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Seatech Engineering in Poland has developed designs for an inland waterways push tug that uses LNG as a fuel.

20th December 2012

Polish design for inland LNG push tug

20th December 2012

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Gleistein Ropes has signed a distribution partnership agreement with German shipping supplier Uwe Kloska GmbH.

20th December 2012

German ropes deal

20th December 2012

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An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL, with the new entity to be called DNV GL Group.

20th December 2012

Societies merge

20th December 2012

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Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered slightly from their lowest level for over four years in the three months ended November 2012, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from…

20th December 2012

Shipping bounces back?

20th December 2012

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Essex UK based active and passive radar reflector manufacturer Echomax has had its Wheelmarked EM230 and EM230BR passive radar reflectors granted Module B (Product Performance) and Module D (Quality Control) certification by…

20th December 2012

Reflectors certification

20th December 2012

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Dutch engine manufacturer, Neander Shark, is in the process of developing a modern diesel outboard motor - a prototype of which was on show at SMM this year.

20th December 2012

Neander Shark develops outboard motor

20th December 2012

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German marine equipment supplier, Hatlapa, has set up a new partnership with German ship repair company, Loewe Marine, to provide maintenance and repair services for steering gear and rudder systems.

20th December 2012

Hatlapa and Loewe Marine set up new partnership

20th December 2012

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Work has begun on a new maritime academy on Liverpool’s waterfront, with Liverpool Community College investing more than £250,000 in the new Glaciere Maritime Academy being built on the city’s Collingwood Dock.

20th December 2012

New Maritime Academy

20th December 2012

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Sweden’s MJP Waterjets has acquired AWT i Nacka AB, a specialist in automation and control systems for water jet applications.

20th December 2012

MJP acquires AWT i Nacka

20th December 2012

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General Dynamics NASSCO has finalized a contract with TOTE Inc for the design and construction of two 3,100 teu LNG powered containerships.

20th December 2012

First LNG boxships

20th December 2012

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The Netherlands based Damen Shipyards Group has announced that it has acquired another French shipyard, the Arno Dunkerque repair yard, the only facility of its kind in France’s third largest port.

19th December 2012

Damen Group adds another French yard

19th December 2012

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UK based marine equipment company, International Safety Products (ISP), has kitted out all passenger boats operating in the Lake District with life jackets.

19th December 2012

ISP delivers safety to the Lake District

19th December 2012

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Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of French shiprepair yard Arno Dunkerque, the only operator for ship repair and conversion in the third largest French port, Dunkirk.

19th December 2012

Damen acquires Arno Dunkerque

19th December 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Redbay Boats has been building boats for the past 35 years and building RIBs for 20 years, making them one of the more experienced RIB builders.

19th December 2012

High seas easy in Redbay’s largest RIB

19th December 2012

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Starting on 3 January 2013 Plymouth UK based hyperbaric medicine charity DDRC takes over the staffing of the British Hyperbaric Association’s (BHA) National Diving Accident Helpline on 07831 151 523.

19th December 2012

Diving accident helpline

19th December 2012

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A barge powered by LNG has been bunkered for the first time in the Belgian port of Antwerp.

19th December 2012

Antwerp LNG bunkering

19th December 2012

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Safety and survival equipment and services specialist the Survitec Group has completed its purchase of Spain’s Servimar Sur SL, a marine servicing business.

19th December 2012

Survitec acquires Servimar

19th December 2012

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Netherland’s based shipyard, Shipdock Holding, is cashing in on the burgeoning offshore wind industry with its latest project is to give jack-up barge GSM Endeavour longer legs to allow it to work…

18th December 2012

Shipdock looks to offshore wind opportunity

18th December 2012

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Stephen Ford, a serving Tug Master and a student at Solent University in the UK, is undertaking a research project to identify the specific safety risks involved in harbour towage operations.

18th December 2012

Tug safety research

18th December 2012

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An official ceremony attended by 1,200 guests and the president of Brazil on 12-12-12 saw the opening of the largest cellulose factory in the world and increased activity for Zeeland Seaports in…

18th December 2012

Pulp fact for Zeeland

18th December 2012