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  • The 150 ton anchor handling towing winch leaves the ACE factory.
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    ACE Set the Pace in Winch Delivery

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd (ACE Winches) continue to demonstrate their ability to deliver large winch packages in short delivery times.

  • An artists view of VOSTA LMGs new cutter suction dredger for Malaysia.
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    VOSTA LMG Flourishing in the East

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Amsterdam based dredger builder and dredging components supplier VOSTA LMG has won an ''Engineering and Components'' contract for a packaged CSD500 cutter suction dredger from a partner in Malaysia. The contract includes the design of the dredger, critical components such as the dredge pump, cutter head and ladder, operator cabin, ...

  • European ports are under pressure to return empty containers to China. Photo courtesy Port of Felixstowe
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    FTA Considers Dire Port Congestion Options

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Members of the British Shippers'' Council (BSC) have expressed extreme concern that their supply chains are at breaking point due to the growing pressures of port congestion.

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    Dredging D-Day Looms for Port of Antwerp

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A report compiled by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) following a two year study into the deepening of the River Scheldt has found that such works would not have a negative impact on the environment or security. The river, with its estuary and a navigation channel running ...

  • New Greenpeace ship causes a row.
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    'Beluga 11' Yard Goes Bankrupt Over Cost Row With Greenpeace

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The Fridtjof Nansen Shipyard in east Germany has applied for bankruptcy proceedings after Greenpeace paid only part of the ¢ 1.4m price for its newbuilding Beluga 11 , saying the ship had not been properly finished.

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    Supplier's E-Commerce Award

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Martek Marine , the Rotherham UK based supplier of safety monitoring systems to the global marine industry, has won Best Use of Teleworking at the 2004 DTI/InterForum E-Commerce Awards ceremony in London last month. The company makes extensive use of voice over internet (VOIP) and Virtual Private Networking (VPN) to ...

  • The entire Versi-Dredge product line will now be powered by John Deere engines.
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    John Deere Diesels for Dredgers

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    IMS , a division of Liquid Waste Technology LLC , has opted to install John Deere engines on its entire Versi-Dredge product line.

  • AGalileo satellite under build.
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    EC Gives Go for Galileo

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The European Commission adopted a communication last month on moving to the deployment and operational phases of the European satellite radio navigation system.

  • Front cover and inside front cover of Issue 9, December 1988, Maritime Journal takes on a new look A4 format.
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    Maritime Journal Celebrates Milestone with Bumper 200th Issue

    2004-11-01T00:00:00Z

    It is unusual to visit the offices of a marine industries company or enter the wheelhouse of a workboat and not find a well examined copy of Maritime Journal on the reception table or somewhere near the helm.

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    Ship

    2004-10-01T18:07:00Z

    Published this month in association with the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich UK, this stunning coffee table book does just what it says on the cover, presenting ''5,000 Years of Maritime Adventure'' in a single volume packed with information and images presented in the inimitable Dorling Kindersley house style.

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    ITS 2004 - Complete Papers & Discussions

    2004-10-01T18:07:00Z

    Book of Papers is a bound volume of the complete proceedings of the very successful 18th Tug & Salvage Convention held in Miami in April of this year.

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    The Last Great Adventure of Sir Peter Blake Sir Peter Blake's Logbooks

    2004-10-01T18:07:00Z

    One of the world''s most famous and successful yachtsmen, Sir Peter Blake had twice won the Whitbread Round the World Race, conquered the Jules Verne around the world record, and been national manager of the twice victorious America''s Cup team for his native New Zealand.

  • There will be at least 15 national pavilions at METS 2004.
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    Crossover Opportunities at Biggest Ever METS

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Marine Equipment Trade Show , which takes place this year from the 16-18 November at the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition Centre , has been completely sold out for months and will be bigger than ever.

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    RNLI Trials Rope Cutters.

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    H4 Marine Ltd of Devon UK has supplied the RNLI with two QuicKutter SH25 rope cutters which will be trialled on the new pre-production Tamar class of offshore lifeboats currently being completed at DML in Plymouth.

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    Nelson & Napoleon Invade London

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Tickets go on sale this month for the first exhibition to explore together the lives of two dominant leaders and adversaries, Horatio Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte.

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    Marseilles Maintains Growth

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Container handling growth at the French Port of Marseilles was up by 10% in the eight months to the end of August, with a throughput of 608,000 TEU. East-west volumes through Fos rose 9% to 388,000 TEU while terminals handling north-south trades improved by 11% to 220,000 TEU. Container tonnage ...

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    Award for Surveyor Training Aid

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The International Institute of Welding has awarded Lloyd''s Register and TWI Ltd the bi-annual Andre Leroy Prize for their computerised non destructive examination (NDE) training aid, in recognition of its excellence as a training tool for Lloyd''s Register Group surveyors.

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    Severn Up for Return of Water Freight

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Over the next ten years, 340,000 lorry journeys will be taken off the roads of Worcestershire UK as the consequence of a £ 1m Freight Facilities Grant awarded last month by the Department for Transport .

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    Versatile Sturmmowe is More Than Just a Buoy Layer

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    German authorities have taken delivery of the country''s latest 21.3m long multi-purpose buoy layer from Fassmer in Berne/ Motzen after an investment of ¢ 2.2m.

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    New Viking In North East

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Denmark''s Viking Life Saving Equipment has appointed Marine Safety Supplies (MSS) of Wallsend UK as the new distributor and authorised service station for Viking''s range of sea safety products in the North East UK.