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The International Legal Maritime Conference 2008 is being planned to take place in Ancona, Italy, one of the country' s largest Adriatic ports. The event is scheduled as part of an ongoing…

21st February 2008

Adriatic Coast Setting for Maritime Law Event

21st February 2008

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Global vehicle logistical services provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has announced the establishment of the Orcelle Fund, through which the company will provide an initial $100,000 of   capital for environmental marine…

21st February 2008

Environmental Innovation Oracelle Fund Launched

21st February 2008

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Severe gales around the coasts of Britain and western Europe late in January and early February presented the emergency services and salvors with a number unusual and potentially difficult challenges.

21st February 2008

Chinese New Year for Rotterdam Salvors

21st February 2008

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Salvors have welcomed the International Maritime Organization’ s (IMO) adoption of Guidelines on the Control of Ships in an Emergency.

21st February 2008

Salvors Back IMO Emergency Response Guidelines

21st February 2008

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To launch National Science Week in the UK next month, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and The University of Southampton have managed to persuade two great comedians to give a lighter side…

21st February 2008

Climate Change Comedy on the South Coast

21st February 2008

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Early last month Marine Design International (MDI) and Deri Jones & Associates / GeoSpatial Survey Solutions (DJA/GSS) undertook a lines lifting and modelling job at Stormcats on Islay off the West coast…

21st February 2008

Lasers Light the Future of Lines Lifting

21st February 2008

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The UK' s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has taken a significant step to reduce risks in a current software development programme that has implications on shipping and coastguard activity and the…

21st February 2008

Safety Through Software Set to Save Lives

21st February 2008

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Total Marine Fuels in Germany has chartered additional barge capacity to meet growing demand for bunkers from customers in Hamburg and along the Kiel Canal.

14th February 2008

Bunkers Demand Barges

14th February 2008

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The Royal Netherlands Navy has been the first customer in the world to have a Thrane & Thrane SAILOR-500 Fleet Broadband terminal installed and commissioned with an activated simcard.

14th February 2008

Fleet Broadband First

14th February 2008

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Rotterdam based Fairmount Heavy Transport has left parent company Fairmount Marine following the acquisition of the latter by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

14th February 2008

Fairstar Set Free

14th February 2008

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The new Holland Shipbuilding Association was born last month through the merger of the Netherlands' Shipbuilding Industry Association (VNSI) and the Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME).

14th February 2008

Holland Shipbuilding Association

14th February 2008

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When Oceanology International 08 opens its doors for three days at London’ s ExCeL centre on 11 March, it will be focusing on the maritime world divided into three linked key themes;…

14th February 2008

Key Themes Entwined ay Oceanology International 08

14th February 2008

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The ShipShot photograph in the December 2007 issue of Maritime Journal should have been credited to photographer John Crae.

14th February 2008

December ShipShot Photography

14th February 2008

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The Mary Rose Trust has just been earmarked for a £ 21m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to build a brand new permanent museum to house the vessel and its artefacts.…

14th February 2008

The Mary Rose Needs You!

14th February 2008

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Rotterdam became the first European port to break the 10m TEU barrier last year, following a performance which saw container handling volume rocket by 12% over the 2006 figures.

14th February 2008

Rotterdam Breaks Records

14th February 2008

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Adventurers are being sought to participate in the Great Island Challenge, which takes place on 9-12 May in aid of the seafaring charity Seafarers UK.

14th February 2008

Great Island Challenge

14th February 2008

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The worldwide seafarers' charity, the British & International Sailors' Society, has re-branded as the Sailors' Society to provide organisational clarity and a strong strategic direction.

14th February 2008

Sailors Society Strategy

14th February 2008

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French port authorities have briefed unions and staff on government plans to ' re-launch' French ports, with a key objective being to transfer the manning and maintenance of cranes and gantries to…

14th February 2008

French Ports Re-Launch

14th February 2008

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India’ s National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has taken delivery of the multi-purpose oceanographic ship Sagar Nidhi (Pearl of the Oceans) from Fincantieri’ s Muggiano Shipyard in La Spezia.

7th February 2008

Italians Build Complex Research Vessel

7th February 2008

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The BMT Group has acquired the ports and shipping consultancy Baxter Eadie Ltd, which has expertise in port planning and development, market surveys, traffic forecasting, statistical and risk analysis, management, and financial…

27th January 2008

Ports Expertise Expanded

27th January 2008