Industry News – Page 206
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Orolia acquires Boatracs
Orolia, a group specialized in positioning, navigation and GPS timing equipment and systems for critical operations, has acquired of Boatracs Inc.
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Lifting KnowHow App
Steel wire rope and lifting equipment supplier Certex has just launched an innovative ‘Lifting KnowHow’ App designed to enable customers to implement safer lifting.
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Onboard ECDIS training
100 navigating officers have successfully completed PC Maritime’s ECDIS Type Training course and passed the assessment test required for formal certification.
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Imtech’s Belgian boost
Royal Imtech NV has acquired the Belgian maritime technical services provider Van Stappen & Cada NV, a company with an annual turnover above €3m.
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Windfarm consultation
The Environmental Statement (ES) supporting the development marine license application for the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm has been submitted to Marine Scotland.
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Dutch dredging win
Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has been awarded the sand supply contract for the reclamation of a polder island for the Kapuk Nagah Indah Project.
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North American ECA
The North American Emission Control Area (ECA), under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), came into effect from 1 August 2012.
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Tideland adds agent
Tideland Signal has appointed Scoflex Marine as agent for its range of aids to marine navigation in France.
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NewsGrandweld tugs for Khalifa Port
Dubai''s Grandweld Shipyards recently delivered two new 55 tonne bollard pull escort tugboats to Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi, and a special ceremony was held to mark the occasion.
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NewsSeawork 2013 already taking shape
Bookings for next year’s Seawork (11-13 June) are already coming in thick and fast, with the positive experience of this year’s exhibition and conference motivating exhibitors to book stands in prime locations early.
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NewsTraffic rises at Aberdeen harbour
Reports on traffic in the first six months of the year at Aberdeen Harbour have shown a significant increase as activity within the energy sector and the North Sea in particular continues to rise.
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NewsUllman safeguards the Olympic flame
Swedish suspension boat seating expert, Ullman Dynamics, has played its own part in safety at the London 2012 Olympics.
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NewsSuccessful sale of Norderwerft shipyard
Berthold Brinkmann, the receiver of the Sietas shipyard, has successfully sold the Norderwerft to the Lürssen Group following extensive discussion.
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Graduates glimpse seafarer’s rights issues
Seafarers’ Rights International has placed a number of high performing young graduates into this year’s short but intensive SRI Legal Internship Scheme.
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NewsUNCLOS is still essential, says ICS
The number of significant oil spills had decreased from about 23 per year in the 1970s to just three per year during the past 10 years, while the volume of maritime trade had more than tripled during the same period.
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NewsEquity capital wanted for ship finance
At present it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain equity capital from investors, and loan capital from banks for vessel finance, but though times are difficult there will also be winners.
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NewsMarine Energy Park for Scotland
It was announced recently by the Department for Energy and Climate Change in the UK that Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters have been designated as Scotland’s first Marine Energy Park.
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NewsNew wave device creates ‘lift’
Tests are taking place at Texas A&M University on a wave power prototype which takes advantage of blades that, like modern aircraft or wind turbines, create lift rather than drag.
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News25th SMM expands with Offshore Dialogue
The 25th Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair Hamburg, better known as SMM, takes place at the Hamburg Fair site from 4 to 7 September.
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NewsCall for material tech papers
A conference on recent and future material technologies used in the marine and offshore industry is being organised by RINA.
