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The Trident Forum, a unique network of professional service firms working in the marine industry, celebrated  its 10th anniversary annual dinner recently.

1st December 2008

Trident Forum celebrates 10th anniversary

1st December 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The protective coatings specialist Pyeroy Group has won a new contract to refurbish a 50 year old dock side crane as part of the £ 100 million Rochester Riverside regeneration project along…

1st December 2008

Refurbished Dockside Crane Honours Maritime Heritage

1st December 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

November was a busy month for the former Norwegian Cruise Lines vessel ' Norwegian Crown' which sailed from New York to Hamburg to come off charter and be redelivered to owner Fred…

1st December 2008

Balmoral Grows in Rapid Refit

1st December 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

There is a rich seam of history attached to the Barbican in Plymouth UK. It is from here that Sir Francs Drake sailed to defeat the Spanish Armada and from the Mayflower…

30th November 2008

Underwater services secure historic Barbican

30th November 2008

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Energy companies, civil engineers, shipbuilders and regional development agencies meet in London today to discuss the feasibility of building clean energy wind farms in deep waters offshore of the UK.

27th November 2008

London meeting today aims to make offshore wind turbines economical

27th November 2008

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The first ever conference on traditional boats and currachs in Ireland will take place in Ennis, County Clare on Saturday, 6 December 2008.

27th November 2008

Currach conference next week in Irelands

27th November 2008

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Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, opened the Port of Immingham’ s new Marine Control Centre on Monday, which was built following an investment of £ 750,000 by…

20th November 2008

New control centre boosts Humber safety

20th November 2008

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The arrival of the CMA CGM Vela on Tuesday set a new terminal record for the largest declared containership to call at DP World Southampton.

20th November 2008

Big boxster breaks Southampton record

20th November 2008

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It seemed for a moment early on Tuesday morning that the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 was putting off leaving its native land for retirement in Dubai.

13th November 2008

QE2 grounds before final voyage

13th November 2008

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It has been an eventful week for Cunard Line' s classic Queens QE2 and QM2. First the QE2 ran aground approaching the UK Port of Southampton early on Tuesday morning and today…

13th November 2008

QM2 completes Queens busy week

13th November 2008

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An ever stronger imperative is growing for environmentally sound and cost effective transport of goods to and from ports.

13th November 2008

Timely conference adds value to Intermodal 2008

13th November 2008

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The Crown Estate in the UK, which manages the hereditary possessions of the Sovereign and delivered £ 211.4m of revenue directly to the Exchequer in the last tax year, has published its…

6th November 2008

UK marine economy contributes £50bn to annual GDP

6th November 2008

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Scotland risks losing its position as the global leader in wave and tidal power unless rapid steps are taken to put in place vital infrastructure, the head of a green energy trade…

6th November 2008

Plea today for Scotlands marine energy

6th November 2008

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Netherlands based dredging and offshore vessel builder IHC Merwede have opened a new factory in China for heavy industrial components. The facility in Guangdong Province will serve both the Chinese and global…

6th November 2008

Global reach for Dutch dredging components

6th November 2008

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Following workers' strike action on Fridays and Mondays at Babcock Group' s Appledore Shipbuilders in the UK, Unite and GMB union delegates are looking for ' leverage' by getting the Confederation of…

6th November 2008

Appledore strikers look for support

6th November 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Workboat operators considering newbuilds or refits will be interested in the new Kinetik propulsion control system which has been launched by Surrey UK based RCS.

1st November 2008

Kinetic moves propulsion control forward

1st November 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A hot topic around ports these days is the vulnerability of ships alongside to a total loss of the alarm system fed by DC power if, for example, a worker from shore…

1st November 2008

Guards monitor and protect DC systems

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

BMT Transport Solutions has won a contract to work on the Port Development Strategy for the Port of Riga, which is a vital part of the broader Riga Development Plan, emphasising that…

1st November 2008

Economic ramifications of Riga port development

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It was anything but plain sailing for the Erika III, a set of seven legislative proposals presented by the European Parliament intended to strengthen maritime safety and anti-pollution measures in European waters.

1st November 2008

Erika III pulls through stormy waters

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

A study by accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens suggests that while some progress has clearly been made in the effort to meet the FSA' s Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) deadline, there…

1st November 2008

UK insurers behind on treating customers fairly?

1st November 2008