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BV joins Securymind in piracy initiative
International classification society Bureau Veritas has joined forces with French maritime security consultants Securymind to provide an auditing and verification service for companies providing armed guards to protect ships against piracy.
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NewsNew garbage regs apply to smaller craft
“Following departure from port and once out of site of land the ship’s crew felt free to dispose of all manor of garbage over the stern rail,” said Captain Andy Goldsmith of Maritime Progress.
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News‘Sense of cooperation’ at Interspill
Cooperation is key, and this new strategy for the biannual European oil spill conference and exhibition has been “essential to achieve the networking that this group depends on,” said Chris Morris of Interspill.
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NewsISU Pollution Survey - 2011 Results
Last year saw half a million tonnes of pollutants salved by International Salvage Union (ISU) members, although the 17 year average remains at over a million tonnes.
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NewsConfirming a cure for the diesel bug
Independent scientific testing of an innovative diesel biocide developed by Cyrus Energy has confirmed its effectiveness in ensuring a ‘total kill’ of contaminant micro-organisms that may be present in marine fuel tanks.
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NewsPopular stern gear on show at Seawork
Seawork exhibitor Clements Marine has supplied all the stern gear and propellers to one of the latest launches to emerge from Ireland based workboat builder Safehaven Marine.
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NewsHigh Thrust push for Bremen’s new fireboat
Following successful trials, the new 23.9m Damen Fire Fighting/Police Patrol vessel Bremen 1 has been handed over to its new owner, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
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NewsGas powered ship to feed Norwegian fish farms
Rolls-Royce has won a second order for a vessel from its Environship range. This gas powered ship will be used to supply feed to fish farms along the Norwegian coast.
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NewsNew Scania V8s top 1,000 hp for marine use
Swedish based Scania has introduced a new 16 litre diesel engine that will replace its existing engine of this size.
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NewsCummins adds marine genset to C Power line
Cummins has launched the latest addition to the C Power product line, the QSM11-CP marine generator set.
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NewsJohn Deere gears up for Marine Tier 3
John Deere Tier 3 marine engines will start to make their splash in 2013.
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NewsZF brings propulsion products to Seawork
ZF Services UK Ltd will use Seawork 2012 to showcase examples from ZF Marine’s range of propulsion products and systems for tugs, wind farm support vessels, fish farm vessels, OSVs, other workboats and patrol sessels.
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Pilkington is UK rep for Lindenberg-Anlagen
Pilkington Marine Engineering Ltd (PME) has been appointed the UK representative of marine diesel generator manufacture Lindenberg – Anlagen.
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NewsAutomated dock management cuts costs
Marine terminal operators must optimize dock usage and cargo transportation efficiency in a complex environment involving many oceangoing and inland vessels and a large number of activities, writes Dean Rosenberg, president of PortVision.
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NewsHow hard do your visitors hit?
A system for monitoring the load on marine fenders in quays and harbours can both measure the impact of a vessel berthing and the ongoing force applied as it continues to bear against them whilst docked.
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NewsRamora takes on deepest ever EOD operation
Bomb disposal experts Ramora UK operate on a 24/7 basis so it is not unusual to receive a call from a major oil and gas company believing it has located un-exploded ordinance (UXO) near a subsea asset.
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NewsAutonomous surveillance from Harbour Wing
There is growing interest on Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) to perform both routine and dangerous tasks, with their ability to operate autonomously at sea.
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Training for Effective ISPS Auditing
The comprehensive security regime for international shipping adopted by the IMO in December 2002 includes a number of amendments to SOLAS, the most far reaching of which enshrine the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, which contains detailed security related requirements for Governments, port authorities and shipping companies.
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NewsRembrandt paints realistic training scenarios
Pilot organisations around the world, including Peel Ports Medway in the UK and Kiel Canal Pilots in Germany, are investing in the latest version of a new marine manoeuvring simulator.
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NewsBroadband 4G Radar eyes top prize at Seawork
Marine electronics designer and manufacturer Simrad will be showing its innovative Simrad Broadband 4G Radar to the workboat sector for the first time at Seawork 2012.
