Key Deals – Page 118
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Ship to shore power
The new High Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) at Sweden’s Port of Ystad is creating significant interest in shipping circles.
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NewsBMT acquires Verweij & Hoebee
The UK based international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, BMT Group, is acquiring Dutch marine survey expert, Verweij & Hoebee, to strengthen its position in blue water surveys.
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Dutch success
The Dutch shipbuilding industry had a successful 2012, with some 95 seagoing vessels delivered and an order book representing a value of more than €2bn.
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NewsIMO safety review
The IMO Symposium on the ‘Future of Ship Safety’ has recommended that the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) carries out a full review of the existing safety regulatory framework in order to meet future needs and expectations.
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NewsCable joint venture
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Royal Volker Wessels Stevin N.V. (VolkerWessels) have signed a Letter of Intent to set up a joint venture combining their forces in the field of cable installation.
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NewsPiriou moves into marine renewables
French shipbuilder, Piriou, is moving into the offshore windfarm support market and has entered into a contract with naval architect, BMT Nigel Gee to build offshore windfarm support vessels (WFSVs).
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Hamburg hopeful
The Port of Hamburg saw slight growth of seaborne cargo handling in the first quarter of 2013.
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Smart Rivers
The 2013 edition of the ''Strategic Maritime Asset Research and Transformation Rivers Conference for 21st Century Rivers Systems'', in short, SMART Rivers Conference, will take place from 23 - 27 September 2013 in two neighbouring cities; Liège in Belgium and Maastricht in the Netherlands.
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Raahe terminal
The Raahe Container Terminal has been commissioned in the Finnish Port of Raahe.
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NewsUmoe Schat-Harding and Noreq acquired
Norwegian private equity fund Herkules has acquired Umoe Schat-Harding AS and Noreq AS, creating a major global supplier of maritime life saving equipment.
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NewsJaya tug for Atlantic Towing
Jaya Holdings Limited is set to deliver a second state of the art anchor handling tug supply vessel to Canada’s Atlantic Towing Limited by the end of 2013.
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PPG to Poland
PPG Industries has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at the company’s facility in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland.
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Dutch cooperation
Netherlands Seacontractors and Marine Projects Rotterdam (MPR) are cooperating in the commercial management of MPR’s fleet of Eurocarriers.
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Green Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp has won an award in recognition of its efforts to grow into a sustainable port where economic activities and nature development go hand in hand.
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Environmental costs to shipping
At Nor-Shipping 2013, delegates heard that impending new legislation to protect the environment will present an industry wide cost of more than half a trillion US dollars between 2015 and 2025.
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Nor-Shipping awards
The winners of this year’s Nor-Shipping awards are Fjord Lines, General Dynamics NASSCO and ECOSubsea.
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NewsIridium offer
US based satellite communications company, Iridium Communications Inc, has been nominated as a provider of Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS).
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Diving distribution
Two commercial offshore diving companies, IHC Hytech and Fathom Systems, have joined forces by entering into a new international distributor agreement.
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Norwegian takeover
Norwegian maritime software house Tero Marine has acquired 95% of the shares in one of its closest competitors, Teomaki.
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NewsHatlapa stern rollers for Maersk tugs
Danish shipping company, Maersk Supply Service, has ordered two large stern rollers from German marine equipment company, Hatlapa, to be used in two tugs built for worldwide use in the oil and gas industry.
