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Renewable Energy Congress Planned for Vienna
06 Dec 2007
Environmental experts from all over Europe and overseas will be gathering in Vienna for the first European congress for environmental technology and renewable energies, Envietech, which will run from 31 January to 1 February.
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Life Returning to Boscombe Pier
06 Dec 2007
A bracing walk out along Boscombe Pier near Bournemouth UK should be possible in the new year for the first time in almost 20 years now that a major reconstruction of the dilapidated structure is nearing completion.
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MCA Upgrades UK AIS Network
06 Dec 2007
The UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has implemented Phase 3 of the UK AIS network following successful Factory/Site Acceptance (FAT/SAT) testing of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT software upgrades to its C-Scope User Interface.
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Contract Signed for New Dartmouth Ferry
06 Dec 2007
The Dartmouth-Kingswear Floating Bridge Company, operator of the town’s Higher Ferry across the River Dart, has signed a contract with Pendennis Shipyard for the construction of a replacement vessel to be delivered in the summer of 2009.
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Salvors Can't Place Contract with the Weather
16 Dec 2007
When Smit Salvage started operations to remove the wrecked stern section of 'MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK Devon Coast in early November progress was brisk. Within one week hydraulically operated shears had removed most of the vessel’s 650 ton accommodation block and upper works. A 60 day first phase to cut the aft section down to just 4m above the waterline, in preparation for a return in Spring 2008 to lift the engine and remaining hull section, seemed achievable.
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UK Tidal Energy Welcomed in Canada
16 Dec 2007
British company Marine Current Turbines, the developer of SeaGen, the world’s largest and most advanced tidal stream energy system, has signed an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Tidal Energy Corporation to harness the huge tidal currents of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Oilfield Technology for Offshore Wind
16 Dec 2007
Classification society DNV had granted an approval in principle for a new offshore wind energy concept developed by Dutch offshore design company Sea of Solutions in close cooperation with partner Sparcs Products.
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To Russia with the IHMA
16 Dec 2007
St Petersburg in Russia has been announced as the setting for 2008 Congress of the International Harbour Masters' Association (IHMA). Hosted by the St Petersburg Maritime Port Administration with the support of the Russian Ministry of Transport, the event will take place next year on 12-16 May.
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New Shipbreaking Regulations in Pipeline
16 Dec 2007
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is taking action to address the unacceptable working conditions and poor environmental standards at many shipbreaking yards around the world. A new convention is currently being drafted to regulate the breaking up of old ships.
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Oceanology '08 Appears on the Horizon
16 Dec 2007
Leading figures from the marine science and ocean technology community will focus on the key themes of climate change, meeting future energy needs and ensuring environmental and civil security when the Oceanology International conference and exhibition returns to London next year.
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