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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Trelleborg Marine Systems has been awarded the largest ever foam fender contract in terms of size and value.

14th January 2013

Trelleborg wins largest ever foam fender contract

14th January 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has decided to call a public inquiry to consider an application for a harbour revision order (HRO) for Great Yarmouth.

14th January 2013

Public inquiry to be held into Great Yarmouth Harbour Revision Order

14th January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Alison and Barry Kimber, owners of UK based boatbuilding company Seaward Marine Limited, have announced that they are seeking buyers for the business following their decision to retire.

11th January 2013

Seaward Marine seeks buyers

11th January 2013

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In spite of the difficult economic conditions, Turkey’s tug builder Sanmar is extremely busy - writes Jack Gaston.

11th January 2013

A busy time for Sanmar

11th January 2013

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svendborg Bugser A/S of Svendborg, Denmark, has sold its coastal and deepsea tug Eurosund. Originally built by Richard Dunston at Hessle in 1979 as the Formidable, it is a 35m twin screw…

11th January 2013

TOWLINES

11th January 2013

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork 2013 exhibitor BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is expanding its offices in Southampton, UK, to meet a large increase in design work.

10th January 2013

BMT Nigel Gee expands to meet increased workload

10th January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK catamaran manufacturer, Powercats Ltd, is powering into 2013 by bringing the Powercat 525 to this year’s Tullet Prebon London Boat Show taking place from 12 to 20 January at Excel, London.

10th January 2013

Powercats starts 2013 with London Boat Show

10th January 2013

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KEY DEALS

UK based safety equipment company, Reach and Rescue Limited, has designed a Reach and Rescue telescopic pole in conjunction with a UK Fire and Flood Rescue division, in a bid to improve…

10th January 2013

Reach and Rescue new safety equipment

10th January 2013

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Topaz Marine Engineering, a United Arab Emirates-based full service ship building, ship repair and engineering services company, will make its debut at Mercator Medias Seawork commercial marine exhibition being held from 25…

9th January 2013

UAE boatbuilder to debut at Seawork

9th January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK insurance company, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human…

9th January 2013

AGCS looks at 2012 ship losses

9th January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

South Korea’s Hyundai SeasAll recently announced it will be releasing a new, compact, fuel-efficient range of engines suitable for smaller, semi-displacement workboats, over the next 18 months.

8th January 2013

Hyundai SeasAll releases new range of engines

8th January 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A recent conference has looked at concrete gravity based foundations (CGBF) for the UK offshore wind programme as the industry prepares for the challenges of projects in deeper, more hostile waters further…

8th January 2013

Concrete gravity foundations, the future for windfarms?

8th January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.

7th January 2013

Private navy takes on Somali pirates

7th January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.

4th January 2013

Transas simulator gains DNV Class A approval

4th January 2013

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KEY DEALS

French wind engineering company, Meteodyn, has developed new Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software to for the monitoring and forecasting of wind conditions.

3rd January 2013

New CFD software from Meteodyn

3rd January 2013

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Lindenau Schiffswerft in Kiel, now facing a more secure future as the latest member of the Abu Dhabi Mar Germany Group, completed overhauls on several special vessels as the year turned.

3rd January 2013

Lindenau overhaul spate as future is secured

3rd January 2013

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork, the International commercial marine conference and exhibition, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, will be back for its 16th year at the ABP Port of Southampton, UK from 25 to 27 June…

3rd January 2013

Seawork 2013 – 50 years of the RIB

3rd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new Hamburg based engineering company sees a market in specialist vessel conversions, and aims to help clients take on challenging lift and build projects in overseas shipyards.

3rd January 2013

Hamburg engineers bring expertise to bear

3rd January 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Fendercare Marine has launched a new division, Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services, located at its Great Yarmouth UK base.

3rd January 2013

New marine equipment and lifting services

3rd January 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the trade organisation which represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has highlighted the hazards of electrical shocks and noise damage in two new offshore safety…

2nd January 2013

IMCA highlights safety in the new year

2nd January 2013