Industry News – Page 169
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NewsMarine robots improve marine inspection
Windfarm inspection and mapping of the underwater environment in situations that “defy existing technology” is to be made easier with marine robots.
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NewsDamen Twin Axe FCS delivered
Damen has delivered the Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 to Danish company, Sea Consult ApS, as it prepares to enter the offshore wind market.
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NewsDrydock planning for industry
Netherlands based Hydrographic and Marine Consultants BV (HMC) is attempting to “change market dynamics” with the introduction of its DryPlan dock planning system.
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EU funds for LNG
A collaboration between private infrastructure companies and the Ports of Gothenburg and Rotterdam aims to provide LNG for shipping by 2015.
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NewsThe very civil engineer
“My wake-up call was a project that, from an engineering point of view worked beautifully,” says port consultant Howard Holt. “What I didn’t see coming was that it would make 10% of the workforce redundant, virtually overnight.”
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Optimising processes
Austria based Palfinger Marine is pursuing a bold plan to gain competitive advantage through the continuous optimisation of its processes.
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Emissions proposals
The Global Shippers’ Forum has taken special notice of proposals from the European Commission to establish a system to reduce carbon emissions (CO2) from the maritime sector.
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NewsA plan for maritime security regulation
Maintaining high standards and sustained growth in the absence of formal market institutions is challenging.
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Supply chain security
The heads of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) met in London last month to discuss supply chain security and related matters, which cut across the mandates of the Organizations.
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NewsNew MAN engine academy
MAN Truck & Bus has opened a new engine academy in Nuremburg to train service personnel in handling MAN engines.
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NewsTangier Med Port security contract for G4S
Secure outsourcing group G4S has signed a new contract with the Tangier Med Port Authority and Tangier Med Special Agency to deliver a broad range of integrated security solutions at the largest secure site in Morocco.
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Cork beats trend
Despite the ongoing national economic downturn, Ireland’s Port of Cork Company has returned an improved performance in 2012 compared to 2011.
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Baltic outlook positive
Both the global and EU economy is set to pick up speed slowly over the course of the next year according to a report from Finland’s Centre for Maritime Studies.
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Antwerp LNG subsidy
Antwerp Port Authority has received positive news from the European Commission concerning its application for a subsidy for LNG.
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NewsPositive response for French boatbuilder
The French boatbuilder ACCF exhibited for the first time at Seawork this year with a vessel on the floating pontoons.
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NewsAEGIR-Marine represents Netherlands
Stern tube seal specialist, AEGIR-Marine, is to represent the Netherlands as a ‘National Champion’ in the 2013/14 European Business Awards (EBAs).
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World Maritime Day theme proposal
The IMO Council has endorsed a proposal by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to adopt ‘IMO Conventions: Effective Implementation’ as the World Maritime Day theme for 2014.
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NewsDamen wins prize for ‘green’ tug
Damen Shipyards Group has won third prize at a competition for the Top 100 Dutch ‘green’ companies for its ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid.
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NewsStrategic Marine delivers crewboat
Western Australia based shipbuilding company Strategic Marine, has delivered the ‘Jati Six’ crew transfer vessel for Malaysian based Dinasti Jti Sdn Bhd.
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News‘North American Arctic Marine Corridor’
A new policy brief issued this week says Canada’s federal government must prepare the country’s northern communities for the ‘New Arctic’.
