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| 30 April 2008 |
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| Lerwick Harbour saw a significant increase in fishing industry activity in the first quarter of this year, with landings totalling 53,098 tonnes, valued at £26. |
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| 28 April 2008 |
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| Thousands of years after the Channel Island of Jersey separated from Normandy, new proposals intend to reunite it with the French mainland. |
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| 25 April 2008 |
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| A subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, Baltic SF IX Limited and Marine Atlantic Inc, a Canadian
company with the state participation therein, have concluded the charter agreement of
Superfast IX for five years. |
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| 25 April 2008 |
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| SeaFrance sales director Bill Laidlaw has celebrated his 35th year in the ferry industry, having spent over 40 years in shipping. |
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| 22 April 2008 |
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| Color Line has decided to focus attention on its future-oriented engagement on the high quality cruise market in addition to efficient transport services between Norway and the continent. |
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| 22 April 2008 |
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| New 2500 passenger ferry delivered from Helsinki shipyard VIKING XPRS is a new concept in Baltic ferry scene says Aker Yards. |
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| 16 April 2008 |
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| The future of the Transmanche Ferries line between Newhaven and Dieppe is looking positive. |
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| 16 April 2008 |
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| With National Pet Month taking place until 5 May, it seems now is the ideal time to book a break with DFDS Seaways and its PETS Travel Scheme. |
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| 14 April 2008 |
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| The third in the series of the world's largest cruise vessels for Royal Caribbean was presented Thursday April 10, for the media in Aker Yards, Turku. |
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| 11 April 2008 |
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| A driver is warning that the Elf garage in Calais has stopped selling Eurovignettes, reducing the opportunities to comply with the motorway charging system. |
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| 10 April 2008 |
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| Southampton docks has won business worth an estimated £1m a year from south coast rivals Portsmouth in a move that could have far-reaching political consequences. |
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| 07 April 2008 |
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| The Port of Dover has benefited from problems at UK airports to record an increase in passengers using ferries to travel on holiday. |
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| 05 April 2008 |
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| Commuter services will be unaffected on Monday morning. |
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| 04 April 2008 |
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| A new freight-only ferry link is to be created between the Forth and Norway. |
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| 02 April 2008 |
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| If all the vessels in the world shut down their engines when moored and instead used a shoreside electric power supply - also known as 'cold ironing' - emissions from shipping would fall substantially. |
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