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Flag States Crucial to Marine Safety
18 Feb 2008
The role of a flag state in assisting shipowners to achieve safe and efficient operation of ships cannot be understated, according to John Ramage, managing director of International Registries (U.K.) Limited, which administers the Marshall Islands Registry.
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MJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
18 Feb 2008
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an optional Technical Visit on 2 November.
Diving & Underwater
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Black Cat Goes Diving Off Dover
18 Feb 2008
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched the eighth Wildcat 36ft catamaran for owner Gerry Dowd, who will operate it out of Dover to explore wrecks along the south coast of England.
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Commercial Diving Gets Feminine Touch
18 Feb 2008
Sub-Surface Engineering (SSE) graduate Lindsey Barrett was the only woman in a group of 14 trainees to complete an intensive eight week commercial diving course with the Professional Diving Academy at Dunoon in Scotland.
Dredging
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Dredgers Commended for Mammoth Discovery
18 Feb 2008
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has made special commendations for three sites operated by its member companies following their contributions to the advancement of marine archaeology and the understanding of our past.
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IHC Launches ‘Abul’ for Karachi Port
18 Feb 2008
IHC Holland Merwede has launched the 6,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Abul’ for Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan. Commissioning works continue in the Netherlands, with formal delivery scheduled for January 2008.
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Sensor Packages for Seven New Dredgers
18 Feb 2008
The Dutch specialist manufacturer of underwater equipment, Seatools, has signed a contract with Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group to supply the underwater sensors for monitoring the dredging process on board four hopper dredgers and three cutter suction dredgers currently under construction. The order is worth €500,000.
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Dredgers Delight Community at Newbiggin Bay
18 Feb 2008
A lowering of the seabed beneath Newbiggin Bay UK is believed to have exposed the coastline to serious erosion in recent years. The beach had virtually disappeared and damage to the seawall was increasing.
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Dredger Delivers Vroom with a View
18 Feb 2008
Italian dredger builder Italdraghe SpA delivered and launched a new, small SGT150C model cutter suction dredger for the beautiful coastal town of Casal Velino in Southern Italy in July. Casal Velino is within the protected Cilento National Park.
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Dredging Restores Depth at Island Harbour
18 Feb 2008
Jenkins Marine Ltd and Land & Water Services have been working together on a challenging project to dredge the Island Harbour Marina in the Isle of Wight. The works, which started in April, are due for completion by the end of this month, by which time some 23,000m3 of dredged material will have been removed and disposed of.
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Journal of Marine Aggregate Research Launched
20 Aug 2007
A 250 page journal summarising the findings of over £9m of research related to marine aggregate dredging has been launched by the Marine Environment Protection Fund (MEPF) in the UK.
Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow
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Coastline Makes Most of Survey Surge
18 Feb 2008
The 23m multipurpose research and survey vessel ‘MV FlatHolm’, owned by Coastline Surveys Ltd, has completed nearly three months continuous high performance vibrocore sampling in the Southern North Sea, English Channel and Bristol Channel for a variety of clients, and including works such as marine aggregates prospecting, windfarm geotechnical studies and port development environmental studies.
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Marine Measurement Forum
01 Sep 2007
The Hilton Brighton Metropole is the venue for the 41st Marine Measurement Forum on Wednesday 31 October. The occasional non-profit venture is dedicated to reviewing a host of issues affecting marine scientific measurements from research, instrumentation and survey perspectives.
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DP System for ROVs
01 Sep 2007
Edinburgh based SeeByte has launched its new SeeTrack Offshore V2.1 dynamic positioning system for ROVs which, it says, can also be retrofitted to existing craft.
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Seabat Multibeam Systems for UK Ports
01 Sep 2007
The Aberdeen Division of Denmark's Reson reports sales of SeaBat 8125 shallow water multibeam systems and associated equipment to PD Ports, Teesport and Peel Ports, which operates the ports of Mersey Docks & Harbour Company and Clydeport as well as the Manchester Ship Canal. This, the company says, follows earlier sales of similar systems to the ports of Barrow, Bristol, London and Tyne.
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UKHO Guide for Electronic Chart Carriage
01 Sep 2007
The UK Hydrographic Office, which has just been retained by the Military Survey Department of the United Arab Emirates to advise on planning and management for surveys of local territorial waters, has introduced a second edition of its Facts About Electronic Charts & Carriage Requirements
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RV 'Prince Madog' Available for Hire
01 Sep 2007
RV Prince Madog, the 34.9m Dutch built multi-purpose research vessel jointly operated by the University of Wales, Bangor and VT Group, is now available for charter at a special winter rate of £3,463 per day.
