All News articles – Page 868
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Irish government provides funds for fishing harbours
Sean Connick TD, Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has announced that funding has been approved for harbour development projects in local authority owned harbours under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2010.
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NewsWalcon completes marina for Asian games
With weeks to go until the 2nd Asian Beach Games get underway in Oman this December, the marina for the event has been completed.
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NewsSOLFIRE exercise highlights rescue organisation cooperation
The annual SOLFIRE Search and Rescue Exercise took place in the UK’s Eastern Solent late last month and was successful for testing the contingency plans of the various emergency services which would be involved should a major marine accident occur within the area.
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NewsRapid repairs keep workboat fleet mobile
UK propulsion specialists Clements Marine has provided fast turn around repairs and maintenance on propellers and stern gear for Safety Boat Services.
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NewsCasting a light on lifeboat injuries
‘There’s a mission here. To help keep seafarers alive’, Bob Couttie of Maritime Accident Casebook told Maritime Journal regarding the launch of the latest round of the Lifeboat Safety Survey.
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Valeport US venture – by David Goodfellow
Instrumentation specialist Valeport of Devon UK has teamed with Oceanscience in California to develop an underway sound velocity (SV) profiling system.
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New Norwegian and UK hydrographers – by David Goodfellow
Evert Flier has been appointed director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service in Stavanger, which is also responsible for administration of the international non-profit electronic nautical chart centre, Primar Stavanger.
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£1m Malaysian order for latest Sonardyne systems – by David Goodfellow
Yateley UK based Sonardyne has supplied SapuraAcergy of Kuala Lumpur with ranges of its new 6G (sixth generation) acoustic positioning systems for use in projects throughout South East Asia under a contract worth £1m.
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Pelydryn completes Irish surveys – by David Goodfellow
Pelydryn, the Welsh airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) company headed by former UK national hydrographer Dr Wyn Williams, has completed two major surveys.
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NewsGermany stages Hydro 2010 – by David Goodfellow
A global audience of well over 300 delegates is expected at Hydro 2010, the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th biennial European hydrographic conference at Warnemünde.
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NewsPilot praises ‘Quinoa’ after long voyage home
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has delivered ‘Quinoa'', a 14.5m LOA Interceptor 48 pilot vessel to the French port of Bordeaux.
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NewsFuel initiative will put strain on engines
Many tug and workboat operators will be waiting to find out if a new piece of EU legislation, coming into force on 1 January, is going to cut short the life of their engines.
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NewsIt’s academic for Schottel, as success shows at SMM
Germany’s Schottel Group was in good spirits at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month, the manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems reporting a record year in 2009, with €270m in turnover.
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NewsFranco-Dutch dredger co-operation
Piriou Shipyards in France has delivered a 2,300 cu/m capacity trailing suction hopper dredger, fitted out with Damen dredging equipment, to the French sand mining contractor CETRA.
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NewsChanges planned for Ramsgate Harbour
Plans to redevelop part of Ramsgate Harbour in Kent UK have highlighted the dilemma local authority planners face juggling the interests of a small commercial working harbour.
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NewsMaritime qualifications linked to MCA certification
Seafarer Certification, vocational qualifications and widening career paths were the subject of a seminar entitled ‘Smoothing the Way’ held in London on Monday.
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NewsRefurbished dock gates enhance Shoreham facility
Shoreham Port’s Dry Dock in the UK is back in action and ready for new and existing customers after an extensive refurbishment of its 76 year old gates.
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NewsWaterjet propulsion for KNRM’s new fast rescue craft
Having undertaken trials with several different types of 9m rescue craft, The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) has introduced the Mare GTC 900 to its fleet of lifeboats.
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NewsNew battery technology holds promise for workboats
Tug boats idle up to 90% of the time and operate at full power the remaining 10%.
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NewsMultibeam installation gives Protector 3D vision
Endeavour Yacht Services (EYS) in Gosport UK was recently commissioned by Babcock Critical Services (Marine) to install a Reson SeaBat 7101 survey system on a vessel for Associated British Ports, the survey launch Protector. It was the first GRP craft on which this bespoke system has been installed.
