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Two UK leading logistics companies have backed apprentice, graduate and back to work schemes to help solve the expected shortfall in future logistics employees.

19th June 2012

Ports training scheme

19th June 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Closer cooperation between the UK and Ireland for marine research, development and innovation is to proceed under a Memorandum of Understanding signed last month.

18th June 2012

Anglo-Irish accord for marine research

18th June 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Captain Robert Ward, former Deputy Hydrographer of Australia, has been elected President of the Directing Committee of the International Hydrographic Organization’s Bureau, the Monaco based intergovernmental agency representing 80 member countries.

18th June 2012

IHO conference elects new offocials

18th June 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

UK port authorities at Blyth, Chatham, Rochester, Sheerness and Southampton are among first users of Ohmex’s new PortM8 integrated tide gauge and weather system, reported company director Ted Read on the opening…

18th June 2012

Ohmex reports Seawork success

18th June 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Doncaster UK based hydrographic software and systems specialists Del Norte Technology is to host a three day Hypack training seminar in September.

18th June 2012

Del Norte to host Hypack seminars

18th June 2012

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Incident response and environmental clean-up specialist Braemar Howells and its sister company Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) are to work together to provide a 24 hour global response capability to the world’s…

18th June 2012

Braemars launch new salvage support operation

18th June 2012

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

It’s not always the case that getting transport off the roads and onto the sea reduces carbon emissions, says Professor Alf Baird of the Transport Research Institute (TRI), Edinburgh Napier University.

18th June 2012

Sea routes aren’t always C02 saviours

18th June 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Ferry operator P&O has entered the marine renewable energy market by placing one of its large ro-ro ships as an accommodation vessel for technicians working on a North Sea wind farm.

18th June 2012

Ferry fitted for wind farm accommodation

18th June 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Retailer Marks & Spencer and Edinburgh based Aquamarine Power both won 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) at a ceremony in Brussels last month.

18th June 2012

Oyster captures European environment award

18th June 2012

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Gardline Environmental, a member of the Gardline Marine Sciences group of companies, has secured a three year contract to provide a number of crew transfer vessels across the UK to Dong Energy…

18th June 2012

Dong goes Gardline

18th June 2012

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Maris and Consilium have agreed to work together on the service and installation of all Maris products.

14th June 2012

Maris and Consilium cooperate

14th June 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new report launched on Wednesday by the industry led Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force shows that the UK is on course to reduce the cost of electricity from offshore wind…

14th June 2012

Offshore wind industry targets cost reduction

14th June 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The supply chain is quite simply the life-blood of the offshore wind industry.

14th June 2012

The supply chain, life-blood for offshore wind

14th June 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Iberdrola, and subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) have boosted their UK presence with the opening of their new London office.

14th June 2012

Iberdrola chooses London for offshore wind

14th June 2012

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The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in South Africa has put in a new double workboat order with Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) for a new Pilot Cutter 2706 and a Stan…

14th June 2012

South African double for Damen

14th June 2012

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A new distributor has been appointed for Pains Wessex marine distress signals in Norway.

14th June 2012

Distress signal distributor

14th June 2012

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The Kongsberg Group has chosen to open its new ‘Centre for Optimum Wind Park Operation’ at the Kongsberg Maritime facility at Lade in Trondheim, Norway.

14th June 2012

Kongsberg opens new wind power division

14th June 2012

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Dockwise Ltd, indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin BV, has entered into share purchase agreements for the acquisition of approximately 54% of the shares in Fairstar Heavy Transport NV,…

14th June 2012

Dockwise moves on Fairstar

14th June 2012

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Politicians have thrown their weight behind a new enterprise zone on the UKs south coast – one of 24 set up nationally to boost economic growth and increase employment levels.

13th June 2012

Enterprise zone wants new business

13th June 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new environmental workboat built by Croatias Diva Mariner d.o.o., has been powered with a pair of Perkins marine diesel engines.

13th June 2012

New Perkins powered workboat

13th June 2012