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(Norway) The Jotron Group is merging its Norwegian companies Jotron AS, Jotron Phontech AS, and Jotron SatCom AS to form the new company Jotron AS.

23rd May 2012

‘New’ Jotron AS

23rd May 2012

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(UK) Bootle based commercial diving and engineering specialist, Hughes Sub Surface Engineering, has successfully completed its latest project assisting the main contractor complete the shore landing of the export cable from the…

22nd May 2012

London Array landing

22nd May 2012

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Seawork 2012 opens today, celebrating its 15th year, the show is now truly international with exhibitors from all over the world taking advantage of the special benefits it offers.

22nd May 2012

Seawork 2012 opens

22nd May 2012

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Its a controversial subject, but there is to be a renewed effort to encourage the building of a UK Royal Yacht to replace ‘Britannia’.

22nd May 2012

Yachtsman proposes new Royal Yacht

22nd May 2012

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Netherlands law firm AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen says a recent decision of the Court of Appeal in The Hague in relation to limitation of liability on inland waterways will be of interest…

21st May 2012

Dutch ruling on inland barge liability limitation

21st May 2012

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

By Derek PrattPublished by Adlard Coles NauticalISBN : 978 1 408 11074 4Hardback, 160 pagesPrice £19.99

21st May 2012

London’s Waterways

21st May 2012

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INTERVIEWS

Strong growth in demand for ROV support of offshore operations, driven by a significant rise in offshore exploration and subsea field development activity, is anticipated over a period up to 2015, say…

21st May 2012

ROV support market to double

21st May 2012

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Cruise + Ferry, the only specialist eventdedicated to the technical and operations side of the cruise, ferry and fastferry industries, takes place on the 24th to 26th of this month at ExCel…

21st May 2012

Cruise + Ferry Sails Home to London

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The recent addition of a new dry docking facility on the Thames at Greenwich has received the endorsement of Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and that of Councellor Chris Roberts, Leader of…

21st May 2012

Dry Docking Expansion Greeted on Thames

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 26,218grt Novoship UK tanker Tikhoretsk became the first vessel to use the brand new 4,500m 2low flash slop reception facility now offered by ship repair and conversion specialists A&P Falmouth .

21st May 2012

More Convenient Slops Stops in the Port of Falmouth

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 50th meeting of the UKs Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Health and Safety Consultative Committee (SSHSCC) late last month at Fleet Support Ltd (FSL) discussed how the industry might work together to tackle…

21st May 2012

Ship Repair Safety Initiative

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Thefirst six months of this year were extremely busy for Bahrains ArabShipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) with very high occupancy rates across allthe docks. The outcome was that during the second quarter…

21st May 2012

Regional Boom Boosts Bahrain Yard

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

ShipRepair & Conversion 2008 has been co-located this year with INMEX China at the Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre on 26 to 28 November. Taking place in Guangzhou, INMEX (International Maritime Expo) China…

21st May 2012

Opportunity knocks on the Pearl River docks

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Clements Marine recently repaired a propeller for the Damen built tug Fenlander, which is operated by Wisbech Harbour Authority in the UK.

21st May 2012

Prop repair boosts tug’s pushing power

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A treasure far hidden away at the back end of Leith docks in the UK could find a spot in the limelight.

21st May 2012

Explorer looking for a place in the sun

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Damen Shiprepair Götaverken (DSGö) is putting forward a new strategy along with its new name, in order to meet the rising challenges that have come about from the economic crisis.

21st May 2012

New name, new strategy for Götaverken

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The USAF ultrasound system that uses fluid dynamics to form a ‘shield’ around a hull to prevent marine growth has been developed by Seawork exhibitor MCPS.

21st May 2012

A shield of bubbles keeps the beasties off

21st May 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Three weeks of intensive engine repairs, including 24 hour shifts and the creation of an onboard workshop that continued the overhaul while at sea, meant a massive cable lay vessel was able…

21st May 2012

Engineers keep emergency repairs going at sea

21st May 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A massive project to completely restore the ocean going tug Elbe to its original 1959 condition took a great step forward on Saturday 14 April after eight years of hard work by…

21st May 2012

Elbe runs trials after eight years of hard work

21st May 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong was recently awarded a contract from a South American client for three new RAmparts 3200CL class tugs.

21st May 2012

One hundred RAmpart 3200 tugs and counting

21st May 2012