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Book reviews this time include ‘Significant small ships of 2009’, ‘Elements of Modern Ship Construction’, and ‘Sell Up and Cruise the Inland Waterways - How to get the most out of the…

6th April 2010

Book Reviews for April 2010

6th April 2010

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Another 20 to 30 years of life and a fuel saving of some 7% are claimed for the German pushboat Rhenus-Schub 1 now that it boasts a remanufactured Wärtsilä main engine.

5th April 2010

Remanufactured engine gives new life to pushboat

5th April 2010

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As staff settle into their new riverside headquarters in Lisbon the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has announced its 2010 work programme, including plans to develop new projects, improve existing activities and…

1st April 2010

EMSA prepares for another busy year

1st April 2010

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A recent casualty of the UK Government’s retrospective rates bills levied on port businesses, port and stevedoring agency Scotline Terminal Goole (STG), was caused by government incompetence, as it has emerged that…

1st April 2010

Rates error behind Goole terminal closure

1st April 2010

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UK chancellor Alistair Darling announced Government funding of up to £60m for the development of port sites to meet the needs of offshore wind turbine manufacturers looking to locate new facilities in…

25th March 2010

UK Budget promises £60m for ports

25th March 2010

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A new offshore sensor system to help detect and provide early warnings of tsunamis in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is being developed.

25th March 2010

Tsunami early warning system for Cyprus

25th March 2010

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Ian Lucas, the UK’s Minister for Business issued a call to action to the nation’s marine industries last month to collaborate on their common goal of strengthening this sector’s global market position…

23rd March 2010

UK Marine Industries Strategic Framework launched

23rd March 2010

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Hamburg Port Authority jury has just awarded Royal Haskoning first place in a competition to create a concept for the potential development of the port’s Steinwerder terminal.

18th March 2010

Evolutionary concept for Hamburg terminal

18th March 2010

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Changes to the UK’s search and rescue helicopter services are on the cards following the selection of the Soteria consortium as preferred bidder for a £6bn 25 year contract.

15th March 2010

Changes to UK SAR helicopter coverage

15th March 2010

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The annual European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC 2010) takes place this year in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 to 23 April.

15th March 2010

Fast emerging wind industry blows into Poland

15th March 2010

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UK hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation manufacturer Valeport has signed a new distributor agreement with Swathe Services Australia.

13th March 2010

Valeport down under

13th March 2010

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service is supporting the work of the Nautical Technical Training Academy (NTTA) by providing a range of the company’s Unitor branded safety equipment, including a brand new liferaft which will…

13th March 2010

Training academy sponsored

13th March 2010

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International maritime welfare charity the Sailors’ Society is backing the IMO Year of the Seafarer campaign with a new fundraising drive which is asking for just £1 for every one of the…

13th March 2010

Year of the Seafarer

13th March 2010

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The UK’s National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) has added two new member companies. Kongsberg Maritime, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and Newcastle based Wellstream International bring NSRI’s industry membership to 17 in…

13th March 2010

Research institute grows

13th March 2010

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London’s National Maritime Museum will launch a free admission ‘Toy Boats’ exhibition on 1 May, featuring miniature ocean liners, toy paddle steamers, tin battleships and clockwork submarines alongside games, catalogues and photographs…

13th March 2010

Maritime toy story

13th March 2010

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The Chanel Islands company Huelin-Renouf Shipping adds the Normandy Port of Cherbourg this month to the lifeline freight link it operates between the Channel Islands and the UK, with a weekly visit…

13th March 2010

Cherbourg in the loop

13th March 2010

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Vehicle logistics services provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has renewed a contract with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to ship its vehicles from the United Kingdom to North America and Oceania.

13th March 2010

Jaguar goes to sea

13th March 2010

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With container traffic to and from Russia via Hamburg picking up again, growing demand for feeder transport capacity has prompted the launch of an additional service between the Ports of Hamburg and…

13th March 2010

Baltic bounces back

13th March 2010

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The French shipping company CMA CGM has started operating a new feeder service between the Port of Hamburg and the Danish ports of Fredericia andCopenhagen, as well as Halmstad in Sweden and…

13th March 2010

Feeder from Hamburg

13th March 2010

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13th March 2010

‘PlanningBlog’ launch

13th March 2010