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Survitec acquires Servimar
Safety and survival equipment and services specialist the Survitec Group has completed its purchase of Spain’s Servimar Sur SL, a marine servicing business.
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NewsShipdock looks to offshore wind opportunity
Netherland’s based shipyard, Shipdock Holding, is cashing in on the burgeoning offshore wind industry with its latest project is to give jack-up barge ''GSM Endeavour'' longer legs to allow it to work at deeper windfarms.
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Tug safety research
Stephen Ford, a serving Tug Master and a student at Solent University in the UK, is undertaking a research project to identify the specific safety risks involved in harbour towage operations.
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Pulp fact for Zeeland
An official ceremony attended by 1,200 guests and the president of Brazil on 12-12-12 saw the opening of the largest cellulose factory in the world and increased activity for Zeeland Seaports in the Netherlands.
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SAR Operation Strategies
Search and Rescue (SAR) representatives from 28 organisations across 14 nations will be joining forces on the world class speaker panel at Search and Rescue Europe 2013.
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Severn Barrage revisited
The British Government has said a £30bn barrage across the Severn Estuary could still be built if the ‘right proposals’ were made.
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NewsDoosans do nicely for Nigerian tug
Engine, gearbox and generator specialist WaterMota has delivered main engines, generators, propulsion drives and associated equipment for a new 16m tug under construction for the Nigerian Navy in Nigeria’s Naval Shipyard in Port Harcourt.
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NewsAbove the waterline propeller system debut
New Zealand based marine propulsion research and development company Contrapel Ltd has released details of its new propulsion system for boats.
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NewsBoxship order launches dual-fuel engine
MAN Diesel & Turbo has confirmed the first order for its low speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine.
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NewsTITAN opens salvage office in Australia
US based TITAN Salvage, which has a European presence based in the UK, has established a new office and equipment depot in Cairns, Australia.
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NewsMajor NOx reduction for semi-hybrid tanker
The MTS Duandra was launched in Benelux as the world’s first semi-hybrid inland waterway tanker built by Shipyard Trico BV.
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NewsLNG power for Canadian ferry
Finland based power solutions provider Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the gas powered propulsion machinery and corresponding gas storage and handling systems for a new passenger ferry.
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NewsElectric power for Italian Coastguard
An offshore patrol vessel under construction at an Italian shipyard will be equipped for operating under electric power as well as conventional diesel engines.
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NewsCourt rejects Falmouth dredging appeal
Acting on behalf of the Marine Management Organization, Exeter UK based Michelmores partner Andrew Oldland QC successfully responded to an appeal against a landmark conviction at the Court of Appeal.
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NewsIMO agrees new passenger safety rules
The IMO''s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident.
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NewsBriggs scores £50m ferry contract
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Scotland’s Briggs Marine and Environmental Services a seven year £50m contract to operate and maintain the Woolwich Ferry service commencing on 1 April 2013.
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NewsDouble journalism award for Port Strategy
Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply Chain Journalist of the Year.
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ISF publishes new labour convention guidelines
The International Shipping Federation (ISF) has published a new set of guidelines on the application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).
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Kongsberg launches new ECDIS course
Norway based marine solutions company, Kongsberg Maritime, has launched a new ECDIS Instructor Training course, designed to train captains and senior personnel so they can their own officers and crew.
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NewsReduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm
Denmark based offshore wind developer, DONG Energy, has chosen a trio of 200HD Vibrodrivers, made by French pile driving technology manufacturer, PTC, as an alternative solution to hydraulic hammers for its Anholt offshore windfarm to reduce noise emissions.
