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Hart Fenton to Houlder
Naval architects and marine engineering consultants Houlder Ltd has acquired bespoke ship designers Hart Fenton from the Sea Containers Group, expanding its capability and capacity for new ship design.
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White Star Line - A Photographic History
This book follows the White Star Line from 1871 when it appeared on the Liverpool shipping scene.
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P&A Campbell Steamers: The Edwardian Era
This book is the last in six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War.
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The Mariner's Role in Collecting Evidence In Light of ISM
This book is recognised as one of the most influential loss prevention guides in the shipping industry.
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NewsInternational WorkBoat Show Returns to New Orleans
After a year hiatus following Hurricane Katrina, the International WorkBoat Show returns to New Orleans USA from 29 November through 1 December. The largest US maritime trade show and conference will again take place in the Morial Convention Centre, where all 12 halls will be available.
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NewsGuinness Brewery Tanks Take to the Thames
The small riverside wharf on the Thames at Isleworth to the west of London has been brought back into commercial use to transfer abnormal heavy loads from the roads to the water.
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NewsThe Penny Drops for Marine Energy R&D
The Carbon Trust in the UK launched the Marine Energy Accelerator (MEA) this month, a new initiative to support the development of marine renewable energy. The project aims to accelerate progress in reducing the costs of wave and tidal stream energy technologies and bring forward the time when marine energy ...
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NewsDutch Maritime Awards Gala Due
Anticipation will be running high when the Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME) presents the fifth annual Marine Innovation Award at the Maritime Awards Gala on 9 November.
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NewsISU Supports EU Pollution Directive Challenge
Marine salvors have welcomed the recent London High Court decision to refer a legal challenge to the EU''s Ship Source Pollution Directive to the European Court of Justice. The legal challenge was mounted by an industry coalition led by INTERTANKO.
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NewsYard Readies Third Cat to Support Sisters
Being readied for delivery in December is a tough passenger catamaran, designed to ease pressure on two sister ships which racked up 5,000 crossings on the Lake of Constance in just seven months last year.
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NewsWilliams' 25th Breakfast Club Meeting
Established for over 100 years and headquartered in Southampton UK, Williams Shipping Group celebrated their 25th Breakfast Club meeting recently.
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NewsParticipation Urged in South Coast Planning
Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), hosted the region''s first Open Forum last month to discuss the Waterfront Strategy or the country''s South East region. The forum brought together businesses, planning officers and regional organisations to raise the profile of ...
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DP World Safe
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance ,(LRQA) has issued its first ISO/PAS 28000 certificate for international supply chain security to global container port terminal operators DP (Dubai Ports) World.
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Offshore Merger
Scan Tech UK and Monyana Engineering Services joined forces last month to become Fisher Offshore following the acquisition of Monyana by James Fisher Plc last year.
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Coastal Papers
The UK Environment Agency is inviting the submission of synopses of papers for potential presentation in the 2007 Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Conference, which will be held at the University of York from 3 to 5 July next year.
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L-3 Buys SAM
Following its acquisition by L-3 Communications of New York, SAM Electronics is now a member of L-3''s Power and Control Systems Group, comprising 10 companies primarily involved in the marketing of complementary ship electronics, power conversion, automation and ship installation, supported by subsidiary and associated companies in ...
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Ship of the Year
Bourbon Orca, the first ship to be built to the backwards sloping X-Bow design, won the Norwegian Ship of the Year award at SMM in Hamburg last month.
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Certex Lifts GDP
Lifting gear distributor Certex UK has purchased Plymouth based Global Defence Procurement Ltd (GDP), which provides sales and servicing of a wide range of marine and industrial equipment.
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Renewables Online
With the UK Government aiming to generate 20% of the national energy requirement from renewable sources by 2020, it has now launched a website through which the progress of development can be tracked.
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McMurdo Gold Again
Electronic safety equipment manufacturer McMurdo has won a second RoSPA Gold Award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in recognition of the company''s continuing efforts to improve and maintain health and safety management practices.
