Industry News – Page 220
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NewsNew diesel fuel standards discussed at Seawork
Changes to the standards for marine diesel fuels have been causing anxiety and some confusion throughout the industry.
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NewsSubmarine rescue training underway in Spain
Submarine rescue specialists and other experts are in Spain last month to prove rescue systems and procedures developed to rescue submariners from worst case scenarios.
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NewsVision of ‘Port 2060’ in Antwerp
More than 50 years after the start of containerisation, Cargotec has envisaged the way the port of the future might look against a possible backdrop of game-change technology and innovation.
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NewsBelfast marks centenary of Titanic launch
Belfast marked the 100th anniversary of the launch of one of the city''s most famous creations, RMS Titanic, on 31st May 2011.
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NewsImpressive RheinFantasie enters service
Big demand for special functions on the Rhine motivated the building of the €10m multi-function event ship RheinFantasie, whose owners have this time plumped for a monohull newbuild instead of a second catamaran.
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NewsSeaweed may become a marine industry
Seaweeds and micro-algae have been receiving increasing interest and investment over recent years, and may at some point become one of the UK’s established marine industries.
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NewsPiracy and what SAMI is doing about it
The numbers of reported maritime security incidents off Somalia and in the Indian Ocean continue to grow, writes Steven Jones of the newly formed Security Association for the Marine Industry (SAMI).
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NewsDeputy PM backs Green Port Hull
Nick Clegg, UK Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam, visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull late last month to see for himself the proposed Green Port Hull site.
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NewsACES high with a green trump card
Bodewes Binnenvaart bv (part of the Damen Shipyards Group) has pioneered a unique way of meeting increasingly strict environmental standards while simultaneously saving on fuel costs - ACES.
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NewsHytech acquisition strengthens IHC Merwede
Netherlands based specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede acquired vessel equipment supplier Hytech on Tuesday, further securing its position in the offshore market.
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NewsConference on underwater pollution threats
An international conference, Wrecks of the World II: Evaluating and Addressing Potential Underwater Threats, will take place on 6 and 7 June in Maryland USA to investigate global pollution concerns.
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NewsHERCULES strengthens engine performance
The Germany based operation of America’s Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed new piston ring simulation techniques that will help make future marine engines more fuel efficient.
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NewsLongest Ro-Pax completes Kiel’s conversion
The first call on Wednesday by Stena Scandinavica at Kiel’s Schwedenkai Terminal saw Stena Line’s new ship generation switch on the Kiel-Gothenburg ferry route.
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NewsBottom line concerns could cost Green UK
If the UK government puts its concerns about the bottom line deficit first, it could end up by losing the economy many billions of pounds of vital investment in green energy projects.
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NewsMarco Polo heads for the sea
Following a thorough selection and negotiation process, 32 new Marco Polo projects are set to receive a share of the €57m funds earmarked under the 2010 Call for proposals.
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NewsArguments rumble on as foghorns fall silent
The sudden quietening of the Alderney and Guernsey foghorns has caused a ruckus of a different nature.
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NewsBiggest Bight cat sails through check
The biggest and most modern catamaran in the German Bight, Halunder Jet, has had a two week overhaul and class check at Bremerhavener Dockbetrieb (BREDO).
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NewsFloating boxport plan for Scapa Flow
An innovative plan for a floating container port that could be located at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands could bring enormous benefits to Scotland’s economy.
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NewsAUVs locate lost Air France flight
After two years, one of the strangest and most worrying puzzles of recent times, the loss of Air France Flight 447, may be about to be solved with the finding of the wreckage some two and a half miles down.
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NewsAction on illegal diving at shipwrecks
English Heritage has issued a warning that action will be taken against anyone illegally accessing, damaging or removing items from protected historic wrecks.
