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  • The HMS Daring foremast is loaded onto a barge at VT Shipbuildings Portsmouth facility.
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    'HMS Daring' Foremast Delivered

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    VT Shipbuilding has completed its construction work on the Royal Navy''s first of class Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring with delivery of the foremast to BAE Systems Naval Ships in Glasgow.

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    Box Tops at Felixstowe

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The world''s largest containership, COSCO Ningbo, made its inaugural call at the UK Port of Felixstowe last month. At 9,449 TEU, the giant boxship has the highest declared capacity of any vessel currently in operation. Designed to cope with the ever growing trade from China, COSCO Ningbo will operate on ...

  • The winning team from Bishops Castle Community College receive prize from FOTR Admiral Borley.
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    Young Engineer Drug Busters

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Young Engineers is a UK educational charity with a remit to inspire young people to pursue careers in engineering.

  • MV Fortuny begins sailing between the ports of Bilbao and Portsmouth this month.
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    Spanish Ferry to Commence Operations in Portsmouth

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Portsmouth Commercial Por t in the UK and Portsmouth City Council have confirmed that the Spanish short sea shipping line Acciona Transmediterranea will commence operations from the city to the Port of Bilbao on the 18th of this month.

  • Port-Net delegates from across Europe gathered in the Italian port of Ravenna.
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    Port-Net Partners Share Experiences

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Delegates from the Haven Gateway Partnership joined port representatives from across Europe last month to share and discuss their experiences in electronic data interchange (EDI) and cargo flows, in the latest of a series of workshops within the EU''s Port-Net initiative.

  • The novel new environmental service ship combination from Fassmer Werft.
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    Fassmer Produces First Oil Skimming Combination

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Fassmer Werft has handed over the first of a new type of small ship combination designed for environmental service with local authorities.

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    MCA SAR Improvements

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency search and rescue figures for 2005 show the total number of occasions where assistance was required went down compared to 2004, and the total number of persons rescued (where lives were at risk) was also down. The total number of alerts received by the ...

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    International ENC Cooperation

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS), operator of the Primar Stavanger electronic navigational chart service, has signed a distribution agreement for Japanese ENCs with the Japan Hydrographic Association.

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    Calamity Corner: The Wrecks of the Eastern English Channel

    2006-04-01T18:07:00Z

    The Titanic is the best example of an enduring public fascination with shipwrecks, but for many whose interest is perhaps determined by a proximity to home territory or some aspect of personal history, there is lore to match each and every nautical location.

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    Significant Ships of 2005

    2006-04-01T18:07:00Z

    The companion publication to Significant Small Ships of 2005, reviewed in MJ last month, Significant Ships of 2005 is a heftier publication dealing with the heftier end of the market in newbuilds produced worldwide last year.

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    Management of Accelerated Low Water Corrosion in Steel Maritime Structures

    2006-04-01T18:07:00Z

    ALWC is a particularly aggressive and localised form of low water corrosion which can occur in tidal and brackish waters on steel maritime structures.

  • RORO 2006 takes place in the Belgian Port of Ghent.
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    Get to Ghent for RORO 2006

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The 18th biennial meeting point for the international ro-ro industry, RORO 2006, takes place at Flanders Expo in the Belgian Port of Ghent on 16-18 May. Sponsored by the Ghent Port Company, RORO 2006 will focus on a range of commercial, operational and technical issues affecting the future of the ...

  • Hamburgs HADAG fleet expansion is a response to a passenger growth rate of 10.8% last year.
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    Two Newbuilds for Hamburg's Busy HADAG Ferry Fleet

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg''s HADAG Seetouristik und Fahrdienst has taken into service its eighth Type 2000 ferry and excursion boat, Ovelgonne, and is looking forward to taking delivery of a ninth in June.

  • Dealing with overtopping is important to minimize down time and other impacts on coastal facilities.
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    New Guidance to Prevent Seawall Overtopping

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    In the UK and elsewhere in Europe, many kilometres of coastline are protected by sea walls and other coastal defences. These structures help to protect the coastline against erosion and coastal flooding.

  • The Salvage Association is moving into port and terminal risk assessment.
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    Enhanced Risk Assessment for Ports

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The Salvage Association, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, is placing increasing emphasis on serving other sectors of the maritime industry while remaining fully committed to its core business of marine casualty surveying and investigation. Now a subsidiary of BMT Ltd, the Salvage Association is attracting old and new ...

  • Bank of Scotland Marine Finance has secured funding for many Seawork type boats.
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    Bank of Scotland's Seawork Debut

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Bank of Scotland Marine Finance, a familiar name in the leisure marine market and an active player in the global shipping market for many years, will be exhibiting at Seawork for the first time in Southampton this summer.

  • Xblocs will be used for the first time in Africa at Bar Beach, Nigeria.
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    First Xblocs for Africa

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in the Netherlands has granted Hitech Construction Company Ltd a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of a shore protection at Bar Beach, Lagos, Nigeria. Bar Beach will be the first application of Xbloc in Africa.

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    British Government Cuts UK Light Dues

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The British Government has reduced the light dues paid by merchant ships for aids to navigation in UK waters from 39 pence to 35 pence per ton in 2006/07. The tonnage cap will remain at the same 35,000 tons, making the maximum charge for light dues £ 12,250 per voyage.

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    V.Ships Buys UMC

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Southampton UK based underwater engineering company UMC International has been purchased by marine services provider V.Ships. UMC has diving teams servicing both the commercial marine and military sectors out of bases in Plymouth, Rotterdam, Dubai and Fujairah. UMC will retain its name and existing management. The new owners expect their ...

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    Marine Renewable Opportunities

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    A new report prepared for the Scottish Enterprise Energy Team by industry consultants OTM says a diverse range of Scottish sectors are well placed to capture work in marine renewables projects.