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NewsSea cadets supported in training ship repair
US headquartered mechanical pipe-joining systems specialist Victualic is supporting sea cadets in Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands, as they repair and refit the Zeefakkel, which suffered serious fire damage in an arson attack in October 2011.
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NewsFlexibility facilitates Dutch dredger repairs
Shipdock Harlingen in the Netherlands has been awarded a contract by Sliedrecht based dredging company De Boer for dry dock work on the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone.
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Shaftline conversion for Fraser Titan
The triple screw Canadian dredger Fraser Titan has been converted to Thordon RiverTough water lubricated propeller shaft bearings from an oil lubricated system.
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Busy agenda for IMO MSC
The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) faces a busy agenda this month with discussions including passenger ship safety, SOLAS amendments and piracy and armed robbery against ships, while continuing work on goal based standards.
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NewsNOV 2012 Front Cover Story
Irish boatbuilder, Safehaven Marine’s new Interceptor 38 Pilot/S.A.R. vessel is pictured taking on a huge sea when winds reached force 9 with 10m waves off the coast of Ireland during seakeeping trials.
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NewsMaintain security despite piracy drop
Following the report from the International Maritime Bureau announcing a drop in global piracy during the first half of 2012 there have been calls for shipping operators to avoid any temptation to relax their vigilance against the threat.
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NewsExpensive equipment not the solution
It’s a controversial stance, but Nigel Adams of the UK based Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) points out that lifeboat accidents have caused a “significant” number of deaths “with not enough balancing payoff in lives saved by these systems.”
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NewsLegal settlement of patrol craft dispute
The win of the Trinidad & Tobago administration over a BAE Systems contract for three patrol craft shows the world that the country is no “banana republic”, said attorney general Anand Ramlogan.
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Record breaking order book for Boskalis
A high workload and good profits are anticipated on a number of dredging projects by Netherlands based specialist Royal Boskalis Westminster.
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Goodchild Marine specialist dredger nears completion
A specialist dredger which has been designed and built by the UK’s Goodchild Marine in collaboration with Italy''s Italdraghe, for Yachthavens Ltd, is nearing completion.
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NewsCrew suppliers delivered to new GeoSea subsidiary
A double event held recently in Ostend saw the launch of a new company and the christening of two new vessels, illustrating increasing involvement of established marine entities in the expanding offshore windfarm market.
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NewsAlnmaritec opens Wimbourne Quay Repair Centre
Alnmaritec, based in Northumberland UK based Alnmaritec is best known for the design and build of commercial workboats.
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NewsArkona overhaul tops small German yard work
Nobiskrug Shipyard in Rendsburg has completed this year’s routine maintenance work on one of Germany’s best known workships, the 69.2m multi-purpose Arkona.
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NewsUK wave and tidal energy resources reassessed
The size and distribution of UK wave and tidal energy resources have been reassessed in light of new findings and presented in a report aimed at providing a clearer understanding of the potential for project developers.
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NewsMCS invests in European windfarm opportunities
Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd is expanding its operations in Europe, with the purchase of three new vessels to service German windfarms at a cost of £8.9m.
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NewsSouth African vessel to support Antarctic research
Shipbuilder STX Finland has built a state of the art polar research vessel for the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for use in the Antarctic.
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NewsGetares Uno in service at Port of Algeciras
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched Gatares Uno, a new Interceptor 48 pilot vessel for the Port of Algeciras in Spain.
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Web-based maritime risk portal
Global business risk consultancy Control Risks has launched an innovative new web-based maritime information portal.
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News‘Piracy Update’ follows hijacking progress
That they faced an ‘atypical’ hijacking was the first thing data from Jeppesen’s PiracyUpdate showed a crisis team dealing with a recent incident off the Ivory Coast.
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NewsFlag Victor validates WatchStander technology
A newly launched anti-piracy system has been given the thumbs up by London based maritime security and operations consultants Flag Victor.
