Industry News – Page 180
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Damen Group adds another French yard
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.
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ISP delivers safety to the Lake District
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
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
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
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
Safety and survival equipment and services specialist the Survitec Group has completed its purchase of Spain’s Servimar Sur SL, a marine servicing business.
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Shipdock looks to offshore wind opportunity
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
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
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
The British Government has said a £30bn barrage across the Severn Estuary could still be built if the ‘right proposals’ were made.
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IMO agrees new passenger safety rules
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.
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Briggs scores £50m ferry contract
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.
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Double journalism award for Port Strategy
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
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
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.
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Reduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm
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.
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New Mobimar windfarm service vessel
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.
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Succorfish previews new crew safety product
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."
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Mojo Maritime project to revolutionise industry
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.”
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New partnership to develop daughter craft RIB
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.