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Dredgers of the World: Fourth Edition
Oilfield Publications produces a range of similar titles covering vessel types such as tugs, survey vessels and mobile drilling units.
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NewsFirst Timers Flock to ShipRepair & Conversion
First time exhibitors continue to swell the ranks of companies taking part at Ship Repair & Conversion 2003 , the twelfth anniversary of the industry''s premier exhibition and conference, taking place the 26th and 27th of this month at the Grand Hall, Olympia in London.
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NewsEncouraging Signs for Repair Sector in Europe
It has been an encouragingly active Summer and Autumn for many of Europe''s ship repair and conversion facilities and thus a refreshing contrast to the gloomy order situation in much of the newbuilding sector. Big ship work may have grabbed the headlines this Autumn, but specialised small vessel projects have ...
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NewsInnovative Finance Funds Unique Newbuild
Wirral UK based seabed mapping and marine survey specialists Osiris Projects hascommissioned a new coastal survey vessel and is set to double its workforce with the help of a £ 650,000 financial package from Bank of Scotland Business Banking .
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NewsNew Guidelines for Hydraulic Design of Exposed Jetties
HR Wallingford in the UK has recently completed a research project to provide new guidance for the hydraulic design of jetties in exposed locations, the project being funded by UK government under the DTI Partners in Innovation programme.
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News'Ghost Ships' Scare Up Government Reversal
With two of the first four so-called ''ghost ships'' towed from America to the UK for scrapping now moored at Hartlepool and the other two mid-Atlantic, uncertainty surrounds their future as the UK Environment Agency has reversed its position and declared its earlier approval of modification to Able UK ''swaste ...
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'Venus' in Green Call to Arms
The Swedish Road Administration operates a fleet of more than 60 ships and is thus the country’ s largest shipping company in terms of number of vessels. The Road Administration has overall responsibility for the environmental impact of road traffic and as part of this, its Vagverket Farjerederiet ferry company ...
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OCS Goes Boom
Oil Control Systems of the Netherlands has received an order from SMIT Salvage for the delivery of 400m of Ro-Boom 1100 Oilboom . The order contains four hydraulic operated reels, each including a 100m oilboom, fitted in special fabricated galvanised frames which can be stowed in planes and/or on deck. ...
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Eurpoean Marine Institute A Virtual Certainty
EVIMAR A/S shareholders include British Maritime Technology Ltd, which has recently opened a subsidiary office in Belgium called BMT De Beer bv. The new office is strategically located at Stabroek, near the Antwerp port area and with connections to Vlissingen, Gent Terneuzen, and Zeebrugge.
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Queen’s Wharf Rebuild Completed
The 4m reconstruction of the Queens Wharf in Falmouth has been completed, enabling ship repair and port services specialist A&P Falmouth to resume normal operations. The original structure was destroyed by a fire in January.
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Visit www. portcities. org. uk
A new multimedia educational website launched in the UK last month brings together museums, libraries and archives to enhance public understanding of Britain''s maritime history.
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BMT Extends Survey Reach
British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) has extended its marine surveying capability through the acquisition of US based Technical Maritime Associates Inc, which provides a wide range of marine surveying services around the Port of New Orleans, on the Mississippi River and along the Gulf Coast. Technical Maritime Services and its ...
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EMMA Links With Klima
European Marine and Machinery Agencies has been appointed UK distributor for Dutch heat exchanger manufacturer Klima Thermo-Tech B.V. Klima is providing the air to air cooling systems for the azimuth propulsion pods fitted to the new liner Queen Mary 2. Klima also provides the cooling systems that are an essential ...
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First UK Flag Approval for DSAS
The UK''s Maritime & oastguard Agency has issued the first flag approval of its kind for a SOLAS XI-2/6 compliant DSAS ship security alert system supplied by Pole Star Space Applications Limited.
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NewsShipbuilding Resumes at Portsmouth Naval Base
Warship building has returned to Portsmouth (UK) Naval Base after more than 35 years following the start of production at the VT Group ''snew facilities on the Royal Navy ''s Type 45 destroyer.
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Tidal Turbine Testing Surge in Scotland
Testing has begun of a prototype tidal energy turbine, the EXIM, which both its developers and local government bodies hope will establish Shetland at the forefront of renewable energy developments. Swedish owned Seapower Scotland and Lerwick company Delta Marine are carrying out tests over 10 sites in the Bluemull Sound, ...
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IZAR Agreement Boosts FastShip
The lengthy gestation of the FastShip project took a step closer to realisation last month when a feasibility study agreement was signed between the American company of that name and Spanish shipyard IZAR. Spanish Government Industrial Holding (SEPI) will supervise and foster the project.
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Cathelco and Jotun Join Forces
UK-based antifouling specialist Cathelco Ltd has acquired the cathodic protection business of Jotun A/S, creating what is claimed to be the world''s largest combined manufacturer of electrolytic antifouling systems for seawater pipework and hull corrosion protection equipment for the shipping industry. Cathelco have purchased the assets of Jotun''s impressed current ...
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Offshore Energy Teaming Agreement Announced
Titan Environmental Services Ltd and VT Marine Services have announced a teaming agreement to supply survey services to the offshore wind and marine renewables industry.
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£1 Million Marine Sector Boost for SW England
A campaign is being launched to boost investment in the marine industries in South West England as part of the £ 1m second phase of a campaign aimed at attracting investors and visitors to the region.
