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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

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Europa 1, the first fire fighting boat to go into joint service with both French and German authorities, has been delivered to fire brigades in Kehl and Strasbourg on the Rhine by…

13th March 2008

Joint Service Fire Boat for French/Germans

13th March 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A paper on the transition from navigating with paper charts to navigating with ECDIS, which was presented at a recent meeting of the IMOs Sub-Committee on Standards of Training & Watchkeeping (STW),…

12th March 2008

ECDIS transition guide from The Nautical Institute

12th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

There is a new service for the electronic management of onboard information that has come from the teaming up of ChartCo and Regs4Ships.

10th March 2008

Fit and forget data management

10th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

As investment starts in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games, Portland Harbour Authority starts to upgrade its AIS and radar based system.

10th March 2008

Portland prepares for an Olympic effort

10th March 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

An innovative scheme funded by the European Union' s Interreg IIIA programme to increase safety on the seas was launched last month in Larne, Northern Ireland. The Automatic Identification System will improve…

6th March 2008

New AIS Pinpoints Irish Sea Navaids

6th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

There has been for some time a need for researchers to have marine and coastal data at their fingertips, in order to meet the growing disquiet about what is happening to our…

6th March 2008

Research Information Finds a Platform

6th March 2008

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New helicopters introduced to provide search and rescue (SAR) services from two bases in the north of Scotland are now established in the role. The new Sikorsky S92 aircraft have been introduced…

6th March 2008

MCA Gets New SAR Helicopters

6th March 2008

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The UK Port of Felixstowe is still clearing the twisted remains of two quayside container cranes which collapsed at the weekend after a vessel delivering new cranes broke free of its moorings…

6th March 2008

Felixstowe Survives Crane Crash Chaos

6th March 2008

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Up to 700 staff of the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are staging the first strike in their history over pay concerns. The 24 hour walkout began at 07:00 today (Thursday…

6th March 2008

MCA Staff Walkout Over Low Pay

6th March 2008