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The Ukrainian anchor handling tug Neftegaz 67 capsized and sank on 23 March after colliding with after colliding with the panamax bulk carrier, Yao Hai,  in Hong Kong waters.

1st April 2008

Eighteen die on the Neftegaz 67

1st April 2008

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A new tug Chambon Suroit is now on station in Calais to reinforce the local tug fleet.

1st April 2008

Towlines

1st April 2008

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The new company Sedna Towage & Offshore LDA based in Funchal, Madeira is growing rapidly thanks to the efforts of their Italian attorney Mr Rino Barretta, managing director of An.do.fe Shipping Management…

1st April 2008

New Towage Company Makes Its Mark

1st April 2008

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With their fleet of Fairmount class tugs at full strength for some time, the order book of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine BV is bulging. All five of the company' s long distance…

1st April 2008

Fairmounts Armada Spanning the Globe

1st April 2008

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Abeilles International has carried out a successful assistance operation which started on 10 March after the freighter Artemis was driven aground on the beach of Sables d' Olonne in Southern Brittany by…

1st April 2008

Successful Salvage from French Coast

1st April 2008

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Arnold Witte, president of the International Salvage Union presented Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’ s with a gift from the salvage industry to mark the centenary of Lloyd’ s Form, the…

1st April 2008

Gift Presentation Marks LOF Century

1st April 2008

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The 2008 CIWEM Climate Change Conference takes place on 7 May at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in Central London.

1st April 2008

Climate Change Conference

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Oil pollution response specialists DV Howells Ltd will be running full MCA 4p and 5p courses at their Gatwick facility in Crawley, West Sussex next month.

1st April 2008

MCA Training Gatwick

1st April 2008

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The UK Hydrographic Office launched its new Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) at events in Singapore and London earlier this month.

1st April 2008

UKHO Launches AVCS

1st April 2008

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The AdriaMare Maritime Training Centre in Split, Croatia has responded to customer demand by opening the first Dynamic Positioning Centre in that country.

1st April 2008

DP Training in Croatia

1st April 2008

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A diving seminar which addresses marine pollution control and the salvage of environmentally hazardous objects is taking place in May.

1st April 2008

Diving Danger Seminar

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Aberdeen UK based Hydro Group plc has secured major contracts with international diving technology company Divex.

1st April 2008

Diving Deals Done

1st April 2008

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Havant UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has won a contract to service. repair and calibrate oceanographic equipment used by the Royal Naval Hydrographic Service.

1st April 2008

Hydro Equipment Contract

1st April 2008

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Marine power systems and services provider Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in Hanoi.

1st April 2008

Rolls Into Vietnam

1st April 2008

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The Southampton UK based charity, the Sailor' s Society, celebrated its 190th Anniversary last month with a service.

1st April 2008

Sailors Society Celebrates

1st April 2008

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Denmark' s Scandlines reports a successful 2007 during which freight traffic across its 13 routes grew by 10%.

1st April 2008

Baltic Goods Growth

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This selection of the world' s coasters not only gives the gross tonnage, present flag and a bit of history, but, just like a group of rather homely pin-ups, it also shows…

1st April 2008

Coasters 2007

1st April 2008

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This book is the latest all colour album in the same series as Bristol Channel Shipping Memories and Mersey Shipping Memories. It takes a look at Solent Merchant Shipping over the last…

1st April 2008

Solent Shipping Memories

1st April 2008

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Maritime Britain is a journey around Britain' s coast in bite-sized pieces that still manages to give the local flavour of the harbours, bays and ports, while putting them all in their…

1st April 2008

Maritime Britain

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Leading German SWATH ship builder Abeking & Rasmussen has booked a 26m tender for offshore wind farm maintenance and supply. The 13m wide tender is for delivery in 2010 to the BARD…

1st April 2008

SWATH Windpark Tender Contract for A&R

1st April 2008