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NewsPolicy probed as Thanet wind farm opens
Stockholm based energy company Vattenfall AB celebrated the commissioning last week, on time and on budget, of the 300MW Thanet Offshore Windfarm to an invited audience of VIPs and the world’s media.
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NewsCall to cut shipping emissions at IMO demo
The shipping industry can do more to tackle climate change and raise billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with its devastating impact said international agency Oxfam.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days Call for Papers
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced the first call for papers for CEDA Dredging Days 2011.
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News‘Willchallenge’ remade by original builders
Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd has recently completed a major conversion/ refit on Willchallenge, a vessel originally built at Mustang Marine’s Pembroke Dock facility back in 1997.
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News3D computer modelling points to Victory
Highly accurate computer generated 3D models are being used to help the restoration of HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned Naval vessel in the world and Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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NewsNew dredge pump drive extends life of ‘Maas’
Damen Dredging Equipment of Nijkerk in the Netherlands has replaced the submersed dredge pump drive of the sand mining dredger Maas.
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NewsElbe port all rounder heads for completion
Construction of rail and stowage areas is underway at the new Elbe inland port of Wittenberge as part of the second stage expansion to add universal handling to existing new bulk business.
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NewsWind farm cables to get new owners
UK energy regulator OFGEM has announced the preferred and reserve bidders selected to own and operate seven offshore wind farm transmission links making them regulated assets.
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NewsBear Grylls' RIB completes North West Passage
A six man team led by adventurer Bear Grylls completed a successful transit through Canada’s notorious North West Passage earlier this month.
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NewsWorld’s oldest steamship returns to London
SS Robin, the world''s oldest complete steamship, arrived at the Port of Tilbury on Saturday after London’s principal trading port stepped in to offer the newly restored ship a home.
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NewsFurther work to manage marine historical environment
Hampshire UK based underwater specialist SeaZone has been commissioned to characterise archaeological potential for shipwrecks by the University of Southampton (UoS).
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NewsUK urged to invest in ports
RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association, launched a national campaign on Tuesday to highlight the importance of investing in improvements to the UK’s port facilities.
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NewsDredger crew kidnapped in Cameroon
Two crew members of the trailing suction hopper dredger Amerigo Vespucci were kidnapped by an armed gang as the vessel worked in the Cameroon port of Douala on Sunday night.
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NewsDutch launch new CSD for Panama Canal
A new custom built cutter suction dredger destined for the Panama Canal was launched at IHC Merwede’s Sliedrecht yard in the Netherlands last week.
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NewsShort notice seminar on new fuel regs
A seminar on The Introduction of Ultra-low Sulphur Biofuels to Estuarial and Inland Waterway Vessels will be held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich UK on Wednesday 20 October.
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NewsRadar developments enhance wave climate data
Further to development work by UK based hydrpgraphic survey systems supplier Ohmex and earlier results from testing at the Franzius-Institut, Leibniz University of Hannover, VEGA has now produced updated versions of their ''K'' band range of radar level sensors.
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NewsDamen moves into offshore wind farm sector
The Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards Group has announced the sale of its first ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry.
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NewsHistoric light vessel finds a home – ‘probably’
After many months of party political bickering a berth has been established for the UK’s last remaining manned light vessel at Harwich UK, the town renowned as the home port of these distinctive vessels.
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NewsNew terminal ups Kiel handling clout
Kiel has completed the new Schwedenkai Terminal, part of a five year investment programme costing more than €60m, which has vastly improved the German Baltic port’s passenger and cargo handling clout.
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NewsDNV confirm’s Seagen’s performance
Norway based Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has certified that the performance of the world’s largest tidal turbine, the 1.2MW SeaGen, has been correctly evaluated according to the Edinburgh Protocol.
