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Sea and Water Seminars
Sea and Water , the UK based organisation which promotes the use of short sea, coastal and inland shipping to move freight, is planning two more half day seminars this year. The current state of affairs and future prospects will be examined in September, with an in-depth look at the ...
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Ro-Pax Order for Aker
Silja Oy AB and Aker Finnyards have signed a letter of intent for the order of two ro-pax vessels valued at 205 million.
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NewsVT Takes a Bow in Portsmouth Harbour
VT Shipbuilding ''s 1,000 ton bow section for the first of class British Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Darling hassailed from Portsmouth to Glasgow. The steel structure is being transported on the barge VT Woolston having left a canalling lock in the Portsmouth Naval Base after being hooked up ...
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Safety Award for Fugro GEOS
Oceanographic services provider Fugro GEOS Ltd has been awarded a British Safety Council International Safety Award for2004. Only companies with low accident rates are eligible to apply, but winners must also have good safety policies and safety plans and commitment to health and safety at the highest board level. They ...
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NewsFassemer's 'Damerow' Completes Set of Four Fast Police Boats
Fassmer Shipyard has delivered the coastal police patrol boat Damerow , completing a series of four tough and fast 25.5m long boats, built for service in east Germany since 1997.
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NewsNew Catamarans for the Lake of Constance
A reduction of commuter and tourist road traffic in the Lake of Constance region on the German-Swiss border is one of the main reasons for two new 33.64 m long passenger catamarans and the new shipping company operating them.
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HR Wallingford Wins R&D Work
HR Wallingford in the UK has announced that it is participating in a groundbreaking research and development project - the Ripples DRI programme - which is funded by the Office of Naval Research in the US.
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News'THV Patricia' Escorts Her Majesty The Queen
THV Patricia , the flagship vessel of Trinity House , was deployed to lead the Royal Squadron last month at celebrations of the International Fleet Review , when some 150 vessels from 35 nations participated in commemorations to mark the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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EMEC Champions Marine Innovation
The European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) has concluded a successful general assembly in the Polish port of Gdansk, setting out its vision for maintaining the industry''s competitive edge in the global marketplace. A key element is the creation of the initiative EMECRID , which will lead the Research, Innovation and ...
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New Owner for Newage
Coventry UK based mechanical driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd , well known in the maritime sector for its PRM marine gearboxes, has been acquired by Cambridgeshire based Thornycroft (1862) Ltd . Newage has become a subsidiary company of Thornycroft (1862) Ltd with immediate effect.
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Growth for Port of London
The Port of London Authority hasreported a 4.5% boost in cargo handling last year, taking its total to 53.3 million tons. The PLA''s latest Annual Review also reports that steps are underway to bring three unused wharves on the River Thames in Central London back into working use.
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NewsShort Term Solution for East Head
Works were undertaken last month at East Head to protect the amenity it brings to the Chichester Harbour UK community and to keep the risk of flooding West Wittering village to a minimum.
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Navy Gravy for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has won a £ 137m long-term service and support contract for gas turbines which power 27 ships in service with the British Royal Navy as well as the French, Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies. The company will support Olympus and Tyne gas turbines for the next 12 years, when ...
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Growth Fuels Growth for SMM
Serving a growing global market for marine equipment valued at ? 70 billion per year, preparations for SMM 2006 are in full swing, with the final date for registration set for 30 November 2005.
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AMOT Wears Well
MAN B&W , which leads the global market for two stroke diesel engines with 75% market share, has entered into a cooperative agreement AMOT which places the AMOT XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system on the Extent of Delivery list for all new MAN B&W two stroke engines. The XTS-W system ...
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Saab Sees It Coming
Saab Transponder Tech has won a major order to supply shipboard Automatic Identification Systems to the Canadian Coast Guard .Under the contract, Saab''s licensed integrator/reseller ICAN Ltd will supply 105 Saab R4 AIS transponders for installation on a wide range of icebreakers, buoy tenders, fisheries patrol vessels and SAR cutters. ...
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Kalmar Extends Port Handling Interests
Heavy duty handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar , part of Kone Cargotec , has acquired the Dutch companies Peinemann Kalmar CV and Peinemann Kalmar Rental BV from parent organisation the Peinemann Group for an undisclosed sum.
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EC Approves Modal Shift to Water
The European Commission has given Italy approval for a 240m subsidy scheme for the next three years to encourage the transfer of heavy goods vehicles from road to sea. The EC will grant subsidies to road haulage companies which make use of existing or new maritime routes as alternatives to ...
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SMIT Profits Up for 2004
Having completed a strategic reorientation over recent years, Smit International NV has posted mixed but generally good overall results for 2004. The group''s Salvage Division experienced a high work rate throughout the year and recorded an excellent result while the Harbour Towage Division also did well. The Transport & Heavy ...
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NewsLast Severn Class Lifeboat Named
The RNLI ''s final Severn class lifeboat was named last month in a ceremony at Poole by outgoing engineering manager Bob Cripps, who was instrumental in introducing the all weather lifeboat into service in 1995. At 17m in length, the Severn remains the largest boat in the RNLI''s fleet.
