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NewsLondonderry pilots in landmark challenge
Pilots at the Port of Londonderry have begun a landmark legal battle to challenge the port’s new pilotage training scheme, which they say compromises safety standards.
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Cheetah Marine & Selva Marine join forces
Boatbuilder Cheetah Marine and outboard motor dealer Selva Marine UK have joined forces to set up a sales and service centre for Selva''s engines.
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Furuno awarded
Japanese marine electronics specialist Furuno has won four NMEA awards at the 2014 NMEA Convention, bringing Furuno’s NMEA Award all-time total to 212 wins.
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Confidentiality agreement warning
UK-based marine insurer ITIC has advised shipbrokers, consultants and other advisers not to sign confidentiality agreements which restrict their ability to do business.
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NewsUS Navy to go all diesel
The US Navy has announced that it has made a commitment to using diesel power for all its extensive fleet of small craft in the future. This commitment is likely to speed up the development of diesel outboards and this in turn is likely to lead to the wider use ...
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NewsFerry sustainable
The importance of innovation in maintaining a competitive, sustainable ferry industry in the North Sea Region (NSR) has been highlighted by the Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown at a European conference in Edinburgh, UK in November.
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NewsWindfarm maintenance breakthrough?
GEV Wind Power, a division of the GEV Group, is to introduce its turbine maintenance habitat structure at this year’s RenewableUK show, following a £50,000 grant.
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NewsNever mind the bollards
According to UK company Tyne and Wear Marine (TWM), common misconceptions abound when it comes to testing bollards. For example, many seem to think that bollards should be tested at 90° to the quayside and on a rare occasion this may be true – but, however it’s not always practical.
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NewsCornwall’s renewables park
Building work has started in the UK on the Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park which is being created to strengthen Cornwall’s growing marine renewables sector. The Devon & Cornwall division of Midas Construction has won the contract to build the business park, which is part of the £24 million investment ...
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NewsFundy deployment
The UK’s Atlantis Resources Limited has announced that it has signed a 10-year (extendable) seabed Sublease with the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy in Nova Scotia, Canada (FORCE).
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Comms partnership
Marlink and maritime IT specialist Palantir AS have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will improve access to sophisticated IT services in the maritime industry. Through the agreement, Palantir, a supplier of managed maritime IT products and services will support Marlink in taking increased responsibility for its customers’ IT systems ...
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NewsAlmarin AToNs for Columbia
DIMAR (Colombia''s National Maritime Authority) has continued to invest in the safety of its waterways and ports with a large order of Aids to Navigation (AToNs) from Spainish company Almarin.
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NewsMaking measurement visible
“How do we know if the Baltic sea is healthy if we don’t measure how fit it is?” says Johanna Laurila of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, usually referred to as HELCOM.
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NewsFund closure means trouble
A decision to wind up the 1971 International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPCF) before all cases are resolved has caused headaches for the P&I Clubs, Simon Bennett of ICS tells MJ.
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NewsLNG first for Bremenports
The ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven are doing much to address the issue of air quality. Not only are they engaged in facilitating LNG infrastructure, they are proving that the ports’ own operations can be cleaned up.
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NewsMaritime training boost for UK
Three key maritime training companies are seeing success in North Tyneside, UK, attracting trainees from across the globe.
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NewsCavotec MoorMaster supports Jan de Nul work
Cavotec’s MoorMaster automated mooring system is proving useful in Australia, supporting Jan De Nul’s 350 hectares dredging work for the New Parallel Runway Project for Brisbane Airport.
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NewsEbola advice needed for pilots
“The pilots are the first onboard, but as yet they don’t have direct guidance as to what to do, what is the best way to protect themselves from the Ebola virus,” said Don Cockrill, chair of the UK Maritime Pilots'' Association.
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NewsShip of the Year Award for revolutionary SAR boat
Damen Shipyards Group and its partners KNRM, Delft University of Technology and De Vries Lentsch Naval Architects have won the Royal Netherlands Society for Marine Engineering (KNVTS) ‘Ship of the Year Award’ for Nh1816, the first of a series of the SAR 1906, a revolutionary new Search & Rescue boat.
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Major tug deal?
News has emerged of the potential sale of six tugs from Harms Bergung Transport & Heavylift to ALP Maritime, part of Teekay Offshore.
