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NewsDI to Build Island at Ras al Khaimah
Belgian contractor Dredging International has signed a contract with private stock company Rakeen Development for the reclamation of an artificial island off Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ¢ 50 million contract adds to a string of projects which Dredging International is currently ...
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Coordination of Contaminated Sediment Strategy
Port areas around the UK are being expanded to deal with ever increasing maritime trade. In order to maximise the economic advantages this presents, dredging of seabed sediments is being undertaken to provide safe operational navigable depths. The historical and contemporary industrial legacy has, however, created zones of contaminated sediments, ...
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NewsJan De Nul to Deepen Colombian Port
Jan de Nul has signed a contract with the Instituto Nacional de Vías (INVIAS) to dredge the access channel at the Port of Buenaventura in Colombia. The port is situated on the Pacific coast of Colombia and is considered one of the most important ports of the region.
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NewsDOP Saves Explosive Dredging Situation
Works have been ongoing to enlarge the Twentekanaal, an important shipping channel in the east of Holland. Enlargement will allow the canal to accommodate larger ships and will also provide additional capacity for water drainage. The project was proceeding in a normal fashion until explosive devices were found in the ...
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NewsBallast Water Breakthrough at Greenwich
The movement of organisms via the transport of water from one ecosystem to another can lead to serious ecological, health and financial consequences in the host environment.
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'White Knight'Buys GL
hamburg based classification society Germanischer Lloyd has been rescued from the hostile takeover advances of French rival Bureau Veritas by local tycoon Gunter Herz, who has now acquired over 95% of GL''s shares.
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Wartsila Buys Schiffko
The Wartsila Corporation completed the acquisition of German ship design company Schiffko shortly after Christmas. Shiffko specialises in the planning and design of ships, specialising in the container, research and offshore vessel market sectors. It also provides consultancy and project management services for ship owners and shipbuilders.
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Kalmar Buys a Ferrari
Global handling equipment provider Kalmar Industries has acquired Italy''s CVS Ferrari Group, strengthening its market position and service capabilities in Southern Europe and other Mediterranean markets.
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NewsStudents Lay Up Skills for the Future
Over 400 children aged thirteen and fourteen from fifteen schools on the Isle of Wight took part in a project last month to study boat design and create their own catamaran. The aim of the project was to introduce glass fibre and all its properties to young people using a ...
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IMCA's Norwegian Head
It its biennial board changes, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed its first ever Norwegian president. Knut Boe, senior executive vice president for marine operations and technical resources in Technip''s offshore branch, also becomes chairman of the IMCA''s Overall Management Committee (OMC).
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James Fisher Buys Everard
James Fisher created the largest UK owned shipping and marine services group last month with the £ 350m purchase of rival product tanker operator FT Everard.
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Torque Talk Returns
The second conference on The Science of Making Torque from Wind has been scheduled for 28 to 31 August at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) at Lyngby, 10 miles north of Copenhagen.
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NewsMustang's Match with Incat Crowther
Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd has signed a cooperation agreement with Australian design house Incat Crowther which gives the Pembroke Dock based boat builders exclusive rights to build Incat Crowther designs for customers in the UK and Ireland. Mustang Marine anticipates that the demand will be for workboats and ferries in ...
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News'Arrow' Flies to Falmouth
The second VT Halmatic 16m pilot boat was named ''Arrow'' and entered service in ceremonies conducted at the Port of Falmouth last month. Arrow is the second of two new Camarc designed boats ordered by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and PD Ports. Sister ship Greatham entered service recently at Teesport (see ...
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Hazardous Waste Website
With the current regulatory climate creating a financial and manpower burden to UK businesses, a new website launched this month aims to help small and medium sized businesses comply with waste legislation. The website, www.BeCompliant.co.uk, provides applications and tools to help producers of hazardous waste meet compliance criteria, save money ...
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RENK to Buy MAAG
Germany''s RENK AG has indicated its intention to take over MAAG Gear AG of Winterthur in Switzerland. MAAG makes turbo and marine gears.
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NewsConservancy Fights 'Flawed' Coastal Strategy
The Chichester Harbour Conservancy, statutory harbour authority for Chichester Harbour in the UK, has expressed disappointment at the draft Coastal Defence Strategy drawn up by the UK Environment Agency. It will determine how East Head, the sand dunes at the Harbour Entrance, will be managed in the future.
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NewsWharf Comes Back to Life
The 'Wiebke D' collects the first cargo to leave Alexander Wharf in over a decade.The ship arrived at the wharf to collect about 1,000 tons of stainless steel scrap metal for recycling. This high value metal cargo will now be sailed out of the Thames directly to a major stainless ...
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NewsKötter-Werft Tackles Biggest Ever Dry Land Overhaul
Karl Hein out of the water at Koetter Werft.The ship, owned locally, was 9.5m wide and of 2,000 dwt. It was the biggest vessel ever handled out of the water by Kötter. Tackling it was made possible by the leasing of a neighbouring inland shipyard which used to belong to ...
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NewsRestored Smack Back with Twin Props
The Pioneer Sailing Trust was established in 1999 with the purpose of restoring back to sailing condition the last remaining first class Essex skillinger smack, named Pioneer. The 70'' long smack, originally built in 1864, was an abandoned wreck lying in the mud at West Mersea UK when the Trust ...