News
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Olympics Anticipated at Port of Tilbury
18 Feb 2008
The Port of Tilbury UK is providing an ideal stopping off point for two river buses travelling from Brisbane, Australia, to their final destination on the River Thames.The vessels, built for the Thames Clippers fleet, arrived at Tilbury on board the Edmongracht, and were unloaded in a carefully planned tandem lift operation, from ship to quay, then quay to water.
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Important Wind Farm Hurdle Overcome
18 Feb 2008
A potential threat to what is described as the world’s largest wind farm off the north Kent Coast has been lifted following a Government ruling on the siting of the onshore substation. London Array Ltd, a company comprising Shell WindEnergy, E.ON and DONG Energy, is proposing to install up to 270 wind turbines in the Thames Estuary 12 miles off the Kent and Essex coasts. Once completed and fully operational it is expected that up to 1,000 MW of electricity will be produced, enough to satisfy the needs of all the homes in Kent and East Sussex.
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New Look Cat in Med Service
18 Feb 2008
The high speed passenger ferry catamaran Tanger Jet 11 has gone into service between ports in Spain and Morocco for German shipowner Förde Reederei Seetouristik, FRS, after conversion at the BREDO Shipyard in Bremerhaven.
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Swansea Handling Gets Amazon Online
18 Feb 2008
The ABP Port of Swansea is serving as the handling facility for thousands of tons of concrete components for a new distribution centre being built by the online retailing giant Amazon on Swansea Bay.
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Funding Innovation for ‘ss Great Britain’
18 Feb 2008
Work has started in Bristol UK on the redevelopment of land alongside the Great Western Dockyard which will create a £3.5m endowment style fund for the future conservation and maintenance of Brunel’s iconic iron hulled steamship ‘ss Great Britain’.
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P&O Ferries Boosts Freight Capacity
18 Feb 2008
P&O Ferries has agreed to purchase a dedicated freight ferry in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations.The company will take delivery of the ‘El Greco’, currently operated by the Spanish shipping line Trasmediterranea, during September and will deploy the vessel on its Dover-Calais service to offer additional peak time and refit season capacity in a growing market. The ship will also be used as a refit relief vessel in P&O's Irish Sea and North Sea operations.
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Geoff Holt Conquers ‘Personal Everest’
18 Feb 2008
Quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt successfully completed his ‘Personal Everest’ quest to become the first disable person to sail around Great Britain on 5 September when his trimaran passed the South Cardinal buoy in Southampton Water 109 days after setting off. He had sailed 1,455 miles, stopped at 51 ports, and spent 58 days weather bound during one of the worst summers for weather in British history. He was accompanied throughout the journey by a fully crewed support RIB and additional team members following in three road vehicles, including his wife and five year old son.
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UKHMA Autumn Seminar Programme Finalised
27 Sep 2007
The UK Harbour Masters' Association Autumn Seminar will take place at the IMarEST Conference Centre in London on 17 October. The programme has proved a challenge to finalise but the result offers one of the most interesting ranges of topics in recent years. The line up of speakers includes the new UK Shipping Minister, and the new MCA Ports Liaison Manager.
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Port-Net Partners Meet in Hamburg
26 Sep 2007
After more than two years of workshops, conferences, best practice tours and several papers and studies being published considering the common challenges faced by ports across Europe, the EU’s Port-Net project holds its closing conference and general assembly in Hamburg this week. Delegates will be focusing on EU Port Policy at this final event, presenting a series of high profile speakers.
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Graham Gulf Commissions a Special Boat
25 Sep 2007
As Graham Gulf’s newest crew boat leaves the C&G Boat Works and goes into service this month it will mark a special memorial.
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Cardiff Celebrates Centenary of QA Dock
23 Sep 2007
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Cardiff celebrated the centenary of Queen Alexandra Dock with an official tree planting ceremony last week and the opening of a special photographic exhibition featuring images from the past 100 years of port operations.
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Batman Boat to Save the Planet
06 Sep 2007
The revolutionary New Zealand biodiesel powerboat Earthrace arrived in Amsterdam last week as part of its European promotional tour sponsored by Deutsche-Med of Rostock, Germany.
