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NewsKlyne Rescues New Hulls
Whilst waiting to resume her duties as an Emergency Towing Vessel under contract to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in April the Klyne tug Anglian Prince has spent the winter months on station in western approaches to the English Channel.
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NewsPlymouth's Cattewater Order New Harbour Tug
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners have awarded a contract to VT Halmatic of Portsmouth for the construction of a new harbour tug. Following a comprehensive tendering process the order was placed for a Halmatic WB18 tug/workboat for delivery later this year.
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BMAPA and Crown Estate Launch Initiative on Aggregates Zoning
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have launched a new initiative to provide more detailed information on the zoning of marine aggregate licence areas located around the coastline of England and Wales.
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Concern Over Maerl Dredging
Conservationists in the UK are claiming that dredging maerl, a material used by farmers as an organic fertilizer, from a Cornish estuary, should be stopped to protect the area. They claim that dredging maerl, a form of calcified seaweed used as a fertiliser, which has been taking place in the ...
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Royal BAM Completes Acquisition of Ballast Ham Dredging
Royal BAM Group in the Netherlands says it has acquired the one-third interest in the dredging company Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD) that was owned by Ballast Nedam.
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HR Wallingford Commissioned for Italian Marina Study
HR Wallingford has recently been commissioned by Consorzio Porto di Cattolica to carry out studies in connection with the development of a marina in the entrance of the Tavollo River at Cattolica, Italy.
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NewsDecision Due on Marina at Bridlington
A Government-level decision on whether to allow the development of a new marina complex at Bridlington in the North East of the UK - a project which will be one of the largest engineering projects in the North of England if it goes ahead - is due to be taken ...
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Cityof Oslo Launches Claim Against PCB Producers
The City of Oslo in Norway is demanding ¢ 7m from Bayer AG , Solutia and Kaneka in compensation for the cost of cleaning up Oslo Harbour.
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First Director for European Maritime Safety Agency
Willem de Ruiter, currently head of the Maritime Safety Unit at the European Commission''s Directorate General for Energy and Transport, has been appointed as the first head of its European Maritime Safety Agency. The 51 year old Dutchman has a degree in civil engineering and worked for the Netherlands'' Ministry ...
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DBC Celebrates 25 Years of Marine Safety
Canadian liferaft manufacturer DBC Marine Safety Systems is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its humble origins as a small service station in a Vancouver suburb.
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IACS to Update IMO Model Training Courses
The International Association of Classification Societies has, at the request of the IMO, agreed to undertake a revision of six of the IMO''s set of model training courses. The courses are intended to assist maritime training institutes and their teaching staff.
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NewsVTS Training Expanded at South Tyneside College
South Tyneside College has completed the installation of a £ 250,000 Vessel Traffic Services training and simulation centre with equipment supplied by Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems. The new facilities increase the College''s capacity to run VTS courses following IALA V103 guidance, for which it was the first training facility to ...
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NewsOn-Line Simulation Boosts Crew Training
Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) is enjoying a buoyant period for its training and simulation division, with recently signed contracts from the Canadian Coast Guard College, the Navy Academy in Taiwan and the AMA Computer College in the Philippines. KMSS has also opened a new training centre on its site ...
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Free Personal Protective Equipment Advice for the Marine Industries
According to the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) the lead association for the Personal Protective Equipment Directive in the UK, many employers are confused when it comes to choosing the right equipment, especially when it is covered by different sets of regulations. The BSIF is offering free advice to employers ...
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Dutch Launch Vessel Evacuation Decision Research Project
A high powered team has begun a research project in Holland which aims to investigate important factors that occur during the evacuation process on board ships and to subsequently develop technologies and procedures to make this process more efficient.
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Extended CCTV for Aberden Harbour Security
The existing CCTV system for Aberdeen Harbour UK, which handles four million tonnes of cargo annually, has been extended to cover other strategic areas of the port.
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Wolf Wins Marine Type Approvals
Sheffield UK based Wolf Safety has obtained new marine Type Approvals from Lloyds Register and the MCA for their straight and right angle ATEX torches and updated Wolflite safety headlamps, which also conform to the forthcoming Explosive Atmospheres Equipment Directive 94/9/EC.
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NewsStacks of Opportunity for Trainee Marine Engineer
Marine industry training provider ITE has placed the first marine engineer apprentice to be employed by UK marina operator Marina Development Ltd. Dave Webb approached Dorset based ITE with his wish to become a marine engineer and was given the two year apprenticeship at MDL''s Cobb''s Quay Marina in Poole.
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NewsNew Training Facility for Seattle
The Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) has selected Transas Marine USA to provide the navigational simulation systems for their new simulation and training facility which will open this summer in the Port of Seattle.
