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In a bid to address the 10.8% unemployment rate in the North East region of the UK, the Port of Tyne plans to more than treble its apprenticeships in 2013.

13th March 2013

More apprentices for Port of Tyne

13th March 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Associated British Ports (ABP) recently awarded Boskalis Westminster a contract to widen and deepen a critical part of the access channel to the container terminal operated by DP World Southampton.

13th March 2013

ABP undertakes dredging at Southampton

13th March 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Recently released statistics illustrate the steady growth of the European offshore wind industry, while also pointing out that EU Member States are lagging behind their offshore wind energy targets.

13th March 2013

Continuing growth for European offshore wind

13th March 2013

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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has updated its Renewable Energy Roadmap with the UK on track to meet its European target of sourcing 15% of all energy from…

13th March 2013

UK Renewable energy roadmap updated

13th March 2013

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Graduates and students will be given the chance to meet potential employees face to face at this year’s Ocean Careers event, taking place between 9 and 11 April 2013 at the National…

12th March 2013

Career opportunities in ocean technology

12th March 2013

SECURITY

SECURITY

Maritime security and piracy protection specialist Maritime Asset Security and Training (MAST) has developed new guidelines for ship owners engaging maritime security services in West Africa.

12th March 2013

New security guidelines for West Africa

12th March 2013

SECURITY

SECURITY

The Regional Anti-Piracy Prosecution & Intelligence Coordination Centre (RAPPICC), a multinational agency based in the Seychelles and largely funded by the UK government, has launched with the aim of targeting the leaders…

12th March 2013

New anti-piracy agency launches

12th March 2013

SECURITY

SECURITY

A number of international maritime groups have welcomed the recent decrease in the number of attempted and successful attacks against ships by Somalia based pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden and…

12th March 2013

IMO leads praise for piracy reduction

12th March 2013

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Jeppesen and FarSounder have launched a joint promotion for the FarSounder-500 and FarSounder-1000 sonar systems.

12th March 2013

Jeppesen – FarSounder

12th March 2013

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Final preparations are underway for this year’s Tugnology at the Britannia International Hotel in the London Docklands from 14-15 May.

11th March 2013

Tugnology ’13 comes alongside in London

11th March 2013

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International experts met at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters recently to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping.

11th March 2013

IMO to update GHG inventory

11th March 2013

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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging of the navigational channels along Culebra Cut, an important milestone in its canal expansion programme.

11th March 2013

Panama Canal dredging programme complete

11th March 2013

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Liverpool UK based marine firm International Safety Products (ISP) has extended an eight year relationship with the Ministry of Defence by signing a new agreement involving specialist safety suits used in emergencies…

11th March 2013

Safety suit extension

11th March 2013

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The Recruitment Project, a new online recruitment service launched in Aberdeen to service the subsea and offshore industry, has added a ninth discipline to its suite of specialist recruitment lines.

11th March 2013

Marine online recruitment

11th March 2013

SECURITY

SECURITY

Three hundred ships were attacked by pirates in 2012 according to the International Maritime Board (IMB).

11th March 2013

Adapting to changing piracy patterns

11th March 2013

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The first LIFE MOS Avtoritas of 2013 has taken place on the Grimaldi Lines crossing between Barcelona and Civitavecchia, organised for students coming from Portugal.

8th March 2013

Escola Náutica sails

8th March 2013

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Global transport and logistics operator DSV has acquired the entire share capital of Denmark’s Seatainers Group A/S.

8th March 2013

DSV acquires Seatainers

8th March 2013

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International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued the first of its new voluntary SEEMP notations to the 1,500 passenger and 500 car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries.

8th March 2013

Energy saving ferry

8th March 2013

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Maritime and Engineering College North West (MECNW) is launching an ambitious new training initiative to arm hundreds of unemployed people with skills to secure long-term jobs.

8th March 2013

Maritime training

8th March 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) has welcomed the launch of LeaderSHIP 2020, the strategy to increase the competitiveness of the European maritime technology industry.

7th March 2013

LeaderSHIP 2000 to boost European maritime

7th March 2013