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Plans for UK 'Energy Coast'
Proposals to transform West Cumbria into ''Britain''s Energy Coast'' are gathering pace following a positive meeting last month with then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Alistair Darling and other key ministers before Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister and formed a new government.
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NewsUSCG Group Joins IHMA
Some 44 US Coast Guard ''Captains of the Port (COTP) are the latest regional organisation to join the International Harbour Masters'' Association. The recruitment includes all the USCG Sector Commanders.
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NewsLower Elbe Sounding Ship for Germans
The new 23.9m modern sounding boat Wedel is now in service on the Elbe after completion for north German shipping authorities by the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne as a replacement for two older vessels.
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NewsPay for Port Links says FTA
The UK''s Freight Transport Association (FTA), whose members consign over 70% of the freight moved by sea, has called on the Government to use its forthcoming Ports Policy Paper to accept responsibility for funding inland transport links from ports, as happens in other developed nations.
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Construction Start at Great Yarmouth
The Great Yarmouth Port Company has awarded a contract valued at some £ 50m to a joint venture of Van Oord UK Ltd and Edmund Nuttall Ltd to build the long awaited Outer Harbour Development, which is expected to be a major catalyst for economic growth both in the port ...
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NewsDragon Boat Day Funds Seafarer Support
The first ever British & International Sailors'' Society Dragon Boat Challenge took place last month at the 2012 Olympic rowing venue at Dorney Lake, Eton.
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NewsOstensjo to Build Offshore 'Flotel'
Ostensjo group member Edda Accommodation has placed an order for the offshore industry''s first purpose built ''flotel''. ''Edda TBN'' will be an Offshore Accommodation Vessel for a total of 600 personnel.
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NewsHolyhead Ferry Contract in Falklands
Anglesey UK based Holyhead Towing are members of a joint venture company which has signed a contract to supply ro-ro ferry and coastal shipping services for the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) on an eight year charter agreement.
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Wells-next-the-Sea Lifeboats
The lifeboat station at Wells-next-the Sea is an integral part of the town and locality. The lifeboat crew, all volunteers with the exception of the Coxswain/mechanic, devotes much of its time to the station and maintains a tradition of life-saving that dates back to the early nineteenth century.
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Lloyds Maritime Directory 2007
The Lloyds Maritime Directory 2007 is the most up-to-date comprehensive shipping reference directory which covers the entire shipping industry.
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NewsAfter Five Years, London Gateway Gets Go-Ahead
The British Government has finally granted planning permission for the most significant development in the Port of London for over a century.
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'WD Fairway' is a Total Constructive Loss
''WD Fairway'', currently the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger, has been declared a total constructive loss following a collision with the containership ''MSC Joanna'' whilst dredging fairways in China in March.
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News'Personal Everest' Has Set Sail
Quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt has resumed his ''Personal Everest'' challenge to be the first disabled person to sail around Great Britain after his 15ft Challenger trimaran ''Freethinker'' was made to broach by the wash of well-wishing spectator vessels minutes after his initial departure.
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NewsNor-Shipping 2007 Breaks all the Records
This year''s Nor-Shipping 2007 exhibition, the 21st since 1967, promises to be bigger than ever before.
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NewsMarine Softwre Solutions at NorShipping
At Nor-Shipping 2007 marine transportation software solutions provider Transas will present the full scope of its solutions for navigation, maritime training and vessel traffic services.
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Marine Workers' Support
The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering and Manufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to support employees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within these industries.
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'WD Fairway' Refloated
Salvage operations in China refloated the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger last month after it had grounded in mud following collision with the 9,200 TEU containership ''MSC Joanna'' in March. Boskalis'' jumbo dredger ''WD Fairway'' had been dredging a new navigation fairway for the Port of Tianjin when the ...
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Brokers Acquired
Liverpool''s oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers & Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing from Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the company''s own investment.
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ComNav in Sweden
British Columbia, Canada based autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into the Scandinavian market by appointing Stockholm based True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.
