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Pangeo Subsea opens UK base – by David Goodfellow
PanGeo Subsea of Newfoundland, Canada, has extended its European operations with the opening of premises in Aberdeen UK, complementing those in Denmark and Norway.
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NewsURS introduces Union Warrior - by Jack Gaston
Antwerp based towage organisation URS, a subsidiary of Smit International, is in the process of introducing a new class of four anchorhandling tugs for their offshore fleet.
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NewsActa Marine Group consolidates and grows - by Jack Gaston
The Acta Marine Group, based in the Netherlands at Den Helder, has recently taken several significant steps to consolidate and modernise their growing organisation.
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NewsRimorchiatori Napoli gets the first big 'Compact' RAstar 2700 - by Jack Gaston
Italian tugowner Rimorchiatori Napoli of Naples has taken delivery of ''Cheradi,'' the first of a new RAstar 2700 class, a design intended to take the concept of the ''compact'' tug to a new level of performance.
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NewsAnglian Sovereign makes a towing connection in heavy weather - by Jack Gaston
In the early hours of 19 March, Shetland Coastguard tasked the Emergency Towing Vessel ‘Anglian Sovereign’ to go to the assistance of the general cargo ship ‘Wilson Dover’, disabled with steering problems 45 miles north east of Cape Wrath.
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NewsTOWLINES April 2010 – by Jack Gaston
The powerful twin screw tug ‘Mustang’ has been sold by Dutch owners Bouwman Towing & Shipping BV to Ippo Marine Ltd of Nicosia, Cyprus.
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NewsDEME completes new port approaches in Durban – by David Foxwell
After almost three years work, Belgian dredging and hydraulic engineering group DEME has announced that it has completed a major port upgrading programme in Durban, South Africa.
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NewsAberdeen Harbour announces contractor for Torry Quay development – by David Foxwell
Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded a £14m contract to construction company McLaughlin & Harvey for the first phase of the Torry Quay redevelopment. The Northern Ireland firm will undertake works on the initial stage of a three phase project worth £30m, which is due to get underway this month.
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Baku port dredging to commence later this year – by David Foxwell
Consultancy Royal Haskoning has provided an update on the proposed development of a new port at Baku in Azerbaijan, and says dredging work there should commence later this year.
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NewsSonar brings real-time visualisation to breakwater construction – by David Foxwell
Real-time visualisation of work on a major port expansion project in northwest Spain is benefiting from the use of a CodaOctopus sonar.
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Automatic mooring system for Copenhagen Malmö – by David Foxwell
Following an order the company received last year to design and install two double-tier linkspans for Copenhagen Malmö Port, TTS Port Equipment AB has been given the go ahead to supply a semi-automatic mooring system for the port.
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NewsRORO 2010 rolls up in Bremen
RORO, the only exhibition and conference dedicated to the ro-ro shipping industry, takes place in Bremen, Germany, this year from 18-20 May.
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NewsAfter-treatment NOx socks off emissions
Engine manufacturers have put a great deal of thought and money into reducing emissions in recent years. As regulations, particularly in the US and Europe, are becoming more stringent, the engineers have responded by tuning the engine design with everything from electronic injectors to redesigned combustion chambers.
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NewsGerman ferry veteran starts over again after big refit
Much travelled and again renamed ferry veteran Spiekeroog 1V is back in island service off the North German coast after a comprehensive refit and technical overhaul in Husum.
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NewsNautical Institute lines up Plimsoll Award
The London based Nautical Institute has won the 2010 Samuel Plimsoll Award for its outstanding services to the marine industry, which include developing training and codes of practice, as well as disseminating important safety information.
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NewsBreakthrough aximuthing order for Kort Propulsion
Kent UK based Kort Propulsion has completed an order far from home, supplying an Indian shipyard with 12 KT300AZ azimuthing units which will drive six new workboats being built for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
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NewsSeawork Marine Services runs Dive Tank at Seawork 2010
Fareham UK based Seawork Marine Services Ltd is this year planning and coordinating operations of the quayside Dive Tank at Seawork 2010. Scotland’s underwater equipment specialist, Searchwise Ltd, continues its supply of the Dive Tank.
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NewsAncient boatyard brings award winning practices to Seawork
An historic Cornish boatyard will be celebrating at Seawork 2010 after being named South West Employer of the Year for its outstanding dedication to developing the skills of its staff.
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NewsConverteam configures for all the consequences
‘The consequences of losing position, Andy Cooper of Converteam tells MJ, ‘can run from mild inconvenience to disastrous, depending what you are doing at the time.’
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NewsMAN power popular at Spanish yard
MAN Diesel Spain has been very active within the tug segment recently, having played a key role in three orders that contract the company to supply 18 MAN Diesel L27/38 engines to Boluda Corporación Marítima, Spain, the international marine group and shipbuilder.
