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Par Skipper le lundi 2 octobre 2017
Picture wooded slopes in the foothills of the French Alps, mostly old-growth hazel with roe deer roaming free, and a long, long way from the sea. A patched-up road leads to a lake and an eighteenth-century hunting lodge. Believe it or not, many a sailor — from Mississippi pilots to Russian captains of ice-breaking LNG carriers — has fond memories of this bucolic setting. Not far from here is the Palais idéal, or Ideal palace, a curious masterpiece built by French postman Ferdinand Cheval between 1879 and 1912.
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Par Skipper le lundi 2 octobre 2017
On 21 July, Naval Energies, a subsidiary of French naval shipbuilder Naval Group (ex-DCNS), held a first stone laying ceremony marking the start of work on its new tidal turbine plant at Cherbourg on France’s north-west coast. This is the world’s first plant designed specifically to assemble tidal turbines. The building measures 150m by 37m, for a covered area of 5500 sq.m, with a ceiling height of 20m and two heavy-lift cranes, each rated at 90t.
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Par Skipper le lundi 2 octobre 2017
Making the most of last week’s favourable weather conditions, Belgian operator Deme set up the foundation for the Q34 substation at the site selected for the Rentel windfarm off Zeebrugge, Belgium. The leading role was played by Deme’s DP2 Innovation heavy-lift jack-up vessel, which took just 72 hours to do its job.
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