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Bespoke Survey Cat Hits the Road
Kongsberg Maritime and Uniteam International have joined forces to showcase the recently developed ConCat Survey Catamaran with a''Road Show'' demonstration tour of the innovative turnkey survey platform, which kicked off at Oceanology International in London this month and will continue across the USA and Canada before returning to the UK ...
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Coastal AIS for Norway
Kongsberg Seatex AS has been awarded a contract to develop AIS infrastructure covering the coast of Norway. The contract includes delivery, installation and implementation of AIS base station equipment for 35 shore based stations. Contract work began last month with completion scheduled for the end of this year.
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NewsDanes Get Two More AHTS Ships From Germans
The latest in a series of the world''s most powerful anchor-handling/tug supply vessels was being named at east German shipyard Volkswerft in Stralsund March for Danish sister company Maersk Supply Service .
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NewsContract for First Azipull Coastal Tanker
NVC-Design , part of Rolls Royce , has won its first contract for a coastal product tanker which combines a bespoke hull design with a diesel mechanical propulsion system based on twin Ulstein Aquamaster Azipull aximuth thrusters with pulling propellers.
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NewsFinns Win Again with Sixth Police Targa
The Metropolitan Police Thames Division fleet has received its sixth Finnish built Targa patrol craft, supplied by seawork2004 exhibitor Wessex Marine .
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Seminar Season for Harbour Masters
Harbour Masters can look forward to a busy but rewarding schedule over the months ahead with UKHMA ''s 2004 Spring Seminar taking place in London on 31 March, followed closely by the IHMA 4th Biennial Congress and Exhibition inBremen, Germany on 23 May through to 28 May.
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Briggs Spilfyter Distribution Deal
Scottish based Briggs Environmental Services Ltd , a division of Briggs Marine , has announced the next phase in its joint venture with US sorbent and spill kit manufacturer, the NPS Corporation.
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Rail Record for Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe closed out 2003 in spectacular fashion by breaking its own record for containers transported by rail three times in three weeks. The UK''s largest container port closed out its run of success in week 50, when 6,676 units were shifted by rail. This record throughput comes ...
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Ceto's Third UK Response Centre
Aberdeen based oil and chemical spill specialists Ceto Environmental Ltd , which is contracted to the MCA to deal with incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances, has announced the opening of a third regional response centre at Huddersfield.
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A&P Looks to Revive Birkenhead Newbuilding
The possibility of reviving British shipbuilding at the former Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead has been raised by ship repair specialists A&PGroup , which has reached an agreement with site owner Reddington establishing it as ''preferred'' user.
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NewsMarine Opportunities at All-Energy 2004
The All-Energy Opportunities exhibition and conference returns to Aberdeen with the fourth in a series of annual events scheduled for 25-27 May. Devoted to renewable energy, All-Energy Opportunities will provide a topical update on all renewables, including the emerging offshore wind, wave and tidal power industries which promise substantial workloads ...
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NewsGlobal Navigation System Gets Closer to Lift-Off
The development and implementation of Galileo , Europe''s global navigation system, is moving towards its design and demonstration phase with testing equipment placed along the Danube and in several UK ports.
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NewsUK Port Rumbles Near Eruption
The British Government has responded to the House of Commons'' Transport Select Committee''s wide ranging report on ports, saying it would be ''unacceptable'' to hold up key decisions on port expansion until a national ports plan had been formulated. The Government response in fact argued against the introduction of such ...
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NewsSanta Delivers for Poole Harbour Commissioners
Poole UK based Wessex Marine enters into its 10th Anniversary year having capped 2003 in style with the Christmas handover of a new Targa 25 patrol boat to Poole Harbour Commissioners .
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NewsConversion Creates Specialised Tanker
Germany''s Koetter-Werft hascompleted the conversion of the inland waterways tanker Eiltank 4 into a 1350dwt Class C double hulled vessel, its latest for Duisburg shipping company Reederei Jaegers .
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NewsEurope Opens Biggest Waterway Transport
Europe''s biggest waterway traffic junction, which includes the continent''s longest canal bridge, is now open to shipping at Magdeburg. Eliminating dependence on Elbe water levels, it is likely to dramatically increase east-west inland waterway transport in the years ahead.
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Cosalt on Fire
Cosalt Safety & Protection has set up a new team in the UK''s south west to handle the design, supply, installation and commissioning of fixed fire suppression systems, particularly to the newbuild market, in both the UK and Europe. The Falmouth Docks based facility is part of the company''s drive ...
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Happy New Name for De Groot
Dutch dredger builder and dredging equipment supplier De Groot Nijkerk , which has been a member of the Damen Shipyards Group for some 13 years, has received a name change to Damen Dredging Equipment , effective from the first of last month. The company''s staff and products remain the same ...
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NewsTwin Peaks for UK Waterways Freight
The British Government''s determination to take ''abnormal loads'' and other freight off the nation''s congested highways was underscored last month by the maiden voyage of the Inland Navigator . The vessel was purchased and converted at a cost of £ 500,000, 99% of which was met by a Department of ...
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Christian's Fleet
In November 1795 the greatest fleet to leave Britain''s shores set sail for the West Indies.
