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Double for A&P Tyne Hebburn
The British Royal Fleet Auxiliary''s Fast Fleet Tanker Gold Rover iscurrently undergoing a 117 day at A&P Tyne ''s Hebburn yard.
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NewsVersatile Crane Lifts A&P Falmouth
A £ 1m investment in a new mobile harbour crane will improve the service offered to ship owners using the UK Port of Falmouth by offering faster discharges of cargo and improved lift capacity on all berths and docksides.
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NewsAnother New Platform for Combifloat
Rotterdam based Flexifloat Systems BV is building another C-7 Class Modular Self-elevating Platform after their previous newbuild was purchased out of the Combifloat fleet earlier this year by Huta Marine Works of Saudi Arabia.
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Wartsila/Mitsubishi Alliance
Wartsila Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd have signed an agreement for a strategic alliance in the field of two-stroke diesel engines.
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NewsDutch Cabinet Agrees Rotterdam Development Project
The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has confirmed that the Dutch Cabinet recently reached a decision on a package of projects for the forthcoming Rotterdam Mainport Development Project (PMR).
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CCTV Boosts Aggregate Dredgers' Security
Southampton UK based marine aggregates dredger operators CEMEX Marine have had CCTV security systems installed on their fleet of seven vessels in order to comply with the ISPS Code.
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'MapView' Adds Tracking to SSAS
Gloucestershire UK based Satamatics has launched MapView , a web based mapping utility designed to further expand the capability of their Ship Security Alert System O cean Alert . The MapView option will allow ship owners to view the location and trace history of all their vessels via the Ocean ...
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C-MAR Acquisition of Maritime Capital Solutions LLC
The C-MAR Group hasacquired Maritime Capital Solutions LLC in a further expansion and development of its global services to the maritime and energy industry.
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NewsCrowley Acquires Titan Maritime LLC
In early October the Crowley Maritime Corporation , based in Oakland, California, announced that it has acquired Titan Maritime LLC , a worldwide salvage company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The newly acquired company will be known as Titan and become a wholly owned Crowley subsidiary.
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Irish-Norwegian Accord
The Marine Institute of Ireland in Galway and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration and co-operation for seabed surveys and underwater robotics as well as fisheries science, farming and health.
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Abu Dhabi Dredging Tender
Aldar Properties in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited a total of eight dredging contractors to tender for the dredging and reclamation contract at Abu Dhabi''s forthcoming Al Raha beach development.
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Picture Perfect ABP
Associated British Ports '' latest annual report has won a special award for ''Best Packaging, Visuals & Communication''.
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News'Matador 3' Lifts First Offshore Substation
The UK''s first offshore substation has been successfully installed at the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. The substation transforms the power generated by the windfarm before it can be exported to the national grid and marks a crucial stage in the development of the 30 turbine facility, ...
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NewsPre-Dredge Survey for 'Queen Mary 2'
During the summer, the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 visited the Scottish Highlands, berthing at Invergordon on the Cromarty Firth. The week running up to the arrival of QM2 was a time of excited anticipation by local people and feverish activity by the port authority. At 345m long and drawing ...
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News'Terra et Aqua' 100 Celebrated
The International Association of Dredging Contractors celebrated its 40th anniversary last month with the 100th edition of Terra et Aqua , the magazine which has been its flagship publication since 1972 and one of the main means by which dredging information is disseminated to the world at large.
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Scots and the Sea
With over six thousand miles of rugged coastline, nowhere in Scotland is more than 45 miles from tidal waters and seven of the biggest towns and cities are seaports.
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The Sea Survival Manual
Covered are sea safety checks recommended by the MCA and the RNLI, GMDSS, EPIRBs and SARTs, the liferaft and its contents, grab bags and advice on their contents, medical equipment and advice, safe practices at sea, coping with emergencies on board the craft, including fire, flooding, grounding, collision, heavy weather, ...
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The Island Nation: A History of Britain and the Sea
As we continue through this bicentenary year of Admiral Lord Nelson''s famous victory at Trafalgar and his death in action, this handsome book has been published as the official book of SeaBritain 2005, a year long festival inspired by Nelson and intended to celebrate Britain''s long love affair with the ...
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NewsSalvors Warn on STS Restrictions
Salvage operations involving the ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of cargo and bunkers from tankers and other vessels should be exempt from new controls proposed by Spain and Mexico and now under consideration by the International Maritime Organization''s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). The International Salvage Union (ISU) believes that the proposed ...
