Industry News – Page 226
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Rostock ro-pax stop
Finnlines is opening a passenger ship line to Rostock on STAR class ro-pax vessels. The German stop of the current Travemü nde-Gdynia-Helsinki line will be moved to Rostock. The aim is to create a regular two ship line connecting the three ports three times a week. In Helsinki, the ships ...
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Wilhelmsen joins ILAMA
Maritime service network Wilhelmsen Ships Service has been accepted as a Member of the International Lifesaving Appliances Manufacturers Association (ILAMA). It joins other leading companies within the marine safety industry which form ILAMA to use their membership to voice opinion and provide input in the international standards arena. By presenting ...
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SES acquires Humber Telecom
UK based marine electronic service and dealerships, 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. SES provides supply, installation and service of many brands in navigation, control and communication technology ...
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Affordable internet telephone
The Netherlands’ Alphatron Marine BV has introduced an affordable solution in maritime communications, aiming at the ever growing demand for internet solutions on board vessels. The Alphasatsea is a stand alone, self-tracking device that supports a bandwidth up to 2MB. Expanding the system with a VoIP modem turns the Alphasatsea ...
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Wave impact tool
The Bedfordshire UK based postgraduate institution, Cranfield University, has completed the development and demonstration of an analysis tool called Wave-X, capable of predicting the response of ships and offshore structures to extreme ocean waves. The techniques of Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) have been applied to produce a computational model of ...
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Inland AIS contracts
ACR Electronics Europe Gmbh has been awarded two contracts valued at € 1.25m to build, ship and install complete Inland - Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) in the pilot project ‘ Corridor 895’ . This project is part of the Netherlands Inland Waterway initiative for vessels active in the corridors which ...
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Italian - Greek shortsea
The Italian – Greek shipping line Adriatic Lines has launched the first ever freight only service between Italy and Greece, which will not carry tourist traffic. The route connects the Italian port of Ravenna with the Greek port of Corinth with four sailings per week and approximate crossing times of ...
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NewsStudents play pirates at Lymington
The Poole UK based Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre, non-profit counter-piracy organisation, held a successful first Surveillance and Training Officer (STO) course last month.
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McMurdo sold to Oriola
The sale of the assets of UK emergency distress beacon manufacturer McMurdo was finalised on Friday 20 November when the transfer from Digital Angel Corporation to Orolia was completed. The purchase price was $9.6m as part of a cash free/debt free transaction with no transfer of Account Payables and Account ...
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NewsPD Ports goes to Canadian owners
The Middlesborough UK based ports and logistics business PD Ports confirmed last Friday that it is under new ownership, following the sale of 100% of its equity to Canadian based Brookfield Asset Management.
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Schat-Harding buoyant
Despite a rapidly contracting global shipbuilding orderbook, lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has secured a healthy US$10.6m of orders for new equipment in the last three months. The strong orderbook contains a spread of new products, such as the Stinger fast rescue boat, as well as tried and tested products ...
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Clements for RNLI
Clements Marine has been appointed to supply propellers to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for the charity’ s 44 strong fleet of Severn class lifeboats. The Severn class vessels, which are used in the toughest offshore conditions for saving lives, are currently undergoing an update programme to ensure optimum ...
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Sailors' Society Challenge
International seafaring charity the Sailors’ Society is ramping up support for its popular biennial Three Peaks Challenge, which sees teams from the shipping and related industries taking on the challenge of climbing Great Britain’ s three highest peaks in just 24 hours. The event, which takes place over 18 – ...
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NewsMarina developer sought on Isle of Wight
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has launched its search for a partner to design, build, finance and operate a new marina at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsEuropean Union buys into intruder detection sonar
Hampshire UK based Sonardyne International Ltd has won a contract worth in excess of € 1.5m with an EU research consortium for the supply of multiple Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonars (IDS).
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NewsPirate infested seas 'not fit for seafarers'
The International Transport workers Federation (ITF) threw down the gauntlet on Monday to those flag states and shipowners who have not taken action to fight Somali piracy to act now, before the threat makes it virtually impossible for seafarers to pass through the ever widening danger area.
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NewsAccolade for ABP's carbon reduction
Associated British Ports (ABP) has been awarded an accolade for reducing its carbon footprint when the company was officially certified by the Carbon Trust Standard for reducing its carbon emissions by 8.3% between 2006 and 2008.
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News'Scarborough' launches on the Clyde today
Two Offshore Patrol Vessels being built by BAE Systems in the UK for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago take a step closer to completion this week.
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NewsBroker appointed to sell newbuild 64m 'hover barge'
Marcon International Inc of Coupeville, Washington in the USA has been appointed as broker by the court appointed Interim Receiver and Receiver of Redfern Resources Ltd of British Columbia in nearby Canada to sell the specially designed newbuild hover or air cushion barge Monty.
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NewsReport highlights global decline of coastal carbon sinks
In a major report launched in Granada, Spain on Tuesday, scientists have sounded the alarm over the threats faced by coastal marine ecosystems such as tidal salt marshes, seagrass meadows, kelp forests and mangroves, which are key tools in combating climate change.
