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Dutch wind farm consent
Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) has been given the go ahead to build the first offshore wind farm to receive approval in the Netherlands for almost seven years. SSE’ s renewable energy division Airtricity obtained consent from the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works & Water Management to build the ...
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Fixed price safety
Marine safety equipment manufacturer Viking has developed a new fixed price safety concept for shipowners. The Viking Shipowner Agreement’ s many options incorporate safety products, global servicing, single source management, and financing in a variety of transparent, fixed price structures. The agreement, designed to be adapted to meet changing customer ...
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Almanac hits download target
In the four month period since launching its free downloadable online Almanac, Wiley Nautical has seen the useful marine information resource downloaded more than 18,000 times. The Almanac provides access to port, weather, facilities and tidal information for 150 primary ports and over 80 secondary ports along England’ s South ...
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NewsPiracy about to rise
It will soon be ‘ piracy season’ on the high seas off Somalia, points out this week&rsquo
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NewsOperators fume over more Elbe deepening delays
According to a leading German feeder shipping company, new delays in plans to deepen Hamburg’ s Elbe River to 14.5 m to allow access for ever bigger boxships are dangerous and have already cost Germany’ s biggest seaport its position as Europe’ s Number 1 transshipment hub.
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NewsNew lightweight ferry boasts all-round benefits
A new lightweight, double ended ferry just delivered to the Port of Copenhagen boasts particularly low CO2 emission levels and fuel savings of up to 50 %, according to its builders.
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NewsShip AHOY for disabled sailors
British quadriplegic yachtsman Geoff Holt took the helm of a newbuild catamaran last month which has been specially designed for The Adventure Help & Opportunities for Youth (AHOY) Centre in London.
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NewsNew Berlin - Hamburg inland cargo link opens
The first containers to be delivered from Berlin to the Port of Hamburg via the new Elbe-Spree inland waterway were unloaded last month.
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NewsNew report puts 'Venice in Peril'
Venice is fast being lost to the water, says a report released this month by the conservation group, Venice in Peril.
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NewsDutch gear up for 'Offshore Energy'
The Netherlands will demonstrate that it is a major player in the offshore energy market when the Offshore Energy & Dredging 09 trade fair and seminar takes place in Den Helder on 8 October. Even though the Netherlands plays a smaller role in the North Sea offshore industry than the ...
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NewsNew hull design for latest RNLI lifeboat
The development of the latest all weather lifeboat for the UK&rsquo
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NewsInflation boom times at Interspill
Isle of Wight based Vikoma has won the latest EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) contract for the North Sea. The announcement was made yesterday at the Interspill 2009 exhibition and conference, which is ongoing in Marseilles.
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Chocking while docking
UK laser alignment and in-situ machining specialists Fine-Align Ltd have been appointed as distributors for H.A. Springer epoxy resin chocking products, including Epocast 36, which is formulated to provide an alternative to steel chocking for marine propulsion and deck machinery. Fine-Align’ s agency covers the UK and Ireland. The company ...
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Cleaner car transport
Vehicle transportation specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) continues its industry leading efforts to reduce the environmental impact of deep sea cargo movements, calculating that it has cut CO2 emissions as measured in grams per ton kilometre (g/tkm) by 6.9% last year compared to 2007 and by 18.2% since 2004. Between ...
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Updated ROV Code
The International Marine Contractors Association’ s (IMCA) ‘ Code of Practice for the Safe and Efficient Operation of ROVs’ has been reviewed and updated to reflect technological and operational developments. It now includes additional guidance provided in particular on safe crewing levels for ROVs equipped with the growing range of ...
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German renewables expansion
Bristol UK based marine solutions company Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has expanded onto the Continent by opening an office strategically placed within the German marine renewable energy market in Bremen. The location puts it in proximity to the major operational ports of Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg. OMM began dispensing ...
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Firth place for Partrac
In anticipation of the forthcoming developments of tidal, wave and wind energy in the Pentland Firth and surrounding waters, contractor-consultants Partrac Ltd has opened of new office premises in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. Partrac will work with tidal, wave and wind energy clients and offshore energy developers to provide oceanographic monitoring, ...
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Couplings go Continental
UK specialist pipe coupling manufacturer Teekay Couplings Ltd has opened a German operation, Teekay Rohrkupplungen GmbH, at Ratingen near Dusseldorf. The new company will meet expanding business potential throughout central Europe in the marine, water, civil engineering, building services and industrial sectors. Some 10,000 couplings will be in stock and ...
