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  • A JonRie Series 512 towing winch
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    Four sets of deck equipment delivered

    2013-04-05T11:17:00Z

    America based manufacturer JonRie has delivered four ship sets of deck equipment to Seabulk Towing.

  • Major works have extended the life of the dredger Kilmourne by at least 20 years
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    Redesign extends life of dredger Kilmourne

    2013-04-05T07:30:00Z

    A grant from the European Fisheries Fund has led to a major life extension project being undertaken on the dredger Kilmourne, built by James W. Cook of Wivenhoe in 1986 to the order of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority.

  • One of the technical visits will be to the AMORAS silt dewatering and storage plant in Antwerp
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    Dredging’s biggest event returns to Europe

    2013-04-05T07:30:00Z

    The World Dredging Congress XX (WODCON XX) will be held in the Square-Brussels Meeting Centre in Brussels, Belgium from 3 – 7 June 2013.

  • Axon's range includes breakers, battery switches and AC and DC control panels
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    Axon launches new range online

    2013-04-04T17:22:00Z

    LAUNCH: Leeds based, marine electrical specialist, Axon Components, has launched its new website which has been updated to feature its complete standard product range.

  • Axiom Propellers will be at Seawork 2013 on stand B91
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    Axiom Seawork debut

    2013-04-04T15:47:00Z

    Northamptonshire based Axiom Propellers will be making its debut at Mercator Media’s Seawork 2013 Exhibition, taking place at the ABP Port of Southampton, from 25 to 27 June 2013.

  • The project aims to improve major shipping routes
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    MONALISA project extended

    2013-04-04T15:45:00Z

    The Swedish Maritime Administration has issued an extension of the ongoing MONALISA project, MONALISA 2.0, to implement actions and studies that will encourage the deployment of new maritime services and processes.

  • Funnel removal operations underway on Langeroog 1V
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    Small yard tackles another ferry engine swap

    2013-04-04T15:41:00Z

    Germany’s ever active Ems-based small ship and boat yard Diedrich was this month completing its second complex ferry conversion job inside a year which has involved a main engine swap.

  • Peter Moth has been sworn in as a Younger Brother of Trinity House
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    Trinity House honour for MJ founder

    2013-04-04T15:41:00Z

    At a ceremony in London, MJ founder and inaugural editor, Peter Moth, received one of the UK’s top maritime honours when he was sworn in as a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

  • The course includes an excursion to view DFDS Motorways of the Sea operations at the Port of Rosyth
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    Free course on Motorways of the Sea

    2013-04-04T15:40:00Z

    The Transport Research Institute (TRI) at Edinburgh Napier University is offering a free course on Multimodal Transport Economics relating to Motorways of the Sea.

  • A propeller being fixed by MPR on location
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    New premises for MPR

    2013-04-04T15:23:00Z

    Dutch propeller expert, Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR), is doing so well that it has recently moved from its old workshop at Asperen to a new premises in Drunen, The Netherlands, to achieve more capacity.

  • The ZF 3060V will be on show at Seawork 2013
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    ZF Services UK at Seawork 2013

    2013-04-02T16:16:00Z

    ZF Services UK, which provides local sales, service and repair for global marine propulsion manufacturer, ZF Marine, will be showcasing a range of propulsion products at Seawork 2013.

  • The 'Seaward 35' is back on the market
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    Seaward boats back in business

    2013-04-02T16:16:00Z

    The well known Seaward range of boats, previously manufactured by Seaward Marine, are back on the market and being sold by the new UK venture, The Boat Development Company Ltd, which will also be exhibiting at Seawork this year.

  • Floating turbines hold potential for deepwater wind energy sites (ETI)
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    Developing floating turbines for deeper waters

    2013-04-02T11:19:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) have chosen The Glosten Associates to design a demonstrator for its floating wind turbine, to be installed at the UK Wave Hub offshore energy test site.

  • An online community may be the answer to mentoring relationships
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    Transferring the knowledge

    2013-04-02T08:39:00Z

    With every passing year, mentoring in the maritime industry becomes progressively more important, yet at the same time progressively more difficult, Murray Goldberg, CEO of Marine Learning Systems told MJ.

  • News

    New anti-fouling compound

    2013-04-02T07:30:00Z

    Antifoulings manufacturer Jotun has launched SeaLion Resilient, a high performance marine coating based on epoxy-polysiloxane technology.

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    Marine self-polishing antifouling arrives

    2013-04-02T07:30:00Z

    PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched SIGMA ECOFLEET 690, designed to deliver self-polishing antifouling for extreme and aggressive fouling conditions.

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    DSR completes Becker Twisted Fin series

    2013-04-02T07:30:00Z

    Last October Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) won the contract for installing the first Becker Twisted Fin on seven containerships of the fleet of Hamburg based liner shipping company Hamburg Süd.

  • Down to the small details
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    Down to the small details

    2013-04-01T10:30:00Z

    It’s “all about the ability to adapt,” says Bob Mainprize of Scarborough UK based Mainprize Offshore Limited. However, he believes the boat design and building industry needs to do more than simply ‘respond’ to the pull of the market and needs to think ahead.

  • The ILDF welcomes the freeze on light dues for 2013 to 2014
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    ILDF calls for 2014 light dues reduction

    2013-03-29T10:00:00Z

    Following the UK government’s confirmation of the freeze in light dues for 2013 to 2014, the Independent Light Dues Forum (ILDF) is calling for further reductions next year.

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    Antwerp car clean-up

    2013-03-29T09:30:00Z

    Second hand cars shipped via the port of Antwerp contain significantly less secondary goods than half a year ago.