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St Petersburg Hosts Ports and Shipbuilding Conference
06 Sep 2007
Neva 2007, the 9th International Shipping, Shipbuilding, Ports and Offshore Energy Exhibition takes place on the 24th- through 27th of September at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Nicola Turns Port Waters Green
05 Sep 2007
The Port of London Authority's (PLA) Nicola Jenkins has scooped an international award for showing European ports how to "up" their environmental game.
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Wounded Warriors Sail the Channel
01 Sep 2007
At noon on 11 September, ten members of the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association (BLESMA) and two participants from its American counterparts The Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project (WWDSP) embarked upon a nine day sailing trip across the English Channel.
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MJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
01 Sep 2007
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an optional Technical Visit on 2 November.
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Britain's Best Maritime Technology Student
01 Sep 2007
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will take an active role in finding Britain’s Best Maritime Technology Student when it hosts the judging of this category in the annual SET awards (Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year) on 20 September.
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Flag States Crucial to Marine Safety
01 Sep 2007
The role of a flag state in assisting ship owners to achieve safe and efficient operation of ships cannot be understated, according to John Ramage, managing director of International Registries (U.K.) Limited, which administers the Marshall Islands Registry. Speaking at the The Motor Ship Propulsion Conference in Hamburg this week, Mr. Ramage said that the shaping of new maritime regulations, in depth investigations into vessel incidents and accurate round the clock technical support all come under a flag state’s responsibility and are essential to promoting safety at sea.
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Most Powerful Engines in Shipping History
31 Aug 2007
APL, the global container transportation company, has ordered eight MAN B&W 14K98ME-C7 engines, each generating a massive 84,280 kW or 115,000 BHP at 104 rpm, to power eight 10,000 TEU containerships from Korean builders.
News Snips
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Wartsila Propped Up
18 Feb 2008
Finland based marine engine manufacturers Wartsila has acquired UK propeller repair company McCall Propellers Ltd, which employs 33 people and had a turnover of £6.4m last year.
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Ports Policy Due
18 Feb 2008
Following the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) conference in Spain recently, the UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the EU to focus its ports policy on the key issues for shippers of port congestion and transportation links.
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IHC
18 Feb 2008
The IHC Holland Merwede shipbuilding group has acquired Apeldoorn based Vremac Hydraulics BV. The 50 year old company designs and fabricates specialist hydraulic cylinders for suppliers of hydraulic systems for the dredging and offshore industries.
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Catch the Wind
18 Feb 2008
Two more events reflecting the growth of the marine renewable energy industry in Europe are now on the calendar. The 2007 European Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition takes place in Berlin on 4-6 December. Further information at www.eow2007.info.
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Along Dubai for QE2
18 Feb 2008
Dubai World, which owns Dubai Ports World, which purchased P&O’s global ports operations last year, has now acquired the iconic ocean liner ‘Queen Elizabeth 2’ for $100m. The 40 year old, 70,000 ton cruise ship will be turned into a floating hotel alongside a pier at the Palm Jumeirah offshore development when it is retired from service in 2009.
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‘Passenger Pollution’
18 Feb 2008
‘Passenger Pollution’ at some European destinations has led cruise ship operators to look for relatively ‘unknown’ ports where their vessels can call. Delegates to a cruise workshop held by the EU ports network project Port-Net were told of the opportunities for ports to exploit the burgeoning market, with Europe the fastest growing cruise destination in the world, if they can provide some excursion services for passengers.
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Marine Radar at 60
18 Feb 2008
Another major milestone in the history of Kelvin Hughes Ltd. was achieved recently when the company celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the installation of its first marine radar.
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Diving and Handling
18 Feb 2008
The Professional Diving Academy has incorporated the RYA Level 2 Powerboat handling course into their complete commercial air diving courses.
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Partners Rewarded
18 Feb 2008
Marinecall, the seafarers’ dedicated weather service, which provides UK Met Office data by phone, fax and internet, has started an Affiliate Partner scheme which is available to harbour authorities and any other organisation whose members or customers require sound met advice.
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Giant Boxship Docks at Hamburg
17 Sep 2007
At the beginning of September the new flagship of the Chinese shipping company COSCO Container Lines Ltd docked at the Port of Hamburg for the first time. The 'Cosco Asia', with its slot capacity of 10,062 TEU, is the largest container ship to have entered the Port of Hamburg to date.
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More Shortsea
01 Sep 2007
The growing freight market between the UK’s River Thames and the Continent was boosted last month by the introduction of a new dedicated ro-ro service between the Port of Tilbury and Zeebrugge in Belgium.
