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  • Axiom Propellers will be at Seawork 2013 on stand B91
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    Axiom Seawork debut

    2013-04-04T15:47:00Z

    Northamptonshire based Axiom Propellers will be making its debut at Mercator Media’s Seawork 2013 Exhibition, taking place at the ABP Port of Southampton, from 25 to 27 June 2013.

  • The project aims to improve major shipping routes
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    MONALISA project extended

    2013-04-04T15:45:00Z

    The Swedish Maritime Administration has issued an extension of the ongoing MONALISA project, MONALISA 2.0, to implement actions and studies that will encourage the deployment of new maritime services and processes.

  • Peter Moth has been sworn in as a Younger Brother of Trinity House
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    Trinity House honour for MJ founder

    2013-04-04T15:41:00Z

    At a ceremony in London, MJ founder and inaugural editor, Peter Moth, received one of the UK’s top maritime honours when he was sworn in as a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

  • Funnel removal operations underway on Langeroog 1V
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    Small yard tackles another ferry engine swap

    2013-04-04T15:41:00Z

    Germany’s ever active Ems-based small ship and boat yard Diedrich was this month completing its second complex ferry conversion job inside a year which has involved a main engine swap.

  • The course includes an excursion to view DFDS Motorways of the Sea operations at the Port of Rosyth
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    Free course on Motorways of the Sea

    2013-04-04T15:40:00Z

    The Transport Research Institute (TRI) at Edinburgh Napier University is offering a free course on Multimodal Transport Economics relating to Motorways of the Sea.

  • A propeller being fixed by MPR on location
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    New premises for MPR

    2013-04-04T15:23:00Z

    Dutch propeller expert, Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR), is doing so well that it has recently moved from its old workshop at Asperen to a new premises in Drunen, The Netherlands, to achieve more capacity.

  • The 'Seaward 35' is back on the market
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    Seaward boats back in business

    2013-04-02T16:16:00Z

    The well known Seaward range of boats, previously manufactured by Seaward Marine, are back on the market and being sold by the new UK venture, The Boat Development Company Ltd, which will also be exhibiting at Seawork this year.

  • The ZF 3060V will be on show at Seawork 2013
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    ZF Services UK at Seawork 2013

    2013-04-02T16:16:00Z

    ZF Services UK, which provides local sales, service and repair for global marine propulsion manufacturer, ZF Marine, will be showcasing a range of propulsion products at Seawork 2013.

  • Floating turbines hold potential for deepwater wind energy sites (ETI)
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    Developing floating turbines for deeper waters

    2013-04-02T11:19:00Z

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) have chosen The Glosten Associates to design a demonstrator for its floating wind turbine, to be installed at the UK Wave Hub offshore energy test site.

  • An online community may be the answer to mentoring relationships
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    Transferring the knowledge

    2013-04-02T08:39:00Z

    With every passing year, mentoring in the maritime industry becomes progressively more important, yet at the same time progressively more difficult, Murray Goldberg, CEO of Marine Learning Systems told MJ.

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    DSR completes Becker Twisted Fin series

    2013-04-02T07:30:00Z

    Last October Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) won the contract for installing the first Becker Twisted Fin on seven containerships of the fleet of Hamburg based liner shipping company Hamburg Süd.

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    New anti-fouling compound

    2013-04-02T07:30:00Z

    Antifoulings manufacturer Jotun has launched SeaLion Resilient, a high performance marine coating based on epoxy-polysiloxane technology.

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    Marine self-polishing antifouling arrives

    2013-04-02T07:30:00Z

    PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched SIGMA ECOFLEET 690, designed to deliver self-polishing antifouling for extreme and aggressive fouling conditions.

  • Down to the small details
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    Down to the small details

    2013-04-01T10:30:00Z

    It’s “all about the ability to adapt,” says Bob Mainprize of Scarborough UK based Mainprize Offshore Limited. However, he believes the boat design and building industry needs to do more than simply ‘respond’ to the pull of the market and needs to think ahead.

  • The ILDF welcomes the freeze on light dues for 2013 to 2014
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    ILDF calls for 2014 light dues reduction

    2013-03-29T10:00:00Z

    Following the UK government’s confirmation of the freeze in light dues for 2013 to 2014, the Independent Light Dues Forum (ILDF) is calling for further reductions next year.

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    Antwerp car clean-up

    2013-03-29T09:30:00Z

    Second hand cars shipped via the port of Antwerp contain significantly less secondary goods than half a year ago.

  • MMT will use the 'IceBeam' to carry out the work
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    Siem Offshore windfarm contracts

    2013-03-28T17:44:00Z

    Germany''s Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH has contracted out two of its windfarm service vessels for work at two European windfarms.

  • Freya, over 100 years old, docks at Lindenau
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    Secure repair future tipped for Lindenau

    2013-03-28T17:23:00Z

    A secure future in small ship repair and maintenance has been promised by the new owners of Lindenau Schiffswerft in Kiel-Friedrichsort, now part of the ADM Germany (Privinvest) group.

  • SHC Wavedancer will be able to transit to site at some 50 knots then lower its hulls
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    Submersible Hull Catamaran concept unveiled

    2013-03-28T17:15:00Z

    SHC Wavedancer heralds a new era, with its patents pending design making it the only vessel in the world capable of transforming from a high speed catamaran to a semi-submersible platform.

  • AugustaWestland AW189 helicopters will be provided by Bristow under the new contract
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    Bristow wins UK SAR helicopter service

    2013-03-28T17:15:00Z

    The announcement on Tuesday that the British government has awarded a privatised UK Search and Rescue helicopter service contract to Bristow Helicopters Ltd has been met by renewed expressions of concern regarding coverage.