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NewsDeepWater Horizon spill begets OSRV surge
The recent DeepWater Horizon incident has brought into sharp focus the requirement for current, up to date contingency planning, the correct mix of anti-pollution equipment and well practised recovery techniques and crews.
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Work commences on Hightown Coastal Defences
Birse Coastal has commenced construction work on the £1.15m Hightown Dune Restoration Project for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in the UK. This follows a 12 month Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) period.
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NewsSunken Guinness ship detected
High resolution images of W M Barkley, the first Guiness merchant vessel, which was sunk by a German torpedo seven miles off the coast of Dublin in 1917, have been revealed.
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NewsUnderwater works avoid Algeciras drydocking
To save time and money for the owners of a 270m container vessel that was leaking oil, a Hydrex diver/technician team replaced four stern tube seals on site, using one of Hydrex’s flexible mobdocks.
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NewsDamen is building the ASD Tug 2009 for commercial use
The Damen ASD Tug 2009 is the smallest azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug ever produced by Damen.
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NewsIMO certifies maritime hazards suit
Greater numbers of differing chemicals as well as greater volumes of them are now being transported both by short sea operations as well as by inland waterways since it is proving a cost effective alternative to road transport.
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NewsJan De Nul moves into renewables
The Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, construction and installation of 16 concrete foundations for an E.ON offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsGenoa tug fleet gains two powerful additions
On 8 October two new harbour tugs, Norvegia and Spagna, were formerly named prior to joining the local tug fleet of Rimorchiatori Riuniti Porto di Genova Srl.
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NewsInter-agency training on port simulators
Coastguard rescue operations, harbour pilots, local police and fire crews all have a number of plans to deal with port emergencies, but whether or not they come together to be effective is another issue entirely.
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NewsHybrid propulsion for Italian Coast Guard
Italian shipyard Cantieri Navali Megaride has proven that diesel-electric systems are suitable not only for large merchant and naval vessels but also small ships.
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NewsMore troubled waters ahead for shipping
It’s more doom and gloom from the forecasters when it comes to the state of the shipping industry as we near the end of 2011 - but there may just be a glimmer of hope too.
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NewsBoost for SeaEnergy wind farm business
Energy ventures company SeaEnergy PLC has won Scottish Enterprise funding support of over £88,000 for development of their offshore wind farm support business.
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NewsTread carefully with new Marine Licenses
The Marine Management Organisation is the main UK coastal regulator, writes Andrew Oldland QC, a specialist in maritime regulatory law at Michelmores solicitors.
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NewsA new Argus for Iskes Towage & Salvage
The rapid expansion of the Iskes Towage & Salvage tug fleet, based in the Netherlands at Ijmuiden, continues unabated with the recent addition of one new ASD tug and a second hand tractor tug.
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NewsLord Foster reveals more about Thames Hub
British architect Lord Foster used a recent lecture at the University of Oxford to reveal more details of the recently proposed ‘Thames Hub’ (see MJ NOV 2011).
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NewsPre-Christmas service for new German ferry
The new double-ended ferry Schlesweg-Holstein has completed its transfer journey from the shipyard in Rostock where it was built to its future home port Wyk on the island of Föhr (Wyk auf Föhr).
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NewsSafety first from entertainment package
On board entertainment systems to serve the welfare of crew and/or passengers onboard ships are becoming standard equipment on vessels servicing , for example, the offshore wind farm industry.
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Port of Amsterdam plans biomassive growth
The port of Amsterdam is gearing up for a boom in biomass volumes as a result of an increasing focus on renewable energy and new Dutch Government proposals.
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NewsVan Oord order survives Sietas insolvency
Hamburg based shipbuilder JJ Sietas has filed for insolvency, with hopes that its current construction programme, including a windfarm installation vessel for Van Oord, will remain on track.
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NewsMarine works boosted by Autumn Statement
RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, has welcomed a series of Government announcements giving strong support to the renewables sector.
