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NewsA long haul home for ‘RT Peter’ – by Jack Gaston
The latest addition to the Kotug fleet, the Rotor Tug ''RT Peter'' arrived in Rotterdam in mid-April after a very lengthy delivery voyage from the Far East.
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NewsA tug and barge service delivers new Aircraft Carrier sections – by Jack Gaston
The first major transfer of prefabricated blocks (sections) for the new aircraft carrier, ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’, was completed on 8 April when the barge ‘Osprey Carrier’ arrived in the Firth of Forth, towed by the tug ‘Vigilant’.
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NewsHerman Sr BV get a new Tarka 3 – by Jack Gaston
The names ‘Herman Sr’, and ‘Tarka’, well known in the dredging and marine civil engineering business. Dutch tugowners Herman Sr BV took delivery of their first Shoalbuster named ''Tarka'' from the Damen Shipyard at Hardinxveld in 1996.
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NewsITC continues to diversify – by Jack Gaston
In recent years the Dutch towage specialist ITC applied a strategy to progressively diversify its activities more into offshore support and other similar activities, alongside its traditional core business of deepsea ocean towage.
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NewsTOWLINES May 2010 – by Jack Gaston
Dutch tug owners F J M Hubregte van der Berge have taken delivery of the new anchorhandling tug Dutch Pearl. The new tug was built by Scheepswerf Gebr Kooiman of Zwijndrecht and is a further example of the successful 31m shallow draft, twin screw design that has proved popular with ...
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NewsGet the full project package at Seawork
An enterprising Fareham UK based company is tackling the problem facing many marine construction and dive support contractors when they need to source vessel hire, tools packages and other equipment from a number of suppliers and coordinate its mobilisation to site.
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NewsBristol to develop deep sea terminal
Bristol port has been given the governmental green light for developing a deep sea container terminal (DSCT) at its Avonmouth Dock.
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NewsUpdate of Van Oord’s recent work - by David Foxwell
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord provided an update on recent projects in the Americas, the Mediterranean and Africa with its most recent financial results.
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NewsCrucial marine electronics from Seawork exhibitor
Lymington UK based fishing charter company Beyond the Blue has selected a range of Lowrance marine electronics and navigation equipment, a brand of Seawork exhibitor Navico.
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NewsDubai deal for expanding Vikoma
Vikoma International Ltd has just won a half million pound contract to equip two 63m multi-role vessels for Dubai Ship Building which are ultimately bound for the United Arab Emirates Coastguard.
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NewsHigh speed boat operators pursue injury reduction
The recent High Speed Boat Operations forum highlighted that the biggest factor restricting the use of such craft is not their actual speed but rather, the vulnerability of the human crew and passengers.
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NewsUK offshore wind hits milestone 1GW
The landmark first gigawatt (GW) of installed offshore UK wind energy capacity was reached this week as two wind farms off the coast of Britain began generating electricity.
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NewsFirst ever GHG shipping emissions report released
Scandinavian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has released the industry’s first ever certified GHG emissions inventory report, showing that it managed to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year.
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NewsISU announces 2009 Pollution Survey results
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has announced the results of its annual Pollution Prevention Survey for 2009, which show a significant increase in the tonnages of pollutants salved in 2009 compared with 2008, despite a drop in the number of salvage services performed by members of the ISU.
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NewsBembridge RNLI construction moving forward
All RNLI lifeboat stations are located strategically, explains Tim Ash of the RNLI, and the Isle of Wight’s Bembridge station with its all-weather vessel is often called on to work in conjunction with the smaller RNLI inshore lifeboats at stations nearby.
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NewsPeterhead builds future on a bed of granite
A quay is being built at Peterhead Harbour in Scotland which has been especially designed to take the sting out of the waves hitting it.
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NewsCorrosion protection for Rosyth caisson
As part of Babcock Marine’s upgrade of facilities at Scotland’s Rosyth Dockyard to prepare for assembly of the Royal Navy’s two new QE class aircraft carriers, the entrance to the yard’s No 1 Dock had to be substantially enlarged.
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NewsSiemens offshore wind makes call for suppliers
Siemens Wind Power is looking for suppliers to support the expansion of its European offshore wind market interest and will host a sourcing event in Rotherham, UK on 17 June. The deadline for registering is Wednesday 28 April.
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NewsDover steps in to help stranded passengers
The Port of Dover has stepped into the breach left by the recent airline crisis. Through a concerted and coordinated effort by port and ferry operators to help stranded travellers, the port helped over quarter of a million people to get home.
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NewsOcean Thermal Energy Conversion demo progresses
An ocean thermal energy power generation demonstration project in America could establish that the technology has the potential to join wind as a major source of marine renewable energy.
