Industry News – Page 224
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Hydraulics foundation course
The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), has launched a new one day Foundation Course in Working Safely with Hydraulic Hose and Connectors, so that people can work more safely with hydraulics.
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‘Human Element’ Bulletin
Those who make all the rules and regulations that govern the design and operation of ships need to be sensitive to human element implications in all that they do according to the International Human Element Bulletin Alert!
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Turkish lighthouse links
Turkish communications and technology company Turkcell will collaborate with Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety for its pioneering ‘Remote Management of Lighthouses’ project, which will bring the latest technology to lighthouses and also reinforce existing infrastructure.
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NewsWärtsilä sheds European jobs as market slows
Finnish marine engines and propulsion systems manufacturer Wärtsilä announced on Tuesday that in response to fundamental changes in the market it will reduce its manufacturing capacity in Europe.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days focus on technological innovation
Under the theme ‘Dredging Tools for the Future’, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) put on its popular Dredging Days alongside the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The event focused on the role of technological innovation in responding to the challenges the industry is facing.
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NewsDonation gets piracy guidance to front line
Too many ships today, are still unprepared for transit through pirates waters, came the worrying verdict from the IQPC Counter-Piracy and Ship Security conference held in Dubai last month.
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NewsThe future is brites for Balcas
Balcas, the timber products company which recently opened a £24m Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and pellet manufacturing plant in Easter Ross UK, has shipped its first load of pellets (brites) to Denmark.
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NewsHarburg makes it an even dozen for Hadag
The twelfth in a series of successful Type 2000 German port excursion ferries has gone into service in Hamburg for the city ferry and tourist group Hadag to cope with ever rising tourist and commuter demand on the port city’s waterways.
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NewsTwo new reports issued by BMAPA
In March 1999, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate made a public statement of intent which committed both parties to reviewing all dredging licences over a rolling five year period, surrendering areas no longer containing economic resources of marine sand and gravel, and publishing an ...
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Carbon sandwich signing
Norwegian shipbuilder Brö drene Aa AS and Kockums AB, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, have signed a cooperation agreement concerning the development, production and marketing of passengers vessels based on carbon sandwich designs. Brö drene Aa has enjoyed dramatic growth in the passenger vessel sector, based on ...
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NewsGeoff Holt conquers ‘Personal Atlantic’
Geoff Holt completed his ‘Personal Atlantic’ challenge this month, becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to complete an unaided transatlantic crossing.
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NewsGreen generator turns tide for former shipyards
A new chapter looks set to unfold in one of North East England''s former thriving shipyards as the first of a new generation of tide driven energy generators was completed just before Christmas.
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NewsNew Hamburg sounding boat boosts port safety
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the new state of the art €700,000 sounding boat Deepenschriewer 1V into service for hydrographic sounding and measurement work within the Elbe River seaport.
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NewsRound 3 heralds major offshore wind farm expansion
The future of offshore wind energy development in the UK is set to take a significant step forward following the announcement this week by The Crown Estate of the successful bidders for the nine exclusive Zone Development Agreements to develop wind farms under the Round 3 licensing arrangements.
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NewsJumbo breaks record with tanker barges
Jumbo Shipping’s HLV Fairpartner successfully discharged the longest load in the Rotterdam based company’s 41 year history of heavy lift shipping last month.
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News‘Orange Day’ for Independent Lifeboat Crews
For one day only the Independent Lifeboat Crews of the United Kingdom will be joining forces on Friday 26 February to raise awareness for the lifeboat stations that operate outside the auspices of the RNLI.
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NewsMajor contracts awarded for London Array wind farm
The huge London Array offshore wind farm planned for the Thames Estuary has moved a step closer with the awarding of contracts covering design, supply, installation and maintenance of the first phase of the project, due for completion in 2012.
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NewsUK Government celebrates London Gateway survival
The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site earlier this week to mark the start of work on one of the nation’s largest infrastructure projects.
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SES acquires Humber Telecom
Marine electronic service and dealership Ships Electronic Services Ltd (SES) has acquired the assets and goodwill of Humber Telecommunications Ltd (Humber Telecom), which will now continue trading as Ships Electronic Services – Humber. Alan Somerscales, former owner of Humber Telecoms, will remain with the company for another year to oversee ...
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NewsDutch consultants land €100m Mekong project
Netherlands based engineering consultancy DHV is going to improve the navigability on 250km of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
