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NewsNew Robert Allan Voith Tractor is delivered to Saudi Arabia
Ansar 20, a Voith tractor built to a new design from Robert Allan Ltd for service in Saudi Arabia was delivered recently to Bakri Navigation.
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News'ITC Meltemi' is delivered in Amsterdam
On 23 January 2009, ITC (International Transport Contractors) formally took delivery of its second new Damen Shoalbuster 2609 at a ceremony in central Amsterdam.
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NewsSix more tugs for fast growing Smit Rebras
One of the most rapidly developing tug fleets in the world is that of Brazilian company Smit Rebras, a joint venture company formed by Smit and a Brazilian partner in March 2006.
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NewsGerman ETV projects gather speed
In the November issue of Maritime Journal it was reported that the German Government had signed contracts to fund two new Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to replace the two existing tugs currently on station in the North Sea and the Baltic.
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NewsTideway breaks record for stone dumping
Tideway in The Netherlands is claiming a new record for stone dumping at depth during a recent project west of Ibiza in the Mediterranean, when Tideway''s vessel Rollingstone placed 20,000m3 of rock at a depth of 987m, working on behalf of Spanish energy company Enagas.
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HR Wallingford helps protect Sumburgh airport
HR Wallingford in the UK recently completed a 2D physical model study designed to test the effectiveness of a proposed sea defence scheme for Sumburgh airport in Scotland.
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NewsECA strikes gold at environmental awards
The East Channel Association (ECA) has received a leading environmental award in recognition of its groundbreaking regional environmental monitoring work.
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Axe handles dredged from North Sea win archaeology award
Prehistoric hand axes discovered in sand and gravel dredged from the North Sea by Hanson Aggregates Marine have won the Best Archaeological Discovery Award at the prestigious British Archaeology Awards.
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Falmouth dredging scheme moves a step closer
Dredging of Falmouth Harbour in the southwest of the UK could get consent prior to Easter, and Falmouth Harbour Commissioners have confirmed that they and their partner organisations ''are moving forward with work on the Falmouth Port Development Initiative.''
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Galway Harbour plans new facilities
A ¢ 350m development plan for Galway Harbour in Ireland could move parts of the port south, on land reclaimed from Galway Bay.
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COWI to undertake EIA for New Doha Port
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed multi-million riyal New Doha Port is to be carried out by Denmark based consultancy COWI.
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Experts meet to discuss aggregates challenges
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG) is hosting what it describes as ''an exceptional conference in Rome, Italy on 7 and 8 May 2009.
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NewsDover-Calais ferries go supersize
P& O Ferries has signed a € 360m contract with Aker Yards for the two largest ferries ever to be constructed for the Dover-Calais service.
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NewsShortsea service to cut congestion
PD Ports has launched Logical Link, a UK coastal feeder container shipping service offering a next day connection between Felixstowe and Teesport.
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NewsIsle of Wight Ro-Ro Rollout
The first two new Wight Class ferry designs went into service last month. The two flat bottomed Ro-Ro vessels, Wight Light and Wight Sky are part of a £ 26m investment programme for ferry operator Wightlink.
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NewsSisters fill Dover - Boulogne gap
A new ferry and freight service has taken over the Dover-Boulogne route six months earlier than planned.
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NewsGermans launch first of two SWATH ships for Customs
Germany''s Nordseewerke (NSW) Shipyard has launched Helgoland, the first of two unique 50m SWATH offshore patrol vessels for international Customs service in the German Bight and North Sea.
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NewsMuseum celebrates PLA's 'Century of Service'.
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is celebrating a century of responsibility for the tidal Thames this year and the Museum of London Docklands is supporting its centenary with an exhibition titled ''Port of London Authority: A Century of Service''.
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NewsMore wind for joint venture partners
The Fluor Corporation''s UK division, Fluor Limited, and Airtricity, the renewable energy division of Scottish and Southern Energy, have been granted an exclusivity award by The Crown Estate to develop an offshore wind farm at Bell Rock off Scotland''s Angus coastline.
