Industry News – Page 274
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NewsMarine Softwre Solutions at NorShipping
At Nor-Shipping 2007 marine transportation software solutions provider Transas will present the full scope of its solutions for navigation, maritime training and vessel traffic services.
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NewsThreat Detection Becomes More Affordable
As with most new technologies, thermal imaging cameras for maritime safety and port security applications have seen a price drop recently.
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Marine Workers' Support
The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering and Manufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to support employees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within these industries.
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'WD Fairway' Refloated
Salvage operations in China refloated the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger last month after it had grounded in mud following collision with the 9,200 TEU containership ''MSC Joanna'' in March. Boskalis'' jumbo dredger ''WD Fairway'' had been dredging a new navigation fairway for the Port of Tianjin when the ...
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Brokers Acquired
Liverpool''s oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers & Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing from Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the company''s own investment.
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ComNav in Sweden
British Columbia, Canada based autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into the Scandinavian market by appointing Stockholm based True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.
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Scientist Heads IMarEST
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has appointed the first scientist to ever serve as President.
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Kalmar's American Expansion
Scandinavian based cargo handling equipment supplier Kalmar Industries has acquired the assets and business of America''s Virginia based Port Equipment Service Inc (PES).
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Vetus Auctioned
Dutch marine equipment manufacturer and supplier Vetus Den Ouden has been acquired by ABN AMRO Capital, the private equity business of ABN AMRO, in a competitive auction.
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Camper in Turkey
Camper & Nicholson Marina Investments Ltd (CNMI), floated as an AIM-listed specialist marina investment company in January, has made its first acquisition.
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MJ Goes Live Online
A new online edition of Maritime Journal was lunched at the Ocean Business 2007 exhibition and conference in Southampton UK last month.
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NewsRecord New Lifeboat Order from RNLI
Devonport UK based DML have recently secured a contract from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for what is described as the largest single contract ever awarded for lifeboat construction.
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NewsDublin Pilots Take Delivery of Newbuild
Cork based commercial boatbuilders Safehaven Marine have delivered a new Interceptor 42 ‘ All Weather Pilot Vessel’ to the Port of Dublin.
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NewsGreen Light For Offshore Gas/Wind Co-Development
Eclipse Energy UK plc has been granted consent to construct and operate the Ormonde offshore wind farm and to generate and export electricity from the adjacent Ormonde Gas Fields development, thus completing the series of principal permissions necessary to construct the world''s first co-development of offshore gas and wind.
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NewsRenewables Showcase Bursting at the Seams
If records are made to be broken then All-Energy ''07, the UK''s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, looks set to shatter all the glass in its trophy case when the event returns to the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 23-24 May.
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NewsPan-European Coastal Flooding Project Launched
A pioneering EU funded project to promote the innovative use of multi-national maritime search and rescue (SAR) resources when dealing with major coastal inundation, caused by events such as tsunamis and tidal surges, was launched in London last month.
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NewsDragon Boats Battle for Charity
The British & International Sailor''s Society (BISS), a charity operating in almost 100 ports worldwide, has launched the BISS Dragon Boat Challenge 2007 fundraising event. Sponsored by BP Shipping and Cargill, the spectacular team event will take place on Dorney Lake at Eton UK, venue for the 2012 Olympic rowing ...
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NewsAberdeenshire Support for RNLI
Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has solidified its support for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution with a visit from chief executive Alan Campbell and a £ 1,000 donation.
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NewsEurope-Oz Trade Link Spans 75 Years
''MV Texas'', a 66,532gt ro-ro vessel operated by Wallenius Wilhelms led a flotilla of boats under the Sydney Harbour Bridge last month in a ceremony marking the iconic structure''s 75th anniversary.
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Boost for Merseyside 'Superport'
A lobbying campaign to raise the profile of Merseyside''s growing maritime sector is gathering momentum, with a number of well known figures publicly declaring their support.