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Coastal Port Agency
01 Sep 2007
Cory Brothers Shipping has been awarded a three year contract to provide agency services throughout the UK to coastal tanker operator James Fisher Everard, whose combined fleet will provide an anticipated additional 3,000 port calls per year.
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€310m for EU Shortsea
01 Aug 2007
The UK’ Department for Transport has invited bids for a share of some €310m to be available across Europe up to 2012 from the European Union’s Motorways of the Sea programme.
Port, Harbour & Marine Construction
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Seabed Drilling for Chinese Port Upgrade
18 Feb 2008
Qingdao Municipal Government in China is investing some $183m this year to upgrade Qingdao Port, which will have a massive container handling capacity of 12m TEU when 23 new deep water berths are built as a result of integrating Weihai Port. The Guangxi New Harbour Engineering Company has been hired to help build the berths by providing underwater drilling services. Their contract calls for more than 700,000 drill meters to be carried out, generally drilling 3m into the seabed to increase alongside depth to 15m. The seabed rock is predominantly hard granite and drilling is done with a 165 mm diameter drill bit and a 219 mm casing.
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Pier Works Expand River Transport
18 Feb 2008
Wandsworth Riverside Quarter, next to Wandsworth Park on London’s River Thames, is making an additional £100,000 investment in moorings at the new pier which allowed the Putney to Blackfriars river taxi service to start calling there this summer.
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Growing Interest in Sediment Stability
18 Feb 2008
Glasgow-based marine consultants Partrac Ltd are seeing a continued and rising interest in sediment stability instruments, the Cohesive Strength Meter (CSM).
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Extensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm
18 Feb 2008
A metocean design has been completed for the proposed ‘Round 2’ Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, planned for the southern North Sea off the UK’s North Norfolk coast, just inside the 12 mile territorial limit. Environmental design and risk management specialists Metoc plc did the work for operator Scira Offshore Energy.
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Marine Refuelling Challenge Met on Jersey
18 Feb 2008
When a Jersey based marine engineering company required unusual provision for their refuelling needs, Barnsley UK based Cameron Forecourt was able to provide a successful bespoke solution.
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New LNG Infrastructure for Zeebrugge
18 Feb 2008
The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied to the Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) for a domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship to ship transfer installation for LNG and high pressure natural gas in the Port of Zeebrugge.
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New Projects Boost Hamburg Port Capacity
18 Feb 2008
Two new expansion projects, one completed and one still to come, will further increase container handling in Germany’s biggest seaport Hamburg.
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MJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
18 Feb 2008
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an optional Technical Visit on 2 November.
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New Dock for River Cart
18 Feb 2008
The UK’s River Cart has been used for commercial traffic for the first time in at least 20 years by Steel Engineering, a tenant at the Westway Industrial and Distribution Park in Renfrew.
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Boxport Building at Global Trade Crossroads
18 Feb 2008
Moroccan authorities definitely met the deadlines on TangerMed port project, as APM Terminals Tangier, a subsidiary of AP-Moller Maersk, inaugurated the first container terminal of the huge complex on 27th July, the concession of which it won for 30 years.
Renewables
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Surface Coating Protects Wave Power System
18 Feb 2008
The Armourcote division of Surface Technology plc and specialist hydraulics components manufacturer Sun Hydraulics both based in Coventry UK, have worked closely together on the development of a new multi-layer anti-corrosion and anti-wear surface coating, ‘TriCem 3800’, specifically to protect vital hydraulic components used in the innovative ‘Pelamis’ wave power generation system, designed by Edinburgh based Ocean Power Delivery Ltd.
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Archimedes Installation at EMEC Next Year
18 Feb 2008
AWS Ocean Energy, the Ross-shire, Scotland based company behind the Archimedes wave energy device, scooped two prestigious awards at the EnergyOcean conference in Hawaii last month.
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Offshore Renewables Boost Ports Industry
18 Feb 2008
The 25 turbine Burbo Bank Offshore Windfarm was completed this summer on behalf of the Danish Company Dong Energy, culminating a hectic but successful installation period.
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REDS on Renewables Seabeds
18 Feb 2008
REDS Ltd (Reach Engineering & Diving Services Ltd) have this summer taken their first steps into the offshore renewable energy sector. In late June the Midlands UK based company were contracted to carry out works on the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm (BOWF) currently owned and operated by DONG Energy / Centrica.
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Planning Approval for Wave Hub
18 Feb 2008
The UK Government gave planning approval earlier this month for the world’s first large scale wave farm off the coast of Cornwall in South West England.
