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NewsFuel Cell NOx the SOx Off Marine Emissions
Demonstrated at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg was a scale model of ''Viking FellowShip'', a dual fuel powered supply vessel being built for Norwegian offshore operator Eidesvik. When operational in the autumn of 2007, the vessel will incorporate a 350kW fuel cell running on LNG.
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Marseiiles Moves Up
Cargo throughput at the French Port of Marseilles-Fos for the period of January through August reached 65.8m tons, a 19% increase on the same period a year ago.
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Book Price Correction
The price given for the book Ship Stability for Masters and Mates in the October issueof Maritime Journal was incorrect. The price of the book is £ 29.99.
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Navaids to Spain
Tideland Signal has appointed Mediterraneo Senales Maritimas (MsM) as its agent for its range of Navaids in mainland Spain, the Ballearic and Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. Based near Valencia, MsM was established earlier this year as part of the navaids division of Medtarraneo Servicios ...
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Alphatron Marine in Belgium
Rotterdam based Alphatron Marine, distributor, supplier, engineers and fitters of navigation and communication equipment, officially opened their Belgian office last month to answer the strong rise for service attendances and requests for equipment there.
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Movement of Mammoet
Ownership of the Dutch heavy lift operator Mammoet has changed, with the private capital group SHV taking a 75% stake in the operation. The Van Seumeren family, which founded Mammoet 40 years ago retains a 25% interest.
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Selex Sells Sartech
Sartech Engineering Ltd, the Surrey based supplier of EPIRBs and other electronic emergency equipment, has reached an agreement to supply products and services to Selex Communications Ltd, which has 18 depots throughout UK.
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NewsDutch vs Belgians for 'Maasvlakte 2'
The Dutch Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority last month in favour of the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the new port district of Rotterdam. This gives the green light to the next phase of what will be the largest land reclamation project in Europe. A number of spatial planning and ...
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NewsOpportunity Knocks on China's River Growth Corridor
As China''s principle waterway transport corridor, the Yangtze Economic Belt has become an important component of China''s national modernisation strategy, generating some 41% of the country''s rapidly expanding GDP. As shipping volumes on the river grow, the role of Yangtze ports as key logistics hubs becomes ever more significant.
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NewsCruise + Ferry Relaunched on Thames
Scene setting debates on the European cruise and ferry industries, with the UK government minister responsible for shipping and ports due to make the keynote address, will open the relaunched Cruise + Ferry exhibition and conference at ExCel London from 24-26 April 2007.
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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.
