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UK specialist pipe coupling manufacturer Teekay Couplings Ltd has opened a German operation, Teekay Rohrkupplungen GmbH, at Ratingen near Dusseldorf. The new company will meet expanding business potential throughout central Europe in…

The world’ s oldest seafarers’ charity, The Marine Society, has achieved the Matrix Standard, a nationally recognised quality mark for organisations which provide information, advice and guidance. It is a first in…

Scotland’ s Aberdeen Harbour has reported a healthy start to 2009, remaining on budget for the first half of this year. Passenger figures for the ferry service between Aberdeen, Shetland and Orkney…

The winner of the Maritime Innovation Award 2009 will be announced at the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam on 28 October. Four other major Dutch maritime awards will be presented at the…

LD lines will introduce a new direct ferry service between Rosslare in southern Ireland and Cherbourg in France starting on 19 September. The link, which was previously launched between Rosslare and Le…

Aboa Mare University of Applied Sciences, located at Turku in Finland, has received accreditation of the Nautical Institute as an official Dynamic Positioning training centre. The new DP bridge simulator in Turku…

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is also looking forward to a discussion on CO2 capture and storage to be held in November. This will ask if the oil and gas industry…

Coasters of the 1950sBy Bernard McCallPublished by Coastal ShippingISBN:  978-1-902953-37-3Hardback, 80 pagesPrice £ 16.00Coasters of the 1950s is the latest in the popular ' Coaster' series by Bernard McCall and avid readers…

National Coastwatch - The NCI StoryBy Brian FrenchPublished by The History PressISBN:  978-0-752449296Paperback, 128 pagesPrice £ 14.99This book is the first comprehensive history of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI). It makes a…

Shipwrecks of the Forth and TayBy Bob BairdPublished by Whittles PublishingISBN  978-1904445-74-6Paperback, 286 pagesPrice £ 18.99This book would make a great read for anyone who has a fascination with ships, wrecks and…

Thermal management specialist Zircotec has developed what is believed to be the first ever flexible ceramic heat shield material which can reduce surface temperatures by up to a third. The new lightweight…