Industry News – Page 261
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News'Boat Trap' a net loss for pirates
Moscow Mills Manufacturing and Foster-Miller Inc of Massachusetts USA have announced a new non-lethal system for stopping small boats such as those used by pirates, drug traffickers and terrorists. The companies are working in conjunction with the Pentagon' s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate program in Quantico, Va. and the U.S. ...
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NewsUnderwater surveillance sonar boosts port security
The US Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Rhode Island has placed a contract with Sonardyne Inc for the supply of an additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar system.
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NewsRecord numbers defy downturn at Nor-Shipping
Facing a steep cyclical downturn, growing concerns about the marine environment and new security threats, the global shipping industry faces significant challenges. But with record numbers of exhibitors scheduled to attend, Nor-Shipping 2009, in Oslo on 9 to 12 June, is shaping up to be the most important industry exhibition ...
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Terminal tackles terrorism
The DP World Southampton container terminal has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status from Her Majesty’ s Revenue & Customs. This status will be recognised across all Member States. The introduction of AEO status is the EU response to the need to secure international supply chains and the introduction of ...
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Terminal's early retirement
The UK’ s leading container port is retiring one of the world’ s oldest box terminals in the face of reduced traffic volume. Landguard Terminal at the Port of Felixstowe had been operational for more than 40 years when the last remaining services were transferred to Trinity Terminal last month. ...
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Dragon Boat Challenge
Companies from the shipping industry are invited to participate in the Sailors’ Society Dragon Boat Challenge, which will be held on Saturday 27 June at Dorney Lake near Eton UK. The venue is the site for the 2012 Olympic rowing events. Teams comprise ten rowers and a drummer, with no ...
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NewsPortsmouth plans to say Hooray Henry!
The annual ten day Portsmouth Arts Festival in the UK will this year culminate in a Tudor extravaganza called ‘ Ghost Ship: A Pageant for Portsmouth’ , to mark the anniversary of Henry VIII’ s accession to the throne and when work started on his flagship, the Mary Rose.
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NewsMJ goes all a Twitter!
Readers can now keep up to date with the latest news from Maritime Journal in the social networking site Twitter!
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NewsAll-Energy is mega-watts on in Aberdeen
The All-Energy exhibition and conference is the UK’ s largest event devoted to renewable energy. The ninth in the annual series will be held in Aberdeen on 20 and 21 May 2009.
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NewsBelgian stone dumper hijacked off Somalia
There has been no contact with the Belgian side stone dumping vessel Pompei since it was captured by pirates on Saturday off the coast of Somalia.
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NewsNo strain as Andromeda visits Southampton
DP World Southampton, the UK’ s second largest container terminal, set a record for the largest container ship it has ever handled when the CMA CGM Andromeda arrived at the weekend as part of its inaugural deployment between Asia and Europe.
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News'Tenacious' helicopter makes tall ship rescue
Falmouth Coastguard in the UK scrambled an RAF helicopter, based at RNAS Culdrose, to rescue a tall ship crew member at the vessel’ s location some 100 miles from Lands End last weekend.
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News'Explorer' sinking investigation prompts safety review
A decision by the master of the cruise ship Explorer to enter an ice field in Antarctic waters led to the vessel being lost, according to the conclusions of an investigation conducted by the Liberian Registry in cooperation with the Chilean Navy.
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NewsNew pilot boat raises Milford Haven service provision
Milford Haven Port Authority has welcomed delivery of its new £ 1.3m pilot boat, as shipping levels at the port are set to reach record breaking levels this year.
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NewsBorn again trawler heads to Antarctica
Now in service with the Brazilian Navy as a polar research vessel after a second major conversion is the American built former offshore supply ship Almirante Maximiano.
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News'Iron Lady' gets another five year makeover
What is claimed to be the world’ s biggest coal fired, steam icebreaker still afloat, the Stettin, has undergone its regular five year check at Hamburg’ s Blohm + Voss Repair Shipyard and been declared fit for further service.
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NewsHMS Endurance in for repairs
HMS Endurance, the damaged British Royal Navy ice patrol ship, has finally been transported home from the Falklands to undergo extensive repairs following its flooding incident last December.
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NewsUK beaches a load of old rubbish?
The latest survey by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has found that litter on the UK’ s beaches has reached its highest ever level, up by 110% to 2,195 pieces per kilometre.
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NewsPing is the thing at Ocean Business
Among the many products being given on the water demonstrations at the well attended Ocean Business 2009 exhibition and conference in Southampton UK this week is what claims to be the world’ s first fully integrated high resolution real time 3D sonar inspection system.
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NewsHistoric shipyard equipment sails for India
The end of an era is truly at hand, with the UK’ s Port of Tyne preparing for the final departure of the Swan Hunter floating drydock, which is to sail away on board a heavy lift vessel.
