Industry News – Page 180

  • Arno Dunkerque – joins Sobrena in the Damen empire
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    Damen Group adds another French yard

    2012-12-19T18:27:00Z

    The Netherland''s based Damen Shipyards Group has announced that it has acquired another French shipyard, the Arno Dunkerque repair yard, the only facility of its kind in France’s third largest port.

  • Geoff Billington, sales director of ISP
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    ISP delivers safety to the Lake District

    2012-12-19T17:21:00Z

    UK based marine equipment company, International Safety Products (ISP), has kitted out all passenger boats operating in the Lake District with life jackets.

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    Damen acquires Arno Dunkerque

    2012-12-19T11:27:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group is the new owner of French shiprepair yard Arno Dunkerque, the only operator for ship repair and conversion in the third largest French port, Dunkirk.

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    Diving accident helpline

    2012-12-19T07:30:00Z

    Starting on 3 January 2013 Plymouth UK based hyperbaric medicine charity DDRC takes over the staffing of the British Hyperbaric Association’s (BHA) National Diving Accident Helpline on 07831 151 523.

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    Antwerp LNG bunkering

    2012-12-19T07:30:00Z

    A barge powered by LNG has been bunkered for the first time in the Belgian port of Antwerp.

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    Survitec acquires Servimar

    2012-12-19T07:30:00Z

    Safety and survival equipment and services specialist the Survitec Group has completed its purchase of Spain’s Servimar Sur SL, a marine servicing business.

  • 'GMS Endeavour' is getting longer legs courtesy of Shipdock
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    Shipdock looks to offshore wind opportunity

    2012-12-18T15:22:00Z

    Netherland’s based shipyard, Shipdock Holding, is cashing in on the burgeoning offshore wind industry with its latest project is to give jack-up barge ''GSM Endeavour'' longer legs to allow it to work at deeper windfarms.

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    Pulp fact for Zeeland

    2012-12-18T07:30:00Z

    An official ceremony attended by 1,200 guests and the president of Brazil on 12-12-12 saw the opening of the largest cellulose factory in the world and increased activity for Zeeland Seaports in the Netherlands.

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    SAR Operation Strategies

    2012-12-18T07:30:00Z

    Search and Rescue (SAR) representatives from 28 organisations across 14 nations will be joining forces on the world class speaker panel at Search and Rescue Europe 2013.

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    Severn Barrage revisited

    2012-12-18T07:30:00Z

    The British Government has said a £30bn barrage across the Severn Estuary could still be built if the ‘right proposals’ were made.

  • The Government of Italy provided the MSC with the preliminary findings of its ongoing investigations into the Costa Concordia
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    IMO agrees new passenger safety rules

    2012-12-13T16:31:00Z

    The IMO''s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident.

  • Briggs will also be in charge of maintenance of the Woolwich ferries
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    Briggs scores £50m ferry contract

    2012-12-13T16:13:00Z

    Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Scotland’s Briggs Marine and Environmental Services a seven year £50m contract to operate and maintain the Woolwich Ferry service commencing on 1 April 2013.

  • Carly Fields, Editor, Port Strategy was presented the award for International Editor of the Year, by Caroline Creeve, PSA HNN
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    Double journalism award for Port Strategy

    2012-12-13T15:21:00Z

    Port Strategy editor, Carly Fields, has won the 2012 Seahorse Journalist Award for International Editor of the Year, and one of its regular contributors, Felicity Landon, also received the Award for Supply Chain Journalist of the Year.

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    ISF publishes new labour convention guidelines

    2012-12-13T14:17:00Z

    The International Shipping Federation (ISF) has published a new set of guidelines on the application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).

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    Kongsberg launches new ECDIS course

    2012-12-12T17:54:00Z

    Norway based marine solutions company, Kongsberg Maritime, has launched a new ECDIS Instructor Training course, designed to train captains and senior personnel so they can their own officers and crew.

  • PTC's Vibrodrivers offer reduce noise emissions
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    Reduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm

    2012-12-12T17:19:00Z

    Denmark based offshore wind developer, DONG Energy, has chosen a trio of 200HD Vibrodrivers, made by French pile driving technology manufacturer, PTC, as an alternative solution to hydraulic hammers for its Anholt offshore windfarm to reduce noise emissions.

  • The Mobimar 18 Wind
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    New Mobimar windfarm service vessel

    2012-12-11T17:20:00Z

    Finland’s multi-disciplined boatbuilder, Mobimar Ltd, has been doing well in the offshore wind farm service market with its unique crew transfer CTV trimaran - the Mobimar 18 Wind.

  • The SC4 auto transmits live time man overboard location, maximising recovery efforts
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    Succorfish previews new crew safety product

    2012-12-11T15:55:00Z

    UK based GPS tracking specialist, Succorfish, previewed its latest crew safety product, the SC4, at this year’s International Workboat Show, which it says “could revolutionise marine safety."

  • Mojo Maritime want to revolutionise the tidal energy sector
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    Mojo Maritime project to revolutionise industry

    2012-12-10T16:48:00Z

    UK renewable energy specialist, Mojo Maritime, has introduced its ‘High Flow Installer Project’, which it says “will revolutionise the industrialisation o f the tidal energy sector.”

  • The first Vroon Delta RIB was tested in Southampton water
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    New partnership to develop daughter craft RIB

    2012-12-10T14:32:00Z

    Netherland’s based operator, Vroon Offshore Services, (VOS) and UK based boat builder Delta Power Group, have combined their expertise to develop a new daughter craft RIB.