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Denmark based offshore wind developer, DONG Energy, has chosen a trio of 200HD Vibrodrivers, made by French pile driving technology manufacturer, PTC, as an alternative solution to hydraulic hammers for its Anholt…

6th December 2012

Reduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm

6th December 2012

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

After studying naval architecture and shipping management, Michiel Wijsmuller didn’t simply settle into the family business even though it was the great Dutch towing and salvage firm developed by his grandfather, Jan…

6th December 2012

Michiel Wijsmuller of OSD, the resilient entrepreneur

6th December 2012

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Marine products and services provider Fendercare Marine has signed an exclusive agency agreement with the Norwegian marine equipment supplier, Maritim Trading AS.

6th December 2012

New agency agreement

6th December 2012

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The 2013 Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) event will take place in Washington DC on 22-24 April.

6th December 2012

SOS in Washington

6th December 2012

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The International Salvage Union (ISU) is disappointed that the CMI Conference in Beijing did not support its proposals for modest change to the 1989 Salvage Convention.

6th December 2012

ISU response to CMI

6th December 2012

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Baltic sea ports cargo volumes reached all time high in 2011.

6th December 2012

Baltic boom

6th December 2012

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Netherland’s based global ship delivery and crewing company, Redwise Maritime Services, has delivered Greek passenger ferry ‘Thassos VII’ ferry to its new owners in Patagonia, Chile.

5th December 2012

Redwise delivers ferry to Patagonia

5th December 2012

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Damen Dredging Equipment has redesigned the ‘Jie Long’ dredger, owned by Chinese company, CCC Guangzhou Dredging Co, to adapt it to cutter dredging for a Chinese infrastructural project.

5th December 2012

Damen redesigns dredger for Chinese project

5th December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Offshore Marine Management’s Survey & Subsea Department in Cambridge UK is to carry out major survey operations in the German Bight sector of the southern North Sea under a three year agreement…

5th December 2012

OMM German contract

5th December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hampshire UK based data management and publishing specialists OceanWise have established off the shelf marine mapping datasets claimed to meet the most demanding applications.

5th December 2012

Mapping datasets go global

5th December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Two new ruggedised GPS compass systems from Hemisphere GPS, Vector VS330 and Vector VS131, are claimed to be directly compatible with most leading hydrographic and sidescan survey packages.

5th December 2012

New Hemisphere GPS compass developments

5th December 2012

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Marine navigation expert, Icom UK, has launched its new MXS-5000 MarineCommander product - a fully integrated and fully customisable navigation system.

4th December 2012

New Icom navigation system

4th December 2012

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As part of an 11 vessel order for Sydney based DMS Maritime Pty Limited, Dutch shipbuilder, Damen, is building a Rescue Gear Ship for the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine fleet.

4th December 2012

Damen Rescue Gear Ship for DMS Maritime

4th December 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

1987 was a momentous year for shipping. Not only was the Maritime Journal launched, it coincided with a period of significant change for maritime legislators.

4th December 2012

Recent past informs marine safety future

4th December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Russian Nevsky Shipyard LLC (part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding) has delivered Spasatel Karev, the first of three multi-purpose rescue and salvage vessels to the Baltic BASU of the State Maritime…

4th December 2012

Spasatel Karev, a new rescue tug for Russia

4th December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ROV specialist Saab Seaeye of Hampshire UK has extended its range of Panther models with the introduction of a fully equipped hydrographic unit designed for pipeline surveys.

4th December 2012

Hydro model extends Panther ROV range

4th December 2012

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The UKs The Nautical Institute, has launched a practical security guide in a bid to create a security culture for the maritime industry that works both onboard vessels and ashore.

3rd December 2012

Nautical Institute launches new security guide

3rd December 2012

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Netherlands based dredging expert, IHC Merwede, has delivered a 5,500m³ trailing suction dredger to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) three weeks ahead of schedule.

3rd December 2012

IHC Merwede dredger delivery

3rd December 2012

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UK based maritime training company, Videotel Marine International, has received Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approval for its CBT ECDIS training course.

3rd December 2012

MCA approves Videotel’s ECDIS training

3rd December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

During the life of Maritime Journal enormous advances have been seen in the development of tugs and workboats and the companies that operate and build them.

3rd December 2012

25 years of tugs and workboats

3rd December 2012