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  • Trelleborg Marine Systems it to supply Port of Marseille with SeaGuard fenders
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    Trelleborg wins largest ever foam fender contract

    2013-01-14T10:40:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems has been awarded the largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value.

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    Public inquiry to be held into Great Yarmouth Harbour Revision Order

    2013-01-14T10:38:00Z

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has decided to call a public inquiry to consider an application for a harbour revision order (HRO) for Great Yarmouth.

  • The company is the largest Volvo Penta Centre in the UK
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    Volspec reaches 40 year milestone

    2013-01-11T14:47:00Z

    UK based Volvo Penta dealer, Volspec Limited, has reached a milestone of 40 years in business in 2013.

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    Seaward Marine seeks buyers

    2013-01-11T13:18:00Z

    Alison and Barry Kimber, owners of UK based boatbuilding company Seaward Marine Limited, have announced that they are seeking buyers for the business following their decision to retire.

  • Sanmar will deliver the Lomax in the New Year
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    A busy time for Sanmar

    2013-01-11T13:02:00Z

    In spite of the difficult economic conditions, Turkey’s tug builder Sanmar is extremely busy - writes Jack Gaston.

  • Eurosund is shown leaving the UK for its first tow with Svenborg
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    TOWLINES

    2013-01-11T13:00:00Z

    Svendborg Bugser A/S of Svendborg, Denmark, has sold its coastal and deepsea tug Eurosund. Originally built by Richard Dunston at Hessle in 1979 as the Formidable, it is a 35m twin screw vessel, powered by two Ruston 8RK main engines of 3,520 bhp (total) to achieve a bollard pull of ...

  • A VEKA multi-purpose catamaran designed by BMT Nigel Gee
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    BMT Nigel Gee expands to meet increased workload

    2013-01-10T15:11:00Z

    Seawork 2013 exhibitor BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is expanding its offices in Southampton, UK, to meet a large increase in design work.

  • An open deck version of the Powercat 525 will be on display at the London Boat Show
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    Powercats starts 2013 with London Boat Show

    2013-01-10T14:35:00Z

    UK catamaran manufacturer, Powercats Ltd, is powering into 2013 by bringing the Powercat 525 to this year’s Tullet Prebon London Boat Show taking place from 12 to 20 January at Excel, London.

  • The Reach and Rescue Pole has been designed to improve operator safety and capability
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    Reach and Rescue new safety equipment

    2013-01-10T10:21:00Z

    UK based safety equipment company, Reach and Rescue Limited, has designed a Reach and Rescue telescopic pole in conjunction with a UK Fire and Flood Rescue division, in a bid to improve operator safety and capability for water, ice, mud, flood and height related incidents.

  • One of the wind farm vessels built by Topaz for the UK
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    UAE boatbuilder to debut at Seawork

    2013-01-09T17:57:00Z

    Topaz Marine Engineering, a United Arab Emirates-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, will make its debut at Mercator Media''s Seawork commercial marine exhibition being held from 25 to 27 June 2013.

  • The 'Costa Concordia' topped the AGCS's list as the largest loss of 2012
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    AGCS looks at 2012 ship losses

    2013-01-09T12:59:00Z

    UK insurance company, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human error.

  • The Hyundai SeasAll L500 released recently will be followed by others
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    Hyundai SeasAll releases new range of engines

    2013-01-08T15:35:00Z

    South Korea’s Hyundai SeasAll recently announced it will be releasing a new, compact, fuel-efficient range of engines suitable for smaller, semi-displacement workboats, over the next 18 months.

  • Six of the 54 turbine foundations at Belgium's Thornton Bank windfarm are concrete gravity based (C-Power NV, Tom D'Haenens)
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    Concrete gravity foundations, the future for windfarms?

    2013-01-08T10:47:00Z

    A recent conference has looked at concrete gravity based foundations (CGBF) for the UK offshore wind programme as the industry prepares for the challenges of projects in deeper, more hostile waters further offshore.

  • Typhon will aim to deter pirates from attacking its convoys
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    Private navy takes on Somali pirates

    2013-01-07T17:30:00Z

    According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.

  • The Transas DP simulator
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    Transas simulator gains DNV Class A approval

    2013-01-04T17:02:00Z

    Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.

  • The RT Windmap software allows users to monitor real time wind conditions
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    New CFD software from Meteodyn

    2013-01-03T17:34:00Z

    French wind engineering company, Meteodyn, has developed new Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software to for the monitoring and forecasting of wind conditions.

  • Overhaul surge as Lindenau joins ADM
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    Lindenau overhaul spate as future is secured

    2013-01-03T16:48:00Z

    Lindenau Schiffswerft in Kiel, now facing a more secure future as the latest member of the Abu Dhabi Mar Germany Group, completed overhauls on several special vessels as the year turned.

  • Dag Pike, RIB expert and author
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    Seawork 2013 - 50 years of the RIB

    2013-01-03T16:38:00Z

    Seawork, the International commercial marine conference and exhibition, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, will be back for its 16th year at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK from 25 to 27 June 2013.

  • The HeavyLift@Sea team offers design and planning services for heavy lift shipping and offshore projects
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    Hamburg engineers bring expertise to bear

    2013-01-03T07:30:00Z

    A new Hamburg based engineering company sees a market in specialist vessel conversions, and aims to help clients take on challenging lift and build projects in overseas shipyards.

  • The new services are available not only to the renewable industry but to the oil and gas offshore sector and onshore industrial sectors
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    New marine equipment and lifting services

    2013-01-03T07:30:00Z

    Fendercare Marine has launched a new division, Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services, located at its Great Yarmouth UK base.