Industry News – Page 234
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NewsStudents play pirates at Lymington
The Poole UK based Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre, non-profit counter-piracy organisation, held a successful first Surveillance and Training Officer (STO) course last month.
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McMurdo sold to Oriola
The sale of the assets of UK emergency distress beacon manufacturer McMurdo was finalised on Friday 20 November when the transfer from Digital Angel Corporation to Orolia was completed. The purchase price was $9.6m as part of a cash free/debt free transaction with no transfer of Account Payables and Account ...
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NewsPD Ports goes to Canadian owners
The Middlesborough UK based ports and logistics business PD Ports confirmed last Friday that it is under new ownership, following the sale of 100% of its equity to Canadian based Brookfield Asset Management.
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Schat-Harding buoyant
Despite a rapidly contracting global shipbuilding orderbook, lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has secured a healthy US$10.6m of orders for new equipment in the last three months. The strong orderbook contains a spread of new products, such as the Stinger fast rescue boat, as well as tried and tested products ...
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Clements for RNLI
Clements Marine has been appointed to supply propellers to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for the charity’ s 44 strong fleet of Severn class lifeboats. The Severn class vessels, which are used in the toughest offshore conditions for saving lives, are currently undergoing an update programme to ensure optimum ...
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Sailors' Society Challenge
International seafaring charity the Sailors’ Society is ramping up support for its popular biennial Three Peaks Challenge, which sees teams from the shipping and related industries taking on the challenge of climbing Great Britain’ s three highest peaks in just 24 hours. The event, which takes place over 18 – ...
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NewsMarina developer sought on Isle of Wight
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has launched its search for a partner to design, build, finance and operate a new marina at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsEuropean Union buys into intruder detection sonar
Hampshire UK based Sonardyne International Ltd has won a contract worth in excess of € 1.5m with an EU research consortium for the supply of multiple Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonars (IDS).
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NewsPirate infested seas 'not fit for seafarers'
The International Transport workers Federation (ITF) threw down the gauntlet on Monday to those flag states and shipowners who have not taken action to fight Somali piracy to act now, before the threat makes it virtually impossible for seafarers to pass through the ever widening danger area.
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NewsAccolade for ABP's carbon reduction
Associated British Ports (ABP) has been awarded an accolade for reducing its carbon footprint when the company was officially certified by the Carbon Trust Standard for reducing its carbon emissions by 8.3% between 2006 and 2008.
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News'Scarborough' launches on the Clyde today
Two Offshore Patrol Vessels being built by BAE Systems in the UK for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago take a step closer to completion this week.
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NewsBroker appointed to sell newbuild 64m 'hover barge'
Marcon International Inc of Coupeville, Washington in the USA has been appointed as broker by the court appointed Interim Receiver and Receiver of Redfern Resources Ltd of British Columbia in nearby Canada to sell the specially designed newbuild hover or air cushion barge Monty.
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NewsReport highlights global decline of coastal carbon sinks
In a major report launched in Granada, Spain on Tuesday, scientists have sounded the alarm over the threats faced by coastal marine ecosystems such as tidal salt marshes, seagrass meadows, kelp forests and mangroves, which are key tools in combating climate change.
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NewsSister ship conversion highlights rules variations
Following the launch of the 17.8m passenger catamaran Rathlin Express at Arklow Marine Services in July this year, its sister ship, Lady Iona, also designed by Marine Design International (MDI) is currently undergoing conversion on behalf of Gordon Grant Marine at Mooney Boats in Donegal.
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NewsIBIA warns of forthcoming ECA conflicts for passenger ships
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has warned that from July next year passenger ships operating in European territorial waters could, during the course of one single voyage, be subject to three different limits regulating the amount of sulphur content in the fuels they consume.
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NewsCommerce and all that jazz at International WorkBoat Show
The International WorkBoat Show, presented by America' s WorkBoat magazine, returns to the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans USA on 2-4 December.
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NewsLucky 7th sailing for Gulf Maritime
Gulf Maritime sails into its seventh edition on the success of previous shows that have established its reputation as the region’ s most comprehensive maritime event.
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The Sea - An anthology of Maritime Photography since 1843
By Pierre Borhan Published by Flammarion ISBN: 978-2-08-030063-8 Hardback with slipcase, 300 pages Price £ 40.00
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Mooring and Anchoring Volumes 1 and 2
By I.C. Clark BSc, MSc, Master Mariner, MNI and W.Vervloesem AMNI Published by The Nautical Institute ISBN: Volume 1: 978-1-906915-93-4 Volume 2: 978-1-870077-941 Hardbacks, 270 pages Price £ 75.00
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Sea Survival Handbook - The RYA's complete guide to survival at sea
By Keith Colwell Published by The Royal Yachting Association ISBN: 978-1-905104-31-4 Paperback, 160 pages Price £ 10.99
