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    Early Warning Saves Bear Necessities

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Bear Grylls and his crew, who last month crossed the North Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an 11m Ocean Dynamics open RIB, had a potential power failure averted by their remote monitoring and tracking service.

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    Boom boxes at Hamburg

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg achieved a 14.9% increase in container handling over the first half of 2003, with a record 2.9 million teu handled at the Hamburg Container Terminal . It is the fifth consecutive year that Hamburg can claim double-figure growth in box turnover. The Port also saw a ...

  • All-electric SWATH Planet is a German Navy groundbreaker.
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    Germany's Biggest SWATH Ship Takes Shape

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The biggest SWATH ship ever built in Germany has been named and launched for the Bundesmarine at the North Sea shipyard Nordseewerke NSW , in Emden.

  • Farset of Belfast prepares to assist the tanker Nornews Leader.
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    Works in Progress

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The small family firm of David Ferran & Sons of Belfast recently had the distinction of taking delivery of the first steel tug/workboat to be completed by Hampshire boat builders VT Halmatic .

  • The Arnold & Sons Trans Atlantic Arctic Expedition team speed towards the conclusion of their successful crossing.
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    Success for Atlantic Crossing

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Bear Grylls and his team have succeeded in a record setting effort to make the first ever unassisted crossing of the North Atlantic just south of the Arctic Circle in an open 11m RIB.

  • Celtic Explorer: praised by experts.
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    Silent Running 'Celtic Explorer' Garners Praise

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Ireland''s first deep-sea research vessel, the Irish Marine Institute ''s new RV Celtic Explorer , appears to have drawn nothing but praise since she was commissioned in April after completion at Damen/Royal Schelde .

  • The first Cheetah 7.9m is seen on its custom-built trailer.
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    New Cheetah Hungry for Power

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Cheetah Marine of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight has launched the first example of its new Cheetah 7.9m design to coincide with the opening of the new Ventnor Haven sheltered mooring facility. The new catamaran has been designed specifically to make use of the new generation of powerful four ...

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    Expansion Opens at Trinity

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Felixstowe officially opened the first phase of its Trinity Terminal expansion by adding six hectares of back-up land which will boost storage capacity by 6,500 teu. A further section of storage area will be opened early next year, ahead of the quay becoming fully operational by July ...

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    Tyne Online

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Newcastle UK based Tyne First has launched a website to promote, serve and support marine and offshore technology companies on and around the River Tyne. The website, www. tynefirst. com , focuses on the capacity and capability of a range of local companies and will be used to promote the ...

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    Name Change for Barkemeyer

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Van der Velden Group of companies, which includes Barkemeyer GmbH & Kg , has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a change of name. Oceangoing manoeuvring equipment specialists Barkemeyer will henceforth operate under the trade name Van der Velden Marine Systems . The Barkmeyer brand name is associated with its ...

  • The number of cruise ships calling at Southampton has more than doubled over the last six years.
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    ABP Opens 3rd Southampton Cruise Terminal

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Associated British Ports officially opened its third cruise terminal in the Port of Southampton last month, with the £ 1.5m City Cruise Terminal bringing ABP ''s investment in Southampton cruise facilities to over £ 10m this year.

  • Asian Hercules II stabilises the second section of Tricolor on the voyage to Zeebrugge.
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    Successful 'Tricolor' Removal Underway

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the largest wreck removal operations ever undertaken continues in the English Channel with the consortium Combinatie Berging Tricolor (CBT) having already removed two sections cut from the sunken car carrier Tricolor to Zeebrugge.

  • Niestern Sanders double-up research ship is said to be unique.
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    Double-up Research Ship is 'Immense Challenge' Say Dutch

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    A unique new research vessel boasting a double propeller plant and two separate engine rooms is now under construction at Dutch shipyard Niestern Sander in Delfzijl.

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    UKHMA Autumn Seminar Set

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Harbour Masters'' Association Autumn 2003 Seminar takes place on Wednesday, 29 October 2003 at the IMarEST Conference Centre in London.

  • A flotilla of pleasure craft accompanied Concorde on its final flight.
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    Supersonic Legend Makes Final Flight By Water

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Dutch marine transport specialists Van der Wees Watertransporten made front page news in the Netherlands and Germany recently when their pontoon Lastdrager wasused to sail a decommissioned Concorde aircraft 50 miles down the Rhine.

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    IHC To Close van der Giessen-de Noord Shipyard

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Netherlands'' IHC Caland offshore and shipbuilding group has announced the pending closure of its van der Giessen-de Noord shipyard in Rotterdam with the loss of 400 jobs. Completion of existing orders will keep the yard open until early next year.

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    Letters From The Mary Rose

    2003-08-01T18:07:00Z

    The raising in 1982 of Henry VIII''s favourite warship, the Mary Rose, has made her into one of the most famous ships in history, as a global television audience followed her salvage and painstaking preservation at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard where she is now on public display.

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    MSI Data Report: Commercial Ports: UK

    2003-08-01T18:07:00Z

    This report from MSI Marketing Research for Industry covers the review period of 1998 - 2002, during which time the volume of UK port traffic increased to an estimated 567.9 million tonnes in the final year.

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    The Statesman's Yearbook 2004

    2003-08-01T18:07:00Z

    Published last month is this 140th annual edition of an institution which has come to be the byword for accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world.

  • East meets west at Scarborough.
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    Malaysians Visit Scarborough Coastal Works

    2003-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Consultancy High-Point Rendel has played host to a visit rom the Malaysian Department of Irrigation and Drainage and other representatives of the country''s government, business and academic institutions. The 23 member Malaysian team visited the £ 33m coastal protection scheme at Scarborough UK being supervised by High-Point Rendel.