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NewsISPS Training Takes Centre Stage at seawork2003
The new IMO security standards incorporated in the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) were adopted by the Contracting Governments to SOLAS at the IMO Diplomatic Conference late last year. The phasing in time for ISPS is remarkably short, ending on 1 July 2004.
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NewsCat In a Box Makes Tracks to seawork2003
One of the long distance travellers to seawork2003 will be first time exhibitor Neptun Workboats AS from Oslo, Norway. The company''s ConCat containerised catamaran is based on a proven workboat design to which is added the unique MB Folding Mechanism (MBFM) which allows the craft to be pulled out of ...
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First Waterfront Expo 2003 to Take Place at ExCeL
The first Waterfront Expo, Waterfront Expo 2003, an international waterfront conference and exhibition designed to serve the needs of professionals involved in waterfront and marina design, will be held in London 22-23 October 2003 at the ExCeL exhibition centre in London''s Docklands, the organisers have announced.
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NewsSuzuki Tops Euro Outboard Sales
A 2002 sales increase of over 200% has given Suzuki a clear European lead in the fast growing 115-140hp outboard motor sector. Export figures published recently by ICOMIA handed Suzuki a 27.5% overall market share and 38.1% of four stroke sales, the only area in which Suzuki has an interest.
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NewsDemand Surge for Rough Terrain Container Handlers
As mobilisation builds for a possible war with Iraq, the Tank Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) of the US Army has placed another delivery order with the Kalmar RT Center LLC for Rough Terrain Container Handlers (RTCH). The new delivery order totals 93 machines and other logistical items carrying a ...
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Solar Solve Launch ROLASOLV
South Shields UK based Solar Solve Marine has supplemented its well established range of type approved SOLASOLV anti-glare sunscreens with the launch of ROLASOLV, a range of fire retardant roller blinds for crew and passenger accommodation areas.
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Norwegian Shipowner Earns Prestige
As controversy continues in the wake of the Prestige sinking off Spain, a refreshing approach to vessel management was seen in the UK earlier this month when the single hulled oil tanker Arendal was detained in Shetland after its owners requested a classification society surveyor inspect cracks reported by the ...
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NewsRussian Hulls for Germany's New Coast Guard Vessels
The German Coast Guard has taken delivery of Bad Bramstedt, the first of three advanced new patrol boats from Abeking & Rasmussen in Lemwerder for service mainly in the German Bight region of the North Sea.
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Cosalt Broadens Base With Seadog Acquisition
Cosalt Safety & Protection has acquired the Scottish company Seadog Lifesaving Appliances in a deal valued at approximately £ 2.5m. Cosalt describes the acquisition as a natural step forward for both the well established companies. Seadog has been trading in its present form since the 1960s and Cosalt''s history stretches ...
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HR Wallingford To Lead Earth Observation Team
Civil engineering hydraulics and water environment consultancy HR Wallingford has been chosen by the European Space Agency to lead a team to evaluate the market for satellite earth observation (EO) data. The one year project will forecast the key trends that will evolve in the coastal management market in the ...
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NewsRolls Royce Ups Waterjet Power Stakes
Rolls Royce has developed the world''s most powerful waterjets for a Japanese Techno-Superliner which will carry 700 passengers and 210 tonnes of cargo at 38 knots, cutting the journey time for the 1,000km voyage between Tokyo and the Ogasawara Islands by 10 hours. The 14,500grt Techno-Superliner, due to enter service ...
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Mermaid Captures Lost Buoy
While working off St Ives on the north coast of Cornwall last month, the crew of the Trinity House Lighthouse Service vessel THV Mermaid captured a drifting navigation buoy.
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New Marine Safety Officers Course Available
Safety and survival specialist RGIT Montrose has devised the UK''s first Marine Safety Officers and Representatives Course in response to growing industry demand. Following the UK Government''s recent recommendations that ship officers put in safety management systems for vessels, RGIT received many calls from within the marine industries asking for ...
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Aircraft Carrier Contract Gives Unexpected Long-term Boost to British Shipbuilding
The United Kingdom''s depressed shipbuilding sector was given an unexpected long-term boost last month by the British Government''s decision to award the nation''s largest ever warship order for two new 60,000 tonne aircraft carriers to BAE Systems.
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New TSHD Launched for Van Oord ACZ
A new 4,750m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger was launched for Van Oord ACZ Ltd earlier this month from the van der Giessen de Noord yard in Rotterdam. Van Oord ACZ signed the build contract with IHC Holland in December 2000 and construction was subsequently subcontracted to van der Giessen, ...
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NewsPreparedness Pays at Harwich Harbour Oil Spill
A massive operation to clean up spilled oil and prevent its further spread took place earlier this month in the UK''s Harwich Harbour following the loss of 2,000 gallons of mixed oils from a fractured pipe at the Felixstowe Oil Jetty.
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Simrad and Suzuki in UK Distribution Deal
Simrad UK has been appointed as the official distributor of Suzuki Marine''s range of low-cost searchlight sonars and echosounders into the UK and Irish markets, greatly expanding the choice Simrad offers the fishing industry.
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Wartsila Extends Ciserv Network
Wartsila Corporation has purchased the Dutch marine service company Caltax Marine Diesel BV from Tras van Houte Beheer BV.
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Port Communication Upgraded
Westica has provided the Milford Haven Port Authority with a 1.4 GHz multirate radio system which enables compressed radar information to be transmitted from various remote radar installations to MHPA Port Control.
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NewsTimely Topics for UKHMA Spring Seminar
The UK Harbour Masters'' Association has announced its Spring Seminar 2003 is to take place on 2nd April at the IMarEST Conference Centre in London.
