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NewsEC Gives Go for Galileo
The European Commission adopted a communication last month on moving to the deployment and operational phases of the European satellite radio navigation system.
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NewsMaritime Journal Celebrates Milestone with Bumper 200th Issue
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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NewsShipRepair & Conversion Embarks On New Format
ShipRepair & Conversion 2004 London marks the first appearance in a new guise of a major event for the industry, which has been held annually in London for the past 12 years but will henceforward alternate yearly between its home city and leading overseas repair centres.
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NewsDredging Instrumentation Gets Major System Upgrade
Damen Dredging Equipment (formerly De Groot Nijkerk ) has carried out a major renovation of the dredging instrumentation on board two of UMA ''s trailing suction hopper aggregates dredgers, City of Cardiff and City of Chichester .
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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
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
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.
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RNLI Trials Rope Cutters.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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European Commission Eases Port of Antwerp Access
The European Commission has authorised a Flemish aid package which will guarantee access to the Port of Antwerp by inland waterway during the reconstruction works on the Antwerp Ring Road project.
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New German SUBS Doubles Baltic Cleanup Capacity
Germany''s latest SUBS (pollution combat vessel) Arkona has entered service, doubling the country''s capacity for tackling pollution accidents in the Baltic and also beefing up emergency towage capacity in the region.
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Close Call for 'Queen Mary 2'
With a vessel the size of Queen Mary 2 there are always going to be some tight squeezes. Still in its first year of operation, Cunard ''s flagship luxury liner came up against its closest call thus far on the maiden visit to Norway. It was necessary to sail under ...
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NewsGLAs Launch '2020 The Vision'
The three General Lighthouse Authorities presented their vision of the future of Aids to Navigation requirements around the UK and Republic of Ireland over the next 15 years earlier this month. Following lengthy consultation with users and the Nautical Institute , a comprehensive strategy contained in 2020 The Vision was ...
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Marine Business Integration
Following its acquisition of Sealand and Taylor Made Environmental''s Cruisair and MarineAir brands, Dometic has now fully integrated its UK marine business interests.
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Perkins UK Distribution Deal
Finning International Inc hasbeen awarded exclusive distribution rights for Perkins engines and parts in Great Britain from 1 December 2004. The new distribution agreement will cover a number of industries, including marine, agriculture, construction and materials handling.
