Industry News – Page 310

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    Volvo Penta Online Locater

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Volvo Penta has launched a new internet based dealer locater that will enable customers to locate their nearest dealer regardless of location.

  • Wind turbine blades are loaded on board MV Atlas Gracht at the Port of Southampton.
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    Wind Blade Record for Southampton

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The largest shipment of wind turbine blades ever exported from the UK left the ABP Port of Southampton recently on board MV Atlas Gracht , the longest vessel to be operated by Vestas Wind Systems (formerly NEG Micon Rotors Ltd ).

  • Richard Branson knocks six hours off the record for crossing the English Channel in a car boat.
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    Branson Pickles Another World Record

    2004-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Richard Branson, Britain''s most high profile entrepreneur, has added to his collection of maritime speed records by crossing the English Channel while skippering a Gibbs Aquada carboat in one hour and forty minutes.

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    Port Designer's Handbook: Recommendations and Guidelines

    2004-08-01T18:07:00Z

    This book should prove invaluable for practising port and harbour engineers involved in the layout, design and construction of berth and harbour structures.

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    World Shipping Directory 2004-2005

    2004-08-01T18:07:00Z

    With the merger three years ago of Lloyd''s Register Maritime Information Publishing Group with Fairplay Publications Ltd to form Lloyd''s Register - Fairplay, a maritime information powerhouse was created.

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    Tugs of the World - 3rd Edition

    2004-08-01T18:07:00Z

    Oilfield Productions have made a quantum leap forward with this new 3rd edition of their Tugs of the World directory.

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    Holyhead Marine Raids Key Military Boatbuilding Contract

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Holyhead Marine Services to construct the replacement Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) for the Royal Marines . The contract has been issued for the construction of a one-off prototype vessel by the yard with options for further vessels.

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    Ignorance Risks Lives, Says MCA's Survey

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    A survey undertaken by the UK''s Maritime & Coastguard Agency has revealed that nearly half of all parents (49%) do not know that the Coastguard is an emergency service and can be called by dialing 999 as for the Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance Service.

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    New Port Services Joint Venture Launched for South Wales

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Two UK port services companies, one in west Wales and one in Southampton, signed an agreement this month to form a new joint company. The Milford Docks Company , part of the Milford Haven Port Authority Group , and Williams Shipping have entered into the joint venture which will create ...

  • Cassens: building 700 TEU feeders again after rescue from bankruptcy.
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    Fresh Start for Small Ship Specialist Cassens

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Bankrupt German small ship yard Cassens Werft has been given a new lease of life following investment by business partners and is now building three 700 TEU container feeders.

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    Windscreen Wiper Merger

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    B Hepworth & Company Ltd has announced the merger of Hepworth Marine International and Wynstruments Limited .

  • Liverpools three graces, part of the citys new World Heritage Site.
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    Mersey Waterfront Is World Heritage Site

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Liverpool has been added to an illustrious list which includes the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Great Wall of China after its bid to become a World Heritage Site was approved by the United Nations. Liverpool''s waterfront site, including the famous Pier Head ...

  • BMT will be using a broad range of marine traffic simulation tools as part of the offshore wind farm navigation risk study.
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    UK Government Boost for Marine Renewables

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The British Government has trebled its marine research development fund for wave and tidal energy technology. The £ 50 million allocation from the Department of Trade and Industry is intended to encourage investment in a marine sector where Britain has the potential to lead the world.

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    London's Mayor Lauds Thames Yard Expansion

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    With the arrival of its new dry dock, Thames Craft Dry Docking Services Ltd (Thames Craft) is able to take larger vessels and pontoons out of the water for regular maintenance and emergency repairs. The new dry dock, which is securely anchored on the river bed to provide safe deep ...

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    More Moore Stephens

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Shipping accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens has expanded its specialised shipping presence in the UK by opening an office in the maritime centre of Southampton.

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    Dredging for Development

    2004-07-01T18:07:00Z

    Dredging is in the awkward position of being an indispensable ''invisible essential'' of modern life while often portrayed as the villainous wrecker of the marine environment.

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    ISPS Code: 2004 Update - A Practical Guide

    2004-07-01T18:07:00Z

    With less than a month to go before the 1 July implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, an alarmingly high percentage of ships and ports worldwide are not in compliance.

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    Lloyds Maritime Directory 2004

    2004-07-01T18:07:00Z

    Just out in mid-May is the Lloyd''s Maritime Directory 2004, the latest edition of an annual publishing event which provides global maritime decision makers with a comprehensive directory vessel and 45,000 ship owners, managers and operators in Volume One plus, in Volume Two, a Shipping Services Directory listing everything from ...

  • The chief executive officer of Milford Haven Port Authority has called for a better understanding of the needs of ports and the high environmental standards that they work to.
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    Call for Fairness in Port Development

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The chief executive officer of Wales'' largest port has warned that economic policy must give greater recognition to the vital role played by Welsh ports and deal fairly and efficiently with proposals to develop them if the contribution they make to national and local economies is to continue.

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    German Roads to Sea

    2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Germany''s Short Sea Shipping Promotion Centre anticipates that more than 150 million t/km of freight transport will shift from road to sea in that country over the next three years. The change will be driven by high fuel costs and the introduction of road tolls.