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Hijacked Belgian rock dumper released from Somalia
The Belgian rock dumper MV Pompei, which had been seized by Somali pirates in April, was released on Sunday after ransom money was dropped into the sea near the vessel.
New contracts jack up DEME’s wind farm portfolio
Within days of opening festivities for the offshore wind farm at Thornton Bank off the Belgian coast, the Antwerp based DEME Group announced its involvement in three more offshore wind farm projects across Europe, representing €110m of works which will keep DEME teams employed for several years.
EU cooperation required to improve marine safety
EU states must work more closely together to improve maritime safety, a senior European Commission official warned last week.
Wind farm vessel operator changes hands
DONG Energy has paid some DKK 700m to purchase offshore wind farm installation vessel operator A2SEA from Dansk Kapitalanlæg, Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond and Clipper Projects, plus a series of minor shareholders.
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Innovation Award winner doubles production
The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Award at Seawork 2009 went to KPM Marine D.E. Ltd last week for its versatile KPM Run Dry Pumping System.
UK port rates on Parliamentary tightrope
British ports were dealt a blow last week as the House of Commons objected to the amendment of the Business Rates Supplement Bill. But the Lower House may still have a fight on its hands if the House of Lords remains firm.
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The shallow draft tug ‘AK Bars’ nears completion at Hepworth
For well over a decade the names Holyhead Towing Company Ltd and Hepworth Shipyard Ltd have become virtually synonymous. The two companies have collaborated closely to produce a succession of custom designed multi-purpose tugs at the Humberside shipyard at Paull.
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CEDA Dredging Days finds ‘tools for the future’
The CEDA Dredging Days 2009 conference and exhibition will be held alongside Europort Maritime in the Conference Centre of the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on 5 and 6 November. Its theme will be ‘Dredging tools for the future’.
