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NewsDamen Offer New ASD Tug Designs
Damen Shipyards, based at Gorinchem in Holland, have added two further Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tugs to their already successful range of powerful ship-handling vessels.
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Spanish Group Looks Set to Purchase HBG
A surprise ?756m cash offer from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados looks set to win control of Holland' s Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) and with it the recently merged Ballast HAM Dredging.
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NewsMajor Works at Renewed Lisnave
Portugal''s Lisnave shiprepairers continue to make good use of new facilities at the Mitrena Yard, 50km south of Lisbon in Setubal, undertaking extensive refurbishment and conversion work on 39,655dwt FPSO Jamestown.
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IMO Recommends Moratorium on STCW Deadline
The IMO issued a communication just days before the scheduled 1 February implementation of STCW 95 recommending a six month period of grace for seafarers to update their qualifications.
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NewsPersonal Location Debut at SASMEX
McMurdo Pains Wessex will use the occasion of the SASMEX exhibition in Amsterdam in April to show a variety of new marine safety equipment.
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Successful Launch for New Lifeboat
Danish shipbuilder Mulder & Rijke has received orders for 70 of its recently introduced partially enclosed PELB 95/150 lifeboats. Six of the 9.5m long, 150 passenger lifeboats have already been delivered to the Italian ferry operator Tirrenia for its recently launched Bithia ferry, which now operates on the Sicily - ...
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Jotron Emergency Light in UK
A new Multi-Purpose Personal Strobe Light, the Jotron AQ5, is now distributed in the UK by Southampton-based Ocean Safety Ltd on behalf of its Norwegian manufacturer Jotron.
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New Website for PLA
Designed to be worn by crew on deck at night, the light can be activated in the event of a man overboard or other emergency.A new website has been launched by the Port of London Authority to coincide with the introduction of the PLA's new commercial branding.The new website retains ...
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NewsCool Reception for the 'Ice Challenger' at MI6
When a material failure halted a demonstration run of adventurer Steve Brooks'' Ice Challenger 2002 vehicle Snowbird 6 on London''s River Thames last month, the distressed ''craft'' drifted to shore at a slipway adjoining the M16 spy headquarters.
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Coastal Futures 2002 Conference Thinks Globally
Globalisation of the world economy cannot safely continue without a concurrent globalisation of response to environmental concerns and, in particular, sustainable development and management of the marine environment.
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NewsOceanology Debut for VideoRay 2002
Atlantas Marine Ltd have taken delivery of the first new VideoRay 2002 and will be showing it on stand 6/21 at Oceanology International.
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Humber Shipping
This volume mostly illustrates the ships associated with the city of Hull, which has dominated the Humber region since the 14th century.
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Guiding Lights: The Design & Development of the British Lightvessel from 1732
From time immemorial the coasts of Britain have caused many a shipwreck, but it was to be the 16th century before attempts began to be made to arrest the needless loss of both ships and men by the construction of the first lighthouses.
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Short Sea Shipping 2001/2002
Ships in Focus Publications have now taken over the publication of this popular guide for coaster enthusiasts. Gilbert Mayes'' latest edition includes details of all short sea cargo vessels whose owner, operator, charterer or agent is based in the UK or Ireland or vessels which fly these flags.
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NewsEnvironmental Court Approves Goteborg Fairway Works
The Swedish environmental court has approved plans for the Port of Goteborg to deepen, widen and straighten its fairways in works valued at $140m.
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NewsScots Prepare Taiwan for Oil Spill
A delegation of high-ranking officials from the Government of Taiwan has spent two weeks in Scotland learning about the latest oil spill response and prevention techniques. The 28 senior personnel, including representatives of the Taiwanese coast guard service, the national parks agency and water suppliers, attended intensive training sessions hosted ...
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NewsNew Fully Enclosed Lifeboat in Europe
A newly developed, fully enclosed lifeboat with a capacity of 102 persons and a new fast rescue craft in three different versions, all produced by Jiangyin Xinjiang of China, have been introduced to the European market by sole regional distributor Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS.
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NewsMBE for Giro Engineering's Paull Williams
Paull Williams learned to his astonishment that his MBE was on the cards while participating as an exhibitor at Europort 2001 with Giro Engineering Ltd, the company he co-founded in 1980.
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SASMEX Goes Dutch
The Safety at Sea and Marine Electronic Conference and Exhibition (SASMEX) moves to the port city of Amsterdam for the first time this year, taking place at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam (PTA Centre) on 16-18th April.
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The Princess Royal to Present Seatrade Awards
The 14th Seatrade Awards Ceremony Dinner, to be held in the City of London on 22 April, will be graced by HRH The Princess Royal as the Guest on Honour.
