Industry News – Page 268
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River Boat Expansion
Chester UK riverboat operator Bithell Boats, which has been providing passenger vessels and commercial services such as dredging on the River Dee for over 100 years, has expanded its operations to the River Ouse in York with the acquisition of YorkBoat.
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Wartsila Powers Forward
The full year operating profit for Finnish marine engine manufacturer Wartsila soared by 29.2% during 2006 to reach ¢ 261.6m.
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NewsSOSREP IS HONOURED BY THE ISU
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has recognised the stirling work done by Mr Robin Middleton, Britain''s Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) with the presentation of an ''Industry Award''.
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NewsGdansk Terminal Readies for June Start
Poland''s new deepwater container terminal, DCT Gdansk, is being readied for first phase commercial operation starting in June and plans, in time, to be the biggest on the Polish Baltic capable of handling a million TEUs a year.
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NewsOsthafen Expansion Ends, Kaiserschleuse Rebuild Begins
The multi-million Euro expansion of Bremerhaven''s Osthafen car handling hub is ending late next month as work gathers speed on the ¢ 233 million rebuilding of the neighbouring Kaiserschleuse, a project described as the biggest of its kind in Europe.
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NewsBlank Bolsters Weser Terminal Expansion
Now supporting Bremerhaven''s ever increasing need for round the clock berth and basin dredging is the new ¢ 4.4m water injection dredger Hol Blank following its completion at Lloyd Werft.
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NewsNew coastal and ports surveying conference welcomed
Coastal and Ports Surveying, is a new one-day conference for hydrographers, port and harbour authorities and engineers.
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NewsUnderwater Engineering from Seabed to Seawork
By the end of this summer a new offshore wind farm will be operational on Burbo Bank in Liverpool Bay at the entrance to the River Mersey.
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NewsShipping Loss Total Tumbles
There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of total losses of merchant ships since the year 2000.
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NewsOwners Beware of Inadvertent Pollution
The recent bad weather in which ''MSC Napoli'' was grounded in Lyme Bay UK has caused more than the usual headaches for port authorities trying to ensure that vessels do not pollute or become contaminated by pollution.
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Insurers Advise on Floating Box Risk
The recent and ongoing loss of containers from the grounded ''MSC Napoli'' has drawn attention to the risk of hitting semi-submerged objects, (containers included) in most oceans.
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Royal Haskoning Leads Upgrade of Ferry Facility
Royal Haskoning in the UK is leading a project that will add years to the life of the ferry facilities at Holyhead, Stena Line''s busiest ferry port in the UK.
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CEDA Stakes Out Position on WFD
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) participated in the recent Seminar ''Navigation and the EU Water Framework Directive'' which took place on 31 January in Brussels. CEDA provided input on a range of subjects relevant to the WFD and the dredging industry.
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RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 the Last Great Liner
Since 1969 QE2 has sailed over three million miles, been a troop ship in the Falklands War and had her main engines changes from steam to diesel.
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Maritime Events & Training Directory
The Maritime Events & Training Directory is unique in that it is the only one of its kind in the maritime industry.
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Ports and Harbours of Northumberland
This book covers the sometimes turbulent history of the ports and harbours along the Northumberland coast, from its simple fishing harbours to the great industrial harbours built on coal export, and reflects on their Industrial Archaeology.
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Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas
The seas of northern Europe are some of the most heavily travelled in history and there are literally thousands of wrecks lying in quite shallow water.
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NewsVerification of Third Party Security Personnel
While piracy is reflected in recent Hollywood blockbusters as the stuff of legend and intrigue, for those operating offshore vessels it can be a very genuine concern.The potential threat is being taken so seriously that the International Marine Contractors Association''s (IMCA) Security Task Force has produced ''Guidance on Verification of ...
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NewsSt Kitts and Nevis Set Security Standard
The Department of Maritime Affairs of the Government of St Kitts and Nevis have become the latest in a series of Administrations to grant maritime security services provider, Securewest International, official competent authority status under SOLAS regulation to receive Ship Security Alerts (SSAS).
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GL Marine Services Restructure
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd, fresh from victory in its takeover struggle with rival Bureau Veritas, has restructured its Maritime Services. From last month, the Maritime Services are subdivided into the divisions 'Fleet in Service', 'Ship Newbuilding', 'Maritime Systems and Components', and 'Innovation and Strategic Research'. Consisting of a ...
