Industry News – Page 257
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NewsLatvian SWATHs get engine change
The new SWATH patrol boats being built by Germany''s Abeking & Rasmussen for the Latvian Coast Guard will boast MAN propulsion rather than the MTU engine technology of earlier 25m vessels.
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NewsUnderwater noise is news in Southampton
The marine environment is subject to both natural ambient noise and man made noise from sources such as shipping, offshore oil and gas platforms, renewable energy generators, seismic surveys, piling, sonar, fisheries and marine aggregate extraction.
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NewsSouth Boats finds winners from Seawork
Isle of Wight based boatbuilder South Boats Special Projects won contracts for four more boats from the June Seawork event, a sales surge which operations director Ben Coleman said was worth ' in the region of £ 22m' .
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Another famous Belgian
The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this ...
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Harbour Master's views sought
The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this ...
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Minister supports seafarers
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.UK Shipping Minister Jim Fitzpatrick MP met a delegation of port chaplains from as far away s New Zealand, Brazil and Ghana at the Sailors' Society Global Port Chaplains Conference ...
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Acquisitive big Brude
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Brude Safety AS of Aalesund in Norway has purchased the boat and equipment builder Holen AS, which is located at Sula, near Aalesund. Holen AS manufactures marine deck equipment, MOB ...
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Silence in Iceland
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Specialist marine exhaust systems designer and manufacturer Halyard has appointed Asafl ehf as distributor or its products in Iceland, where the fishing industry accounts for more than half of the ...
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Coastwatch website launch
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) has launched a new website (see www.nci.org.uk) incorporating the domain sites and details for every NCI watch station operating around the UK coastline. Of the ...
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Quayside cable factory
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Teesport UK based PD Ports has signed a 15 year lease with subsea cable manufacturer JDR Cables Ltd which will provide JDR with a 100,000 sq/ft factory on the deepwater ...
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Risk sharing loan funds Estonia ferry
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is stepping up its support in Estonia by providing ¢ 25m in support of investment in maritime transport. A finance contract with AS Tallink Grupp was signed in Tallinn.
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NewsMAIB addresses dangers of enclosed space working
The UK''s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has addressed long standing concern regarding the risks to seafarers working in enclosed or confined spaces on board ships.
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NewsBreakdown assistance extended to workboats
UK specialist marine warranty company ShoreGuard has introduced its marine warranty and breakdown assistance service to commercial vessel owners operating within the EU.
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NewsA yacht in the new 400 ton travel hoist of Pendennis in Cornwall.
An asset finance deal has enabled Cornwall UK based super-yacht builders Pendennis to acquired a new travel hoist capable of carrying vessels of up to 400 tons.
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NewsMarine industry and environmentalists unite
Associated British Ports'' (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Link''s (Link) joint statement on the draft Marine Bill, citing it as an excellent example of industry and environmentalists working together ...
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Port security consultation
HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...
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Shipping soared in 2008
British shipping turnover grew from £ 9.5bn in 2007 to £ 11.9bn in 2008, an increase of over 25%, according to new figures produced for the UK Chamber of Shipping by the Office for National Statistics. Sea transport has thus taken third place in the services sector behind financial services ...
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NewsMaster Plan Progress for Bremore Ireland Port
Bremore Ireland Port Ltd, the joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to develop a Port Master Plan for the new € 300 million deepwater port at Bremore in north ...
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NewsFunding Innovation for 'ss Great Britain'
Work has started in Bristol UK on the redevelopment of land alongside the Great Western Dockyard which will create a £ 3.5m endowment style fund for the future conservation and maintenance of Brunel''s iconic iron hulled steamship ''ss Great Britain''.
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NewsP&O Ferries Boosts Freight Capacity
P& O Ferries has agreed to purchase a dedicated freight ferry in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations.The company will take delivery of the ''El Greco'', currently operated by the Spanish shipping line Trasmediterranea, during September and will deploy the vessel on ...
