All News articles – Page 985

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    Genset Power for Heavy Lift Propulsion

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    SeaMetric International of Norway, has formalised its relationship with MAN Diesels through a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed earlier this year. This follows an order of 24 gensets by Seametric, which has stipulated the L27/38 model sets for its new Twin Marine Lifter (TML) system.

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    MCA Training Gatwick

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Oil pollution response specialists DV Howells Ltd will be running full MCA 4p and 5p courses at their Gatwick facility in Crawley, West Sussex next month.

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    Green Light for Expansion at Felixstowe

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Plans for a major expansion of the Port of Felixstowe in the UK which would increase capacity by 25% received backing recently from Suffolk Coastal District Council.

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    Seatruck's First New Ro-Ro Enters Service

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Clipper Point, the first of Seatruck Ferries’ eight newbuildings, has entered service. A further three vessels in this 120 unit class of freight ro-ros will be delivered during the course of this year by the Spanish builder Astilleros de Huelva.

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    Free ENC Software from SevenCs

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    SevenCs of Hamburg has announced that its widely adopted ENC digitising software, ENC Designer, is now available as freeware.

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    Dredging Helps to Double Fos Throughput

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Under the Port of Marseilles Authority’ s Fos 2XL container terminal project, two new terminals are being developed in partnership with private operators Port Synergy - a joint venture between CMA-CGM and DP World - and MSC.

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    Sanmar Supply Three Ulupinar Series Tugs to Dominica

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The first of three ‘ Ulupinar’ series ASD tugs, ordered by Remolcadores Dominicanos of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has now been delivered.

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    Floating Dock Lifts FRB Safety

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The risks involved when retrieving a Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) in difficult weather conditions have been reduced by a new floating dock system which has been  developed by Sweden' s MSS Safety Systems.

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    Two Very Different Tugs for Dutch Owners

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    All tug owners, especially those with many years of operational experience, have a highly developed insight into the requirements each new vessel must have to fulfil the needs of their own individual business. The two latest completions by Shipyard Gebr Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands over the past ...

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    Diving Deals Done

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Aberdeen UK based Hydro Group plc has secured major contracts with international diving technology company Divex.

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    Diving Danger Seminar

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    A diving seminar which addresses marine pollution control and the salvage of environmentally hazardous objects is taking place in May.

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    DP Training in Croatia

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The AdriaMare Maritime Training Centre in Split, Croatia has responded to customer demand by opening the first Dynamic Positioning Centre in that country.

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    Quad Power for Fast Crew Supplier

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The Netherlands' Damen Shipyards Group introduced their Fast Crew Supplier 5009 last year and five of the innovative workboats have already been sold, each powered by four Caterpillar 3512B marine engines.

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    Hydro Equipment Contract

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Havant UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has won a contract to service. repair and calibrate oceanographic equipment used by the Royal Naval Hydrographic Service.

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    Damen Tug and Workboat Range Makeover Continues

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The Tug & Workboats design team at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is continuing the painstaking task of updating the well known ‘ Stan Tug’ tug and workboat range of standard products. Having dealt with most of the large vessels, the team has turned its attention to the well known Pushycat design.

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    New Towage Company Makes Its Mark

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The new company Sedna Towage & Offshore LDA based in Funchal, Madeira is growing rapidly thanks to the efforts of their Italian attorney Mr Rino Barretta, managing director of An.do.fe Shipping Management Srl. Within just a few months a new fleet has been created, starting with the 55 tons bollard ...

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    Coastal & Ports Surveying Conference

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    The latest UK coastal and port hydrography developments as well as the effects of the new Marine Bill due to become law by the end of this year are to be the subject of a one day conference on 12 June as part of this year' s Seawork exhibition in ...

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    Successful Salvage from French Coast

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Abeilles International has carried out a successful assistance operation which started on 10 March after the freighter Artemis was driven aground on the beach of Sables d' Olonne in Southern Brittany by winds of 130km per hour.

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    New MCA Helicopters for UK South Coast

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    In a change to the previous arrangement, Canadian operator CHC Helicopter Corporation now operate rescue helicopters for the MCA at four UK bases.

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    Clean Design Engine Production Skyrockets

    2008-04-01T20:09:00Z

    Some 40% of the Rolls-Royce offshore vessel engines sold last year met the classification society Clean Design requirements, compared to 5% just two years ago. All the engines exceed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards for NOx emissions by 20%.