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NewsShip sinks following North Sea collision
Five crew of the car carrier Baltic Ace have died and six remain missing after the ship sank following a collision with the container ship Corvus J some 60 miles off Rotterdam on Wednesday evening.
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NewsA Strategic WFSV arrival in Europe
Western Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has launched the first of eight offshore wind farm crew transfer and support vessels it has been contracted to deliver into the European market.
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NewsDredging ‘test circuit’ commissioned in Nijkerk
Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) commissioned a brand new sediment transport test circuit last week in the presence of the members of the Dutch Civil Engineering Society.
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NewsMAN propeller upgrade for gravel dredger
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s PrimeServ division has performed a propulsion upgrade for a 900 m³ dredger in cooperation with owner, Saudi shipowner and constructional engineering company, National Chemical Carriers (NCC).
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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.
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NewsMichiel Wijsmuller of OSD, the resilient entrepreneur
After studying naval architecture and shipping management, Michiel Wijsmuller didn’t simply settle into the family business even though it was the great Dutch towing and salvage firm developed by his grandfather, Jan Wijsmuller.
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Wilhelmsen acquires Novenco
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has acquired Novenco Fire Fighting A/S (NFF) in a move that will strengthen its portfolio of marine and offshore fire fighting products and services.
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New agency agreement
Marine products and services provider Fendercare Marine has signed an exclusive agency agreement with the Norwegian marine equipment supplier, Maritim Trading AS.
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SOS in Washington
The 2013 Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) event will take place in Washington DC on 22-24 April.
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ISU response to CMI
The International Salvage Union (ISU) is disappointed that the CMI Conference in Beijing did not support its proposals for modest change to the 1989 Salvage Convention.
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NewsRedwise delivers ferry to Patagonia
Netherland’s based global ship delivery and crewing company, Redwise Maritime Services, has delivered Greek passenger ferry ‘Thassos VII’ ferry to its new owners in Patagonia, Chile.
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NewsDamen redesigns dredger for Chinese project
Damen Dredging Equipment has redesigned the ‘Jie Long’ dredger, owned by Chinese company, CCC Guangzhou Dredging Co, to adapt it to cutter dredging for a Chinese infrastructural project.
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OMM German contract
Offshore Marine Management’s Survey & Subsea Department in Cambridge UK is to carry out major survey operations in the German Bight sector of the southern North Sea under a three year agreement with wind farm specialists TenneT Offshore GmbH of Bayreuth.
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Mapping datasets go global
Hampshire UK based data management and publishing specialists OceanWise have established off the shelf marine mapping datasets claimed to meet the most demanding applications.
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New Hemisphere GPS compass developments
Two new ruggedised GPS compass systems from Hemisphere GPS, Vector VS330 and Vector VS131, are claimed to be directly compatible with most leading hydrographic and sidescan survey packages.
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NewsStrong Hydro 12 attendance in Rotterdam
Nearly 400 delegates from 25 countries attended last month’s International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th biennial European conference in Rotterdam.
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NewsNew Icom navigation system
Marine navigation expert, Icom UK, has launched its new MXS-5000 MarineCommander product - a fully integrated and fully customisable navigation system.
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NewsDamen Rescue Gear Ship for DMS Maritime
As part of an 11 vessel order for Sydney based DMS Maritime Pty Limited, Dutch shipbuilder, Damen, is building a Rescue Gear Ship for the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine fleet.
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NewsRecent past informs marine safety future
1987 was a momentous year for shipping. Not only was the Maritime Journal launched, it coincided with a period of significant change for maritime legislators.
