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NewsRecord year for Seawork
Seawork 2013 attracted record numbers of commercial marine professionals with over 7,300 visitors this year, a 6% increase on 2012.
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NewsSister dredger delivered 32 years later
Damen Dredging Equipment has handed the cutter suction dredger Susanna II over to its owner, dredging contractor Verboon Maasland.
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IADC Young Authors Award
One of the highlights of WODCON XX, held in Brussels last month, was the presentation of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Award for Best Paper written by a Young Author.
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NewsVAC II back in Britain for restoration
Virgin Atlantic Challenger II, which broke the Atlantic crossing record in 1986, is back in Britain after an absence of 27 years.
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NewsAnother Seawork contract for CTruk
UK boatbuilder, CTruk, has received a second order as a direct result of enquiries gained at Seawork this year.
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NewsIMO MSC 92nd Session
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) completed a busy agenda at its 92nd session where it discussed changes to the International Convention for SOLAS.
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NewsFehmarnbelt tunnel contractor list narrows
Nine large contractor consortia have prequalified to submit tenders for the four main construction contracts for the fixed tunnel link across the Fehmarnbelt.
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NewsDredging kicks off Liverpool2 development
Work on Liverpool2, a new terminal at the UK port, has begun with more than a million cubic metres of material now to be moved by dredgers to clear a deepwater channel at the Port of Liverpool.
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NewsMud density probe aids dredging surveys
Accurate survey results in realms with abundant mud are not easily obtained.
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Aircon for electronics makes Seawork debut
HVAC systems specialist Dometic Marine is extending its range of self contained systems with the development of a new air conditioning unit specifically adapted to cool electronics and other equipment in a harsh, workboat environment.
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NewsB&M Marine Services offers new training
The UK''s Birmingham and Midland Marine Services has added two new courses to its existing NGB approved training programmes – ‘HSE approved First Aid at Work’ and ‘HSE Approved Manual Handling’.
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NewsIndofin acquires IHC Merwede
Global investment company, Indofin Group, has acquired a majority stake of 62% in Netherlands based IHC Merwede – Rabo Capital (10%) and IHC Merwede management and staff (28%) are the other principle shareholders.
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NewsWorld class marina plan for Oslo
Helsinki based Marinetek has won a prestigious contract to construct a world class marina in Oslo which will see the first use in Scandinavia of pontoons originally designed for the Middle East market.
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NewsOffshore winches order for 22 AHTSVs
MacGregor offshore winches have been specified for 22 new anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) under construction at three Chinese shipyards for several international owners.
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IMCA publishes crane specification document
Helping to make marine contractors aware of the various options available for consideration from crane providers is one of the key intentions of the newly published ‘Crane specification document’ IMCA M 171 Rev.1 from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).
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NewsSeatrade Innovation Award for Lankhorst Ropes
Maritime industry publication ''Seatrade'' has named Lankhorst Ropes has won the ''Innovation in Ship Operations'' award at this year''s 25th Seatrade Awards held in London recently.
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Seismic solutions for new Amazon class
Rolls-Royce has delivered an advanced deck machinery system for a highly specialised new Amazon class seismic research vessel for WesternGeco, which is under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany.
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NewsDutchWorkboats ethos
The new Netherlands boatbuilder DutchWorkboats generated a flurry of interest at this year''s Seawork exhibition after it unveiled its first vessel at the show, the aluminium Fast Tender 8.5m.
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NewsRooftop air con unit launched at Seawork
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialist, Dometic Marine, launched its new DuraSea Rooftop air conditioner, which is now available with a heating upgrade, at this year’s Seawork Exhibition.
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NewsIsrael announces tenders for Med terminals
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that the Israel Ports Company has published the first stage of an international tender for the operations of new container terminals to be built in Haifa and Ashdod.
