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Aberdeen on Budget
Scotland’ s Aberdeen Harbour has reported a healthy start to 2009, remaining on budget for the first half of this year. Passenger figures for the ferry service between Aberdeen, Shetland and Orkney rose to more than 63,000 from 57,000 last year. Vessel tonnages held steady at over 11.5m gross tons ...
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Maritime Innovation Award
The winner of the Maritime Innovation Award 2009 will be announced at the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam on 28 October. Four other major Dutch maritime awards will be presented at the same occasion. Maritime Innovation Award nominees include Datema Delfzijl for their ENC-Track ‘ pay as you sail’ electronic ...
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Ferry crossing relocates
LD lines will introduce a new direct ferry service between Rosslare in southern Ireland and Cherbourg in France starting on 19 September. The link, which was previously launched between Rosslare and Le Havre last November, is being relocated to operate via Cherbourg to increase service frequency, which shorter crossing times ...
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DP training at Turku
Aboa Mare University of Applied Sciences, located at Turku in Finland, has received accreditation of the Nautical Institute as an official Dynamic Positioning training centre. The new DP bridge simulator in Turku is based on the Navis NavDP 4000 Trainer Simulator. The DP training facility comprises the bridge with three ...
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NewsMAIB report urges caution against complacency
In the 2008 Annual Report of the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch, the Chief Inspector refers to the dictionary definition of the word complacency. Rather than implying smugness or self satisfaction it is used by the MAIB to reflect the natural human consequences resulting from familiarity with a task or ...
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Capturing the best of the industry
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is also looking forward to a discussion on CO2 capture and storage to be held in November. This will ask if the oil and gas industry can rise to the challenge of developing and eventually deploying carbon capture and storage facilities, given that these ...
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NewsIMarEST to publish Climate Change Position Statement
IMarEST anticipates enhanced legislation placing onerous operational restrictions on shipping.Working to this strongly held belief, the Institute will publish its powerful Position Statement on Climate Change on Tuesday 13 October at the 'Marine Environmental Briefing - Practical implications of new technology' event being staged to celebrate IMarEST President's Day. The ...
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Coasters of the 1950s
Coasters of the 1950s By Bernard McCall Published by Coastal Shipping ISBN: 978-1-902953-37-3 Hardback, 80 pages Price £ 16.00 Coasters of the 1950s is the latest in the popular ' Coaster' series by Bernard McCall and avid readers of MJ will be familiar with previous book reviews. Avid followers ...
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National Coastwatch - The NCI Story
National Coastwatch - The NCI Story By Brian French Published by The History Press ISBN: 978-0-752449296 Paperback, 128 pages Price £ 14.99 This book is the first comprehensive history of the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI). It makes a particularly interesting read for all who work or enjoy the national ...
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Shipwrecks of the Forth and Tay
Shipwrecks of the Forth and Tay By Bob Baird Published by Whittles Publishing ISBN 978-1904445-74-6 Paperback, 286 pages Price £ 18.99 This book would make a great read for anyone who has a fascination with ships, wrecks and marine salvage.
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NewsSmit International help grounded bulk carrier
Despite attempts to contain the oil spill from the Chinese owned freighter Full City, it seems 200 gallons has been deposited on the beaches of Norway, devastating wildlife sanctuaries and resulting in the death of thousands of birds.
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NewsDeep well of support for Offshore Europe 2009
The SPE Offshore Europe 2009 oil and gas conference and exhibition, which takes place in Aberdeen UK on 8 – 11 September, is on course to be the largest in the event’ s 30 year history despite the current difficult economic situation being experienced worldwide, with one third of all ...
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NewsNew German rescue class gets second addition
Germany’ s sea rescue service DGzRS has put the second of a new class of rescue cruisers into operation in the Baltic.
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NewsGermany's first offshore cat in service
Wind Force 1, billed as the first German flag offshore catamaran, has gone into service supplying and maintaining the North Sea Wind Park.
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News£10m boost for marine energy research
South West England’ s ambition to be a global centre for harnessing energy from the sea received a major boost last month with the announcement of a £ 10.3 million investment in marine energy research.
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NewsRepair yard a Beacon for economic growth
A& P Falmouth in the UK has joined an elite group of just 23 companies in Cornwall to gain membership of Beacon South West, an initiative which encourages companies with a proven track record of success to work together to spearhead economic growth in the region.
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NewsTug winch failure required full protection
In these difficult financial times, it is worth remembering that full insurance cover is essential if liability for these risks is to be properly covered, writes John Sharp, partner at Browne Jacobson LLP.
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Dynamic positioning association
The International Dynamic Positioning Operators Association (IDPOA) was launched in London recently at the inaugural European Dynamic Positioning Conference. The new not for profit professional body provides a representative voice to the maritime industry while working to enhance and improve the professional interests of DPOs and related companies worldwide, offering ...
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Cammell takes award
Resurgent UK shipyard Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders is celebrating being crowned ‘ Business of the Year’ at the prestigious Liverpool Daily Post Business Awards. The shipyard had its most successful year since its 2002 founding last year, signing a contract worth up to £ 1bn with the Ministry of ...
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SafeWork websites launched
Maritime safety website Maritime Accident Casebook is now offering free safety sites to its corporate and organisational subscribers. Called SafeWork, the sites will enable subscribers to build targeted safety resources to meet their own safety enhancement needs and objectives. SafeWork sites, which can be subscriber branded, can deliver safety information ...
