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A rapid response by the RNLI resulted in 30 people surviving without injury when the Dutch tall ship Astrid hit rocks and sank on Ireland’s Cork coast on Wednesday.

25th July 2013

RNLI rescues tall ship crew off Ireland

25th July 2013

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Belgian underwater repair specialist, Hydrex, has appointed a UK agent as part of its expanding network “to keep up with demand”.

24th July 2013

Hydrex appoints UK agent

24th July 2013

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A UK boatbuilder has launched its latest DNV class 24m workboat which will now begin extensive sea trials before being handed over to its new owners.

23rd July 2013

New workboat launch

23rd July 2013

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Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has completed US Private Placement notes with 24 institutional investors to complete the “last part of financing for the acquisition of Dockwise”.

23rd July 2013

Private placements for Boskalis

23rd July 2013

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The first ‘European Offshore and Energy’ exhibition is set to take place in 2014 to introduce the industry’s latest product innovations, solutions and services.

22nd July 2013

European Offshore & Energy 2014

22nd July 2013

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In the Dutch section of the North Sea are four wrecks of sunken ships that are forming an obstruction to shipping.

20th July 2013

Dutch wrecks removal

20th July 2013

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Hamburg based training consortium ETC has partnered with SAM Electronics to provide ECDIS training for the CHARTPILOT and ECDISPILOT, complementing SAM’s successful cooperation with Safebridge for online training, thereby expanding SAM’s ECDIS…

19th July 2013

Training partnership

19th July 2013

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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), a non-departmental public body that regulates the seas around England, launched the country’s first draft marine plans for the seas from Flamborough Head in the north to…

18th July 2013

First marine plans out to consultation

18th July 2013

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The problem for many medium sized European yards is that they are, unlike their UK counterparts, still wary of much workboat customisation because they are scared of stepping outside class rules, says…

18th July 2013

Helping yards to help themselves

18th July 2013

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Marine and offshore expert, Mubarak Marine LLC, has entered into a AE$130m partnership with Dubai Maritime City to develop an onsite industrial centre for shipbuilding and repair.

17th July 2013

Dubai service partnership

17th July 2013

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This year’s Seawork Exhibition proved successful for Danish Yachts with the launch of its new range of Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) workboats increasing the shipyard’s order book.

17th July 2013

Danish Yachts generates interest

17th July 2013

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French builder Piriou has delivered the fourth in the series of 53m fast passenger and supply vessels (FPSV) for Bourbon, the ‘Bourbon Norte’.

16th July 2013

Piriou delivers ‘Bourbon Norte’

16th July 2013

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Cargotec’s MacGregor brand has acquired the German offshore deck equipment Hatlapa Group in a deal worth €160m.

16th July 2013

Cargotec acquires Hatlapa

16th July 2013

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Jotun has welcomed action taken by the International Standards Organization to mobilize an expert group to start work on a common industry standard for measurement of changes in hull and propeller performance.

16th July 2013

Propeller performance

16th July 2013

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ISO accredited global boat transport provider, Peters & May, has appointed Boeckmans as its agent for the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg).

16th July 2013

Benelux agent

16th July 2013

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Robert Allan Ltd has designed a new generation of high endurance self righting search and rescue lifeboats for the Canadian Coast Guard.

15th July 2013

New Robert Allan lifeboats

15th July 2013

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From the first of this month, Norwegian engine manufacturer Bergen Engines AS has become part of the Tognum Group.

15th July 2013

Bergen a Tognum subsidiary

15th July 2013

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Seacontractors and IPS have concluded a strategic partnership and are implementing integration between their manpower services.

15th July 2013

Recruiting partnership

15th July 2013

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A new Motorway of the Sea between Ireland’s Port of Cork and Gijon in Spain was called for at the Ireland-Iberia Trade and Transport Round Table in Dublin last month.

15th July 2013

Spanish motorway

15th July 2013

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Together with repeat agreements from China, the total order value The Switch received during June is over €100m, resulting in the largest order backlog in the company’s history. PROKON has installed 296…

15th July 2013

Switch to PMG

15th July 2013