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NewsMajor test of Channel rescue services
A major international exercise has been held to test the UK and French maritime rescue services plans to cope with a major maritime disaster in the Dover Strait. Manchex 2009 was the latest in the biennial series of exercises aimed at testing the coordination and response to such an event ...
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NewsKarachi Port go to Uzmar for a rapid delivery
The Pakistani port authority, Karachi Port Trust (KPT), has placed a € 16.2m order with the Uzmar Shipyard in Turkey for two powerful ASD tugs. It is reported that KPT had identified an urgent and vital requirement for high powered floating craft, including tugs and pilot boats, to keep the ...
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NewsLerwick Harbour dredging project formally inaugu
What the port describes as ‘ a new era of opportunities for Lerwick Harbour’ has been launched officially with a celebration marking the latest significant phase in an ongoing development programme at the Shetland port.
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German orders for Reson systems
The Port of Hamburg, with more than 40km of quaywalls, is one of three German organisations to have just commissioned a Reson SeaBat multibeam system for hydrographic and research applications. It has been supplied by the Danish manufacturer with a new 7101 unit together with SVP 14 and 70 sound ...
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NewsUK Government to review Light Dues charging
The UK Government has launched a fresh review of the Light Dues charging regime which will attempt to deal with how navigational aids are funded and managed. They have drafted in the consultancy firm Atkins, which will report to ministers in spring 2010.
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Newse-Navigator offers shipping a new direction
The International Maritime Organisation’ s definition of e-navigation equates to the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of maritime information onboard and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth navigation and related services, for safety at sea and protection of the marine environment.
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NewsBusy Schleswig-Holstein adds Staberhuk to new police fleet
The third of a planned four new coastal patrol boats for service in the Baltic and North Sea has gone into operation for German river and coastal waterway authorities in Schleswig Holstein.
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NewsHybridTouch aids workboat navigation
Raymarine has just introduced its new line of E-Series Widescreen Multifunction Displays (MFD) with HybridTouch to the US market. The HybridTouch user interface gives operators the simplicity and ease of touch screen operation, and also the confidence of complete keypad control in rough seas or inclement weather.
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NewsNew fund to improve navigational safety in Straits
A new IMO Trust Fund has been launched to help improve navigational safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. To kickstart the fund Greece, a key user of the Straits, have contributed an initial $1m.
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NewsAMI launches BNWAS at Europort
AMI Marine (UK) Ltd launched its new Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) at Europort 2009 this month and has reported significant interest in the product.
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NewsUK Government to tighten up port safety
Thousands of workers at UK ports are set to benefit from higher safety standards following the recent launch of an updated Port Marine Safety Code by Transport Minister Paul Clark.
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NewsNext generation trimaran ferry unveiled
Aluminium vessel designer and builder Austal has had a unique three-engine layout successfully installed its new 102m trimaran vehicle/passenger ferry platform, currently under construction at its Western Australian shipyard.
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NewsNew UK short sea service launch
Feederlink started a new service last month directly connecting the UK Port of Tyne to Southampton and increasing their service at the Port to four weekly sailings.
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NewsUsers choose shipping award winner
Alistair Eagles (centre) with Seatruck's Irish Sea Shipping Line of the Year Award, pictured with compere Nuala McKeever and Donal McAllistair, group financial director of Countrywide Freight Group, sponsors of the award.For the first time the selection of the winner was not undertaken by a judging panel but, instead, by ...
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ABPmer to provide specialist advice to coastal defence scheme
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been appointed as part of a consortia lead by Martin Wright Associates to undertake the necessary works to deliver a coastal defence scheme at Rhyl in Wales.
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NewsScrabster Harbour still planning major improvements
Scrabster Harbour Trust in the UK has drawn up an extensive blueprint for further development of the harbour. The key target markets for the development are offshore oil and gas activity to the West of Shetland/Atlantic Frontier area and marine renewable development in the Pentland Firth.
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Stanah sea defence project secures EA award
The £ 1.2m Stanah Sea Defences project for the Environment Agency (EA) in the UK has been awarded a prestigious Project Excellence Award for ‘ Health and Safety/Managing Environmental Risk’ . The project was judged by a panel of senior Environment Agency managers, representatives from framework contractors and suppliers, along ...
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PD Ports secures consent for QEII berth redevelopment
PD Ports in the UK has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport. The formal consent together with its associated licences enables PD Ports to proceed with the construction of the new 260m long berth, ...
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Van Oord awarded contract to dredge Brazilian harbour
Dutch dredging and marine civils contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract to deepen the harbour at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The contract value amounts to some € 45m.
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Funding boost for London Gateway container port
A port development project that will require dredging of the Thames Estuary has secured a £ 12.7m cash injection. According to reports, the East of England Regional Assembly and East of England Development Agency have announced that the cash will be ploughed into DP World' s London Gateway container port ...
