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The call for the removal of the threat of retrospective ports rates in the UK has taken another topical turn, as many Members of Parliament who have been outraged by calls for…

30th October 2009

Twist of irony in UK port rates battle

30th October 2009

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A £ 269,000 deal between Transport for London (TfL), Greenwich Council, and Thames Clippers guarantees a continuing passenger service on the River Thames between the O2 arena in Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal…

30th October 2009

River Service Guaranteed

30th October 2009

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The Turkish Association of Ship Industrialists (GESAD) has signed a letter of intent with Dutch specialist shipbuilding kit supplier IHC Metalix which will see both parties start a feasibility study for a…

30th October 2009

Dutch-Turkish agreement

30th October 2009

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The Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based, non-profit counter-piracy organisation is now offering its Ship Support Service to vessels free of charge. This is the first time that such an…

30th October 2009

Counter-piracy for free

30th October 2009

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The International Dynamic Positioning Operators Association (IDPOA) has launched the first dedicated journal focusing on Dynamic Positioning (DP). ‘ 6degrees&rsquo

30th October 2009

Dynamic Positioning e-journal

30th October 2009

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ABS will create the ABS Harsh Environment Technology Center on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). The Center will support the development of technologies for ships and offshore structures operating…

30th October 2009

Harsh Environment Technology

30th October 2009

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The International Salvage Union (ISU) has created a General Manager position, appointing its development adviser, John Noble, with immediate effect. The President of the ISU will continue to be a senior figure…

30th October 2009

General Manager for ISU

30th October 2009

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The UK Spill Association, representing the UK oil spill industry, has launched its new, quarterly, specialist newsletter to keep the wider world informed about key issues related to oil spills, both at…

30th October 2009

Launch of Spill Alert

30th October 2009

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Seattle USA based Kvichak Marine Industries and Camarc Design in the UK have teamed up once again this year in close cooperation with the owner to design and build three 72’ (22m)…

30th October 2009

Dutch Pilots noiseless in Seattle

30th October 2009

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The first of two huge new ships being built for P& O Ferries passed a major construction milestone with its recent keel laying in Rauma, Finland. At 49,000grt, and measuring 212m LOA,…

30th October 2009

Ferry under build

30th October 2009

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The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced a new £ 8m project designed to make wave and tidal energy more competitive. It will produce tools capable of accurately estimating the energy yield…

30th October 2009

Competitive marine energy

30th October 2009

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Scottish Enterprise launched a new industry led strategy for the Aerospace, Defence and Marine Industry last month, with First Minister Alex Salmond opening two new aerospace facilities at Prestwick.

29th October 2009

Scotland plans for marine industries growth

29th October 2009

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The Prinsen fast ferry, which has been running between Nesodden and central Oslo for the last 14 years, was transferred onto the Beluga Foundation to be transported to its new home in…

29th October 2009

Large lift for a fast ferry

29th October 2009

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‘There are now so many different designs of ships in use and they are getting larger. The forces acting on them are huge and need to be understood by today’s mariners and…

22nd October 2009

Book launch addresses rise in mooring accidents

22nd October 2009

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British Waterways and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) have launched their search for an operator to run a new commercial boating base at Limehouse Basin, which will include a waterbus…

22nd October 2009

London Olympics spawns marine business opportunities

22nd October 2009

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Privacy, security and space, with 50 rooms over two levels and consent for a James Bond style casino. You can blast out music without the neighbours complaining too, but popping out for…

15th October 2009

Spitbank Fort goes up for auction

15th October 2009

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The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) launched their Climate Change Position Statement at a one day conference ‘ Marine Environmental Briefing - Practical implications of new technology' held  last…

15th October 2009

IMarEST issues Climate Change Position Statement

15th October 2009

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The New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) in the UK is using detailed marine mapping from local company SeaZone to undertake an archaeological assessment of its coastline in response to changing sea…

13th October 2009

Mapping the past as sea levels rise

13th October 2009

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Exhibitor confidence runs high for the Marine Equipment Trade Show, METS 2009, which runs from 17 to 19 November in Halls 1 to 5 plus 9, 10 and 11 of the Amsterdam…

11th October 2009

Fighting spirit brings record numbers to METS 2009

11th October 2009

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Europort returns to Rotterdam next week, with a run from 3 to 6 November which will see professionals from across the commercial marine spectrum flocking to the maritime capital of Europe.

9th October 2009

Rotterdam ready for Europort 2009

9th October 2009