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  • World's 'Greenest' Catamaran Ordered in Norway

    01 Dec 2006

    Construction of what is being billed as the ‘greenest’ boat ever built’ has begun at Norway’s Fjellstrand Shipyard for the environmental organisation Green Warriors of Norway (GW) in Bergen.  

  • New AMOT Distibutor

    01 Dec 2006

    AMOT has established a new authorised distributor partner in Germany, Lehmann & Michels, for its XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system.  

  • Global Marine Jobshop

    01 Dec 2006

    The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) has launched a new marine proffesional employment service for its 15,000 members in over 100 countries.  The service is open to marine companies looking for qualified and skilled professionals and for IMarEST members looking for a change of career or job.  

  • EMEC Backs Harmonisation

    01 Dec 2006

    The European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC), which represents some 1,250 companies across Europe, has welcomed the Draft EP TRAN Committee Report's amendments to the European Commission's Draft Classification Societies' Directive.  

  • GL Workers Reject BV Bid

    01 Dec 2006

    Bureau veritas' latest takeover bid for rival classification society Germanischer Lloyd has been rejected as hostile by the GL Works Council, which has three representatives on the seven member board which will shape the German group's response to the French bid.  

  • 25.4m German Police Fleet Renewal

    01 Dec 2006

    Schleswig Holstein’s State Waterways Police (WSP) has completed a Europe-wide tender process by awarding orders for four patrol boats to home shipyard Fassmer as part of a €25.4m fleet renewal programme.  

  • Fos 2XL Go-Ahead

    01 Dec 2006

    Container throughput at the French port of Marseilles-Fos rose by 4% for the ten months to the end of October, including a 7% increase to 542,000 TEU on east-west trades through Fos,where construction of the Fos 2XL extension is set to start following ratification of the concession agreement between the port authority and two private operators.  

  • All-Woman Tall Ship

    01 Dec 2006

    The Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) of the UK unveiled plans last month at Sail Training International's annual conference in Poland to compete in the Tall Ships Race 2008 with the competition's first all female crew.  

  • A Load Off the Road at Lowestoft

    01 Dec 2006

    The ABP Port of Lowestoft has played an important role in relieving road traffic pollution by handling brewery plant equipment for local company Adnams. Nine stainless steel brewery tanks built in Germany and valued at some £1.5m were manufactured in Germany and shipped to Lowestoft on board ‘RMS Scanlark’ for onward delivery to Adnams’ Sole Bay Brewery at Southwold in Sussex.  

  • 'World's Largest Ferries' for Stena

    01 Dec 2006

    Aker Yards has signed a contract with Stena Rederi AB of Sweden to deliver two innovative super ferries in the first and third quarters of 2010. The €400m contract includes options for two further vessels and demonstrates Aker’s ability to operate effectively across borders, with the basic design of the vessels to be undertaken in Finland and the build in Germany.   

  • Dutch Courts Put Heat on Ports

    01 Dec 2006

    Following a reorganisation of the Justice Department in the Netherlands last year, and as a result of an ongoing restructuring of the Coast Guard, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of criminal prosecutions being pursued against the shipping industry and against maritime personnel.  

  • EPS Thruster Grabs Dutch Innovation Award

    01 Dec 2006

    The prestigious 2006 Dutch Maritime Innovation Award went to Van der Velden Marine Systems in presentations at Groenekan near Utrecht last month. The prize completes a successful year for the company’s EPS Thruster, which had also won the DAME Award at METS 2005.  

  • Wizards of Oz

    01 Dec 2006

    Dover UK based Burgess Marine, which supports Incat fast ferries across the globe, sent a dedicated team of employees to Incat Tasmania's Hobart shipyard in Australia for a specially developed 'in-house' training course.  

  • Online Licensing for Ships

    01 Dec 2006

    UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched an online lifetime licensing service for ships' and amateur radio.  

  • Buoyant BV Pursues Wary GL

    01 Dec 2006

    French classification society Bureau Veritas is enjoying a record breaking year, with turnover expected to reach €1.8 billion by the end of this month. Speaking at a reception at Trinity House in London last month, managing director Bernard Anne said the group is doubling in size every five years and would soon be larger than any other two or three classification and certification bodies put together, with a fleet of more than 7,400 ships representing some 53.8m gross tons.  

  • Multraship Refloats Tank Barge Newbuilding

    01 Dec 2006

    Salvage and towage company Multraship has successfully salvaged a tank barge newbuilding which grounded during heavy weather while under tow from Gdynia to Nantes. The tank barge NS702 (to be named Limosa 2) was under tow from a Gdynia shipyard when it broke away from the Polish tug Ajaks during a storm and grounded on the rocky beach at Hope Point, near Newhaven, on December 7.  

  • Emden Maintains SWATH Momentum with German Customs Boats

    01 Dec 2006

    Emden based Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first boat is scheduled for delivery in November 2008, the second one in June 2009.  

  • New Drogheda – Rotterdam Container Service Launched

    01 Dec 2006

    A new Europe Lines container service between the ports of Drogheda and Rotterdam was launched last month, initially with one vessel sailing on a weekly basis every Friday evening from Barge Centre Waalhaven to arrive on Monday at Drogheda.  

  • Schat-Harding Expansion

    01 Dec 2006

    Lifeboat and davits supplier Schat-Harding has extended its wholly owned global service network with the purchase of Cadiz based Equipos Aquanor, an established independent lifeboat servicing station covering the ports and shipyards of Spain and Portugal.  

  • HME Website Update

    01 Dec 2006

    The Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME) has launched a restyled website at www.hme.nl, where visitors can find information about Dutch equipment and maritime suppliers or subscribe for email postings of HME sponsored events.  The site is available in Dutch and English.  HME members receive a weekly update on worldwide shipbuilding, new orders and market rumours.  

  • Princess Supports Seafarers' Centre

    01 Dec 2006

    HRH The Princess Royal visited the Southampton Seafarer’s Centre recently to attend the annual meeting of volunteers and supporters.   

  • ‘Rokia Delmas’ Pollution Response Underway

    01 Dec 2006

    Salvors continue to study options for the ro-ro container ship ‘Rokia Delmas’, which ran aground off the French Atlantic coast port of La Rochelle in late October and has now been declared a total loss by its insurers. Efforts continue to refloat the vessel and the maritime prefecture in Brest, which is overseeing the salvage operation, does not want the vessel to be broken where it lays. With miles of beautiful sandy beaches, the nearby coastal area is a prime tourist destination and is also rich in oyster farms.  

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