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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Maritime navigation systems developer Transas has received BSH and DNV certification for its latest generation of navigation products.

29th May 2008

New navigation systems go paperless

29th May 2008

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The Fluor Corporation signed a contract last month with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to design and construct the 500 MW Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm.

29th May 2008

UK OK for worlds largest offshore wind farm

29th May 2008

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KEY DEALS

One of Britain’ s most interesting historic vessels, the ex-Trinity House Light Vessel ' LV 18' , has landed a role in a multi-million pound UK-Hollywood movie, The Boat That Rocked.

29th May 2008

Pirates rock the boat in Portland

29th May 2008

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Fassmer in Germany has delivered Falshöft, the first of three 27.2m coastal patrol boats for local police and part of an order for six vessels of different sizes placed in 2006.

29th May 2008

First of three patrol boats for German police

29th May 2008

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Clare County Council in Ireland has launched an education initiative based on a recently completed survey of over 200 coastal structures in County Clare.

29th May 2008

County Clare embraces its maritime heritage

29th May 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

North east UK law firm Mace & Jones has warned that increased use of ‘ cheaper’ marine contractors risks more accidents. Employers and employees are being warned about the increased danger of…

25th May 2008

Cheap and cheerful runs risks in recession

25th May 2008

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Seawork International exhibition and conference moves into its second decade in 2008 following a first ten years which saw the show grow annually to become Europe' s outstanding commercial marine industries…

22nd May 2008

Marine Heaven is Seawork Eleven

22nd May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Coastal defence work has started to replenish the beach and construct a series of groynes at Felixstowe Beach in Suffolk UK.

22nd May 2008

Replenishing the beach at Felixstowe

22nd May 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Mooney Boats Ltd of Co Donegal in Ireland has built the steel hull fish farm support vessel ' Johnny M' , which was designed by Seawork 2008 exhibitor Marine Design International and…

22nd May 2008

Fish farm workboat for Irish coastal duties

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The fleet of Hamburg based Harms Offshore Gmbh continues to grow rapidly, with five powerful new anchor handling tugs put in service in three years and there are more new vessels to…

22nd May 2008

Harms fleet expansion continues with Ursus

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

One of the tug designs most comprehensively covered in these pages is almost certainly the Damen Shoalbuster. This is due mainly to the success and continuing development of this shallow draft vessel…

22nd May 2008

Shoalbusters Galore

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Announcing their results for 2007, Smit Internationale N.V. has reported another record year with a 40% increase in net profit from € 75m to € 105.6m. Operating results increased to 23% from…

22nd May 2008

Smit announce record profits

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Two recent additions to the fleet of Scottish marine services provider MarineCo UK Ltd have boosted the company’ s capability and versatility considerably. A particularly interesting acquisition is the tug Marineco Ashanti,…

22nd May 2008

MarineCo boosts fleet with two additional vessels

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As more modern vessels enter service several of the deepsea tugs formerly employed by the Antwerp based towage and salvage company URS in the early days of North Sea oil exploration have…

22nd May 2008

Former Belgian tug sold for the fifth time

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Sharp eyed readers will have become aware of the new tug North carrying out coastal and short sea towage operations around western Europe. Built in Malaysia in 2007, the twin screw tug…

22nd May 2008

The tug North – a new kid on the block

22nd May 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon, Navia, are currently completing two new tugs of the well established, 65 tons bollard pull, Union Coral class for Belgian tug operator URS.

22nd May 2008

TOWLINES

22nd May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible…

22nd May 2008

Podcasts promote safety

22nd May 2008

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KEY DEALS

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible…

22nd May 2008

Olympic ferry tale

22nd May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible…

22nd May 2008

Huisman/IHC Merwede expansion

22nd May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible…

22nd May 2008

Propeller Club blog

22nd May 2008