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NewsPort of Grimsby gears up for £25m expansion
Associated British Ports says the development of a new terminal, the Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) “will herald the largest ever capital investment in the Port of Grimsby.”
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NewsPressure for Falmouth Docks development
Liberal Democrat MEP for Cornwall Sir Graham Watson has called on common sense to prevail surrounding the delays to the Falmouth Docks regeneration project.
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NewsWork starts on second Antwerp lock
The authorities in Flanders and the Port of Antwerp have provided an update on the construction of the new lock that will serve the port.
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NewsHRW brings DRL Software in-house
HR Wallingford, the international hydraulic and environmental engineering consultancy, has acquired UK based DRL Software.
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Abu Dhabi does CEDA-IADC dredging training
The training course Environmental Aspects of Dredging, jointly developed and presented by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), was held last month in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsSS Shieldhall still defying the odds
Visitors to the Seawork exhibition will not be strangers to SS Shieldhall, the largest surviving 1950’s seagoing steamship operated by volunteers in the UK, or their efforts to keep the vessel alive.
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NewsTTS completes Loch Ryan Port infrastructure
TTS has completed work on the infrastructure for Stena Line’s purpose built port, located 10km north of its previous location in Stranraer, Scotland.
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NewsEco Xblocs provide good marine habitat
The results of the final year of monitoring of the ‘Rich Dike’ project at IJmuiden in the Netherlands have been published and seem to show that the specially designed Xblocs used at the port encourage marine life.
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NewsLightweight underlay keeps RFA ship trim
Southampton based marine outfitters Trimline was contracted recently to carry out some refurbishment on RFA Black Rover, a fleet tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
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NewsCustom refit of a boat for the Pope
When the Pope visited Venice earlier this year no exceptions were made to the rule that no vehicles are allowed in Venice, which ruled out the Popemobile for transport.
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NewsMarine aggregates biodiversity strategy
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has launched a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).
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NewsHydro12 Call for Papers
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th European conference in Rotterdam from 13-15 November 2012 are invited by the organisers, Hydrographic Society Benelux.
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NewsIPS powers pilots for Rosmoport
Russian state owned company Rosmorport has ordered six pilot boats powered by Volvo Penta´s high efficiency drive system, Inboard Performace System (IPS).
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NewsRolls thrusts into Chinese tug market
Global power systems provider Rolls-Royce has won orders worth some £18m for the supply of Azimuth thrusters to power 18 new tugs being built in China.
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NewsNew QSK95 sees Cummins power up for tugs
Commercial marine diesel engine manufacturer Cummins has introduced an engine which takes it into the tugs sector with the new QSK95 model rated at 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) output.
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NewsBaudouin gets British Isles distribution
Golden Arrow Marine has been appointment as the Moteurs Baudouin distributor for UK and Eire as last month.
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NewsRescue work resumes on Costa Concordia
Rescue operations on the stricken Carnival cruise liner Costa Concordia resumed off the coast of Italy as the possibility of still saving lives remains the priority.
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NewsDifficult questions for private security firms
The implementation of a much needed private security firm accreditation process, is underway but there are still worrying gaps on particular aspects of the carrying of arms on commercial craft.
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NewsSpecial overhauls keep German yards busy
A demand for maintenance and repair on a string of special vessels, mainly research ships, kept prominent small German shipyards busy as the old year waned and in some cases into this new year.
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NewsIllegal fishing damage to conservation site
The UK’s National Marine Aquarium has confirmed that the Scylla Reef, an artificial reef close to Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, has suffered significant damage following what could be an illegal fishing net caught upon it.
