Industry News – Page 180

  • Alewijnse CEO Dick Alewijnse (left) and Pieter Smit, General Manager of AMG
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    RETEC gets renamed

    2013-03-25T16:21:00Z

    Electrical system integrator RETEC, based in Galati, Romania, has been renamed Alewijnse Marine Galati after full integration into the Alewijnse Group, fourteen years after its original purchase in 1999.

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    ISRA ship recycling

    2013-03-25T15:45:00Z

    At its 7th General Meeting in Dubai, the Netherlands based International Ship Recycling Association (ISRA) members underlined the importance of meeting European Union Ship Recycling requirements.

  • The new 'Delta Typhoon' has been developed over the last three years
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    New 'Typhoon' hull for Delta RIBs

    2013-03-22T16:46:00Z

    The UK''s Delta Power Services (Delta RIBs) has launched its new hull form, the ''Delta Typhoon'', and has received its first order for the new design.

  • London Gateway will be the UK’s first 21st Century major deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park
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    Special Award for London Gateway

    2013-03-21T16:52:00Z

    DP World London Gateway Port and Logistics Park received a Special Award for Engineering and Contribution to London’s Economy from the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) this week.

  • Kenneth MacLeod, president and Marcus Bowman, vice president of the UK Chamber of Shipping
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    New president for UK Chamber of Shipping

    2013-03-21T16:52:00Z

    Kenneth MacLeod, chairman of Stena Link (UK) Ltd, has become the new president of the UK Chamber of Shipping and has called on the UK Government to utilise the shipping industry to support economic growth.

  • The Oz government is getting a new Strategic Marine patrol vessel
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    Strategic Marine vessel for Gardline

    2013-03-21T15:28:00Z

    Global boatbuilder Strategic Marine, has been chosen to build a key patrol vessel for Gardline Australia on behalf of the Government of Australia.

  • Viking is continually raising the bar in safety
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    Viking shows its strength

    2013-03-20T15:03:00Z

    The Danish marine safety manufacturer, Viking Life Saving Equipment, has reported its ninth year of uninterrupted growth – quite an achievement in a difficult market over the last few years.

  • 'Queenscliff'
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    Wesmar thrusters for Australian ferry

    2013-03-19T17:33:00Z

    US based marine technology company, Western Marine Electronics Inc (Wesmar), has secured an order from Australia’s Hydraquip to install two commercial bow thruster systems.

  • The SeaVex excavation equipment was deployed from the DP2 Loch Roag vessel Photo: Red7Marine
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    Red7Marine completes SeaVex trial

    2013-03-19T12:07:00Z

    The UK’s Red7Marine recently trialled its SeaVex excavation equipment on a Lincolnshire windfarm to gauge which areas can be trenched to certain depths using a non-intrusive method avoiding live cables.

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    Rotterdam test tank

    2013-03-19T07:31:00Z

    MacArtney Benelux has the added a modern and fully equipped pressure tank facility to the company''s workshop in Rotterdam.

  • 'Cape St George'
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    Austal names first Cape Class patrol boat

    2013-03-18T15:30:00Z

    Global manufacturer of high performance aluminium vessels, Austal, has named the first of eight new boats being built for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

  • The vessel will be the world's first Air Support Vessel (ASV)
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    Tender competition launched for BB Green project

    2013-03-14T16:55:00Z

    A tender competition has been launched as part of the EU funded BB Green project for the construction of a full size prototype Air Supported Vessel (ASV) battery powered, fast commuter ferry.

  • Andrew Moffat, CEO, Port of Tyne, with apprentices Leigh Alder, Tom Hall and Jordan Gibson
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    More apprentices for Port of Tyne

    2013-03-13T16:44:00Z

    In a bid to address the 10.8% unemployment rate in the North East region of the UK, the Port of Tyne plans to more than treble its apprenticeships in 2013.

  • The event will provide career information within the ocean technology, marine science and offshore industry sectors
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    Career opportunities in ocean technology

    2013-03-12T18:17:00Z

    Graduates and students will be given the chance to meet potential employees face to face at this year’s Ocean Careers event, taking place between 9 and 11 April 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK.

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    New security guidelines for West Africa

    2013-03-12T07:30:00Z

    Maritime security and piracy protection specialist Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) has developed new guidelines for ship owners engaging maritime security services in West Africa.

  • Somali pirates apprehended. Their global cost is estimated at up to $6.9bn per year
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    New anti-piracy agency launches

    2013-03-12T07:30:00Z

    The Regional Anti-Piracy Prosecution & Intelligence Coordination Centre (RAPPICC), a multinational agency based in the Seychelles and largely funded by the UK government, has launched with the aim of targeting the leaders of piracy groups.

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    IMO leads praise for piracy reduction

    2013-03-12T07:30:00Z

    A number of international maritime groups have welcomed the recent decrease in the number of attempted and successful attacks against ships by Somalia based pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean.

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    Jeppesen - FarSounder

    2013-03-12T07:30:00Z

    Jeppesen and FarSounder have launched a joint promotion for the FarSounder-500 and FarSounder-1000 sonar systems.

  • Tugnology will focus on the design, construction, operation and economics of tugs
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    Tugnology ’13 comes alongside in London

    2013-03-11T16:53:00Z

    Final preparations are underway for this year’s Tugnology at the Britannia International Hotel in the London Docklands from 14-15 May.

  • The Second IMO GHG Study 2009 estimated that international shipping emitted 870 million tonnes of global man-made CO2 in 2007
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    IMO to update GHG inventory

    2013-03-11T14:47:00Z

    International experts met at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters recently to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping.