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KEY DEALS

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In a major report launched in Granada, Spain on Tuesday, scientists have sounded the alarm over the threats faced by coastal marine ecosystems such as tidal salt marshes, seagrass meadows, kelp forests…

19th November 2009

Report highlights global decline of coastal carbon sinks

19th November 2009

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Following the launch of the 17.8m passenger catamaran Rathlin Express at Arklow Marine Services in July this year, its sister ship, Lady Iona, also designed by Marine Design International (MDI) is currently…

17th November 2009

Sister ship conversion highlights rules variations

17th November 2009

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has warned that from July next year passenger ships operating in European territorial waters could, during the course of one single voyage, be subject to three…

16th November 2009

IBIA warns of forthcoming ECA conflicts for passenger ships

16th November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) in Germany has ordered new survey equipment which will collect data in real-time to give input to live data models predicting the transport of sediments into…

16th November 2009

Germanys WSV order new survey technology

16th November 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

When the historic former Clyde turbine steamer Queen Mary left its berth on London’ s Victoria Embankment on Monday 9 November it was an operation planned in minute detail.

16th November 2009

A tricky two with historic Queen Mary was carefully timed

16th November 2009

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The International WorkBoat Show, presented by America' s WorkBoat magazine, returns to the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans USA on 2-4 December.

16th November 2009

Commerce and all that jazz at International WorkBoat Show

16th November 2009

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Gulf Maritime sails into its seventh edition on the success of previous shows that have established its reputation as the region’ s most comprehensive maritime event.

16th November 2009

Lucky 7th sailing for Gulf Maritime

16th November 2009

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

The recent docking of the 1,118 teu El Temerario at London Thamesport follows an agreement with Team Lines, which is to deploy the ship on its new North Europe Service. A number…

12th November 2009

New shortsea service for Thamesport

12th November 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The powerful azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug Corrado Neri has entered service with the Italian tug owner Fratelli Neri SpA based in Livorno. A product of the Astilleros Gondan SA shipyard in…

12th November 2009

Gondan build two terminal tugs for Neri

12th November 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Pakistani port authority, Karachi Port Trust (KPT), has placed a € 16.2m order with the Uzmar Shipyard in Turkey for two powerful ASD tugs. It is reported that KPT had identified…

12th November 2009

Karachi Port go to Uzmar for a rapid delivery

12th November 2009