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NewsNavigating complex German shipbuilding law
When shipbuilding contracts are subject to German Law, parties need to be alert to the implications of the very strict and far-reaching German Law on standard terms and conditions (AGB), or face extensive delays.
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NewsROV operator expands global fleet
ROVOP, an independent provider of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has purchased the entire fleet of 28 ROV systems from M2 Subsea.
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NewsWorkboat apprenticeship scheme combats crewing challenges
The National Workboat Association (NWA) has finalised its Workboat Crewmember Apprenticeship standard as the industry faces growing skills and crewing challenges in the thriving workboat sector.
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NewsA close look at Sanmar’s four new tugs for Svitzer
Last month this column briefly mentioned the impending delivery of Sanmar’s latest development, the Bigaçay class ASD tugs for Svitzer so with the arrival of the quartet at the Tanger Med 2 terminal in Morocco a closer look at this significant order is called for.
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NewsYanmar dual-fuel engines to feature in Japanese tug
Osaka-based Yanmar Co has delivered two dual-fuel commercial marine engines to Kanagawa Dockyard for installation in what will be the first occasion of an LNG-fuelled tug constructed in Japan based on the IGF Code.
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NewsTug Training & Consultancy acquires ISO certification
Tug Training & Consultancy (TTC) has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance to ISO 9001:2015 standards further endorsing the Rotterdam-based establishment’s services to the training of tug masters.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
This month’s review of new additions and orders to the tug scene reports seven deliveries and one notable order worthy of examination.
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NewsLock and berth projects approved for Emden port
German authorities have decided to renovate rather than rebuild the North Sea port of Emden’s giant sea lock and have also approved construction there of a new berth for big ships, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDelays and costs hit German lock completion
Reports from Germany say the planned new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel on the Kiel Canal will be completed years later than scheduled and that the facility will cost millions of Euros more than currently planned, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsBiggest fire-fighting ship joins Hamburg fleet
Due to join Hamburg’s growing fleet of workboats is its biggest-ever specialist fire-fighting ship reports Tom Todd.
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NewsLiverpool Waters’ Princes Dock deep cleaned
Waterway maintenance company Water Witch has successfully reduced the level of pollution in the water spaces around Princes Dock, Liverpool Waters, following the completion of a five-month contract with Peel Land and Property.
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Sailors’ Society wins Safety at Sea Awards
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society has won the ‘best crew welfare programme’ and ‘unsung hero’ accolades at the Safety at Sea Awards.
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NewsSubmarine rescue system completes sea trials
A third-generation submarine rescue system has successfully completed sea trials on board a newbuild deep sea search and rescue vehicle destined for the Indian Navy.
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NewsMacArtney expertise for oceanographic vessel
MacArtney has supplied a second TRIAXUS ROTV system to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) owned RV Investigator oceanographic research vessel.
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News‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.
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NewsPort of Tyne wins health and safety award
The Port of Tyne has been awarded a Gold Medal in this year''s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards in the UK.
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NewsUnique offshore daughtercraft partnership
South Africa’s Veecraft Marine and the Unique Group have announced a strategic agreement for the continued manufacture of the next-generation HYDRACraft 1400 Diving Daughtercraft.
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NewsOrolia SAR systems now across five continents
A navigation solutions expert says its won a record nine search and rescue systems across five continents for commissioning through the Global Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Search and Rescue System.
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NewsEU investment for Rome ports
The European Investment Bank has approved loans for the financing of total of €195 million for expansion activities at Roman ports reports Dag Pike
