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  • The car carrier Baltic Ace sank shortly after the collision on Wednesday evening
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    Ship sinks following North Sea collision

    2012-12-06T17:31:00Z

    Five crew of the car carrier Baltic Ace have died and six remain missing after the ship sank following a collision with the container ship Corvus J some 60 miles off Rotterdam on Wednesday evening.

  • The propeller upgrade took place at Svendborg Shipyard, Denmark
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    MAN propeller upgrade for gravel dredger

    2012-12-06T16:27:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ division has performed a propulsion upgrade for a 900 m³ dredger in cooperation with owner, Saudi shipowner and constructional engineering company, National Chemical Carriers (NCC).

  • PTC's Vibrodrivers offer reduce noise emissions
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    Reduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm

    2012-12-06T12:11:00Z

    Denmark based offshore wind developer, DONG Energy, has chosen a trio of 200HD Vibrodrivers, made by French pile driving technology manufacturer, PTC, as an alternative solution to hydraulic hammers for its Anholt offshore windfarm to reduce noise emissions.

  • News

    Wilhelmsen acquires Novenco

    2012-12-06T07:30:00Z

    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has acquired Novenco Fire Fighting A/S (NFF) in a move that will strengthen its portfolio of marine and offshore fire fighting products and services.

  • News

    New agency agreement

    2012-12-06T07:30:00Z

    Marine products and services provider Fendercare Marine has signed an exclusive agency agreement with the Norwegian marine equipment supplier, Maritim Trading AS.

  • News

    SOS in Washington

    2012-12-06T07:30:00Z

    The 2013 Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) event will take place in Washington DC on 22-24 April.

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    ISU response to CMI

    2012-12-06T07:30:00Z

    The International Salvage Union (ISU) is disappointed that the CMI Conference in Beijing did not support its proposals for modest change to the 1989 Salvage Convention.

  • News

    Baltic boom

    2012-12-06T07:30:00Z

    Baltic sea ports'' cargo volumes reached all time high in 2011.

  • The ‘Thassos VII’ has been safely delivered to Chile by Redwise
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    Redwise delivers ferry to Patagonia

    2012-12-05T17:59:00Z

    Netherland’s based global ship delivery and crewing company, Redwise Maritime Services, has delivered Greek passenger ferry ‘Thassos VII’ ferry to its new owners in Patagonia, Chile.

  • 'Jie Long'
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    Damen redesigns dredger for Chinese project

    2012-12-05T15:02:00Z

    Damen Dredging Equipment has redesigned the ‘Jie Long’ dredger, owned by Chinese company, CCC Guangzhou Dredging Co, to adapt it to cutter dredging for a Chinese infrastructural project.

  • Icom UK’s MXS-5000 MarineCommander
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    New Icom navigation system

    2012-12-04T17:36:00Z

    Marine navigation expert, Icom UK, has launched its new MXS-5000 MarineCommander product - a fully integrated and fully customisable navigation system.

  • Damen has concluded its 11 vessel contract with a Rescue Gear ship for DMS Maritime
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    Damen Rescue Gear Ship for DMS Maritime

    2012-12-04T15:00:00Z

    As part of an 11 vessel order for Sydney based DMS Maritime Pty Limited, Dutch shipbuilder, Damen, is building a Rescue Gear Ship for the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine fleet.

  • Steven Jones MSC BSC (Hons) MNI, author of 'Maritime Security - a practical guide'
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    Nautical Institute launches new security guide

    2012-12-03T17:12:00Z

    The UK''s The Nautical Institute, has launched a practical security guide in a bid to create a security culture for the maritime industry that works both onboard vessels and ashore.

  • The 'DCI Dredge XIX'
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    IHC Merwede dredger delivery

    2012-12-03T16:42:00Z

    Netherland''s based dredging expert, IHC Merwede, has delivered a 5,500m³ trailing suction dredger to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) three weeks ahead of schedule.

  • The ECDIS training course is intended for deck officers
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    MCA approves Videotel’s ECDIS training

    2012-12-03T14:46:00Z

    UK based maritime training company, Videotel Marine International, has received Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approval for its CBT ECDIS training course.

  • Shipbreaking on the beaches of South Asia is often conducted in dangerous working conditions
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    Pressure for green ship recycling in Europe

    2012-11-29T15:59:00Z

    Ship recyclers based in the EU are concerned that the future European regulation on ship recycling will divert even more end of life vessels to Asia.

  • Txaber Goiri presented the view of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
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    Role of Port Community Systems highlighted

    2012-11-29T15:57:00Z

    “Let’s not re-invent the wheel”. This was the key message to come out of the European Commission’s e-Maritime conference in Brussels this week.

  • The controlled explosion caused a 76m high plume which was visible from shore
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    Dredged mine safely detonated off Kent

    2012-11-29T15:57:00Z

    British Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonated a large German mine off the Kent coast on Tuesday after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.

  • Geoff Billington, sales director, ISP
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    ISP launches new Hydrostatic Release Unit

    2012-11-29T15:09:00Z

    The UK’s International Safety Products (ISP) has launched a new disposable Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU), the SeaMate HRU VE-1.

  • Van Oord's pontoon 'Weert' will be used to carry out the work
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    Van Oord awarded Perkpolder development contract

    2012-11-28T16:39:00Z

    Dutch dredging contractor, Van Oord, has been awarded the contract for the Perkpolder area development project in the Netherlands.