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New Fishermen's Association
A new British national fishermen' s association has formed which claims it will soon represent over 85% of the fishing fleet.
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Multilingual Prop Site
Southampton UK based CJR Propulsion, which designs and manufactures propellers and stern gear systems, has launched French and Spanish versions of its new website.
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Marine Safety Guidelines
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a slim guidelines volume titled ' Guidance on Basic Safety Training and Vessel Induction for Non-Marine Personnel Working Offshore' .
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More for Lamor
Finnish oil spill recovery equipment supplier Lamor Corporation Ab has acquired compatriot company Tarwell Ltd, an oil spill recovery technology provider based at Raisio. lamor has also purchased 50% of Tarw-Trading Ltd.
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Online Tracker Sold
Lloyd’ s Register-Fairplay (LRF) have purchased the 50% share in AIS Live Ltd (AISLive.com) previously owned by HITT NV of the Netherlands, giving it full ownership of the online vessel tracking system.
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Ferry Merry Christmas
SeaFrance Dover-Calais Ferries celebrated its best ever December for cross-channel car volume and has acquired the large, high speed ferry ' Jean Nicoli' from French company SNCM.
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Middle East Workboats 2008
Against a background of the Middle East offshore support industry witnessing dramatic growth on the back of multi-billion dollar projects in the region, the Middle East Workboats 2008 conference and exhibition will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 28 to 30 April.
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Catch the Wind
Energy business analysts Douglas - Westwood Ltd have published their World Offshore Wind Report, in which they predict that wind will see $16bn of capital expenditure in the 2008-2012 period as 4.5GW of new capacity is installed.
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NewsFisheries Research Vessel Sets New Standards
Macduff Shipyards Limited have recently completed their most prestigious order to date with the handing over of the Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV) ' Alba Na Mara' . The 27m steel vessel was built for the Fisheries Research Services, an agency of the Scottish Executive, to replace FRV " Clupea" .
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NewsFoss Maritime and Signet Maritime Join Forces
Seattle USA based Foss Maritime Company has announced that it has entered into an alliance with Houston based Signet Maritime Corporation.
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NewsA New Dutch Towage Company is Formed
Landfall Transport & Towage BV and Neptune Marine Services BV recently announced that they have joined forces and formed a new company to undertake international deep sea towage and offshore services.
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NewsTwin Screw Conversions Continue at Bollinger
In the present commercial climate it is rare in Europe for outdated shiphandling tugs to be subjected to a major reconstruction and even more unusual for a single screw vessel to re-emerge as a twinscrew boat.
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NewsITS 2008 is Still on the Crest of a Wave
Few maritime events stay the course for 40 years, let alone continue to grow. The ITS series of Tug and Salvage Conventions, however, remain on the crest of a wave, continuing to break records time after time.
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NewsRolls Royce Introduce the Ultimate ETV
Rolls-Royce, a world leader in commercial and naval marine markets, has exhibited its successful coastal protection vessel design at the recent Pacific 2008 exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
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NewsTowlines
The latest Damen Shoalbuster 3009, 'Sea Alfa', achieved a maximum bollard pull of 51 tons.The design is winning orders worldwide from navies, coastguards and public agencies who are increasingly concerned about their ability to monitor, patrol and protect their waters and also carry out pollution control, salvage and fire fighting ...
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NewsPD Ports Gets Go Ahead for NGCT
PD Ports (PDP) in the UK has announced that it has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.
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Call for Change in Coastal Management
Professor Kees d’ Angremond, a leading consultant on coastal engineering, has called for major change in the way countries and corporations plan, execute and manage coastal development.
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Boskalis and Van Oord Sign Contract for Maasvlakte 2
Van Oord and Boskalis in The Netherlands, represented by Van Oord' s managing director John van Herwijnen and Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski, have signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project at Rotterdam.
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NewsTTS to Supply Linkspans for New Stena Vessels
TTS has been chosen by Stena Line BV to deliver adjustable upper and lower deck linkspans at Hoek van Holland to serve two new vessels now building at AkerYards in Germany as replacements for the two vessels currently serving the Hoek van Holland to Harwich route, Stena Hollandica and ...
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New Wave Overtopping Calculation Tools Launched
Projected sea level increases, more intense rainfall and stronger wind speeds are expected to increase flood risk in the future, and understanding the level of risk from waves overtopping seawalls or other structures is a key requirement for effective management of coastal flood defences.
