Industry News – Page 328
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New Website for PLA
Designed to be worn by crew on deck at night, the light can be activated in the event of a man overboard or other emergency.A new website has been launched by the Port of London Authority to coincide with the introduction of the PLA's new commercial branding.The new website retains ...
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NewsCool Reception for the 'Ice Challenger' at MI6
When a material failure halted a demonstration run of adventurer Steve Brooks'' Ice Challenger 2002 vehicle Snowbird 6 on London''s River Thames last month, the distressed ''craft'' drifted to shore at a slipway adjoining the M16 spy headquarters.
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Coastal Futures 2002 Conference Thinks Globally
Globalisation of the world economy cannot safely continue without a concurrent globalisation of response to environmental concerns and, in particular, sustainable development and management of the marine environment.
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Humber Shipping
This volume mostly illustrates the ships associated with the city of Hull, which has dominated the Humber region since the 14th century.
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Guiding Lights: The Design & Development of the British Lightvessel from 1732
From time immemorial the coasts of Britain have caused many a shipwreck, but it was to be the 16th century before attempts began to be made to arrest the needless loss of both ships and men by the construction of the first lighthouses.
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Short Sea Shipping 2001/2002
Ships in Focus Publications have now taken over the publication of this popular guide for coaster enthusiasts. Gilbert Mayes'' latest edition includes details of all short sea cargo vessels whose owner, operator, charterer or agent is based in the UK or Ireland or vessels which fly these flags.
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NewsEnvironmental Court Approves Goteborg Fairway Works
The Swedish environmental court has approved plans for the Port of Goteborg to deepen, widen and straighten its fairways in works valued at $140m.
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NewsScots Prepare Taiwan for Oil Spill
A delegation of high-ranking officials from the Government of Taiwan has spent two weeks in Scotland learning about the latest oil spill response and prevention techniques. The 28 senior personnel, including representatives of the Taiwanese coast guard service, the national parks agency and water suppliers, attended intensive training sessions hosted ...
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NewsNew Fully Enclosed Lifeboat in Europe
A newly developed, fully enclosed lifeboat with a capacity of 102 persons and a new fast rescue craft in three different versions, all produced by Jiangyin Xinjiang of China, have been introduced to the European market by sole regional distributor Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS.
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NewsMBE for Giro Engineering's Paull Williams
Paull Williams learned to his astonishment that his MBE was on the cards while participating as an exhibitor at Europort 2001 with Giro Engineering Ltd, the company he co-founded in 1980.
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SASMEX Goes Dutch
The Safety at Sea and Marine Electronic Conference and Exhibition (SASMEX) moves to the port city of Amsterdam for the first time this year, taking place at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA Centre) on 16-18th April.
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The Princess Royal to Present Seatrade Awards
The 14th Seatrade Awards Ceremony Dinner, to be held in the City of London on 22 April, will be graced by HRH The Princess Royal as the Guest on Honour.
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NewsNew Fairway Service Vessel Design for Finland
Finland has thousands of kilometres of fairways, marked by some 17,000 spar buoys and other buoys. There are many lamps to replace, plus many buoys are moved by winter storms and ice and need restoration to correct position in order to maintain navigational safety.
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NewsSafety First With High Speed Radar
Kelvin Hughes has won a contract to provide shipping company Sea Containers Irish Sea Operations with a high speed version of its new Nucleus3 Radar.
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NewsRNLI Launch 24 Hour Service on Thames
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution welcomed the New Year by launching a new round-the-clock rapid response service on London''s River Thames.
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NewsLow Location Lighting System
Existalite/Thomas & Betts Ltd have been awarded the contract to supply and install over 18km of their Guide-LITE system on three ships being built by Kvaerner-Masa Yards in Helsinki.
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News Ormston Technology Takes Tracs
Ormston Technology has been appointed main distributor throughout the UK and Ireland for the Thales Tracs series of telemetry, tracking and positioning systems for marine and land applications.
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NewsGulf of Guinea Pipeline Survey Completed
Andrews Survey have completed a pipeline corridor survey in West Africa, providing specialist teams working onshore and offshore from a proposed tanker mooring point, through the transition zone and right up to the Tema Oil Refinery in Ghana.
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'Form of Contract for Dredging and Reclamation Works' Published
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) reports that the Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers or FIDIC), has produced a new Form of Contract for Dredging and Reclamation Works.
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CleanSeaNet spots oil
Irish authorities requested assistance last month from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to combat an oil spill initially detected by EMSA''s CleanSeaNet service 50 miles southeast of Fastnet Rock off the country''s West Cork coast.
