Industry News – Page 240
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MAN to MAN
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge transfered part of its business involving high speed engines to the group’s sister company, MAN Diesel, effective from the first of this month.
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IMMA’s London launch
A new trade association armed with a broad mandate to represent and promote the health and medical interests of the world’s seafarers, port workers and cruise passengers as well as improve shipboard hygiene was launched in London this month.
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New IADC head
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced that Mr. René Kolman assumed the position of Secretary General from the first of this month.
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Hydro 2010 in Germany
Warnemunde in northern Germany is the venue for Hydro 2010, the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 18th biennial European hydrographic conference, which will be held from 2 to 5 November.
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Firm foxes pirates
Fox Delta Limited has launched as a specialist provider of land and maritime security risk management, training and related services.
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Georgia silences Germany
The Georgia USA based manufacturer of fibreglass marine wet exhaust mufflers and systems, Centek Industries, has appointed the German importer and distributor of technical boat equipment, Bukh Bremen GmbH, to distribute Centek’s products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Hydraulics foundation course
The British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), has launched a new one day Foundation Course in Working Safely with Hydraulic Hose and Connectors, so that people can work more safely with hydraulics.
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‘Human Element’ Bulletin
Those who make all the rules and regulations that govern the design and operation of ships need to be sensitive to human element implications in all that they do according to the International Human Element Bulletin Alert!
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Turkish lighthouse links
Turkish communications and technology company Turkcell will collaborate with Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety for its pioneering ‘Remote Management of Lighthouses’ project, which will bring the latest technology to lighthouses and also reinforce existing infrastructure.
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NewsWärtsilä sheds European jobs as market slows
Finnish marine engines and propulsion systems manufacturer Wärtsilä announced on Tuesday that in response to fundamental changes in the market it will reduce its manufacturing capacity in Europe.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days focus on technological innovation
Under the theme ‘Dredging Tools for the Future’, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) put on its popular Dredging Days alongside the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The event focused on the role of technological innovation in responding to the challenges the industry is facing.
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NewsDonation gets piracy guidance to front line
Too many ships today, are still unprepared for transit through pirates waters, came the worrying verdict from the IQPC Counter-Piracy and Ship Security conference held in Dubai last month.
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NewsThe future is brites for Balcas
Balcas, the timber products company which recently opened a £24m Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and pellet manufacturing plant in Easter Ross UK, has shipped its first load of pellets (brites) to Denmark.
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NewsHarburg makes it an even dozen for Hadag
The twelfth in a series of successful Type 2000 German port excursion ferries has gone into service in Hamburg for the city ferry and tourist group Hadag to cope with ever rising tourist and commuter demand on the port city’s waterways.
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NewsTwo new reports issued by BMAPA
In March 1999, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate made a public statement of intent which committed both parties to reviewing all dredging licences over a rolling five year period, surrendering areas no longer containing economic resources of marine sand and gravel, and publishing an ...
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Carbon sandwich signing
Norwegian shipbuilder Brö drene Aa AS and Kockums AB, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, have signed a cooperation agreement concerning the development, production and marketing of passengers vessels based on carbon sandwich designs. Brö drene Aa has enjoyed dramatic growth in the passenger vessel sector, based on ...
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NewsGeoff Holt conquers ‘Personal Atlantic’
Geoff Holt completed his ‘Personal Atlantic’ challenge this month, becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to complete an unaided transatlantic crossing.
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NewsGreen generator turns tide for former shipyards
A new chapter looks set to unfold in one of North East England''s former thriving shipyards as the first of a new generation of tide driven energy generators was completed just before Christmas.
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NewsNew Hamburg sounding boat boosts port safety
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the new state of the art €700,000 sounding boat Deepenschriewer 1V into service for hydrographic sounding and measurement work within the Elbe River seaport.
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NewsRound 3 heralds major offshore wind farm expansion
The future of offshore wind energy development in the UK is set to take a significant step forward following the announcement this week by The Crown Estate of the successful bidders for the nine exclusive Zone Development Agreements to develop wind farms under the Round 3 licensing arrangements.
