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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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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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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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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

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

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The family run business of Colle Towing Inc, which operates tugboats on the Pascagoula River in Mississippi USA, has recently taken delivery of its second Marine Travelift. The new 600C boat hoist…

28th January 2008

Bigger Lift for Bigger Tugs

28th January 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Preffered Marine Cranes celebrated a successful year in 2007 and managed to draw successful contracts even in what they term as a somewhat erratic market.  The company was able to supply a…

28th January 2008

Preffered Found 2007 an Uplifting Year

28th January 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Rolls-Royce launched its Safer Deck Operations (SDO) system for offshore anchor handlers back in 2006, and since then four vessels with SDO have gone into service and 35 more orders for new…

28th January 2008

Safer Deck Operations Takes Off

28th January 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

S E Hydraulics (SEH) have designed and supplied an innovative passive damping system to BP' s four new Regional Support Vessels (RSVs) working out of Aberdeen.BP have commissioned and procured the new…

28th January 2008

Passive Damping for Regional Support Vessels

28th January 2008

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Irish Sea freight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have taken a further step in their fleet expansion plans with the purchase of two ro-ro ferries from Attica Holdings in Greece. The 1998 built…

27th January 2008

Seatruck Purchases Two More Ro-Ros

27th January 2008