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The European Commission has adopted an action plan to help revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean area.

16th May 2013

Atlantic action plan revealed

16th May 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Since acquiring Sobrena in early 2012, Damen Shiprepair Brest has serviced 50 vessels from leading shipowners and managers.

16th May 2013

Busy year for Damen

16th May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Spanish manufacturer Ibercisa has delivered the first of two towing winches AHT type model MR-E/930/2/2500-89, which will be installed on the AHT Bylgia ofHereema Marine Contractors from the Netherlands.

16th May 2013

Towing winches delivered for Hereema’s AHTs

16th May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Ohmex Ltd returns to Seawork this year with a focus on its new TweetM8 service to provide live PortM8 tide and weather information to marine navigation users via the Web or SMS…

16th May 2013

Harbour Master’s Tweets at Seawork 2013

16th May 2013

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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The design of the new passenger boarding bridges for the Kai Tak Terminal in Hong Kong is more than sophisticated to look at, “it’s also a been a very technically demanding project”,…

16th May 2013

Getting onboard a groundbreaking design

16th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UK and Ireland markets should see concrete pontoons, especially large breakwaters, becoming more competitive with the joining of two forces, Intermarine and Marinetek UK.

16th May 2013

Pontoon systems partnership to widen range

16th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Finnish Port of Helsinki’s recently installed ship to shore cold ironing station isn’t new tech that’s being exploited, its old tech that’s already got a good, mature base, and evidence that…

16th May 2013

Hot issues for cold ironing

16th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

NorSea Group and the Scrabster Harbour Trust in Caithness, Scotland, have signed an agreement which will result in major investment and new job prospects for the local economy.

16th May 2013

Major investment at Scrabster Harbour

16th May 2013

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The UK boatbuilder Mustang Marine is planning to create 100 jobs as part of a £1.5m expansion following strong global orders – a move that will double its workforce.

15th May 2013

Mustang Marine expansion

15th May 2013

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has started a six month consultation period during which it will seek widespread input on the administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments.

15th May 2013

IMO consultation

15th May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian boat handling system and specialist davit supplier, Vestdavit, has won a contract to supply work boat and man overboard davits for Turkey’s Besiktas’ four seismic chase vessels.

15th May 2013

Vestdavit davits for seismic boats

15th May 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Channel Innovation Network (CHAIN), a project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, will be exhibiting at Seawork 2013 and making a presentation about maritime business opportunities in Bretagne and…

15th May 2013

CHAIN links French renewables to Seawork

15th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Steve Garrigan of VolkerStevin, part of the Dutch Volker Wessels group, explained to MJ that the UK’s Port of Southampton is responding to the challenges of bigger ships, but this has meant…

15th May 2013

Southampton’s future proofing moves forward

15th May 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A water cutter developed by Sweden’s Aquajet Systems AB is helping to make short work of removing decayed concrete from a pier at the Port of Haifa.

15th May 2013

Efficiency for Haifa’s East Pier project

15th May 2013

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The UK’s Scorpion RIBs has announced the formation of a new commercial division, offering a new range of RIBs from 8m to 10m to the commercial market.

14th May 2013

Scorpion puts the sting into RIBs

14th May 2013

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The UK’s marine exhaust specialist, Halyard, has designed, built and installed a full exhaust silencer system for Alicat Workboats’ four new windfarm support vessels (WFSVs).

14th May 2013

Halyard exhausts for Alicat

14th May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

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Innovation for offshore motion compensation

14th May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Scotland based hydraulic handling and lifting equipment supplier Outreach Ltd will have a lot to show at Seawork 2013.

14th May 2013

Look out for Outreach at Seawork

14th May 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

One of the UK’s leading maritime trainers, Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA), has designed a new scaled container ship model to extend its training capability for seafaring pilots, masters and ships officers.

13th May 2013

Containership first for maritime trainer

13th May 2013

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

UK short sea ferry company, Brittany Ferries, is in a quandary – it’s starting a new Fastcat service from Portsmouth to Le Havre this week, but this could be unsustainable if fuel…

13th May 2013

Brittany Ferries quandary

13th May 2013