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Too many ships today are still unprepared for transit through pirates waters, came the worrying verdict from the IQPC Counter-Piracy and Ship Security conference held in Dubai last week.

The Canadian Coast Guard’ s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (CCG / DFO) is continuing the upgrade of their small boat fleet, with 16 new Rough Water RIBs built by Halifax (Canada)…

The UK Marine and Coastal Access Act became law last month, committing the UK to an ambitious new project to help manage the marine environment and protect it from horrors such as…

The Port of Hamburg is lowering its fees in an effort to secure future growth. In intensive talks with the port and shipping industry and upon the initiative of Senator Axel Gedaschko…

IHC Merwede of the Netherlands chose this week’ s Marintec exhibition in Shanghai to launch its first ever Chinese made cutter suction dredger. The IHC 8527MP is a special design for the…

Tyneside in the UK had to deal with a friendly invasion on Tuesday when residents of the remote Faroe Islands headed south for a shopping spree.

More than 30 participants from around the world, including Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Namibia, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Tanzania, Turkey and the United Kingdom, came to Singapore for…

The Sea Cadets, Britain’ s oldest maritime youth charity, launched a national fundraising campaign last week for a new twin masted brig to help inspire the next generation of sailors.