ltd (CML) based in Southampton, UK, has found a sustainable solution for using up excess materials, left over from their manufacturing process. They have started manufacturing a pram dinghy made up entirely of surplus materials. By creating a product, from the otherwise redundant stock, they are preventing the...

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10 Aug 2010 - RR wins more offshore orders
Rolls-Royce has won orders to design and equip five offshore and special purpose vessels plus options worth in total around £80 million the last few weeks. The company has signed a contract with Italian shipyard, Rosetti Marino, for delivery of an integrated Rolls-Royce equipment system, including propulsion systems, rudders, deck...

10 Aug 2010 - Jurong Shipyard extends their relationship with AVEVA by selecting the latest AVEVA Marine solution
AVEVA Group plc (LSE:AVV) one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced that Jurong Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has extended its association with AVEVA by selecting AVEVA Marine (12 Series) as their engineering and design...

10 Aug 2010 - Strength Meets Efficiency with Brevini’s Hybrid Posiplan Gearbox
The Posiplan gearbox from Brevini Power Transmission utilises an innovative mix of planetary and helical gears, matching the best features of each technology. The resulting solution is a powerful, efficient and compact hybrid design.

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23 Aug 2010 - New offshore wind demo sites announced
The Crown Estate, which has responsibility for 55% of the UK’s foreshore and all seabed out to the 12 nautical miles limit, has awarded four companies with leases and exclusivity agreements in England and Scotland respectively to test new wind turbine technology in the marine environment.

23 Aug 2010 - German police patrol boat quartet completed
Police in the state of Schleswig-Holstein have taken delivery of the last in a series of four powerful new patrol boats which will add a new dimension to German supervision of extended coastal waters in an increasingly busy sector of the Baltic.

23 Aug 2010 - Two million kWh milestone for tidal turbine
Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen, the world’s first and only commercial scale tidal stream energy turbine, has passed another electricity generation milestone. The 1.2MW SeaGen, located in Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland), has delivered its two millionth unit of electricity into the UK electricity grid.

 

Employment Vacancies

Electrical Design Engineer

Salary: Salary dependant on experience
Closing date: 2010-08-25
Design electrical and electronic system for RFA and commercial ships. Projects include preparation of specifications for modernisation of existing ships and designs. PLEASE READ ATTACHED PDF FOR MORE INFORMATION