Industry News – Page 199
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Broadband for WFSVs
(UK) SELEX Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, has launched a new OceanLink Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications capability.
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RYA for workboats
Not just aimed at the leisure sector, the new RYA Professional Practices and Responsibilities course aims to help mariners, whether on board a workboat or private yacht, with understanding their requisite duty of care.
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NewsNew maritime technical advice centre
A new maritime technical advice centre in Rosyth, Scotland, has been opened this week by the UK’s Ministry of Defence Director Ships, Tony Graham.
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NewsMOS4MOS progresses towards final stage
The European project MOS4MOS (Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea) has demonstrated the importance of cooperation between different states in order to boost competitiveness.
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NewsA decade of innovation at Seawork
Over the past 14 years, some 90,000 visitors have flocked to Seawork - now firmly established as the international commercial marine exhibition where the industry buys, sells, negotiates and collaborates.
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NewsWaterways to gain LNG-propelled craft
A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.
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Solar Solve MBE
(UK) Solar Solve Ltd managing director Julie Lightfoot received her MBE from HM The Queen in a ceremony at London’s Buckingham Place late last month. The award recognises her hard work and commitment to growing the business and increasing overseas trade during the last 20 years.
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NewsAustal opens marine support base
Seawork exhibitor Austal has officially announced the opening of its marine support base in Henderson, Western Australia, intended to meet a growing demand for the company’s marine services and facilities.
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NewsIn Amsterdam - and online
PB Asher, which specialises in reconditioning fuel injection equipment for the maritime industry, has taken a novel approach to keeping its customers’ onboard.
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Counter-piracy launch
(Europe) The Maritime Security Association (MSA) was launched last month with a remit to provide a coordinated and cost effective counter piracy management system for all ship owners, not just those transiting the Gulf of Aden.
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NewsMarine association urges sector growth
The UK''s Marine East AGM on 12 April at Trend Marine brought a call to action from chairman Alan Goodchild, who believes an ambition for the sector to grow by 50% over the next eight years is fully achievable.
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NewsiCargo aims to improve logistics
The pan-European cargo and logistics project part funded by the EU, iCargo, has formally launched a three year programme designed to improve the performance of global logistics.
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Svitzer tugs survey
(UK) Selex Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, through the UK Marine Division, has won a contract from the tug operator Svitzer to carry out annual radio and AIS surveys on all of its 90 UK based vessels.
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NewsSafeMed workshop focuses on LRIT
A SafeMed II Project workshop has been held at the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon to increase awareness of the Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT) system.
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African risks
(Somalia) The International Bargaining Forum (IBF) is declaring a high risk area for the territorial waters of Benin and Nigeria, following the increasing number of attacks on vessels and kidnap of crews there.
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NewsPLA looks to avoid Jubilee Pageant chaos
This month''s Maritime Journal reports on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant preparations - a potential logistical nightmare for the Port of London Authority (PLA).
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Security guard standard
(Europe) International maritime security specialist Sea Marshalls Limited, which provides armed and unarmed security teams for vessels transiting pirate infested waters, is the first company to gain insurance which complies with BIMCO’s new Guardcon standards.
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Renewing the Humber
(UK) Businesses involved in the growing renewables sector are to be given practical industry support with the return of a flagship green energy conference.
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NewsJumbo installation at Anholt windfarm
Jumbo Heavylift’s DP2 vessel Jumbo Javelin has recently installed the first transition pieces (TP) for the Anholt Offshore windfarm in Denmark.
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NewsObserving 40 years of marine design evolution
“I was thrown in the deep end, said Peter Whitlock of Keel Marine. “Its scary enough supervising a build from your own plans for the first time, but doing it in a small yard in Japan in 1976 is a huge culture shock.”