Safety & Training
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Sea Cadet’s Double Diploma Distinction
18 Feb 2008
A 17 year old from Sea Cadet and pupil at Nonsuch High School for Girls in Sutton UK was presented with two BTEC First Diplomas by local Member of Parliament, Siobhain McDonagh.
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Marine Firefighting for Turkey and Egypt
18 Feb 2008
A new marine fire fighting system designed by Anglesey based company Marinex, has won a five figure deal to supply high speed military patrol boats in Turkey.
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Screened Testing Ends EPIRB False Alarms
18 Feb 2008
With SOLAS amendments dictating that EPIRBs must undergo shore based maintenance at least every five years, the onus is on service companies and organisations to ensure that they have the correct equipment to undertake these service regimes.
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Transas Scoops SASMEX Training Award
18 Feb 2008
Transas won the Training Category Award at a ceremony which was part of the revived Safety at Sea and Marine Equipment exhibition (SASMEX) in Brighton UK. The SAMEX Award was presented for the first ever distance simulation based training of oil spill and rescue response operations based in the Baltic region, the GOFMEC Project.
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Lifeboats Delivery Surge in Norway
18 Feb 2008
Norwegian marine equipment manufacturer Noreq AS has built and delivered 19 lifeboats to Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for use on their semi-submersible crane vessels ‘Thialf’ and ‘Hermod’.
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New Lifejacket Moves Safety Standards Forward
18 Feb 2008
A new lifejacket has been launched by International Safety Products Ltd (ISP) of Merseyside UK to meet the needs of the Spanish fishing industry. Developed in conjunction with Aeromarine, the distributor of ISP products in Spain, the lifejacket has been designed to comply with new regulations requiring Spanish fishing crew to each carry personal radio locator beacons.
Security
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MCA Approves Marine Security Training
18 Feb 2008
Securewest International, which has specialised in maritime security for more than 20 years, has received official approval of its security training operations from both the UK’s Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the classification society Det Norsk Veritas (DNV).
Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston
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‘Bourbon Dolphin’ Questions Delay Anchorhandler Designs
18 Feb 2008
Deepwater offshore oilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and more environmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on the way, but designers are holding back on final designs until the outcome of the ‘Bourbon Dolphin’ tragedy is clear.
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TOWLINES
18 Feb 2008
Propulsion specialist Schottle GmbH & Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet the increasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007, Schottel’s headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik GmbH in Wismar have been merged to form the new Schottel GmbH, with its registered office in Spay and branches in Wismar and Hamburg. Schottel Schiffsmaschinen GmbH, also based at Wismar, will continue to develop and manufacture reliable, high efficiency controllable pitch propeller systems as an independent company.
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Washburn & Doughty Delivers ‘Eleanor F. Moran’
18 Feb 2008
Another shiphandling tug, typical of the new generation of vessels being produced in the USA to support oil and LNG terminal operations is the ‘Eleanor F. Moran’, delivered earlier in the year to Moran Towing of New Canaan, Connecticut. Currently working in the port of Norfolk, Virginia, the tug was completed by Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine.
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New BayDelta Tugs Chartered to Crowley
18 Feb 2008
Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for BayDelta Maritime Inc. Heralded as two of the most powerful 30.48m (100 foot) harbour tugs on the US north west coast, it was announced that Crowley Maritime, based in Seattle USA has agreed to charter both tugs.
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A Good Start for New Damen Design
18 Feb 2008
With the towage industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for powerful new tugs and shipyards reporting full order books, Damen Shipyard’s Tug & Workboat (T&W) Division is in a unique position to respond.
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More Orders for KST and a New Rotor Tug Design
18 Feb 2008
Anyone in the towage industry who doubted the likely success of the unique triple unit ‘Rotor Tug’ design when it was first introduced by Ton Kooren of Kotug in 1999, must surely be having second thoughts.
Vessel Launch
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‘Afon Cadnant – The Most Impressive Tug Yet for Holyhead Towing
18 Feb 2008
For over fifteen years Maritime Journal has reported on new vessels entering service with the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd and the work that they do. Over that period we have seen a range of purpose built vessels developed specifically for the company’s core business of providing supporting services for the dredging and marine construction industries.
Vessel Launch Macduff - ‘Seiont IV’
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New Buoy Tender for Caernarfon Harbour Trust
18 Feb 2008
The 12.8m buoy tender ‘Seiont IV’ has been delivered to its owner, Caernarfon Harbour Trust, after completing successful trials off Macduff in Scotland and sailing through the Caledonian canal and down the west coast to its home port.
