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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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