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A new tandem heavy lift record was set by MV Jumbo Jubilee at the Huisman yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands on Saturday. During the crane tests of Jumbo’ s latest J-class vessel,…

27th August 2009

Tons up in Schiedam on Saturday

27th August 2009

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The piracy threat around the Gulf of Aden has been in the news for quite some time, and continues to make headlines with every next incident that occurs. There are many cases…

27th August 2009

Ship deliveries detour the pirates

27th August 2009

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Scotland’ s Aberdeen Harbour has reported a healthy start to 2009, remaining on budget for the first half of this year. Passenger figures for the ferry service between Aberdeen, Shetland and Orkney…

26th August 2009

Aberdeen on Budget

26th August 2009

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The winner of the Maritime Innovation Award 2009 will be announced at the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam on 28 October. Four other major Dutch maritime awards will be presented at the…

26th August 2009

Maritime Innovation Award

26th August 2009

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LD lines will introduce a new direct ferry service between Rosslare in southern Ireland and Cherbourg in France starting on 19 September. The link, which was previously launched between Rosslare and Le…

26th August 2009

Ferry crossing relocates

26th August 2009

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Aboa Mare University of Applied Sciences, located at Turku in Finland, has received accreditation of the Nautical Institute as an official Dynamic Positioning training centre. The new DP bridge simulator in Turku…

26th August 2009

DP training at Turku

26th August 2009

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In the 2008 Annual Report of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch, the Chief Inspector refers to the dictionary definition of the word complacency. Rather than implying smugness or self satisfaction it…

20th August 2009

MAIB report urges caution against complacency

20th August 2009

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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is also looking forward to a discussion on CO2 capture and storage to be held in November. This will ask if the oil and gas industry…

17th August 2009

Capturing the best of the industry

17th August 2009

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Pharos Marine is also playing its part in the lighting up of the Greater Gabbard windfarm. The company is supplying the marine aids to navigation equipment that will be placed directly on…

13th August 2009

Setting the towers alight

13th August 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

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It seems that Seawork exhibitor Miko Marine is gaining ground – by keeping vessels at sea. Duncan Cunningham, Miko’ s UK contact point, explains to MJ that a growing range of clients…

12th August 2009

In-water solutions from Seawork

12th August 2009

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The makers of the Fitch Fuel Catalyst report that the first major UK endorsement and display of the system at Seawork 2009 was a huge success for the product – with great…

10th August 2009

Seaworks catalyst for success

10th August 2009

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Working to this strongly held belief, the Institute will publish its powerful Position Statement on Climate Change on Tuesday 13 October at the 'Marine Environmental Briefing - Practical implications of new technology'…

10th August 2009

IMarEST to publish Climate Change Position Statement

10th August 2009

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OMC has recently opened a UK office, to help promote its Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) system and support its European installations. This technology has been proven in the difficult waters found…

8th August 2009

Learning from the Australians

8th August 2009

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A new service has just been launched that will put any of the UK Hydrographic Office’ s digitised Admiralty charts and publications at your fingertips, day or night – wherever you might…

7th August 2009

Getting what you want, when you want it

7th August 2009

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A new development in under-ice communication is getting underway. The technology will ‘ expand our knowledge of the virtually unexplored underwater arctic environment,’ says Bjorn Jalving of Kongsberg Maritime.

7th August 2009

Under-ice exploration

7th August 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

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Seawork is a valuable showcase for Ambex, who say that this year, one product in particular was of especial interest to the RNLI and the Ministry of Defence as well as a…

6th August 2009

Showing the impact at Seawork

6th August 2009

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Preffered Marine Cranes has had an interesting request from one of its customers who wanted both flexibility and speed in order to deploy underwater and offshore equipment across a variety of locations,…

6th August 2009

A moving story

6th August 2009

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Each year the world’ s biggest Java technology event, the JavaOne Conference, culminates in the prestigious Duke’ s Choice Award, selected by the ‘ Father of Java, James Gosling, to celebrate extreme…

6th August 2009

Sealite Dukes it out in Java

6th August 2009

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Coasters of the 1950sBy Bernard McCallPublished by Coastal ShippingISBN:  978-1-902953-37-3Hardback, 80 pagesPrice £ 16.00Coasters of the 1950s is the latest in the popular ' Coaster' series by Bernard McCall and avid readers…

6th August 2009

Coasters of the 1950s

6th August 2009

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National Coastwatch - The NCI StoryBy Brian FrenchPublished by The History PressISBN:  978-0-752449296Paperback, 128 pagesPrice £ 14.99This book is the first comprehensive history of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI). It makes a…

6th August 2009

National Coastwatch – The NCI Story

6th August 2009