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Dutch 'House' in Rio
The Holland Marine House Brazil (HMHB) will be officially opened on 19 August during the Navalshore Trade Show in Rio de Janeiro. HMHB brings Dutch maritime expertise to Brazil, aiming to become the bridge between the shipbuilding South American nation and Dutch maritime industries. HMHB will represent and promote Dutch ...
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Muller moors Montis
Muller Maritime Holding has taken a 100% interest in Montis Mooring & Boat Services BV, the Netherlands based provider of boatmen, helmsmen and other related services. Muller owns and operates jointly with Fairplay Towage the towage and salvage company Multraship. The structure of Montis Mooring & Boat Service will remain ...
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Birthday bonus for RNLI
A fundraising concert put on by the Port of London Authority has raised over £ 12,000 to help fund the RNLI’ s essential life saving operation on the River Thames. Celebrities from the world of classical music and members of the Royal Family backed the event, which marked the PLA’ ...
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Export is golden
UK marine noise and vibration reduction specialist Halyard Marine Ltd has defied the economic downturn, increasing its exports by 34% from July 2008 through June 2009. The export drive started in July 2007 with the appointment of two senior project sales managers to oversee leisure and commercial boat builders in ...
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Bailey buys out A&P
The Cardiff based Bailey Group has taken full control UK ship repair and marine services business, the A& P Group, for an undisclosed sum. Property developer and entrepreneur Paul Bailey took a 50% stake in the Group in 2006 and has now purchased the remaining 50% held by A& P ...
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Shore supply standards
Genoa based classification society RINA has introduced new voluntary standards which will allow ships to connect to shore based electricity while in port, reducing air pollution. The new notation High Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) sets standards to design into a newbuilding or modify an existing ship so that electricity can ...
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NewsCrane search follows Southampton collapse
The UK’ s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the collapse of a container crane at DP World Southampton on Monday which has left its operator in serious condition with crushed legs.
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NewsCommissioning cargo arrives at Dragon LNG
The first vessel carrying cargo for the new Dragon LNG liquefied natural gas importing and storage facility at Milford Haven UK was discharging successfully on Tuesday.
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NewsBelgians order SWATH pilot boats from A&R
Schelde Estuary authorities in Belgium have placed a big contract for four new SWATH pilot boats from Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany for service in Belgian seaports from 2011.
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Zero Carbon Caravan
UK based climate change campaigners planning to attend UN talks in Copenhagen are looking to get there without using fossil fuels. Setting off by bicycle from Wales in mid-August, they are hoping to hitch a ride on a sailboat across the North Sea in late September. Anyone willing to provide ...
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NewsBusy Swedish yard plans expansion
The Ö resundsvarvet ship repair yard at Landskrona in Sweden has announced plans for expansion of its docking capacity. This follows on from recent investment in new equipment in its workshops.
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NewsA new foundry and hydrodynamic anodes
MGDuff, the Chichester based cathodic protection company, has relocated its foundry operation to a new, purpose built facility next to their head office and depot.
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NewsHigh precision maintenance dredging on the Thames
Long reach excavator specialist WM Plant Hire is using its 95 ton CAT 375 for a challenging marine project on London’ s River Thames.
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NewsThermal imaging monitor Sweden's coast
Thermal imaging technology means that Sweden’ s navy and coastguard service can now detect and read at distance, the name of a ship in total darkness, making the checking of potential intruders and smugglers along the country’ s 3,200km coastline much easier.
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NewsThe new Serco Denholm tug fleet is rapidly taking shape
The appearance of the twin screw tug SD Jupiter at Seawork was noteworthy for a number of reasons. Jupiter is the last of three almost identical tugs to be delivered by Damen Shipyards for use in UK naval dockyards and other facilities and will be rapidly followed by ten other ...
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NewsTwo tugs capsize and sink within days of each other
In spite of decades of experience and improvements to conventional screw powered tugs, reports of vessels being capsized while towing still occur with depressing regularity. Two such incidents occurred within days of each other in June.
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NewsSmit Panther heads for home
Smit Panther, the first example of Damen’ s new ASD Tug 3213 design, is en route to its homeport of Rotterdam. The tug is one of a series of four powerful terminal tugs ordered by Smit and constructed at the Damen Hai Pong shipyard in Vietnam.
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NewsTugowners turn to shore power to cut costs and emissions
Many tug companies around the world are turning to ‘ shore power’ to economise on fuel and cut exhaust emissions when their shiphandling tugs are not in use and/or standing by.
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News'Fairplay VIII' is to be preserved
On 2 July, Fairplay Towage of Hamburg formally handed over the 47 year old harbour tug Fairplay VIII to the ‘ Foundation Hamburg Maritim’ to join its collection of historic ships.
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NewsTowlines
Fairmount Expedition and Fairmount Glacier, two modern deepsea tugs from the fleet of Fairmount Marine, have been chartered by the French Government and dispatched to Brazil to participate in the search for the ‘ black box’ flight recorder from the French airliner lost recently over the Atlantic Ocean.
