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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Seattle USA based Foss Maritime Company has announced that it has entered into an alliance with Houston based Signet Maritime Corporation.

20th March 2008

Foss Maritime and Signet Maritime Join Forces

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Landfall Transport & Towage BV and Neptune Marine Services BV recently announced that they have joined forces and formed a new company to undertake international deep sea towage and offshore services.

20th March 2008

A New Dutch Towage Company is Formed

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In the present commercial climate it is rare in Europe for outdated shiphandling tugs to be subjected to a major reconstruction and even more unusual for a single screw vessel to re-emerge…

20th March 2008

Twin Screw Conversions Continue at Bollinger

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Few maritime events stay the course for 40 years, let alone continue to grow. The ITS series of Tug and Salvage Conventions, however, remain on the crest of a wave, continuing to…

20th March 2008

ITS 2008 is Still on the Crest of a Wave

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Rolls-Royce, a world leader in commercial and naval marine markets, has exhibited its successful coastal protection vessel design at the recent Pacific 2008 exhibition in Sydney, Australia.

20th March 2008

Rolls Royce Introduce the Ultimate ETV

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The design is winning orders worldwide from navies, coastguards and public agencies who are increasingly concerned about their ability to monitor, patrol and protect their waters and also carry out pollution control,…

20th March 2008

Towlines

20th March 2008

KEY DEALS

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Construction is underway at Nordseewerke (NSW) in Emden of two more unique German SWATH vessels. They are not the first of their kind from the yard but are the first ever for…

20th March 2008

Work on Track for Unique German SWATH Boats

20th March 2008

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After examining competitive bids from boat yards all over the world, The Marine Society & Sea Cadets has awarded the contract to build its new 24m training ship for young people to…

20th March 2008

Newbuild Underway for the Sea Cadets

20th March 2008

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The UK Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) has scheduled its 2008 Spring Seminar for 16 April at the IMarEST City Conference Centre in London. The latest in the series of popular events will…

20th March 2008

Book Now for UKHMA Spring Seminar

20th March 2008

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KEY DEALS

A new British national fishermen' s association has formed which claims it will soon represent over 85% of the fishing fleet.

20th March 2008

New Fishermens Association

20th March 2008

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Southampton UK based CJR Propulsion, which designs and manufactures propellers and stern gear systems, has launched French and Spanish versions of its new website.

20th March 2008

Multilingual Prop Site

20th March 2008

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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a slim guidelines volume titled ' Guidance on Basic Safety Training and Vessel Induction for Non-Marine Personnel Working Offshore' .

20th March 2008

Marine Safety Guidelines

20th March 2008

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Finnish oil spill recovery equipment supplier Lamor Corporation Ab has acquired compatriot company Tarwell Ltd, an oil spill recovery technology provider based at Raisio. lamor has also purchased 50% of Tarw-Trading Ltd.

20th March 2008

More for Lamor

20th March 2008

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Lloyd’ s Register-Fairplay (LRF) have purchased the 50% share in AIS Live Ltd (AISLive.com) previously owned by HITT NV of the Netherlands, giving it full ownership of the online vessel tracking system.

20th March 2008

Online Tracker Sold

20th March 2008

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SeaFrance Dover-Calais Ferries celebrated its best ever December for cross-channel car volume and has acquired the large, high speed ferry ' Jean Nicoli' from French company SNCM.

20th March 2008

Ferry Merry Christmas

20th March 2008

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Against a background of the Middle East offshore support industry witnessing dramatic growth on the back of multi-billion dollar projects in the region, the Middle East Workboats 2008 conference and exhibition will…

20th March 2008

Middle East Workboats 2008

20th March 2008

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Energy business analysts Douglas - Westwood Ltd have published their World Offshore Wind Report, in which they predict that wind will see $16bn of capital expenditure in the 2008-2012 period as 4.5GW…

20th March 2008

Catch the Wind

20th March 2008

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Seawork exhibition and conference, which returns to the ABP Port of Southampton on 10 to 12 June, is continuously evolving and one of the new features for 2008 is the introduction…

13th March 2008

Marine Civils Interest Builds at Seawork

13th March 2008

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork successfully completed its first decade of exhibitions in the ABP Port of Southampton last summer with record numbers of exhibitors and visitors attending Europe' s biggest and fastest growing business to…

13th March 2008

Seawork Sails into Second Successful Decade

13th March 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

The security of shipping channels has become an important concern in view of the growing threat to international shipping.

13th March 2008

Maritime Security Conference at SMM 2008

13th March 2008