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  • The approvals authorise Transas engineers to perform inspections
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    Transas receives RINA and Lloyd’s Register approvals

    2013-01-14T17:19:00Z

    Global marine IT solutions company, Transas Marine, has received approval from RINA and Lloyd’s Register to carry out Radio Communication equipment surveys and Voyage Data Recorders (VDR/SVDR) Annual Performance Testing (APT).

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    Torbay tug collision

    2013-01-14T16:13:00Z

    Last night, the decommissioned vessel, ''Moto Vessel Emsstrom'', sank after a collision whilst being towed by the tug ''Christos XXII''.

  • The company is the largest Volvo Penta Centre in the UK
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    Volspec reaches 40 year milestone

    2013-01-11T14:47:00Z

    UK based Volvo Penta dealer, Volspec Limited, has reached a milestone of 40 years in business in 2013.

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    Seaward Marine seeks buyers

    2013-01-11T13:18:00Z

    Alison and Barry Kimber, owners of UK based boatbuilding company Seaward Marine Limited, have announced that they are seeking buyers for the business following their decision to retire.

  • An open deck version of the Powercat 525 will be on display at the London Boat Show
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    Powercats starts 2013 with London Boat Show

    2013-01-10T14:35:00Z

    UK catamaran manufacturer, Powercats Ltd, is powering into 2013 by bringing the Powercat 525 to this year’s Tullet Prebon London Boat Show taking place from 12 to 20 January at Excel, London.

  • The Reach and Rescue Pole has been designed to improve operator safety and capability
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    Reach and Rescue new safety equipment

    2013-01-10T10:21:00Z

    UK based safety equipment company, Reach and Rescue Limited, has designed a Reach and Rescue telescopic pole in conjunction with a UK Fire and Flood Rescue division, in a bid to improve operator safety and capability for water, ice, mud, flood and height related incidents.

  • The 'Costa Concordia' topped the AGCS's list as the largest loss of 2012
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    AGCS looks at 2012 ship losses

    2013-01-09T12:59:00Z

    UK insurance company, Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (AGCS), has released its annual report on ship losses for 2012, in which it reveals the main reason for incidents seem to be human error.

  • The Hyundai SeasAll L500 released recently will be followed by others
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    Hyundai SeasAll releases new range of engines

    2013-01-08T15:35:00Z

    South Korea’s Hyundai SeasAll recently announced it will be releasing a new, compact, fuel-efficient range of engines suitable for smaller, semi-displacement workboats, over the next 18 months.

  • Typhon will aim to deter pirates from attacking its convoys
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    Private navy takes on Somali pirates

    2013-01-07T17:30:00Z

    According to The Sunday Times, a group of British businessmen are preparing to launch a private navy in a bid to stop piracy in the Indian Ocean.

  • The Transas DP simulator
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    Transas simulator gains DNV Class A approval

    2013-01-04T17:02:00Z

    Transas Marine International has been issued with a statement of compliance of DNA Class A approval for its navigational and DP simulators.

  • The RT Windmap software allows users to monitor real time wind conditions
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    New CFD software from Meteodyn

    2013-01-03T17:34:00Z

    French wind engineering company, Meteodyn, has developed new Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) software to for the monitoring and forecasting of wind conditions.

  • Chris Charman, new CEO at the IHMA
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    IMCA highlights safety in the new year

    2013-01-02T15:14:00Z

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the trade organisation which represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has highlighted the hazards of electrical shocks and noise damage in two new offshore safety cards.

  • The 20m vessels will feature a bulletproof pilothouse
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    Incat Crowther designs bulletproof crew boats

    2013-01-02T12:34:00Z

    Australian boatbuilder, Incat Crowther, has been contracted to design a pair of bulletproof monohull crew boats for the fleet of Nigerian C&I Leasing Plc.

  • Alucatz wants to revolutionise the windfarm industry
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    New UK player in windfarm vessels

    2012-12-31T18:32:00Z

    UK based boatbuilders McTay Marine Services Ltd and Alucatz Catamarans have been working on a new range of windfarm vessels for the past six months.

  • The car carrier 'Baltic Ace' sank shortly after the collision
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    VDR capsule recovered from ‘Baltic Ace’

    2012-12-31T14:01:00Z

    Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the ''Baltic Ace'', which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5 December 2012.

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    Fugro survey for Virginia WEA

    2012-12-31T08:53:00Z

    Dutch sub-surface data provider, Fugro, has been chosen to carry out a geological and geophysical survey for the Virginia Wind Energy Area (WEA).

  • The 21m Aquabus mono-hull
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    Innovative new 21m Aquabus

    2012-12-27T16:44:00Z

    When Wales’s Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd was formed in 2006 by Cardiff Bay Cruises Ltd to operate a commuter service around Cardiff Bay and the Rivers Taff and Ely, it was all about bringing safety and innovation to the forefront.

  • 'LVS Warnemünde'
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    Dockstavarvet delivers to Germany

    2012-12-27T15:29:00Z

    Swedish shipbuilder, Dockstavarvet, has delivered a new pilot boat to Wilhelmshaven in Germany, 12 months after the contract signing and two weeks ahead of schedule.

  • The shipping industry now supports 537,500 UK jobs
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    Maritime industry supports UK

    2012-12-21T09:20:00Z

    According to a study carried out by Maritime UK, the country’s shipping, ports and maritime businesses play a major part in supporting the economy, despite the ongoing recession.

  • Shipping moves 95% of the UK’s international trade. Photo courtesy Port of Felixstowe
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    UK marine industries contribute £32 billion

    2012-12-20T17:41:00Z

    The fullest ever study of UK shipping, ports and maritime business shows remarkable resilience in the face of continuing economic challenges.