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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

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

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

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Search and Rescue (SAR) representatives from 28 organisations across 14 nations will be joining forces on the world class speaker panel at Search and Rescue Europe 2013.

18th December 2012

SAR Operation Strategies

18th December 2012

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The British Government has said a £30bn barrage across the Severn Estuary could still be built if the ‘right proposals’ were made.

18th December 2012

Severn Barrage revisited

18th December 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Engine, gearbox and generator specialist WaterMota has delivered main engines, generators, propulsion drives and associated equipment for a new 16m tug under construction for the Nigerian Navy in Nigeria’s Naval Shipyard in…

17th December 2012

Doosans do nicely for Nigerian tug

17th December 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

New Zealand based marine propulsion research and development company Contrapel Ltd has released details of its new propulsion system for boats.

17th December 2012

Above the waterline propeller system debut

17th December 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

MAN Diesel & Turbo has confirmed the first order for its low speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine.

17th December 2012

Boxship order launches dual-fuel engine

17th December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

US based TITAN Salvage, which has a European presence based in the UK, has established a new office and equipment depot in Cairns, Australia.

17th December 2012

TITAN opens salvage office in Australia

17th December 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The MTS Duandra was launched in Benelux as the world’s first semi-hybrid inland waterway tanker built by Shipyard Trico BV.

14th December 2012

Major NOx reduction for semi-hybrid tanker

14th December 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finland based power solutions provider Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the gas powered propulsion machinery and corresponding gas storage and handling systems for a new passenger ferry.

14th December 2012

LNG power for Canadian ferry

14th December 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

An offshore patrol vessel under construction at an Italian shipyard will be equipped for operating under electric power as well as conventional diesel engines.

13th December 2012

Electric power for Italian Coastguard

13th December 2012