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  • Competing teams must have designed and built their own submarines and will race them flooded, piloted and pedalled by a scuba diver.
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    Diver powered submarine races come to Europe

    2012-02-15T10:15:00Z

    The inaugural European International Submarine Races (eISR), being held at Gosport, Hampshire, UK during the week of 25 June 2012 are set to capture the imagination.

  • The new facility at Belfast Harbour will be used in the construction of the West of Duddon Sands wind farm.
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    Belfast investment benefits builders

    2012-02-15T10:00:00Z

    A £50m investment by Belfast Harbour to develop a new terminal for the assembly of offshore wind turbines is providing a major boost for the Northern Ireland construction and aggregate sectors.

  • The new harbour basin will be bordered by a new quay wall along which people can walk, with new steps to the water, a flood protection dyke and a renovated slipway.
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    Plans unveiled for €13m Elbe harbour revamp

    2012-02-15T08:00:00Z

    Plans for one of the biggest port related construction projects ever undertaken in the Elbe community of Wedel-Schulau on the western outskirts of Hamburg have been outlined by local authorities.

  • The pontoons have been enlarged by 50% for this year’s show
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    Seawork 2012: Earlier, bigger, better

    2012-02-14T12:54:00Z

    Seawork, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, will be celebrating its 15th year in 2012 and although it will take place a little earlier than usual, it promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

  • Alastair Cameron now maintains a second office in Argyll.
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    Camarc man believes in being there

    2012-02-14T11:00:00Z

    Alastair Cameron, the man behind Shoreham UK based small craft design firm Camarc told MJ, “It’s still very important to go and see what the local conditions are, and by this I mean for both operation and build.”

  • Mark Hoddinott will start work with the ISU in April.
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    New ISU Secretary General appointed

    2012-02-14T10:15:00Z

    The International Salvage Union has appointed Mark Hoddinott to succeed its Secretary General, Mike Lacey, on his planned retirement at the end of 2012.

  • The new harbour basin will be bordered by a new quay wall along which people can walk, with new steps to the water, a flood protection dyke and a renovated slipway.
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    Plans unveiled for €13m Elbe harbour revamp

    2012-02-14T10:00:00Z

    Plans for one of the biggest port related construction projects ever undertaken in the Elbe community of Wedel-Schulau on the western outskirts of Hamburg have been outlined by local authorities.

  • Shoreham Port has a masterplan for sustainability
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    Shoreham focuses on sustainability

    2012-02-14T08:15:00Z

    Shoreham Port Authority in the UK is embarking on a ten year investment to become a major centre for low carbon energy and sustainability.

  • PATCH ports, including Newhaven, will be at Southern Manufacturing this week
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    PATCH ports target manufacturing

    2012-02-13T15:56:00Z

    The Ports Adapting to Climate Change (PATCH) project is joining the Port of Newhaven at the UK’s Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Exhibition this week to promote new business ventures with manufacturers.

  • LNG Guardian is designed to operate offshore for long periods at very slow speeds in the standby role.
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    Gondan deliver LNG Guardian

    2012-02-13T15:33:00Z

    Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan delivered the 75 ton bollard pull standby vessel LNG Guardian to its Italian tug owner Fratelli Neri SpA on 12 January.

  • The MSV Fennica is one of a pair of icebreakers to be converted to a cleaner ship design.
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    Cleaner burn for Arctic waters

    2012-02-13T15:29:00Z

    Finland headquartered power provider Wärtsilä has been contracted by that country’s Arctia Offshore Oy to carry out modification work to two of the company''s vessels.

  • Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is increasingly being confronted with the effects of climate change.
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    Dutch consortium for Vietnam’s Delta Plan

    2012-02-13T14:54:00Z

    The Dutch government’s NL Agency has awarded a contract for the provision of consultancy services for the Mekong Delta Plan in Vietnam to a consortium headed by consultancy and engineering firm DHV.

  • UK national hydrographer Rear Admiral Nick Lambert and his training team with six overseas hydrographic officers following completion of their UKHO marine cartography course funded by the Nippon Foundation.
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    UKHO international training success

    2012-02-13T14:23:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton reports successful completion of another of its internationally accredited marine cartography courses on behalf of six overseas hydrographic officers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan and the Philippines.

  • A massive increase in construction activity will result from the UK Round 3 offshore wind farm programme. (All photos by Peter Barker)
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    Welcome to Round 3

    2012-02-13T12:00:00Z

    Progress with the UK’s Round 1 and 2 offshore wind programmes is becoming increasingly clear to see from onshore.

  • A deep rated Falcon, which is compact yet powerful enough to handle a range of tools.
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    Ten more Falcons fly away to Russia

    2012-02-13T11:45:00Z

    Ten more Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs have been ordered by Russia’s JSC Tetis Pro, bringing the total sold into the Russian Federation to 24, and more are planned.

  • Chevalier Floatel’s vessl DP Galyna will include an Ampelmann access system.
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    Luxurious ferry to Floatel conversions

    2012-02-10T17:01:00Z

    Netherlands based Holland Shipyards has been entrusted with the conversion of two passenger vessels into luxury offshore accommodation vessels for Chevalier Floatels with the offshore wind farm market in mind.

  • Suggesting cutter suction dredger concepts, this Seafloor Production Tool will rely on power installations supplied by ABB.
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    Powering up for Seafloor Production

    2012-02-10T16:50:00Z

    ABB’s UK marine services business has won an order to supply transformers and switchgear for one of the world’s first commercial deep sea mining projects.

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    MJFEB12 Front Cover Story

    2012-02-10T16:15:00Z

    Ireland’s Safehaven Marine signed contracts last month with the Faroe Islands Rescue Service to supply an Interceptor 48 self righting lifeboat.

  • Offshore oil and gas industry vessels crowd Lerwick Harbour in Shetland.
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    Busy year in prospect at Lerwick Harbour

    2012-02-10T13:00:00Z

    Positive signs for activity at Lerwick Harbour in 2012 point to another busy year in prospect at the Shetland port following increased traffic across various sectors in 2011.

  • The final part of fitting out the new Tamar took place at Babcock’s boatyard in Plymouth.
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    ‘Diamond Jubilee’ celebrates 60 years

    2012-02-09T16:42:00Z

    Eastbourne RNLI Lifeboat Station’s new £2.7m Tamar lifeboat, which will be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of RNLI Patron, Her Majesty The Queen took to the water for the very first time on Monday.