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  • The Portland Harbour bunkering facility provides weather sheltered fuelling near main shipping lanes in the English Channel.
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    Advanced Bunkering Facility Opens at Portland Harbour

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    A self-declared ''most advanced bunkering facility in the UK'' has commenced service at Portland Harbour , providing a weather sheltered fuelling option within easy reach of the main shipping lanes in the English Channel.

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    New Technical Director Joins Boatbuilders VT Halmatic

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    RNLI engineering manager Professor Bob Cripps has joined boat builders VTHalmatic as technical director with effect from the 9th of this month.

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    Grid Unlocked by Charge Cap?

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The British Government''s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced a decision to cap transmission charges payable by electricity generators in the Western and Northern Isles of Scotland. The cap ensures that renewable energy generators in the far north of Scotland will not pay disproportionately to use the grid ...

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    Kone Cargotec Buys MacGregor

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Kone Cargotec , the cargo handling business of KONE Corporation , has purchased the entire share capital in global marine cargo flow solution and service provider MacGregor International AB from the Swedish companies Industri Kapital and Gambro . The transaction was completed last month.

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    Ship Design Online

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    In order to broaden its customer base, Macduff Ship Design haslaunched a comprehensive website at www. macduffshipdesign. com .Aimed at both the fishing and commercial marine markets, the site highlights all of the company''s services together with a photographic gallery showing the many and varied vessels it has designed since ...

  • The launch of Brunels SS Great Britain was cause for celebrations in Bristol in 1843.
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    Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Birthday Big in Bristol

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    A year long programme of celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 2006 has been announced by Bristol Cultural Development Partnership (BCDP). The Brunel 200 programme will celebrate Brunel''s life, times and legacy with exhibitions and publications as well as arts and educational ...

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    Have a Blast On the Quayside

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    XLentcleaning journeys from Canterbury UK to Seawork, where it will be giving demonstrations of its Farrow System method of removing surface coatings on the quayside. XLentcleaning is a licensed operator of the Farrow System, which enables the removal of protective coatings such as marine anti-fouling from fibreglass without damaging the ...

  • Lyme Regis Harbour UK, where a healthy coast and sea is the lifeblood of the community. Photo by Chris Gibson/English Nature.
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    English Nature Call for Coastal Action

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    English Nature released its maritime strategy on the future of seas and coasts last month, calling for new legislation to create a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), a movement from coastal defence to coastal management, and effective marine spatial planning.

  • Marina, one of two specials for Romania.
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    Romanian Service for Two Fassmer Specials

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Being sailed to the Black Sea from Germany in April were two special vessels built to order by Fassmer forRomanian authorities - one a survey, surveillance and research vessel and the other a waste collection vessel boat with oil pollution combat capability.

  • WSMs Kreuzberg for Riedel. Now getting a bigger sister in Spring.
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    Berlin Owner Gets Another Ferry from WSM

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Satisfied Berlin shipowner Reederei Riedel took delivery of its second passenger ferry in two years in late March when Werft und Servicezentrum Mittelrhein (WSM) completed the state-of-the-art Spree Diamant.

  • Tugs from the Semco fleet leave Korea with the Kizomba B - FPSO.
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    Semco Starts 2005 With More Good News

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Continuing last year''s strong performance, Semco Salvage & Marine of Singapore began the year with another significant assignment - the tow of the FPSO Kizomba B from Ulsan, Korea, to offshore Luanda, Angola.

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    James Fisher Acquires FenderCare

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Marine services provider James Fisher has acquired Fender Care Marine Solutions Ltd and Fender Care Marine Services Group Ltd (FenderCare), suppliers of large scale pneumatic fenders, for a maximum consideration of £ 12m cash, with the final £ 740,000 subject to earn out provisions for the financial year ending 31 ...

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    Stromme Purchases Norwegian Maritime Equipment

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Stromme ASA of Haslum in Norway has purchased Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS (NME) for NOK12.2m in cash plus shares in Stromme ASA .

  • Veteran icebreaker Stephan Jantzen.
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    Baltic's 'Iron Pig' Bows Out to Modern 'Arkona'

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Germany''s biggest Baltic icebreaker Stephan Jantzen , lovingly nicknamed the Iron Pig by her crew, has been replaced by the new all-rounder Arkona and put up for sale by German authorities after 38 years in service .

  • CML, which recently produced and installed this pool for the cruise ship Saga Ruby, is formed of a nucleus of staff previously employed by Blondecell.
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    Reformed Marine Team Pools Its Resources

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The Cruise & Ferry Exhibition and Conference returns to London at Earls Court Two on 3 -5 May as the only specialist event dedicated to design, construction and operation for the passenger shipping industry.

  • Inland Navigator is brought into the flooded hold of mother ship Terra Marique
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    Inland Load by Water Capabilities Proven

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The unique multi-purpose pontoon Terra Marique , which has famously carried the last Concorde aircraft down London''s River Thames and past the Houses of Parliament, has now had its semi-submersible capabilities successfully tested at Hull''s Albert Dock.

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    Give 'em Enough Rope

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Maritime charity Seafarers UK has linked up with Trinity House , The Northern Lighthouse Board and the Royal Marines to provide a summer challenge for anyone over the age of 18. In ''The Seafarers UK Royal Marines Lighthouse Challenge'' participants who have raised £ 125 for the charity will, under ...

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    EU Funding Behind SEA-AHED

    2005-03-01T18:07:00Z

    font-family: " Times New Roman" font-family: " Times New Roman" ">project, which has somehow been given the acronym SEA-AHED, has been funded by over ¢ 1.7 million from the EU''s Framework Programme.

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    Engine Barrier Broken

    2005-03-01T18:07:00Z

    MAN B&W Diesel has broken the single engine 100,000bhp barrier with its new 12 cylinder 12K98MC pumping out a total of 101,645 bhp.

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    Deutz Flight to the Finnish

    2005-03-01T18:07:00Z

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