Seacat Services, a leading offshore wind farm vessel transfer operator, will, by the end of 2013, have invested over £15 million in manufacturing and jobs on the Isle of Wight. This entire investment has been achieved in less than two years and represents a significant cash injection into the local economy. The investment includes the commissioning [...]
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Seafarers International Union (SIU) contracted Ocean Ships, Inc. has won the operating contract for three new mobile landing platform (MLP) vessels, signaling new jobs for Seafarers. The vessels are being built at General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego; they are the USNS Montford Point, USNS John Glenn, and USNS Lewis B. Puller. According to the government’s [...]
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A European agenda for creating growth and jobs in the marine and maritime sectors was adopted yesterday by European Ministers for maritime policy and the European Commission, represented by President Jose Manuel Barroso and Commissioner Maria Damanaki at a conference in Limassol organised by the Cypriot Presidency. Five years after the launch of the [...]
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Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related to the offshore wind industry a platform for recruiting staff and [...]
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![Nigeria: Ibaka Seaport Will Create 100.000 Jobs, Says Governor]()
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio sees the deep seaport to be cited at Ibaka near the state’s capital city, Uyo creati… By SAMSON ECHENIM (leadership) Source: leadership, December 12, 2011;
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The allied activities of the Kankesanthurai Harbour project will generate employment in the area, Indian High Commissioner… (dailynews) Source: dailynews, July 25, 2011;
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GRIMSBY has been earmarked as the base for a firm erecting wind turbines in the North Sea – potentially creating up to 600 new jobs… (thisisgrimsby) Source: thisisgrimsby, June 02, 2011;
![Safebridge – maritime training online]()
Safebridge introduces a breakthrough online solution for type-specific ECDIS training, developed in cooperation with leading marine equipment manufacturers. New requirements in ECDIS training from Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) 2012, the International Safety Management (ISM)- Code and consequently tough port state control regulations make hands-on, type-specific training essential for today’s seafarers. [...]
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Authorities are rushing to unsnag snarled shipping traffic and prevent accidents along the drought-stricken Yangtze River, a key route to fast growing markets in inland China. The government said Thursday that a prolonged dry spell has left water flows dangerously low along the Yangtze.
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While SMM in Hamburg is traditionally associated most closely with advanced marine technology, this year the exhibition – which moves from its traditional end-of-September time slot to the beginning of September, is planning a variety of companion conferences and events. Ship financing is a focal issue at SMM 2010, alongside environmental protection and offshore engineering.
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