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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Poole UK based Jenkins Marine is currently working towards helping Britain achieving it’ s Olympic dream. Work is underway in Portland, Dorset, in preparation for the sailing events associated with the Games.

14th February 2008

Olympic Games Marine Works Underway

14th February 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The London Olympic Games in 2012 draw ever closer and British Waterways, the public corporation which manages more than 2,200 miles of canals and rivers in England, Scotland and Wales, is actively…

14th February 2008

Powder Barges Inspire Creative Canalside Workspace

14th February 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Ireland' s Sinbad Marine Services' new vessel was designed by Marine Design International (MDI) and built by Mooney Boats Ltd. Sinbad and Mooney are both based in Killybegs, Co. Donegal. Sinbad approached…

14th February 2008

Sinbad Set to Sail with Coastal Cat

14th February 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Total Marine Fuels in Germany has chartered additional barge capacity to meet growing demand for bunkers from customers in Hamburg and along the Kiel Canal.

14th February 2008

Bunkers Demand Barges

14th February 2008

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KEY DEALS

The Royal Netherlands Navy has been the first customer in the world to have a Thrane & Thrane SAILOR-500 Fleet Broadband terminal installed and commissioned with an activated simcard.

14th February 2008

Fleet Broadband First

14th February 2008

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KEY DEALS

Rotterdam based Fairmount Heavy Transport has left parent company Fairmount Marine following the acquisition of the latter by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

14th February 2008

Fairstar Set Free

14th February 2008

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KEY DEALS

The new Holland Shipbuilding Association was born last month through the merger of the Netherlands' Shipbuilding Industry Association (VNSI) and the Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME).

14th February 2008

Holland Shipbuilding Association

14th February 2008

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KEY DEALS

The ShipShot photograph in the December 2007 issue of Maritime Journal should have been credited to photographer John Crae.

14th February 2008

December ShipShot Photography

14th February 2008

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Rotterdam became the first European port to break the 10m TEU barrier last year, following a performance which saw container handling volume rocket by 12% over the 2006 figures.

14th February 2008

Rotterdam Breaks Records

14th February 2008

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KEY DEALS

Adventurers are being sought to participate in the Great Island Challenge, which takes place on 9-12 May in aid of the seafaring charity Seafarers UK.

14th February 2008

Great Island Challenge

14th February 2008

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The worldwide seafarers' charity, the British & International Sailors' Society, has re-branded as the Sailors' Society to provide organisational clarity and a strong strategic direction.

14th February 2008

Sailors Society Strategy

14th February 2008

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French port authorities have briefed unions and staff on government plans to ' re-launch' French ports, with a key objective being to transfer the manning and maintenance of cranes and gantries to…

14th February 2008

French Ports Re-Launch

14th February 2008

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When Oceanology International 08 opens its doors for three days at London’ s ExCeL centre on 11 March, it will be focusing on the maritime world divided into three linked key themes;…

14th February 2008

Key Themes Entwined ay Oceanology International 08

14th February 2008

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The Mary Rose Trust has just been earmarked for a £ 21m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to build a brand new permanent museum to house the vessel and its artefacts.…

14th February 2008

The Mary Rose Needs You!

14th February 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Scottish wave energy company, AWS Ocean Energy, has secured new investments from Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. (STV Fund), an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc, and the investment fund The…

7th February 2008

Investment Boost for Wave Energy

7th February 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dutch Dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has completed the prestigious land reclamation project The World in the emirate of Dubai. The World is a group of 300 artificial islands 4 km…

7th February 2008

Van Oord Completes The World

7th February 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The German Baltic seaport of Stralsund has completed a two year, € 14 expansion which has created three new berths and a new handling area in the Suedhafen district.

7th February 2008

Port of Stralsund Completes ¢14m Expansion

7th February 2008

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India’ s National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has taken delivery of the multi-purpose oceanographic ship Sagar Nidhi (Pearl of the Oceans) from Fincantieri’ s Muggiano Shipyard in La Spezia.

7th February 2008

Italians Build Complex Research Vessel

7th February 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

What is claimed as the world' s first wireless RF underwater broadband data link, Type S5510, has been launched by a consortium headed by Wireless Fibre Systems of Livingston, Scotland.

1st February 2008

World First for WFS Consortium

1st February 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Having recently supplied the deck machinery package for Holyhead Towing Company' s new 35m tug, North Sea Winches has just completed manufacturing   an almost identical package for the same customer. Winches…

28th January 2008

Double Deck Equipment Package for Holyhead

28th January 2008