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    Escola Náutica sails

    2013-03-08T07:30:00Z

    The first LIFE MOS Avtoritas of 2013 has taken place on the Grimaldi Lines crossing between Barcelona and Civitavecchia, organised for students coming from Portugal.

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    Energy saving ferry

    2013-03-08T07:30:00Z

    International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued the first of its new voluntary SEEMP notations to the 1,500 passenger and 500 car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries.

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    DSV acquires Seatainers

    2013-03-08T07:30:00Z

    Global transport and logistics operator DSV has acquired the entire share capital of Denmark’s Seatainers Group A/S.

  • The European Commission has presented the LeaderSHIP 2000 strategy
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    LeaderSHIP 2000 to boost European maritime

    2013-03-07T15:18:00Z

    The European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) has welcomed the launch of LeaderSHIP 2020, the strategy to increase the competitiveness of the European maritime technology industry.

  • Sonne will be one of the biggest and most sophisticated research ships ever built
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    ‘Sonne’ construction goes back to Meyer Werft

    2013-03-07T15:17:00Z

    Construction of one of Germany’s biggest hydrographic research ships has been transferred back from subsidiary Neptun Werft to parent firm Meyer just a short time after steel cutting began on the €124.4m newbuilding.

  • The SBRI programme is designed to use the power of government procurement to drive innovation. Image copyright: Intrepid Minds Ltd
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    Contract awarded for ocean robot project

    2013-03-07T15:17:00Z

    A project to develop ocean-going robotic vehicles that will carry out sustained marine research over long periods has awarded a contract to Intrepid Minds Ltd under the UK Government-backed Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI).

  • The vessel is capable of installaing foundations, cable, subsea connections and turbines
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    Renewable energy gets some Mojo

    2013-03-07T14:19:00Z

    UK renewable energy specialist, Mojo Maritime, has unveiled its HiFlo-4 Installation vessel (HF4), a new high performance vessel built around the installation processes of tidal energy farms.

  • The very first Marina Master dredger will be on the pontoons
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    Italdraghe’s innovative dredger debut

    2013-03-07T11:25:00Z

    Italy’s leading dredger builder, Italdraghe SpA, returns to Seawork this year to preview its new range of innovative Marina Master cutter suction dredgers, designed in conjunction with fellow exhibitor Goodchild Marine (UK).

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    Torqeedo tops Miami

    2013-03-07T07:30:00Z

    Germany based electric outboard manufacturer, Torqeedo, has won the prestigious National Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA) Product Innovation Award at the Miami International Boat Show, with its 80 hp motor, Deep Blue.

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    Coastal zone funding

    2013-03-07T07:30:00Z

    The European Union has awarded the international Mare Nostrum consortium €4.3m to explore new ways of preserving the Mediterranean Sea and its coastline.

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    Tyne’s bumper year

    2013-03-07T07:30:00Z

    The UK Port of Tyne achieved its highest cargo volumes in over 20 years in 2012.

  • The new events pavilion measures 46m by 22m. Photo: Nigel Young Foster and Partners
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    New port pavilion for Marseille

    2013-03-06T17:26:00Z

    International architecture company, Foster and Partners, has completed the transformation project at the Marseille Vieux Port.

  • The APT hopes the project will boost freight traffic with expanding markets
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    Trieste looks to inland waterways

    2013-03-06T15:42:00Z

    Italy''s Trieste Port Authority (APT) is taking part in the ‘Upgrading of inland waterways and sea ports’ (INWAPO) European project in a bid to boost freight traffic.

  • Divex Limited is a global supplier of diving and underwater equipment
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    James Fisher buys Divex

    2013-03-06T15:31:00Z

    James Fisher and Sons plc, a leading provider of specialist services to the marine and oil & gas industries has announced that it has purchased UK diving and subsea equipment expert, Divex Limited.

  • WaterMota MD Mike Beacham (right) concludes the deal with his SSL Marine counterpart, Lee Russell
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    Seawork stalwart continues to expand network

    2013-03-06T14:46:00Z

    Long running Seawork exhibitor, marine engine, gearbox and generator specialist, WaterMota, has signed two new dealer agreements.

  • The P10 is one of the driest and fastest RIBs on the market
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    Piranha Ribs at Seawork

    2013-03-06T12:03:00Z

    Piranha RIB’s commercial division will exhibit at Seawork 2013 with one of two RIBs it currently has in production. The company says that they are the driest, fastest and best handling RIBs available on the market.

  • A survey image of the 1916 wreck of HMS Kaphreda
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    Coastline completes high-res surveys

    2013-03-06T07:30:00Z

    Coastline Surveys Ltd (CSL) has completed three high resolution multi-beam hydrographic surveys in the Southern North Sea, using the latest generation R2SONIC 2024 combined with an IxBlue Octans MKIII Gyro / MRU and C-NAV 3050 RTK GPS positioning.

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    Onboard multi-beam demos at Ocean Business

    2013-03-06T07:30:00Z

    R2SONIC and their UK distributors, Swathe Services, have teamed up with MSDS Marine and their dedicated survey vessel Shogun to demonstrate the SONIC 2024 and SONIC 2020 multi-beam echosounders at Ocean Business 2013.

  • Southampton’s National Oceanography Centre is an ideal venue for Ocean Business
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    Hydrographic heaven awaits at Ocean Business

    2013-03-06T07:30:00Z

    The organisers of Ocean Business 2013, taking place from 9-11 April at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK, are pleased that the ocean technology community has chosen the show as the place to hold some of the biggest industry events of the year.

  • The new AGT will have an initial capacity of 1.5m teu
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    APMT to operate major Turkish port

    2013-03-05T17:28:00Z

    Global terminal operator, APM Terminals (APMT) and Turkish petrochemical company, Petkim, have signed an agreement to create a new container and general cargo terminal, Aegean Gateway Terminal (AGT) at Turkey''s Petkim Port.