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With both Europe and North America planning to introduce even stricter standards to control non-road diesel engines under 56kW from next year, Yanmar has been certified by the California Air Resources Board…

17th August 2012

Clean new diesels

17th August 2012

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The UK’s Milford Haven Port Authority is supporting an international conference aimed at boosting maritime heritage tourism in Pembrokeshire and across Wales.

17th August 2012

Maritime heritage conference

17th August 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine transceivers manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX1700E Explorer GPS DSC, which features a 12 channel internal GPS antenna built in to the front panel.

17th August 2012

First fixed DSC radio to include GPS

17th August 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine electronics equipment supplier Ships Electronic Services (SES) has been awarded a £375,000 contract to supply all the navigation and communications equipment for two new Hybrid Ferries building at Ferguson Shipbuilders.

17th August 2012

NavComms package for newbuild hybrid ferries

17th August 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Progress is continuing at the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Site with the awarding of a multi-million pound contract.

16th August 2012

Blyth demonstrator tests the wind

16th August 2012

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Loop Head Lighthouse in County Clare is among hundreds of lighthouses and lightships worldwide participating in an event this weekend aimed at promoting public awareness of lighthouses and lightships.

16th August 2012

Loop Head Lighthouse hits the airwaves

16th August 2012

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Ramora UK recently successfully disposed of a British moored WWII mine after being chosen by Shell UK to carry out the task due to their leading Bomb Disposal Services.

16th August 2012

Ramora UK dispose of WWII mine

16th August 2012

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Australian navigational aids expert, Sealite, has acquired long term marine distributor, Pelangi International Ltd.

16th August 2012

Pelangi International acquired by Sealite

16th August 2012

SECURITY

SECURITY

Atlas Elektronik will deliver portable Diver Detection Sonars (DDS) for installation on the latest frigate of the German Navy, the Type F125.

16th August 2012

Diver Detection Sonar secures German ships

16th August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) at Southampton is to head two projects collectively worth £720,000 for investigating use of robot submarines.

16th August 2012

UK mapping and monitoring projects

16th August 2012

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Australian navigational aid expert, Sealite, has installed its SAL-01 Solar LED area lights along a new wave breakwater structure at Singapores International Cruise Terminal - meaning improvements for both the environment and…

16th August 2012

Singapore gets Sealite solar power

16th August 2012

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NATO warship ‘HNLMS Rotterdam’ recovered a dhow before it was attacked by a group of suspected pirates this week.

16th August 2012

Hijacked dhow recovered by NATO warship

16th August 2012

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Orolia, a group specialized in positioning, navigation and GPS timing equipment and systems for critical operations, has acquired of Boatracs Inc.

16th August 2012

Orolia acquires Boatracs

16th August 2012

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Steel wire rope and lifting equipment supplier Certex has just launched an innovative ‘Lifting KnowHow’ App designed to enable customers to implement safer lifting.

16th August 2012

Lifting KnowHow App

16th August 2012

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100 navigating officers have successfully completed PC Maritime’s ECDIS Type Training course and passed the assessment test required for formal certification.

16th August 2012

Onboard ECDIS training

16th August 2012

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Royal Imtech NV has acquired the Belgian maritime technical services provider Van Stappen & Cada NV, a company with an annual turnover above €3m.

16th August 2012

Imtech’s Belgian boost

16th August 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Remote sensing specialist Terra Imaging, which has bases in France, Germany and Holland, reports successful airborne mapping of the entire Maltese archipelago from ocean floor to church spires.

15th August 2012

Entire Malta EEZ surveyed

15th August 2012

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Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has been awarded the sand supply contract for the reclamation of a polder island for the Kapuk Nagah Indah Project.

15th August 2012

Dutch dredging win

15th August 2012

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Tideland Signal has appointed Scoflex Marine as agent for its range of aids to marine navigation in France.

15th August 2012

Tideland adds agent

15th August 2012

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Dubais Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new 55 tonne bollard pull escort tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, and a special ceremony was held to mark the occasion.

14th August 2012

Grandweld tugs for Khalifa Port

14th August 2012