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'CGG Mistral' Lost - Soon After MWB Conversion
The French seismic ship CGG Mistral went down in 750m of water in the eastern Caribbean just before Christmas, a few months after her 22m conversion at Germany''s MWB Motorenwerke in Bremerhaven.
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Tideland Maritime Goes Global
Tideland Maritime Systems, the new division of Tideland Signal dedicated to the supply, installation and servicing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), has signed a worldwide service agreement with the Radio Holland Group. Rotterdam based Radio Holland, will install and service SOLAS AIS units globally as well as providing other technical ...
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New VT Halmatic Service Launches With Premier Contract
VT Halmatic celebrated the launch of a new Fleet Contract Hire and Support Division this month with the announcement of a ten year contract with the ABP Port of Southampton.
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Latest Dredging Figures From BMAPA and Crown Estate
At the end of 2002 the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and the Crown Estate issued an annual report detailing the extent of UK dredging for the year 2001.
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Damen Celebrate 75th Year Anniversary
Early in November the Damen Shipyards Group, with headquarters at Gorinchem, celebrated 75 years of shipbuilding under the Damen name and 34 years of unique progress under their present chairman Mr Kommer Damen.
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Historic Pilot Schooner is Transported Home to Hamburg
After 70 years in the United States, the Elbe pilot schooner No 5 Elbe has gone back to her home port Hamburg and the River Elbe, where she started her working life 120 years ago in 1883.
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IBIA Airs Response to EU Pollution from Ships Strategy
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) broadly welcomed the EU strategy for controlling air pollution from ships this month but expressed reservations over the practicality of aspects of the strategy which go beyond international regulations.
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South Cat Workboat Lands Record Catch
South Boats have launched the fifteenth catamaran to be built at their Isle of Wight yard.
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South Coast Shipping Renamed RMC Marine
Southampton UK based South Coast Shipping has been renamed RMC Marine Ltd to bring the firm further into line with its parent company''s corporate identity.
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Schat-Harding Acquires Dutch Lifeboat Builder Mulder & Rijke
Lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding has taken over Dutch lifeboat builder Mulder & Rijke.
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European Support for Japanese Dredger
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has called upon European dredging expertise to help it build the largest dredger ever produced in that country, a 10,000m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger for the Suez Canal Authority. The vessel will be used to maintain dredged depths in entrance channels to the ...
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'Tong Tan' Launch Marks IHC's Chinese Century
IHC Holland continues its steady output of small to medium sized trailing suction hopper dredgers with the recent launch and naming ceremony for Tong Tan, built for China''s CHEC/Tianjin Dredging Company (TDC).
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'Matador 3' in First Visit to Ireland
Rotterdam based heavy lift specialists Bonn & Mees are taking their new 1,500 ton capacity floating sheerlegs Matador 3 to Dublin this month where it will lift a 470 ton linkspan into position.
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New Parliamentary Act Helps Port Authority Build Economy
Royal assent has been obtained in Britain to create an Act of Parliament which will allow Milford Haven Port Authority to operate more efficiently and effectively, and help in its aim of developing the local economy.
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Essential Awareness of Port and Shipping Security
Following the recent major Diplomatic Conference on Maritime Security, held at the IMO between 9-13 December, the development of the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPSC) is likely to have considerable impact on shipping and port operations in coming years.
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54 Years of Excellence Certified
PB Asher, Diesel Injection Specialists based in Southampton, Hampshire has achieved certification to ISO 9001:2000, the international quality management system standard and were presented with their certificate at the Ship Repair Exhibition at Olympia, London on Wednesday 27 November 2002 by James West, General Manager of MAN B&W Diesel, London.
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'Centaur' Set To Be Shetland Workhorse
The Alexander Noble & Sons yard at Girvan on the West Coast of Scotland last month delivered the latest vessel in a long line of specialist workboats it has completed since moving into the sector from its traditional role as a builder of fishing boats.
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New Pontoons for Jenkins Marine
To support their recent growth in the marine civil engineering sector, as well as increase the size of their charter fleet, the Jenkins Marine Group, based in Poole, Dorset has recently purchased three 33 x 10m (approx) flat deck pontoons.
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David Brown Gears Up for Gas Turbine Transmission
Huddersfield UK based David Brown Engineering has been awarded a contract to design and build an advanced technology, high speed accessory drive gearbox for use on the WR-21, a new generation intercooled recuperated gas turbine power plant being developed jointly by Northrop Grumman of the USA and Rolls Royce in ...
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Crystal Ball on Coastal Futures Rolls Into London
The excellent Coastal Futures Conference returns to London on 22 and 23 January 2003.