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NewsMerged MAN opens new Training Academy
Stockport based MAN Diesel Ltd and its sister company MAN Turbo (UK) Ltd have merged operations in the UK to form a new organisation, MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd.
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NewsShipping safety awareness award winners named
The UK shipping minister Mike Penning MP presented the 2010 British Shipping Safety Awareness Awards at a ceremony held at the Chamber of Shipping in London.
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NewsTeesside plans for offshore wind centre
PD Ports is one of the major companies driving Teesside UK’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the European wind energy sector.
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NewsEngineers concerned over flood defence funding
The impact of reduced public funding for flood defences in the UK will demand a more innovative approach to managing flood risk according to the nation’s Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
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NewsTrials success for evacuation slide/raft system
The first commercially installed example of a new model inflatable slide and raft system has successfully completed trials on board the small ferry L’Estuaire on the river Gironde in France.
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NewsFloating offshore energy resource assessments
Multi-national consultancy Natural Power has announced the successful long-term trial of a product development activity within the company named SeaZephIR, a patented autonomous floating platform with integrated lidar system and renewable power supply capable of providing highly accurate wind data offshore.
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NewsOffshore shipyard opens in Qatar
The Nakilat Shipyard at the Port of Ras Laffan in the State of Qatar, which was opened this week, is an impressive civil and maritime engineering project in which independent engineering and environmental consultants Royal Haskoning played a central role.
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NewsTidal power agreement for Pentland Firth site
MeyGen has entered into an ‘Agreement for Lease’ with the UK’s Crown Estate for the Pentland Firth Inner Sound tidal power site.
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NewsSelf propelled trencher for offshore wind farms
As the number of offshore wind turbines increases, so too does the need for cost effective and efficient installation solutions.
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NewsNew terminal planned for Terneuzen
Netherlands headquartered Mammoet Benelux has acquired an eight hectare undeveloped harbor site on the Axel Plain (Axelse Vlakte) at Autrichehaven in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen.
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NewsTowlines November 2010
Targe Towing Ltd, with its headquarters in Scotland and towage interests in North East Scotland, the Firth of Forth, the Thames and Indonesia, is expanding its business on London’s river.
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NewsThe BRAtt goes to sea
At the end of October the BRAtt, prototype of the world’s first purpose built training tug, travelled to Seattle to go on show at The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers 2010 Annual Meeting and Expo, taking place in early November and at the Pacific Marine Expo later in ...
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NewsVortex - the latest delivery to Solent Towage
The latest addition to the fleet of Solent Towage Ltd, UK subsidiary of Østensjø Rederi AS of Haugesund, Norway is now in service in the offshore industry.
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NewsThere is more to ETVs than just salvage
The British Government decision to terminate the contract to operate the four Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs), stationed in strategic locations around the UK coastline, has been met with horror and disbelief by pundits from the shipping industry, emergency services and local authorities.
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NewsChamber of Shipping forms new Harbour Towage panel
The UK Chamber of Shipping has established a specialist Harbour Towage Panel to foster closer working with the British Tugowners Association (BTA).
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NewsSecond wind farm transmission link tender round launched
UK energy regulator Ofgem has launched the second tender round for owning and operating high voltage transmission links worth £1.9bn to another six Round 2 wind farms.
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NewsWhole life cost consideration for ports
Ports appear to face a conflicting range of priorities when it comes to specifying and purchasing new mooring and berthing equipment, according to a new industry survey.
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NewsTidal stream developer seeks manufacturing partner
East Yorkshire UK based Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL) has successfully completed a series of rigorous in-water tests on the multi-million pound full scale demonstrator of its Proteus NP1000 tidal stream power generator.
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NewsBelgian-Dutch maritime services venture established
Three well known companies from the Low Countries have established a common venture for providing maritime services.
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NewsGrant award puts freight back on Caledonian Canal
Scottish Government grants of £255,000 have heralded the return of freight transportation along the Caledonian Canal.
