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NewsHamburg expands container facilities
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is ploughing millions of Euros into two big container terminal infrastructure projects to expand big ship handling.
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Power packed consumables
With the aim of providing a one stop shop for as many customers as possible, engine manufacturer Scania has launched a new range of products called Scania Consumables.
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NewsRNLI takes over lifeboat hull construction
A new subsidiary company has been formed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to take over the lifeboat hull construction and composite repair capability of UK based boat builder Green Marine Ltd.
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NewsStepping lightly through conflicting demands
Concerns over ports'' energy outputs are rising. It isn''t just the price that is giving port authorities pause for thought, there are two other sets of clashing public and political demands. One of them is improved security and the other is for greener practices. They are not the most natural ...
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NewsUnderwater tracking for Swedish Coastguard
The Swedish Coastguard has recently awarded Applied Acoustic Engineering a contract for two Easytrak Portable subsea tracking systems through its partner CA Clase AB of Göteborg.
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NewsDEME joins the jumbo dredger club
The Belgian contractor DEME (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV), which includes Dredging International, has joined the jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger operators club by placing an order with IHC Merwede for a 30,000 m³ capacity vessel.
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NewsSanmar deliver 'Chieftan' to Martinique
Turkish tug builders Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has delivered a ''Dogancay'' twin screw tug to Somara (Société Martiniquaise de Remorquage et d''Assistance) in Fort de France, Martinique. Named Chieftan, this is the nineteenth Dogancay class vessel produced by Sanmar since the design was first introduced a ...
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Marine licensing changes
The British Government''s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a booklet to help companies dealing with marine licensing changes.
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Joint conference planned by CEDA and WEDA
Two sister associations, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), serving Africa, Europe and the Middle East; and the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), which serves the Americas, are to organise their first joint international seminar on sustainable dredging and maritime construction.
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Cheetah Catamaran for Clydeside Surveys
Specialist catamaran builder Cheetah Marine of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight has delivered another of its 7.9m models to an operator in Scotland. The newbuild incorporates Cheetah''s proprietary Hydropod survey mount moonpool system together with a Reson Seabat 7125 multibeam sounder and a CodaOctopus 185R motion sensor.
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NewsFoss Unveils 'Carolyn Dorothy'
The world''s first true hybrid tug, built by Foss Maritime, was welcomed to Southern California at a high profile event at the Port of Long Beach attended by around 300 VIPs on 23 January.
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NewsNew fuel system for HMAS Cairns
Staffordshire based Durapipe UK has seen its global ambitions fulfilled yet again with a marine installation half way around the world. The company''s P-LX secondary contained fuel system pipework has been installed as part of a major redevelopment of the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Cairns in Queensland.
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NewsBriggs raises its game with three new vessels
During the past few months Briggs Marine, the UK based marine contracting and environmental services company, has made three major additions to its extensive marine services fleet. The most significant vessel in the trio is a new flagship for Briggs, a powerful anchor handling tug delivered to the company during ...
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NewsSaab put the bite into Bollywood
When the Bollywood movie, ''Luck'', was filmed in South Africa, a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV was strapped beneath a giant 4.2 metre long latex and polyurethane replica of a tiger shark, then sent to eat luckless victims trying to escape a sinking container. All in the name of nail-biting movie ...
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Boskalis' bigger bite
Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster has revealed a continuing interest in Smit Internationale by upping its stake in the harbour towage, salvage and terminals group from 20% to 25.1%.
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NewsRubber 'barges' for oil spill containment
The Dracone barge may not be a household name, but for coast guards around the world, this gigantic rubber bladder is part of the first response kit in an oil spill.
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Record number of North Sea licenses awarded
Medium term prospects for seismic surveys and drilling offshore Europe still appear to be good following recent award of a record 171 new exploration licenses in the North Sea by the UK government.
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NewsPiloting a new approach to Kiel Canal training
The Kiel Canal Pilots have called upon the services of BMT SeaTech and their PC Rembrandt ship simulation system to provide a flexible, cost effective and onsite training solution to their pilots'' training requirements.
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NewsCammel Laird apprentices keep it in the family
Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird is strengthening its workforce with the recruitment of 20 new young apprentices.
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NewsA tribute to Anthony Knight
LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">It is with great sadness that we report the death of Mr Anthony Knight, a prominent member of the towage and shipping community who passed away on 13 January.
