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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

German Government comment that funding of a €300m new lock on the Kiel Canal could mean years of delay for other equally urgent projects on the waterway has drawn criticism from local…

7th March 2012

Row sours Kiel Canal lock deal

7th March 2012

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Compañía Sudamericana de Dragados S.A., a subsidiary of Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group, has been awarded a contract for capital and maintenance dredging in the port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

7th March 2012

€90m dredging deal

7th March 2012

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The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon Plc and European Batteries Oy, a Finland-based lithium-ion-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery systems manufacturer, have agreed on cooperation in the field of technology that combines the use of…

7th March 2012

Drives/batteries cooperation

7th March 2012

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In the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, the global cruise industry has announced a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port.

6th March 2012

Mandatory cruise muster

6th March 2012

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Ferry operator Stena Line bucked industry trends in 2011 by carrying 4.4% more cars on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route than during the previous year.

6th March 2012

Ferry good numbers

6th March 2012

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The UK Department for Transport has awarded Bristow Helicopters Ltd the contract to provide Search and Rescue (SAR) services in the North of Scotland.

6th March 2012

SAR helicopter deal

6th March 2012

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Scotland’s Transport Minister, Keith Brown, has announced extra financial help for all hauliers and businesses using ferry routes to the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree.

6th March 2012

Scots ferry fares

6th March 2012

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Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlands delivered a new Eurocarrier 2395 named Sandy M to GSS BV last month.

5th March 2012

Neptune delivers Eurocarrier for GSS BV

5th March 2012

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“The game’s being raised by the pressure to develop more technically advanced engines”, said Stefan Carlsson of Volvo Penta at the opening of RK Marine’s new service facility on the south coast…

5th March 2012

Faith in the future

5th March 2012

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Aberdeen Harbour one of the UK’s busiest ports and perhaps best known as the centre of activity for the energy industry’s marine operations in North-west Europe. With trading links to more than…

5th March 2012

Cruising in Aberdeen

5th March 2012

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The Port of Kiel has gained container wayport status by being added to the liner service network of Gothenburg based shipping company TransAtlantic. With immediate effect, ships serving on the company’s Bothnia…

2nd March 2012

Kiel’s new deal

2nd March 2012

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Voith Turbo has announced its first order for the Voith linear jet (VLJ) to a Turbine Transfers UK wind support vessel. The 19 metre vessel is designed by BMT Nigel Gee.

1st March 2012

First order for Voith linear jet

1st March 2012

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Koji Sekimizu, the new Secretary-General of IMO, spoke of the progress made by shipping towards greater sustainability in an interview he gave to Hamburg Fair in the run-up to the 25th SMM…

1st March 2012

IMO head praises ‘green shipping’ progress

1st March 2012

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The French workboat builder and first time Seawork exhibitor Navalu has received orders from UK wind farm service provider Enviroserve Ltd for what are believed to be the first offshore wind farm…

1st March 2012

French bring wind farm flavour to Seawork

1st March 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The European Wind Energy Association has provided a snapshot of the offshore wind industry with publication of ‘The European offshore wind industry key 2011 trends and statistics’.

1st March 2012

Trends of Europe’s offshore wind in 2011

1st March 2012

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Low and medium speed engine manufacturers Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo have started the next phase of the extensive, long term HERCULES research programme.

1st March 2012

€76m for HERCULES

1st March 2012

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29th February 2012

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29th February 2012

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It’s the second crisis for Italian cruise firm Costa Cruises in as many months. The Costa Allegra is currently adrift off the Seychelles after a fire caused the ship’s generator to fail…

28th February 2012

Another cruise crisis for Costa

28th February 2012

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A task force for the 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris field, which is floating towards Hawaii, has met at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) In Hawaii to share information to help…

28th February 2012

Tsunami debris task force crisis meet

28th February 2012

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Koji Sekimizu, secretary general of IMO, has been speaking of the progress made by shipping towards greater sustainability in an interview in the run up to the 25th SMM in September.

27th February 2012

IMO head praises ‘green shipping’ progress

27th February 2012