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Macduff Pilot Cutter Nears Completion
Work is progressing at Macduff Shipyards Ltd in Scotland on a newbuild 15.25m steel pilot cutter for Aberdeen Harbour Board.
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NewsUK Government Rejects Dibden Bay Proposal
As Maritime Journal went to press, the UK''s Department for Transport announced its decision to block the controversial £ 600m Dibden Bay container port facility proposed by Associated British Ports for its Port of Southampton .
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Eye In the Sky Spies Wind Energy Risk
The financial and engineering risks associated with offshore wind development and operation could be significantly reduced as the result of an investigative project using Earth Observation (EO) data which has been commissioned by the European Space Agency .
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Chain Ferries Under Build
The Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee hasawarded the £ 15m contract to build three new chain driven ferries for the service across the mouth of the River Tamar in Devon UK to Glasgow based Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd . The vessels are currently under build, with the contract specifying ...
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Floating Office Debuts
Marchwood UK based boat builders Blondecell Ltd have delivered their first ''Floating Houseboat'', a yacht-shaped structure with over 1,100ft 2offloor space which can be used for living accommodation, offices or as a restaurant. The Optimum 60 ''vessel'' was designed by Lymington Yacht designer Simon Rogers for London based company Waterspace ...
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NewsA Wing and a Prayer at Mostyn
All British ports will note with interest the outcome of the Port of Mostyn ''s maintenance dredging application for work that will enable the safe passage of specialist vessels carrying wings for the new 555 seat Airbus A380 superjumbo jet from Mostyn to France.
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Norcontrol Boosts Research
Norcontrol IT has invested in radar and tracking technology research by taking a controlling interest in Norwegian radar technology company Applied Radar Physics (ARP). The move will strengthen Norcontrol''s position with regard to the development of radar processing and tracking for VTS applications.
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NewsJail Term for Drunk Master
The jailing last month of the dredger master who crashed through Hythe Pier while under the influence of alcohol has been followed closely by the UK Government launching new alcohol limits for professional mariners. A crackdown on drunken sailors sets alcohol limits in line with those for drivers in a ...
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NewsGreenpeace Replaces 'Beluga' With German Cutter
Being completed at the small Fridtjof Nansen Shipyard inWolgast on the German border with Poland is the first survey ship ever to be built from scratch for the international environmental organisation Greenpeace .
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Cathelco Expansion Continues
Marine pipework anti-fouling and hull corrosion protection system specialists Cathelco Ltd continues the expansion of its activities in the marine equipment sector with the acquisition of former competitor Wilson Taylor Ltd .Complete service support for Wilson Taylor''s customer base, which numbers more than 30 shipyards and vessel operators worldwide, will ...
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NewsRNLI Reflects Well On Echomax
Following sea trials, the new Echomax Midi Basemount reflector has been chosen by the RNLI for their fleet of RIBs, replacing their active antennas.
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Metoc Expands for Marine Renewables
Consultants Metoc is further expanding its marine survey capabilities to meet the growing demand for services to the offshore renewable energy market. Services offered range from the on-site management of marine investigations, such as geophysical, benthic and other environmental surveys for Round Two of UK offshore wind farms, through to ...
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NewsTidal Turbine Pioneers Advance to Phase Two
Hampshire UK based Marine Current Turbines (MCT) has successfully closed a £ 3m equity funding round and launched a programme to develop a successor to the Seaflow Project , the world''s first 300kW offshore tidal turbine.
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PLA Launches Online Atlas
A new online shipping service world atlas has been launched by the Port of London .
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Bob Butcher RIP
Lyme Boats hold the exclusive rights to build and sell the GRP built Powerglide 30, which will be available in two versions.Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Bob Butcher, Chief Draughtsman at McTay Marine Limited , who died suddenly last month. Bob was an integral part of the ...
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HGVs Go East
New statistics released by the UK''s Department for Transport show that HGV''s are shunning the main channel crossings to Europe at the Dover Straits in order to avoid the permanently congested M25 motorway. For the first year on record, the number of goods vehicles crossing from Dover, Folkestone, Ramsgate and ...
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Pollution Specialists Expand
The Wales based emergency response and training company DV Howells , a subsidiary of Milford Haven Port Authority, haspurchased Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd , which had gone into receivership earlier this year. The purchase brings DV Howells extra capacity and expertise in its core markets of oil and chemical ...
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NewsWave Buoys Bolster Coastal Defences
Wave measuring buoys which could help warn of an impending flood have been strategically placed around the UK coastline as part of a three year monitoring project.
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Turku Production to End
The Wartsila Corporation hasannounced plans to cease engine manufacturing at its plant at Turku in Finland following consultation with personnel representatives. The move to reduce surplus engine capacity within the Group will result in 425 redundancies. Manufacturing will cease by the end of this year and the Turku factory will ...
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ABP's Green Website
With a decision imminent on its application to build a new box terminal at Dibden Bay, Port of Southampton, Associated British Ports has launched a website dedicated to promoting its environmental policies, activities and objectives. Visitors to www.environment.abports.co.uk canlearn about ABP''s environmental responsibilities, the initiatives it has taken to improve ...
