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Maritime jobs guide
Sea Vision UK, a nationwide campaign to raise the profile of the sea and maritime sector, has launched the latest, largest version of its Maritime Careers Guide, a magazine profiling different jobs across the maritime sector.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days focuses on sustainability
The role of dredging and maritime construction in sustainable development was the focus of this year’ s CEDA Dredging Days, organised by the Belgian Section of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA).
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NewsDredging simulator with an outside view
IHC Systems has celebrated the inauguration of their new dredging simulator, the first of its kind with an outside view, and also unveiled its 1,250th production meter. The ceremony was attended by Mr Martin Boevé e, the mayor of Sliedrecht in the Netherlands, where IHC Systems is based.
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News: ¢300m orders bonanza for IHC Merwede
The financial downturn is not effecting Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede, which has added € 300m to its already full order book with contracts for ten newbuilds to emerging global powerhouses India and China.
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NewsBourbon fined for Dolphin capsizing
Norway’ s national prosecutor, Bjoern Soknes, has fined Bourbon Offshore Norway AS 5m kroner (some £ 500,000) this week for failures which led to the deaths of eight people when the AHTS Bourbon Dolphin capsized off Shetland in April 2007.
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NewsFebruary's MareNet examines global marine opportunities
Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), will launch the findings of its Global Opportunities research at February’ s MareNet event which will take place on Tuesday 10 February at the Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble.
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NewsForeign Secretary visits Port of Tyne
Taking time out from his busy schedule during the week before Christmas, the UK’ s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, David Miliband MP, took the opportunity to visit the Port of Tyne to meet Andrew Moffat, the port’ s new CEO.
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NewsSAR frequencies change to be implemented
The UK’ s Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued a reminder to seafarers of important changes to the operating frequencies of the Cospas-Sarsat satellite based distress alerting service.
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NewsEnhanced positioning for Damen dredgers
Damen Dredging Equipment and Trimble Europe have sealed their cooperation by signing an OEM agreement.
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NewsEquipment suppliers lead EU electric ship study
BMT Defence Services Limited is heading a consortium of 30 companies to investigate the commercially effective application of electric ship technology in a € 23m European Union funded project.
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NewsGSS has twins
Scotland’ s renewable energy trade body Scottish Renewables estimates that in 20 years the country’ s marine renewables industry could employ some 25,000 people and provide enough power for more than 500,000 homes. Marine renewable energy from wind, wave and tidal sources could in fact contribute to Scotland meeting more ...
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NewsThe drums speak of a propulsion revolution
A pulsating procession of African singers, dancers and drummers drew a large crowd to the stand of Golden Arrow Marine on opening day of the London International Boat Show earlier this month. Golden Arrow Marine is European distributor of the new Caudwell Axis Drive system, which was launched with a ...
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NewsWartsila's involvement in European research icebreaker
Finnish engine manufacturer Wä rtsilä and The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association, recently presented in Berlin the technical design of the European research vessel Aurora Borealis, a multi-purpose icebreaker, deep sea drilling, and research ship for polar sea conditions.
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NewsDrive arrives at London Boat Show
E. P. Barrus chose the occasion of the London International Boat Show earlier this month to launch the all new ZT350 stern drive designed and manufactured by Yanmar Marine. Available this month in both commercial and leisure ratings, the XT350 hydraulic stern drive can be operated electronically or by cable ...
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NewsScania/Kohler launch gensets at Workboat Show
Kohler Power Systems launched a new line of diesel powered marine generators at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans last month. Scania’ s 12 and 16 litre marine engines will be used to power the high output marine generators.
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NewsNew GE diesels see Workboat Show success
GE Transportation announced contracts to supply seven L250 inline diesel engines for three separate projects in the United States at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans last month.
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NewsLifting gear galore for new Port of Vuosaari
Cargotec’ s Kalmar division has delivered four new ship to shore (STS) cranes and nine other new container handling machines to the Port of Vuosaari at Helsinki in Finland.
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NewsCrane construction oversight in China
Four new gantry cranes have arrived safely at their new home in Hamburg' s Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) following the close supervision of their construction by Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC).
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NewsMacGregor do deck handling double
The MacGregor Group’ s Offshore division has received orders for four remotely controlled deck handling manipulator systems (DHMS) for the two Island Offshore AHTS vessels, Island Valiant and Island Vanguard.
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NewsHello Dolly for a quayside cradle
The Yacht Leg and Cradle Company has introduced the Motor Boat Dolly to its range of products which may make motor boat movement more efficient, onshore.
