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NewsACES high with a green trump card
Bodewes Binnenvaart bv (part of the Damen Shipyards Group) has pioneered a unique way of meeting increasingly strict environmental standards while simultaneously saving on fuel costs - ACES.
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NewsFast progress at German box terminal
Construction is “moving along fast” and on target at Germany’s €1bn deepwater JadeWeser Container Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven, now due to start first phase operation in August next year.
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Anglo-Swedish alliance
Marin Mätteknik AB (MMT) of Gothenburg, Sweden and NetSurvey of Banbury in the UK have merged their operations, having closely collaborated on various hydrographic survey assignments during the last six years.
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News€233m lock opens in Bremerhaven
Germany’s new €233m Kaiserschleuse ship lock in Bremerhaven has been inaugerated, giving easier access to car terminals and shipyards on the port’s inner harbours.
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NewsMARIN moves closer to DeepCWind
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) is in the closing stages of testing three different floating wind turbine concepts for the DeepCwind Consortium (USA), led by the University of Maine.
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NewsHytech acquisition strengthens IHC Merwede
Netherlands based specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede acquired vessel equipment supplier Hytech on Tuesday, further securing its position in the offshore market.
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NewsSkrunda makes it an even SWATH dozen from A & R
Abeking & Rasmussen’s latest, the Latvian offshore patrol boat Skrunda, is the twelfth SWATH vessel built by the German yard since 1999, but the first of its type completed there for naval patrol service.
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New quay for the Tyne
A £3m West Quay has been built at A&P Tyne’s ship repair and fabrication yard, part of a massive investment programme undertaken by the Group in the past three years.
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NewsFurther harbour work at Ramsgate
Facilities at the south east UK port of Ramsgate are once again being upgraded with the installation of new breakwaters, pontoons and additional dredging work.
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NewsDeal delivers offshore renewables vessel
Aberdeen UK based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector.
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NewsConference on underwater pollution threats
An international conference, Wrecks of the World II: Evaluating and Addressing Potential Underwater Threats, will take place on 6 and 7 June in Maryland USA to investigate global pollution concerns.
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NewsNorwegian pipeline inspection record
What is claimed to be the world’s longest multi-sensor AUV pipeline survey has recently been completed in the Hjelte fjord near Bergen, Norway.
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Budget set for the Broads
The Broads Authority in the UK has set its budget for the coming year, taking account of the reductions in its National Park Grant.
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Irish exploration opportunities
The Irish government, which recently announced €150,000 funding of a wave energy research project, is now inviting applications from exploration companies of all sizes to identify and promote investigative projects in its under-explored sectors of the Atlantic.
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Anglo-Dutch merger
3D and 4D visualisation specialists IVS 3D of Banbury, UK are to merge with QPS of Zeist, the Netherlands, makers of QINSy data acquisition software in worldwide use for hydrographic applications.
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MMO announces findings of independent review of disposal site
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has announced the findings of an independent review into licensed activities at the Rame Head disposal site near Plymouth.
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Pilot units and electronic charts seminar
Problems associated with port usage of Portable Pilot Units (PPUs) together with electronic charts and precise positioning is to be the subject of an afternoon seminar at Southampton Solent University’s Conference Centre on 12 May.
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NewsNew additions move MTS fleet up a gear
The Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd (MTS), based in the south west of England, has made three additions to its growing fleet in just a few weeks.
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£1.9 million funding boost for fishing industry
More than £1.9 million European funding has been approved for the English fishing industry during March 2011.
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Major expansion of the Port of Hanstholm planned
Grontmij | Carl Bro in Denmark has signed a major contract with the Port of Hanstholm for a major expansion of the port.
