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NewsTransas launches port management systems
Swedish marine software company, Transas Marine, has launched its Port Management Information Systems (PMIS) – a solution for real-time port management.
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NewsRealistic cost and budget targets needed
This summer’s report on the US Coast Guard is not only damning about the need for forward looking, realistic targets when it comes to maintenance, it also carries lessons more broadly applicable.
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NewsEco Marine completes EnergySail
Japanese marine solutions company, Eco Marine Power (EMP) Co Ltd, recently announced that it has completed the design of its EnergySail product – a year after the design project began.
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NewsOcean Wave - the first of a new generation
Ocean Wave, the first of a new generation of four deepsea tugs for the fleet of the Crowley Maritime Corporation in the USA, has recently completed builders’ trials.
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NewsKOTUG and Teekay form joint venture
On 15 August 2012 in the Netherlands, Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd (Teekay) and the Dutch towage company KOTUG International BV announced the establishment of a new Joint Venture company.
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NewsTarge Towing withdraw from the Thames
The Scottish tugowner Targe Towing Ltd of Montrose has withdrawn completely from towage operations on the Thames.
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NewsMSC Flaminia – a marathon salvage operation
The crippled containership MSC Flaminia finally reached a sheltered position off the UK coast of Cornwall on 28 August after a marathon towage and salvage operation lasting over six weeks.
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NewsImtech opens Brazilian office
Pulled by customer demand alone, Dutch marine solutions company, Imtech Marine and Offshore, will be establishing its presence in the South American market this month with the opening of an office in Santos, Brazil.
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CIRIA to update scour manual
Structures built in or near rivers and other channels can be vulnerable to scour around their foundations.
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Cowes Harbour Commission plans new breakwater
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) in the UK has provided an update on its plans for an Outer Harbour breakwater, providing East Cowes and Cowes with a true, sheltered harbour.
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NewsTrelleborg fenders for Felixstowe South
Trelleborg Marine Systems has been contracted by Costain to supply fender systems for berths eight and nine, as part of a £300m reconfiguration at Port of Felixstowe in the UK known as the ‘Felixstowe South’ development.
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Key role for Bauer in Bay of Panama
A subsidiary of Bauer group in Germany is playing a key role in the construction of two artificial islands being created using millions of m3 of rock and sand off the densely populated coastline of Panama City.
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NewsABC portfolio gets bigger and greener
Belgian medium speed engine company ABC has launched a new engine at SMM in Hamburg. The 6DL36 is rated at up to 5,299bhp at 750rpm and is said to comply with IMO Tier III without the need for external catalysts.
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NewsZF Marine firsts at SMM 2012
Germany’s ZF Marine Group had a lot to shout about at this year’s SMM trade fair in Hamburg – it launched a new hybrid ready ZF 5300 PTI transmission gearbox and introduced its new executive vice president in industrial technology to customers.
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NewsVoith showcases control system at SMM
German ship propulsion systems specialist, Voith Turbo, displayed its latest vessel propulsion control system for Voith Schneider Propellers and Voith Radial Propellers at SMM 2012 in Hamburg this week.
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Maritime Labour Convention ratified
Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is “great news for the world’s more than 1.2m seafarers”, said Dr Rosalie Balkin of the IMO’s Legal Affairs and External Relations Division.
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NewsStudy of Nicaragua’s ‘second Panama Canal’
A consortium consisting of Royal HaskoningDHV and Ecorys has won a contract to conduct a pre-feasibility study into the construction of a canal through Nicaragua, all the way from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean.
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NewsMore offshore contracts for Jan de Nul
Jan de Nul reports that new projects with a total value of more than €500m have been added to its orderbook in the last month.
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NewsBoskalis acquires port contract in India
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired a contract with port operator Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) for deepening and widening the port and access channel of JNPT in Mumbai, India.
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NewsCammell Laird targets renewables
UK based Merseyside shipyard and engineering business, Cammell Laird, is looking to grow its business across the marine, renewables and civil nuclear sectors in the second half of 2012, following a strong first six months of trading.
