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New habitat to bring wildlife back to River Hull
Teams from the Environment Agency in the UK have been working across 3km of flood embankment in Driffield, East Yorkshire, to reduce the risk of flooding and create valuable new habitat for wildlife.
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Oceana optimism
Oceana, an international advocacy group working to protect the world’s oceans, has launched a report outlining how saving the world''s oceans can help to feed the UN projected 9bn people projected to be on earth by 2050.
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NewsDamen dredges Chinese waterways
A Damen Dredging Equipment environmental cutter section dredger type ECSD450 has been commissioned by Changjiang Chongqing Waterway Engineering Bureau for environmental and maintenance work on Chinese waterways.
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NewsLocal consortia in run-off for Germany‘s OTB
Two giant German logistics groups are the only ones now still in the running to win the concession to build and operate the planned €200m Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB).
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NewsVestas abandons Sheerness production plans
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has abandoned plans to build their next generation offshore wind turbine at the Kent port of Sheerness.
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NewsHeavy duty, lightweight RIB at Seawork
One of the many interesting boats on the pontoon at Seawork 2012 was the ultra-lightweight LMD78 RIB from Swedish designer and builder Light Marin.
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NewsInnovative ro-pax build goes to FSG
German yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is working on the design and construction of an innovative ro-pax ferry for Scotland that has to be particularly reliable.
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JUNE 2012 Front Cover Story
The Eurocarrier 2611 Martine P, built by Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlands for GSS Marine Services, went into service in April of this year.
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Van Oord for Luchterduinen windfarm
Energy supplier Eneco has selected Van Oord as preferred supplier for the construction of the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore windfarm (formerly known as Q10).
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NewsScottish government backs harbour project for Shetland
Following a meeting in Oslo with senior executives of AF Group and Lerwick Port Authority, Scotland’s First Minister has said that the Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise would each make up to £5m available to support a project which will create a deep water quay in Shetland.
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NewsFinding out what’s needed
“In the beginning the windfarm industry simply didn’t know what it wanted, said Ben Coleman, sales director of South Boats Special Projects.
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MAN for Denmark
The newest MAN PrimeServ Academy held its official opening recently at Frederikshavn in Denmark. It thus became the 11th training and education centre in MAN Diesel & Turbo’s global network.
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NewsNew safety measures for cruise industry
In the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) has adopted two new safety policies - the latest in a series of recommendations that will be submitted to the IMO.
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NewsTOWLINES
Joop Timmermans, a well known figure in the towage and salvage industry, stepped down as managing director of International Transport Contractors (ITC) at the beginning of June. Now aged 68, Joop started his career with ITC 37 years ago and under his management built the company into a strong and ...
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NewsDHV to build fishing ports in Ghana
Dutch engineering and consultancy firm DHV has been made responsible for the construction management of 11 new fishing ports in Ghana.
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Learning from dredging work in the Broads
The Broads Authority’s partners from The Netherlands, Belgium and France visited the Broads in the UK recently to discuss research into innovative solutions for dredging, treatment and reusing sediment.
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NewsLinkspans ordered to support new ferry services
Cargotec reports that it has secured a number of linkspan projects in recent months, including new orders in Norway, Denmark and Germany.
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Zeeland acquires site
Agreements between Zeeland Seaports, the Dutch company UTB and the American concern Century were concluded for the takeover of the foundry and the anode plant on the former ZALCO site.
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NewsHamburg works on LNG feasibility
The Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first LNG ship - the Norwegian Coastguard''s ''KV Barentshav''.
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NewsTwo fast repairs on bulk carriers
Two bulk carriers needed prompt attention recently from the Hydrex dive and technician teams. Five cracks were found in the flat bottom area of a 130m long bulk carrier while another had damage in a high load area.
