Industry News – Page 266
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Queen's Awards Deadline
The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this ...
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Gripping name change
The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this ...
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NewsWave goodbye to marine diesel crime wave
These days of rising fuel costs have inspired a new breed of thief, marine diesel siphoners. Midnight transfers of fuel from both leisure and commercial craft are rising in tandem with the cost of energy.
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NewsEffective security for workboats
From French luxury yachts to freighters, it seems that no vessel is immune from the scourge of modern day piracy attacks, writes Stuart Flynn of Securewest International.
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NewsCity helps keep 'Cutty Sark' afloat
It may seem unusual that City types from the rarefied world of finance are getting involved in historic ship restoration, but the vessel in question is the Cutty Sark and the City folk are actually some of London''s top shipbrokers.
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NewsFinance deal gives Pendennis a lift
An asset finance deal has enabled Cornwall UK based super-yacht builders Pendennis to acquired a new travel hoist capable of carrying vessels of up to 400 tons.
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NewsIntroduction to SMM 08
The world''s largest maritime industry trade fair just keeps on getting bigger, as SMM 2008 extends into new exhibition halls which will allow more than 1,800 exhibitors from 55 countries to fill a whopping 87,000 sq/m of display space with the latest in cutting edge technology, alongside a host of ...
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NewsMarine Bill MMO could revive Dibden Bay
The Port City Futures conference in Southampton heard last week that the Dibden Bay Container Terminal plan could be revived by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), which will be set up by the current Draft Marine Bill.
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NewsRNLI takes over lifeboat operations at Cowes
The UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution has recently taken over the operation of the lifeboat at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The service was previously operated by the independent Cowes Inshore Lifeboat service.
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NewsMHPA to host BPA annual conference
The British Ports Association will hold its annual conference in Milford Haven on 8-9 October in an event hosted by the Milford Haven Port Authority. Non-BPA members are welcome to book for the open sessions and a trade exhibition will be held in conjunction with the conference.
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NewsBodan Shipyard makes it an even dozen
The Bodan Shipyard in Kressbronn has won a Europe wide tender worth ¢ 11m to build its twelfth ferry for service with operators Stadtwerke Konstanz on Lake Constance from Spring 2010.
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NewsNew cargo vessel for River Thames
A newly introduced cargo vessel has appeared on the Thames serving a wharf upriver of the Barrier.
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NewsNorth Pole could be Danish
Martin Pratt, of Durham University''s International Boundary Research Unit, (IBRU) said last month that ''if pushed'' he would come down on the side of a Danish claim to the North Pole.
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NewsMarine industry and environmentalists unite
Associated British Ports'' (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Link''s (Link) joint statement on the draft Marine Bill, citing it as an excellent example of industry and environmentalists working together ...
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NewsStrategic windfarm siting study underway
ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a contract to develop spatial information layers on the location and economic value of commercial fishing and shellfishing activities in UK waters.
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NewsMichigan modelling sends storm warning
The theoretical link between storms and climate change has been bolstered with a new mathematical model from the University of Michigan that shows atmospheric phenomena like water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones develop from warmer and moister air.
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Integrated Bridge Systems Vol 1 - Radar and AIS
As from 2008, all new marine radars must be able to display AIS data and plenty of work has been done to help ensure that the information is consistent, uniform symbols are used and there are protocols to provide a standard resolution of AIS, radar and chart images.
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Coasters of Cornwall
Coasters of Cornwall is the sixth book in the popular Coasters series by Bernard McCall.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Oceans
Whether you''re an experienced sailor or learning the ropes, The Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Oceans is full of practical information on everything from how to find a crew position through to sailing as a profession.
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NewsIce Chasers return
The ''Ice Chaser'' survey team on board the James Clark Ross returned last week from its exploration of the Arctic''s sea ice with news on the environment, a hot topic since some forecasts have predicted an ice free Arctic summer within the next ten years.
