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Svitzer Ocean Towage is in the process of modernising all three deepsea tugs (Singapore, Rotterdam and London) taken over from SmitWijs in 2007. The first tug to undergo this important modernisation programme…

1st May 2009

Svitzer modernise their deepsea sister ships

1st May 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Farstad Shipping of Norway has put into service ‘ Far Samson’ , the most powerful offshore vessel in the world in terms of bollard pull.

1st May 2009

Far Samson breaks bollard pull records

1st May 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

US based shipbrokers Marcon International is well known worldwide for its special interest in tugs and barges. Although its business is very much orientated towards the American market, Marcon maintains a massive…

1st May 2009

A Beegles eye view

1st May 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Panama Canal Authority has introduced a further five new Z-Tech tugs to its fleet of dedicated tugs used to assist ships transiting the waterway.

1st May 2009

Towlines – May 2009

1st May 2009

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Trimble has introduced two new Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers designed specifically for marine construction applications. The Trimble SPS361 and Trimble SPS461 GPS dedicated marine heading receivers deliver both precise GPS heading…

1st May 2009

Marine construction receivers

1st May 2009

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The Netherlands’ Beele Engineering BV has launched a website for its fire safe sealing solutions for metallic and plastic pipes. Visitors to www.rise-nofirno.com will find a full overview of the Rise/Nofirno and…

1st May 2009

Fire safe sealing site

1st May 2009

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Two small hovercraft operated by local volunteers from the Burnham-on-Sea Area Rescue Boat (BARB) were involved in the successful rescue last month of seven cows which were trapped in mud at low…

1st May 2009

Cows mooved from mud

1st May 2009

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The DP World Southampton container terminal has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status from Her Majesty’ s Revenue & Customs. This status will be recognised across all Member States. The introduction of…

1st May 2009

Terminal tackles terrorism

1st May 2009

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The UK’ s leading container port is retiring one of the world’ s oldest box terminals in the face of reduced traffic volume. Landguard Terminal at the Port of Felixstowe had been…

1st May 2009

Terminals early retirement

1st May 2009

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Companies from the shipping industry are invited to participate in the Sailors’ Society Dragon Boat Challenge, which will be held on Saturday 27 June at Dorney Lake near Eton UK. The venue…

1st May 2009

Dragon Boat Challenge

1st May 2009

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The annual ten day Portsmouth Arts Festival in the UK will this year culminate in a Tudor extravaganza called ‘ Ghost Ship: A Pageant for Portsmouth’ , to mark the anniversary of…

30th April 2009

Portsmouth plans to say Hooray Henry!

30th April 2009

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Readers can now keep up to date with the latest news from Maritime Journal in the social networking site Twitter!

30th April 2009

MJ goes all a Twitter!

30th April 2009

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Readers can now keep up to date with the latest news from Maritime Journal in the social networking site Twitter!

30th April 2009

MJ goes all a Twitter!

30th April 2009

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The All-Energy exhibition and conference is the UK’ s largest event devoted to renewable energy. The  ninth  in the annual series will  be held in Aberdeen on 20 and  21 May 2009.

30th April 2009

All-Energy is mega-watts on in Aberdeen

30th April 2009

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There has been no contact with the Belgian side stone dumping vessel Pompei since it was captured by pirates on Saturday off the coast of Somalia.

23rd April 2009

Belgian stone dumper hijacked off Somalia

23rd April 2009

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Falmouth Coastguard in the UK scrambled an RAF helicopter, based at RNAS Culdrose, to rescue a tall ship crew member at the vessel’ s location some 100 miles from Lands End last…

16th April 2009

Tenacious helicopter makes tall ship rescue

16th April 2009

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A decision by the master of the cruise ship Explorer  to enter an ice field in Antarctic waters led to the vessel being lost, according to the conclusions of an investigation conducted…

16th April 2009

Explorer sinking investigation prompts safety review

16th April 2009

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Milford Haven Port Authority has welcomed delivery of its new £ 1.3m pilot boat, as shipping levels at the port are set to reach record breaking levels this year.

16th April 2009

New pilot boat raises Milford Haven service provision

16th April 2009

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Now in service with the Brazilian Navy as a polar research vessel after a second major conversion is the American built former offshore supply ship Almirante Maximiano.

16th April 2009

Born again trawler heads to Antarctica

16th April 2009

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What is claimed to be the world’ s biggest coal fired, steam icebreaker still afloat, the Stettin, has undergone its regular five year check at Hamburg’ s Blohm + Voss Repair Shipyard…

9th April 2009

Iron Lady gets another five year makeover

9th April 2009