Industry News – Page 197

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    Boat building day

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    The Technasium students of the Bogerman Sneek in the Netherlands are organizing the first Vripack boat building day on Saturday 22 June. The grand première will take place on the Potten fields of Sneek/Offingawier.

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    Antwerp/Brazil collaboration

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    The port of Antwerp has signed a collaboration agreement with the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo aimed at further strengthening the good trade relations with that country.

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    EPCSA conference

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    Two years after its official launch, the European Port Community Systems Association (ECPSA) is to host a high level conference focusing on the simplification of port processes and trade facilitation.

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    ARMGs at Maasvlakte 2

    2013-04-17T07:30:00Z

    The first two of a total of 26 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) have been delivered to the APM Terminals new Maasvlakte II terminal site.

  • The programmes will cover safety, security and disaster management
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    Maritime training collaboration

    2013-04-16T17:17:00Z

    UAE based Jaheziya, which provides technical, vocational and professional training, has signed an agreement with the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) to develop and deliver maritime training that complies with international standards.

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    Ocean sensors contract

    2013-04-16T07:30:00Z

    Canada based AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) has won a contract from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to provide up to 24 TRIAXYS Next Wave Directional Wave Sensors as a component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative.

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    TMS/Elite alliance

    2013-04-16T07:30:00Z

    TMS Plant Ltd has formed an alliance with piling specialists Elite Sheet Piling Ltd, to offer a powerful construction industry service for both plant and operator expertise.

  • 'Cosco Belgium'
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    New Cosco ship calls at Antwerp

    2013-04-15T14:16:00Z

    Chinese shipping company, Cosco’s latest container carrier, the ''Cosco Belgium'', has moored in the Port of Antwerp – the 55th ultra large container ship to call at the port.

  • 'Artemis' has its first assignment with the Grand Port Maritime de la Rochelle
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    New Van Oord cutter suction dredger

    2013-04-15T09:31:00Z

    Van Oord’s newest addition to its fleet, the self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘Artemis’, is departing for western France on its first assignment with the Grand Port Maritime de la Rochelle this week.

  • GeoSea will use mega jack up vessel 'Innovation' to carry out the work
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    GeoSea secures two new contracts

    2013-04-13T16:09:00Z

    GeoSea, specialised company of Belgium’s Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) Group, has secured two new contracts for the UK and German windfarms Westermost Rough and Borkum Riffgrund 1 respectively.

  • The tour will include the Marine Institute's wave tank
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    BMF networking event

    2013-04-13T16:05:00Z

    EVENT: The South West region of the British Marine Federation (BMF) is holding a business networking event at Plymouth University on 11 June 2013.

  • The guide provides criteria for design, construction, installation and survey
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    ABS guide for floating offshore wind turbines

    2013-04-10T11:34:00Z

    Global classification society, ABS, has released a complete Guide for Building and Classing Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Installations, based on the results of case studies and existing technologies.

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    New chief executive

    2013-04-10T11:16:00Z

    The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has today announced that Ian Moncrieff CBE has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive.

  • Boskalis will carry out dredging to maintain the shipping fairway of the River Elbe
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    Boskalis acquires €75m dredging contract

    2013-04-09T15:24:00Z

    Global dredging company, Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Boskalis) has acquired a €74m dredging contract from German water and shipping office, Wasser-und Schifffahrtsamt Cuxhaven.

  • Yanmar Group manufactures diesel engines for please craft and commerical marine vessels
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    Yanmar Group acquires VETUS

    2013-04-08T13:21:00Z

    Global marine engine and equipment manufacturer, Yanmar Group, has acquired Netherlands based marine equipment producer, VETUS.

  • SAL will operate its fleet of 16 heavy lift vessels from HafenCity
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    New SAL head office

    2013-04-05T16:40:00Z

    Sal Heavy Lift, a member of Japanese shipping company K Line Group, has moved its head office to a maritime location at HafenCity in Hamburg.

  • Axon's range includes breakers, battery switches and AC and DC control panels
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    Axon launches new range online

    2013-04-04T17:22:00Z

    LAUNCH: Leeds based, marine electrical specialist, Axon Components, has launched its new website which has been updated to feature its complete standard product range.

  • The project aims to improve major shipping routes
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    MONALISA project extended

    2013-04-04T15:45:00Z

    The Swedish Maritime Administration has issued an extension of the ongoing MONALISA project, MONALISA 2.0, to implement actions and studies that will encourage the deployment of new maritime services and processes.

  • Peter Moth has been sworn in as a Younger Brother of Trinity House
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    Trinity House honour for MJ founder

    2013-04-04T15:41:00Z

    At a ceremony in London, MJ founder and inaugural editor, Peter Moth, received one of the UK’s top maritime honours when he was sworn in as a Younger Brother of Trinity House.

  • The course includes an excursion to view DFDS Motorways of the Sea operations at the Port of Rosyth
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    Free course on Motorways of the Sea

    2013-04-04T15:40:00Z

    The Transport Research Institute (TRI) at Edinburgh Napier University is offering a free course on Multimodal Transport Economics relating to Motorways of the Sea.