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NewsCoastal Guardians fleet now fully deployed
Briggs Marine’s 15 year contract to provide the UK’s Environment Agency with a fleet of coastal survey vessels came to full fruition with a naming ceremony for the last of five, the Solent Guardian.
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Baltic Sea Bathymetry Database
The Baltic Sea Bathymetry Database, offering complete, homogeneous and up to date Baltic Sea bathymetry data from official sources, has been developed as part of the EU TEN-T project MONALISA (Motorways & Electronic Navigation by Intelligence at Sea).
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NewsTOWLINES
Spasatel Kavdejkin, the second of three multi-purpose salvage vessels for project MPSV07, was delivered by the Nevsky shipyard in St Petersburg on 17 July on behalf of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. The vessel is 73m in length overall and is equipped to carry out a wide ...
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Hamburg growth
Total throughput in the Port of Hamburg in the first six months of 2013 reached 68.1m tonnes, an improvement of 3.5% on 2012.
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Design/build partnership
Naval architects BMT Nigel Gee’s latest partnership with Ares Shipyard in Turkey involves the design and build six 18m patrol boats from advanced composites, for the Bahrain Coast Guard.
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Civils join forces
Marine civil engineering consultants Peter Fraenkel & Partners Ltd has joined forces with international, multidisciplinary civil engineering consultants NIRAS A/S to form a strong European marine engineering company.
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Legal charter to support seafarers
In an important contribution to the legal support of seafarers worldwide, SRI (Seafarers'' Rights International) has launched a Charter of Good Practice for the Provision of Legal Services to Seafarers.
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NewsFrench survey boats delivered to Congo
Alu Marine of France has completed the construction of two survey launches for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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NewsBankruptcy threatens Danish harbour projects
Lyngby Denmark based construction company, E. Pihl & Søn AS has filed for bankruptcy, threatening a number of major projects including works at Aarhus and Copenhagen harbours.
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NewsBye-bye to the Severn Barrage
The Severn Barrage proposal has been dismissed – UK ministers say that there is not enough evidence to justify the viability of the project.
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NewsHistoric sisters meet in the Netherlands
On 30 August two historic tugs, Seawolf and Elbe, met between the piers of the Hook of Holland and sailed side by side to Maassluis, where hundreds of spectators were anxiously awaiting their arrival.
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New ferry harbour for Lavik
NCC Construction Norway is to build a new ferry harbour and two new bridges at Lavik north of Bergen in Norway.
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ECDIS certified
Alphatron Marine of Rotterdam’s Alphatron Training Centre has received the official Letter of Recognition from the Minister of infrastructure and Environment (also called the Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate.)
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New Caspian port
Turkmenistan has launched a $2bn project to build a new port on the Caspian Sea, designed to boost exports.
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New Meercat design
The UK’s Meercat Workboats has raised the bar in workboat design again with its latest dual lift design.
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MMO marine plan
Predictions on the future of the seas off the UK south coast are outlined in a report published last month by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
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NewsFlood protection work to start at Easton Broad
The UK’s Environment Agency has announced work is set to begin building an earth embankment to provide vital flood protection from the sea at Easton Broad, south of Lowestoft in Suffolk.
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Polish agent
The MacArtney Group has signed a representative agreement with Escort Sp. z.o.o. to function as official MacArtney agent in Poland.
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NewsThe Damen ASD tug 2810 Hybrid takes shape
Another project rapidly coming to fruition is the Damen ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid being built for Iskes Towage & Salvage of Ijmuiden.
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Concordia upright
Described as the largest and most expensive salvage operation ever undertaken, the Costa Concordia has been righted in an operation that took 19 hours and cost upwards of £500m (€600m).
