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Ship recyclers based in the EU are concerned that the future European regulation on ship recycling will divert even more end of life vessels to Asia.

29th November 2012

Pressure for green ship recycling in Europe

29th November 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

In its second major conversion job of the year, north Germany’s versatile small ship specialist Schiffswerft Diedrich is carrying out the almost total conversion of the 36.33m long low draught passenger ferry…

29th November 2012

New conversion job for busy Diedrich

29th November 2012

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“Let’s not re-invent the wheel”. This was the key message to come out of the European Commission’s e-Maritime conference in Brussels this week.

29th November 2012

Role of Port Community Systems highlighted

29th November 2012

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British Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonated a large German mine off the Kent coast on Tuesday after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.

29th November 2012

Dredged mine safely detonated off Kent

29th November 2012

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The UK’s International Safety Products (ISP) has launched a new disposable Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU), the SeaMate HRU VE-1.

29th November 2012

ISP launches new Hydrostatic Release Unit

29th November 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Scotland’s Seatrek Training is launching a fast track programme which will enable commercial operators the opportunity to develop employees in stages.

29th November 2012

Fast track training for power skippers

29th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Scotland’s Aberdeen Harbour has welcomed the largest ever vessel to the port after the completion of a £5.2 million programme to improve access and deepen the navigation channel.

29th November 2012

Work on Aberdeen access channel completed

29th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

VolkerStevin Marine has completed construction of the £18 million specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

29th November 2012

Successful completion of DIO marine facility

29th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Engineering and construction multi-national Bechtel has announced that a groundbreaking study to improve the safety of shipping ports has entered a new phase.

29th November 2012

Latest phase of ROPES research project

29th November 2012

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Dutch dredging contractor, Van Oord, has been awarded the contract for the Perkpolder area development project in the Netherlands.

28th November 2012

Van Oord awarded Perkpolder development contract

28th November 2012

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Netherlands has a new workboat builder – DutchWorkBoats, and it will be bringing its first vessel to Seawork 2013.

28th November 2012

New Dutch boat builder

28th November 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Glasgow and Lowestoft UK based Trident Energy, the independent developer of generator solutions for the offshore renewable energy industry, has secured funding for sea trials of its PowerPod technology.

28th November 2012

Trident secures funding for PowerPod trials

28th November 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Brighton UK based services provider SeaRoc has awarded offshore grouting specialist FoundOcean the grouting contract for Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), which is located three nautical miles off the coast of Blyth.

28th November 2012

Grouting contract for windfarm monitoring hub

28th November 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Havant UK based OSIL has launched a Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS), designed to monitor motion of a vessel in order to increase safety of transfers during offshore wind farm operations.

28th November 2012

Safer transfers with vessel motion monitoring

28th November 2012

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The Soai Rap River dredging project officially started in Vietnam this week – it aims to bring customers faster to market, lower costs and provide easier transportation.

27th November 2012

Belgian funding for Vietnamese dredging project

27th November 2012

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Dutch marine contractor, Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, has proposed a cash offer for all issued and outstanding shares of Dutch maritime solutions provider, Dockwise Ltd, to accelerate its growth in the offshore…

27th November 2012

Boskalis seeks majority stake in Dockwise

27th November 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Built in 1968 and owned by Poole Harbour Commissioners in the UK, the C H Horn has kept the waterways of Poole Harbour clear for over 40 years.

27th November 2012

C H Horn gets a new lease of life

27th November 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A 3D virtual reality cave will be created at the UK’s University of Hull to provide the offshore renewable energy sector with an innovative training facility.

27th November 2012

Hull’s virtual reality offshore wind turbine

27th November 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply Belgian dredging and marine engineering giant Jan de Nul NV with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the…

27th November 2012

Cable ship readied for Belgian wind farm

27th November 2012

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Costa Cruises, in partnership with Titan/Micoperi, has launched a website that provides a wealth of information and images relating to the Costa Concordia wreck removal project at www.theparbucklingproject.com.

26th November 2012

Wreck removal website

26th November 2012