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Revolutionary Year at Marseilles
The fourth largest port in Europe at Marseilles handled its highest cargo volume for 15 years in 2003 and set an all-time passenger record of nearly two million. Cargo throughput of 95.6 million tonnes was up 3.6% on 2002 and marked a return to 1988 levels when oil traffic accounted ...
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NewsStudy Underway Assessing Continental Transport
The future use of transportation corridors between Scandinavian and central Continental countries is being assessed by BMT Transport Solutions GmbH on behalf of 12 European governmental and industry organisations. The study will take into account increased congestion in the region and the need to facilitate trade.
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Maritime Research Website
The UK''s National Maritime Museum has launched the Journal for Maritime Research (JMR), the first fully refereed electronic journal in the field of maritime studies. The JMR''s purpose is to encourage research into the social, cultural and environmental contexts of maritime studies, both historical and contemporary.
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NewsDRACULA Ahead By a Neck
The shifting focus of the world''s major dredging contractors from jumbo trailing suction hopper dredgers to equally large cutter suction dredgers can be seen in the latest order for IHC Holland from Belgium''s DEME Group , which operates both Dredging International and the French subsidiary SDI .
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NewsFrench Ministries Co-operate in Research Ship Venture
Construction is now under way in France of a new 107.6m long, general-purpose ocean research ship which will serve both naval and civilian masters.
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Bespoke Survey Cat Hits the Road
Kongsberg Maritime and Uniteam International have joined forces to showcase the recently developed ConCat Survey Catamaran with a''Road Show'' demonstration tour of the innovative turnkey survey platform, which kicked off at Oceanology International in London this month and will continue across the USA and Canada before returning to the UK ...
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Coastal AIS for Norway
Kongsberg Seatex AS has been awarded a contract to develop AIS infrastructure covering the coast of Norway. The contract includes delivery, installation and implementation of AIS base station equipment for 35 shore based stations. Contract work began last month with completion scheduled for the end of this year.
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NewsDanes Get Two More AHTS Ships From Germans
The latest in a series of the world''s most powerful anchor-handling/tug supply vessels was being named at east German shipyard Volkswerft in Stralsund March for Danish sister company Maersk Supply Service .
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NewsContract for First Azipull Coastal Tanker
NVC-Design , part of Rolls Royce , has won its first contract for a coastal product tanker which combines a bespoke hull design with a diesel mechanical propulsion system based on twin Ulstein Aquamaster Azipull aximuth thrusters with pulling propellers.
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NewsFinns Win Again with Sixth Police Targa
The Metropolitan Police Thames Division fleet has received its sixth Finnish built Targa patrol craft, supplied by seawork2004 exhibitor Wessex Marine .
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Government Inaction Threatening UK Marinas, Claims TYHS
The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), the association for the development of coastal and inland boating facilities in the UK, says British marinas are suffering unfairly at the hands of the government because of the time it takes to obtain consents for dredging work - whether maintenance dredging at existing facilities, ...
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Government Pledge on Erosion Claims
The UK Government has reportedly pledged to look closely at claims by European experts that dredging can be linked to erosion on the North Norfolk coast, claim campaigners.
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Seminar Season for Harbour Masters
Harbour Masters can look forward to a busy but rewarding schedule over the months ahead with UKHMA ''s 2004 Spring Seminar taking place in London on 31 March, followed closely by the IHMA 4th Biennial Congress and Exhibition inBremen, Germany on 23 May through to 28 May.
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Briggs Spilfyter Distribution Deal
Scottish based Briggs Environmental Services Ltd , a division of Briggs Marine , has announced the next phase in its joint venture with US sorbent and spill kit manufacturer, the NPS Corporation.
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Rail Record for Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe closed out 2003 in spectacular fashion by breaking its own record for containers transported by rail three times in three weeks. The UK''s largest container port closed out its run of success in week 50, when 6,676 units were shifted by rail. This record throughput comes ...
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Ceto's Third UK Response Centre
Aberdeen based oil and chemical spill specialists Ceto Environmental Ltd , which is contracted to the MCA to deal with incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances, has announced the opening of a third regional response centre at Huddersfield.
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A&P Looks to Revive Birkenhead Newbuilding
The possibility of reviving British shipbuilding at the former Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead has been raised by ship repair specialists A&PGroup , which has reached an agreement with site owner Reddington establishing it as ''preferred'' user.
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NewsMarine Opportunities at All-Energy 2004
The All-Energy Opportunities exhibition and conference returns to Aberdeen with the fourth in a series of annual events scheduled for 25-27 May. Devoted to renewable energy, All-Energy Opportunities will provide a topical update on all renewables, including the emerging offshore wind, wave and tidal power industries which promise substantial workloads ...
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NewsGlobal Navigation System Gets Closer to Lift-Off
The development and implementation of Galileo , Europe''s global navigation system, is moving towards its design and demonstration phase with testing equipment placed along the Danube and in several UK ports.
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NewsUK Port Rumbles Near Eruption
The British Government has responded to the House of Commons'' Transport Select Committee''s wide ranging report on ports, saying it would be ''unacceptable'' to hold up key decisions on port expansion until a national ports plan had been formulated. The Government response in fact argued against the introduction of such ...
