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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svitzer has signed a joint venture contract with the Saigon Shipping Joint Stock Company with a view to establishing a new towage company in Vietnam of the highest international standards in order…

12th November 2009

New Svitzer company in Vietnam

12th November 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The joint venture will be named ‘Svitzer Vietnam’ and provide towage services to container terminals, container lines and other shipping operators in the Ba Ria, Vung Tau and Cai Mep area. Waker,…

12th November 2009

Towlines

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

By Pierre BorhanPublished by FlammarionISBN: 978-2-08-030063-8Hardback with slipcase, 300 pagesPrice £ 40.00

12th November 2009

The Sea – An anthology of Maritime Photography since 1843

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

By I.C. Clark BSc, MSc, Master Mariner, MNI and W.Vervloesem AMNIPublished by The Nautical InstituteISBN: Volume 1: 978-1-906915-93-4 Volume 2: 978-1-870077-941Hardbacks, 270 pagesPrice £ 75.00

12th November 2009

Mooring and Anchoring Volumes 1 and 2

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

By Keith ColwellPublished by The Royal Yachting AssociationISBN: 978-1-905104-31-4Paperback, 160 pagesPrice £ 10.99

12th November 2009

Sea Survival Handbook – The RYAs complete guide to survival at sea

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Work to dredge a channel across the UK’ s River Tyne to make way for the second vehicle tunnel started last weekend.

12th November 2009

Dredging underway for Tynes second tunnel

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ports around England and Wales will have a new planning framework to work in when considering development, following the launch of the Government' s new National Policy Statement (NPS) for the sector…

12th November 2009

New framework for UK port development

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) surprised the maritime world this morning with the announcement that they have in principle reached agreement on a full merger…

12th November 2009

Boskalis and Smit announce merger

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A major international exercise has been held to test the UK and French maritime rescue services plans to cope with a major maritime disaster in the Dover Strait. Manchex 2009 was the…

12th November 2009

Major test of Channel rescue services

12th November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Port of Hamburg, with more than 40km of quaywalls, is one of three German organisations to have just commissioned a Reson SeaBat multibeam system for hydrographic and research applications. It has…

11th November 2009

German orders for Reson systems

11th November 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

What the port describes as ‘ a new era of opportunities for Lerwick Harbour’ has been launched officially with a celebration marking the latest significant phase in an ongoing development programme at…

11th November 2009

Lerwick Harbour dredging project formally inaugu

11th November 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The UK Government has launched a fresh review of the Light Dues charging regime which will attempt to deal with how navigational aids are funded and managed. They have drafted in the…

10th November 2009

UK Government to review Light Dues charging

10th November 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The International Maritime Organisation’ s definition of e-navigation equates to the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of maritime information onboard and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth…

10th November 2009

e-Navigator offers shipping a new direction

10th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The third of a planned four new coastal patrol boats for service in the Baltic and North Sea has gone into operation for German river and coastal waterway authorities in Schleswig Holstein.

10th November 2009

Busy Schleswig-Holstein adds Staberhuk to new police fleet

10th November 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Raymarine has just introduced its new line of E-Series Widescreen Multifunction Displays (MFD) with HybridTouch to the US market. The HybridTouch user interface gives operators the simplicity and ease of touch screen…

9th November 2009

HybridTouch aids workboat navigation

9th November 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A new IMO Trust Fund has been launched to help improve navigational safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. To kickstart the fund Greece, a key user of the Straits, have…

9th November 2009

New fund to improve navigational safety in Straits

9th November 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

AMI Marine  (UK) Ltd  launched its new Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) at Europort 2009 this month and has reported significant interest in the product.

9th November 2009

AMI launches BNWAS at Europort

9th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Thousands of workers at UK ports are set to benefit from higher safety standards following the recent launch of an updated Port Marine Safety Code by Transport Minister Paul Clark.

9th November 2009

UK Government to tighten up port safety

9th November 2009

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Feederlink  started  a new service last month directly connecting the UK Port of Tyne to Southampton and increasing their service at the Port to four weekly sailings.

1st November 2009

New UK short sea service launch

1st November 2009

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

For the first time the selection of the winner was not undertaken by a judging panel but, instead, by the use of a voting system, with individual transport operators nominating their own…

1st November 2009

Users choose shipping award winner

1st November 2009