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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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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.
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Marine Diesel Engines
Published last September, this 2nd Edition of Nigel Calder''s best selling book again focuses on the smaller end of the diesel spectrum, engines ranging in horsepower from 10 to 100.
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Rescue at Sea
This handsome volume, published late last year with the full support of the International Lifeboat Federation, the UK''s RNLI and the US Coast Guard, is subtitled An International History of Lifesaving & Coastal Rescue Craft.
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Seafarers Health Award
A team led by Dr Tim Carter, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK''s Department for Transport , has won an award from the BUPA Foundation for its work to improve the health of seafarers. The team, including representatives from the DoT , the Maritime and Coastguard Agency , the Chamber ...
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NewsEuroport Launch Lifts ISPS Port Compliance
Transas used the occasion of Europort to launch a new product which will help to provide an ISPS Code compliance solution for port and harbour authorities.
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VTM to Aid ISPS Compliance
Tideland Maritime Systems and Norcontrol IT AS have jointly developed V-Track Modular (VTM), a vessel identification and movement monitoring system designed to comply with the requirements of the IMO''s ISPS Code . VTM provides real-time ship identification and monitors vessels'' movements within a given area. It is designed to assist ...
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TSS Does AIS and VDR Europort Double
VT TSS Ltd launched two new products at Europort under the S G Brown brand name.
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NewsWorld's Tallest Mast Delivered
VT Halmatic rounded off an eventful 2003 with the completion of the world''s tallest yacht mast, which will be fitted on the high-tech luxury yacht Mirabella V under construction by parent company VT Shipbuilding . The 90m hollow carbon epoxy mast, which has a maximum cross section of 1.6m and ...
