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BV approval for in-water surveys
Fendercare Marine’s diving service has recently been awarded Bureau Veritas approval to carry out in-water surveys.
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NewsTugs crews raise funds for cancer centres
On 16 May the crews from the Solent Towage tugs at Fawley in Southampton Water UK held an unusual event to raise funds for two cancer day care centres.
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Fugro goes Italian
Fugro Satellite Positioning has appointed Genoa based CAIM as Italian national sales agent for the Marinestar range of navigation products and services for deep sea commercial shipping.
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NewsDamen unveils the ASD Tug 3212 at ITS 2012
Damen’s very latest Azimuthing Stern Drive tug design, the ASD Tug 3212, was introduced to the world’s towage industry at the International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention (ITS 2012) in Barcelona last month.
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NewsIMO renews commitment to sustainability
Last month the IMO publicly renewed its commitment to sustainable development in the maritime industry and gave feedback on its input to the Rio+20 conference held in Brazil.
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NewsEasy change anodes an aid to divers
A new generation of hull corrosion protection anodes can be changed by divers using ordinary wrenches, allowing them to be easily installed or replaced both when the vessel is in drydock or at sea.
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NewsUnderwater tools protect the environment
Checking for residual fuel in a 70 year old sunken wreck without opening the tanks and risking an environmental catastrophe needed a clever solution.
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NewsSvitzer’s first ECO tug enters service
Svitzer Gaia, the first of two diesel-electric ECO tugs being put into service by Svitzer was presented at the ‘European Maritime Day’ in Gothenburg on Sunday 20 May.
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NewsUNV deliver ILAN 1 to Haifa
The new Voith tractor tug Ilan 1 was handed over to the Haifa Port Company Ltd on 22 May by the Union Naval Valencia (UNV), one of the Boluda Group Shipyards, after an eleven day delivery voyage across the Mediterranean.
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DCT wins Teraz Polska
Poland’s largest terminal, DCT Gdansk, claiming over 50% market share and the only hub in Baltic Sea, has won the Teraz Polska competition.
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Consent for Green Port Hull proposal
Hull City Council’s Planning Committee has given its consent to the proposed Green Port Hull facility following the submission of plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc.
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NewsSubsea mapping system is a diver’s friend
Until now, a diver directed, high accuracy mapping system has primarily been used by the military for mine counter-measures and search and recovery operations.
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Drew acquires Chemring
Marine solutions services specialist Drew Marine has agreed to acquire marine distress signal company Chemring Marine.
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NewsJoint Italian-Turkish dredger launched
The first ever cutter suction dredger to be built in Turkey, an Italian designed model SGT 500C, is being launched this month.
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NewsNew MD for Damen Shiprepair
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken has appointed Ms Monica Svenner as its new managing director, making her the first woman to take an MD position within the ship repair industry.
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NewsFRC to hold Whole Body Vibration seminars
FRC International (FRC) is holding a Whole Body Vibration (WBV) Seminar on 10 July and a Health Surveillance Awareness Seminar on 11 July at the RNLI Lifeboat College in Poole, UK.
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Revised IMCA marine inspection
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) has published a revised edition for small workboats: ‘Marine inspection for small workboats (Common marine inspection document for small workboats)’.
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NewsHydro surveys for project MONALISA
MMT of Sweden has been awarded parts of two separate hydrographic survey contracts for the EU financed project MONALISA for the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA).
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NewsEngineer shortage as renewables grow
Green energy is arguably one of the fastest growing sectors on the planet.
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NewsTesting facilities progress at Narec
National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland UK.
