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  • A sweeping arm system fitted to a commercial vessel collects oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
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    Gulf spill raises Jones Act issues

    2010-06-24T09:44:00Z

    The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) testified before Congress last week that if it is necessary to waive the Jones Act in order to mobilise enough oil pollution control vessels to the Gulf of Mexico, it can be done very quickly.

  • Short sea applications played a large part in the number of Marco Polo submissions. Photo: N. Kaiser
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    Over 100 calls for Marco Polo funding

    2010-06-24T09:43:00Z

    With 101 proposals received by the call deadline, the third Marco Polo II call has attracted a record number of submissions, with over one third addressing short sea shipping.

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    Belgian organization looks to UK expansion – by David Goodfellow

    2010-06-22T13:00:00Z

    GEOxyz of Zwevegem in Belgium, which has a secondary base in Lille, France, is looking to establish similar facilities in the UK, according to company director Erwin Leys during an interview at last month’s Seawork International exhibition.

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    Del Norte on the move - by David Goodfellow

    2010-06-22T12:59:00Z

    UK based hydrographic system specialists Del Norte Technology are to forsake Swindon for the pastures of Auckley, Doncaster at the end of July, said managing director Laurie Smith.

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    Bangladesh buys RN survey ship - by David Goodfellow

    2010-06-22T12:59:00Z

    ‘HMS Roebuck’, the Royal Navy survey ship decommissioned in April as victim of an interim UK government defence review, has been sold to Bangladesh for a reported £5m.

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    Applied Acoustics extends Easytrak range - by David Goodfellow

    2010-06-22T12:59:00Z

    Applied Acoustics of Great Yarmouth UK, recent winners of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, have extended their range of Easytrak Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) tracking systems with development of an Alpha model for small vehicle and basic diver tracking operations.

  • Divers Down’s Swanage Diver is now powered by a pair of the recently launched Perkins Marine Power M300C engines.
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    Repowered dive boat a breath of fresh air

    2010-06-21T17:09:00Z

    Appropriately named Divers Down, believed to be the UK’s oldest dive school and one of the south coast’s most respected dive charter and escorted dive operators, has repowered one of its boats.

  • Captain Pieter den Herder in the wheelhouse of his dredger.
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    Radar delivers dredger captain shortest route home

    2010-06-21T16:06:00Z

    Dredger Captain Pieter den Herder of Swalinge Scheepvaart in the Netherlands has been one of the first to trial Enhanced Target Detection (ETD) on his Kelvin Hughes'' MantaDigital radar.

  • A floating crane will be brought up London’s River Thames to lift away the corroded masts and then re-step their prefabricated replacements.
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    Wartime respect replaces Belfast’s rusting masts

    2010-06-21T15:05:00Z

    The veteran World War Two cruiser, HMS Belfast, is to have its rusting masts replaced courtesy of a former ally she fought to support, Russia.

  • Following conversion works, Stena Trader and Stena Traveller will be able to carry out two tier loading and discharge.
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    Ropax conversions orders keep rolling in

    2010-06-21T14:54:00Z

    Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena RoRo for two RoPax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment. These new orders are a continuation of four other Stena conversion contracts that Cargotec secured earlier in April.

  • The 'Bembridge' circa 1955. Photo: Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar
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    ‘Old lady’ turns out to be historic pilot boat

    2010-06-19T16:43:00Z

    It’s become more than a project, and seems almost a mission. Rafal Zahorski of Magemar is restoring the ‘MV Bembridge’, a task that has seen him trawl the lengths of the UK for its original equipment.

  • ‘Better than the boat shows’ judged some of the visitors by the end of the second day of Seawork.
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    Hot news from Seawork 2010

    2010-06-17T06:52:00Z

    At the start of the final day of Seawork 2010, Maritime Journal takes a look at the latest news to come from the exhibition over the last two days...

  • 'Charles Darwin' is seen immediately after its launch in Spain last Friday.
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    Charles Darwin completes Jan De Nul programme

    2010-06-16T16:14:00Z

    Belgian dredging giant Jan De Nul completed a massive fleet renewal programme last week with the launch of the trailing suction hopper dredger ''Charles Darwin''.

  • Equity funding from Brook Henderson will enable OWPMS to massively expand its fleet.
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    Funding deal for up to 60 wind farm support vessels

    2010-06-16T16:14:00Z

    North Wales UK based offshore wind farm support vessel specialists OWPMS has partnered with the Brook Henderson Group, a leader in mission critical asset services, in order to provide a bespoke package for offshore wind farm operators, focusing on vessel supply during the construction and operation and maintenance phases throughout ...

  • New Hamburg visitor CMA CGM 'Christophe Colomb' is twice as big as this ship, seen negotiating the Elbe at Hamburg.
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    Elbe deepening: Dredging debate continues as boxships grow

    2010-06-16T16:13:00Z

    The biggest container ship to call at Hamburg, the 13,800 TEU CMA CGM flagship ''Christophe Colomb'', will visit the German Elbe port regularly from July.

  • Ocean Power Technologies Limited will take the first berth at Wave Hub using its PowerBuoy wave energy converter.
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    Construction of Wave Hub ‘beach pit’ gets underway

    2010-06-16T16:13:00Z

    The next stage of the South West RDA’s (Regional Development Agency) pioneering Wave Hub project gets underway this week with the start of excavation work on Hayle beach in Cornwall UK.

  • The Turbine Access System in its stowed position at the bow of a new design TSV series aluminium wind farm catamaran.
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    Turbine Access System to debut at Seawork 2010

    2010-06-10T11:11:00Z

    BMT Nigel Gee and Houlder Ltd have teamed up to develop a unique Turbine Access System (TAS) which will make its world debut at Seawork 2010.

  • Seawork’s wind farm supply event aims to help marine companies to understand the renewables sector supply chain.
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    Offshore wind supply chain opportunities at Seawork

    2010-06-10T11:10:00Z

    A workshop that aims to give insight into supply chain opportunities arising from the UK’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Procurement Programme is to take place at Seawork 2010.

  • The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii is one of the largest ocean reserves designated to date through the works of Global Ocean Legacy.
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    Marine scientists call for ‘National Parks at Sea’

    2010-06-10T11:10:00Z

    More than 245 marine scientists from 35 countries are calling for the establishment of a worldwide system of very large, highly protected marine reserves.

  • Propeller production at Drunen in the Netherlands will finish this year. Photo courtesy of Wärtsilä.
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    Wärtsilä announces end of Dutch production this year

    2010-06-10T11:10:00Z

    Finnish marine power systems manufacturer Wärtsilä announced on Tuesday that it will start the execution of restructuring measures in the Netherlands following positive advice from the works council and approval of a social plan.