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The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering andManufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to supportemployees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within theseindustries.

1st May 2007

Marine Workers Support

1st May 2007

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Liverpools oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers& Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing fromMerseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the companys owninvestment.

1st May 2007

Brokers Acquired

1st May 2007

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British Columbia, Canadabased autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into theScandinavian market by appointing Stockholmbased True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.

1st May 2007

ComNav in Sweden

1st May 2007

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The Institute of Marine Engineering,Science and Technology (IMarEST) has appointed the first scientist to everserve as President.

1st May 2007

Scientist Heads IMarEST

1st May 2007

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Scandinavian based cargo handling equipmentsupplier Kalmar Industries has acquired the assets and business of Americas Virginiabased Port Equipment Service Inc (PES).

1st May 2007

Kalmars American Expansion

1st May 2007

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Dutch marine equipment manufacturer and supplierVetus Den Ouden has been acquired by ABN AMRO Capital, the private equitybusiness of ABN AMRO, in a competitive auction.

1st May 2007

Vetus Auctioned

1st May 2007

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A new online edition of Maritime Journal waslunched at the Ocean Business 2007 exhibition and conference in Southampton UK last month.

1st April 2007

MJ Goes Live Online

1st April 2007

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Devonport UKbased DML have recently secured a contract from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for what is described as the largestsingle contract ever awarded for lifeboat construction.

1st April 2007

Record New Lifeboat Order from RNLI

1st April 2007

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Cork based commercial boatbuilders Safehaven Marine have delivered a new Interceptor 42 ‘ All Weather Pilot Vessel’ to the Port of Dublin. 

1st April 2007

Dublin Pilots Take Delivery of Newbuild

1st April 2007

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Eclipse Energy UK plc has been granted consent to constructand operate the Ormonde offshore wind farm and to generate and exportelectricity from the adjacent Ormonde Gas Fields development, thus completingthe series of…

1st April 2007

Green Light For Offshore Gas/Wind Co-Development

1st April 2007

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If records are made to be broken then All-Energy 07, the UKs largestrenewable energy exhibition and conference, looks set to shatter all the glassin its trophy case when the event returns to…

1st April 2007

Renewables Showcase Bursting at the Seams

1st April 2007

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A pioneering EUfunded project to promote the innovative use of multi-national maritime searchand rescue (SAR) resources when dealing with major coastal inundation, causedby events such as tsunamis and tidal surges, was launched…

1st April 2007

Pan-European Coastal Flooding Project Launched

1st April 2007

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The British & International Sailors Society (BISS), acharity operating in almost 100 ports worldwide, has launched the BISS DragonBoat Challenge 2007 fundraising event. Sponsored by BP Shipping and Cargill,the spectacular team event…

1st April 2007

Dragon Boats Battle for Charity

1st April 2007

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Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland has solidified its supportfor the Royal National Lifeboat Institution with a visit from chief executiveAlan Campbell and a £ 1,000 donation.

1st April 2007

Aberdeenshire Support for RNLI

1st April 2007

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MV Texas, a 66,532gt ro-ro vessel operated by Wallenius Wilhelms led a flotilla of boats under the Sydney Harbour Bridge last month in a ceremony marking the iconic structures 75th anniversary.

1st April 2007

Europe-Oz Trade Link Spans 75 Years

1st April 2007

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A lobbying campaign to raise the profile of Merseysides growing maritimesector is gathering momentum, with a number of well known figures publiclydeclaring their support.

1st April 2007

Boost for Merseyside Superport

1st April 2007

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An interactive exhibition examining the AtlanticOcean is a feature of the Cliffs of Moher New Visitor Experience inIreland, has been officially opened byAn Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., more than 17 years…

1st April 2007

Ocean Theme for Irish Attraction

1st April 2007

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Coastal and Ports Surveying, a new one day conference for hydrographers, port and harbour authorities and engineers, to be held at Seawork International in Southampton on 14th June 2007, has been welcomed…

1st April 2007

Seawork Adds Hydro Survey Conference

1st April 2007

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The fifth annual Gulf Maritime event, Gulf Maritime 2007, will take place from 16 to 18 April in the United Arab Emirates at Expo Centre Sharjah, which is in close proximity to…

20th March 2007

Opportunity Knocks at Gulf Maritime 2007

20th March 2007

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Disabled yachtsman Geoff Holt launches his challengethis month to be the first disabled person to sail solo around the coast of Great Britain,a voyage of over 1600 miles.

20th March 2007

Personal Everest Sails in May

20th March 2007