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NewsPollutant Recovery Drops in 2006
International Salvage Union members recovered over 566,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year.
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NewsSatellite Swoop on Marine Polluters
The European Marine Safety Agency (EMSA) launched a satellite based observation system last month which detects illegal discharges and accidental spills from ships at sea in European waters.
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'Clean Seas Award' to Pollution Fighters
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has won the Lloyd''s List ''Clean Seas Award'' for the second year running for its continuing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its deep sea operations.
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NewsTwin Cats Make Anglers and Divers Purr
Seawork exhibitor South Boats Special Projects Ltd has launched two newbuilds, the 4th and 5th South Catamaran 36/11m MkIIs and the 39th and 40th 11m vessels built by the company.
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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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NewsFrench Yard to Make Seawork Debut
First time Seawork exhibitor Chantier Naval Ernest Sibril is currently building a third 15.5m pilot boat for owner Les Abeilles Tangier Med.
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NewsApeks/Aqua-Lung Dive Into Seawork
Apeks Marine Equipment/Aqua-Lung UK makes its first appearance at next month''s Seawork International exhibition on Stand D2 within the DiveWork section of the show.
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NewsNew Dive Support Ship Backs Weser Works
Conditions for divers working on civil port construction and maintenance projects on Germany''s Weser have been improved by a new diving support vessel Taucher Bremenports, which has just gone into service.
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NewsInteractive Shipwreck Exhibition to Open
Any European with an interest in diving and underwater exploration who is planning a holiday in Florida this summer will take note of a new exhibition scheduled to run from 22 June through to 31 January 2008.
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NewsNorwegian AUVs Curry Favour
Norway''s Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with the shipyard Alcock Ashdown Ltd of Gujarat in India for advanced AUVs and subsea systems.
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NewsHol Blank Bolsters Weser Terminal Expansion
Now supporting Bremerhaven''s ever increasing need for round the clock berth and basin dredging is the new ¢ 4.4m water injection dredger Hol Blank following its completion at Lloyd Werft.
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NewsJenkins Marine Expands Dredging Activities
Dorset UK based Jenkins Marine is making continuing progress in the development of its dredging support operations.
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NewsDutch Dredger Builder Triples Profits
IHC Holland Merwede, the Dutch shipyards group which is global market leader in the design and construction of dredgers, has announced staggering results for 2006, with sales doubled to ¢ 1bn and net profit tripled to ¢ 31.2m.
