News 2-10 – Page 320
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RENK Brings Propulsion Solutions to SMM
RENK AG, a member of the MAN Group, will occupy Stand 6012 in Hall 6 at SMM showing their complete range of products for the ship propulsion sector. The presentation will focus on gear units, slide bearings and couplings manufactured at RENK''s plants in Augsburg, Rheine, and Hanover.
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NewsPinpoint Positioning for Louisiana Liftboat
The evolution of liftboats to a leap forward when Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana USA delivered the L/B Myrtle to Montco Offshore Inc.
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NewsNew Aggregates Terminal for Port of Hull
Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports'' Port of Hull as the company''s northern distribution centre for aggregates imported from the Jelsa Quarry in Norway, the largest single-standing coastal aggregates quarry in terms of output in Northern Europe.
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Titan Pulls Off MRA Missisippi Salvage
When the 58,508 dwt single hull tanker Sea Jackie, laden with 44,000 barrels of oil, ran aground at the entrance to the Mississippi River in late May, the Marine Response Alliance (MRA) went into high gear.
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NewsMembrane Bioreactor Technology Beats IMO Spec
Hamworthy KSE has been contracted to supply advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) waste water treatment systems to the UK Ministry of Defence for the first six Type 45 destroyers to built by BAe Marine and Vosper Thornycroft.
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Sea Japan Dispute
Asian national maritime sensitivities have surfaced with reports of a dispute between South Korea and Japan over the the 200 year-old name of the body of water separating them, the Sea of Japan.
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NewsFuruno Launches AIS and VDR
Furuno has launched new AIS and VDR, both of which are under type approval with BSH in Germany.
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NewsHigh Demand for New Distress Light
A new generation of marking and distress lights has been launched by Jotron (UK) Ltd.
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News'Crystal Ocean' Gets Offshore Warning System
Tideland Signal''s Syncrolan IV offshore warning system has been fitted to the Brovig Crystal Ocean, a well test vessel built by Kvaerner at Govan in Scotland and recently leased to Amerada Hess Ltd for an extended well test in the Chestnut Field off Aberdeen.
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Port Safety and Environment Code from BV
Bureau Veritas has launched a code of practice and certification scheme for the management of safety and environmental protection in ports. The International Code for Safety and Environmental Protection Management in Port (IPSEM) is intended to help managers improve port safety and environmental protection, with the additional benefits of improving ...
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Poseidon Lands Major African Training Order
Norway''s Poseidon Simulation AS has won the biggest single order for marine simulators and training in the company''s 14 year history. The NoKr15m order consists of simulators for radio communication, Radar/ ARPA navigation, bridge simulators and a PC-based engine room simulator.
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Thermal Imaging Enhances Fire Safety Training
The recent fires aboard DFDS Seaways'' Princess of Scandanavia, extinguished by crew members before severe damage was caused or lives placed at risk is a reminder of the importance of fire safety training at sea.
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NewsConfidence Grows with Record Breaking SMM 2002
Another record setting exhibitor total has been reported by Hamburg Messe for SMM 2002.
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Amerike
Historic concerns that the world''s only superpower could have so easily been called Vespucciland are eased by this new volume, which argues persuasively that the USA and all the Americas were named not after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci as conventional wisdom would have it but rather, a wealthy 15th century ...
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Disasters on the Severn
The River Severn rises in the Cambrian Mountains 600m above sea level and runs 330 km to the Bristol Channel. It is Britain''s longest river and certainly one of its most dangerous.
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Paddle Steamers: A Photographic Legacy
Paddle Steamer were an appealing way for many people to make excursions "doon the watter" during the pre-war period.
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UK Government Puts Wind In Mayflower's Sails
The British Government has given UK energy company Innogy the go-ahead for a 90MW capacity wind farm at North Hoyle, off the Welsh coast. The project will provide the first work for the Mayflower Resolution, a specialised wind turbine installation vessel under construction in China for High Wycombe UK based ...
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NewsFirst Halmatic Cara Marine Order
The first pilot boat to result from Halmatic''s acquisition of the Cara Marine workboat range will see a 52ft launch for the Clyde Ports Authority built at Halmatic''s Portchester UK shipyard.
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UK MOD Upgrades Plymouth VTMS
Following an upgrade order from the UK Ministry of Defence for its Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) installation at HM Naval Base Devonport, Denbridge Digital has replaced the existing Apex 7000 VTS display processors with its APX-8000 latest generation VTS workstations.
