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  • Arctic sea ice continues to decline and temperatures continue to rise. Photo: NASA
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    Warning fund for Arctic waters

    2011-03-22T15:30:00Z

    New meteorological and navigational warning services in the Arctic will provide enhanced accessibility to weather data and navigational shipping information.

  • Ports need to schedule more maintenance checks to offset the burden of managing risk and possible disputes, says Trelleborg.
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    Risk management crippling port operations

    2011-03-22T14:45:00Z

    The port sector is being crippled by the burden of managing operational risk, according to an industry wide survey.

  • USV ‘Springer’ will be used in the tests.
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    Intelligent USVs could cut loose from signals

    2011-03-22T14:45:00Z

    A research project aiming at the eventual installation of intelligent navigation in remotely controlled craft has begun.

  • The new Terminal Access System developed by Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee will be on display at Seawork 2011.
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    See safe turbine access at Seawork

    2011-03-22T09:00:00Z

    Marine engineering company Houlder will be showing the Turbine Access System (TAS) being jointly developed with BMT Nigel Gee at Seawork 2011.

  • PureGen removes the soot from a generator’s exhaust outlet, and from the cooling water flowing from the exhaust gas water separator.
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    Soot gets the boot at Seawork

    2011-03-21T09:00:00Z

    Halyard Marine, Europe’s largest designer and manufacturer of specialist marine exhaust systems, will be exhibiting its latest environmental product for all commercial vessels at Seawork 2011.

  • Safety lights from SIC Divisione Elecctronica are among the many products to be found on A.S.A.P. Supplies’ stand at Seawork this year.
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    Italian flavour from Seawork veterans

    2011-03-20T09:00:00Z

    Seawork regulars A.S.A.P. Supplies Ltd will bring a bit of Italian flair to Seawork 2011 following the recent announcement that they are now the UK distributor for SIC Divisione Electronica srl.

  • The new 10.2m Cheetah is seen during recent sea trials.
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    Cheetah chases to 300th build milestone

    2011-03-19T09:00:00Z

    As always, Cheetah Marine will be at Seawork, this year with an 11.2m version of the very successful 10.2m design.

  • A model GM-350K 45 ton luffing winch from North Sea Winches.
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    North Sea Winches gears up for Seawork

    2011-03-18T09:00:00Z

    Specialist marine winch manufacturing company North Sea Winches will be exhibiting at Seawork for the eighth successive year in June.

  • Applied Acoustics unveiled its portable Alpha subsea tracking system at Seawork this year.
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    Applied Acoustics keeps on tracking at Seawork

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    The very latest subsea tracking system from Applied Acoustics made a last minute entry onto the Applied Acoustics’ stand at Seawork this year.

  • The Saab Cougar is being deployed for investigative duties in the Caspian Sea.
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    Cougar set loose to prowl seabed jungle

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    A Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV is to be a vital investigative tool in the Caspian Sea, sorting through the hazardous jungle of old pipes and cables on the seabed before new pipelines can be laid.

  • CleanHull uses a brushless technology deployed with an ROV from a service boat to clean underwater services.
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    CleanHull on the move

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    Norway based CleanHull is planning to open a new station for its environmentally friendly CleanHull hull cleaning system in Rotterdam.

  • A view of the terminal storage tanks at Gate LNG Terminal  while under construction. Photo by Peter Barker.
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    Rotterdam prepares for LNG imports

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    Work is nearing completion on the Netherlands first LNG import terminal at Rotterdam in a project involving previously reclaimed land being given back to the sea.

  • The Kentish Flats wind farm was one of the UK’s earliest Round 1 installations. Photo: Vattenfall
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    Consultation for Kentish Flats extension

    2011-03-17T10:42:00Z

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has revealed details of its plans to extend the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm as it consults the local community and prepares the Statement of Community Consultation document.

  • The newbuld research vessel takes shape at the Barther Shipyard.
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    New research boat for university

    2011-03-17T10:40:00Z

    The University of Rostock will soon take delivery of a €150,000 multi-purpose research boat, which will join a refurbished research cutter in biological research and training duties in the Baltic.

  • ’Taska 1’ is nearing completion at Red7’s yard in Ipswich UK.
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    Joint project tug on show at Seawork

    2011-03-17T10:37:00Z

    At last year''s Seawork, Red7 Marine bought a tug off the shelf from Damen. This year the East Anglia based marine construction and subsea group are displaying their own tug, under the banner of Taska Marine.

  • Small ship specialist Lux Werft has delivered the ‘Hansestadt Rostock’.
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    Another Rhine ferry for Warnow River

    2011-03-17T10:33:00Z

    Hansestadt Rostock, the fourth and biggest passenger ferry in service with Rostock excursion operator Dieter Schütt, has gone into operation on the Warnow River in eastern Germany.

  • Dredger ‘Ben Crom’ at work in Tayinloan, a regular task. Many operations would be made easier by streamlining applications. Photo: P Mackie
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    Getting rid of the paper log jams

    2011-03-17T01:30:00Z

    In the past, marine licenses were often delayed by the necessity for the physical receipt and passing on of a number of pieces of paper, which often created log-jams in a complex system.

  • ECDIS standard symbol for a dangerous wreck, depth unknown.
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    Lack of skills may be increasing risk

    2011-03-16T00:30:00Z

    A well known training company has said that the need for product specific ECDIS training is becoming clearer as unskilled operators may even be increasing the possibility of incidents.

  • The SB-285 and SolaMax buoy are marking Abu Dhabi’s channel to Mussafah Industrial City.
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    Navigation buoys for Abu Dhabi’s channel

    2011-03-15T16:34:00Z

    In only 90 days, Tideland Signal Limited has manufactured and supplied a total of 84 polyethylene buoys to guide navigation in a newly dredged 63.5km channel.

  • There is an important emphasis on recruitments days at the moment due to the skill shortage at sea.
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    Visitors flock to shipping careers day

    2011-03-14T20:02:00Z

    South Tyneside College in the UK held its annual Shipping Careers Open Day recently at the Marine Safety Training Centre in South Shields.