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NewsOceanscan Brings VideoRay to seawork2002 exhibition
Oceanscan Ltd comes to seawork2002 with a selection of the equipment it has procured over the last 18 months as it consolidates its position as a leading supplier of technology and personnel to the global subsea oil and gas markets.
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NewsHalmatic Cougar Mega-Order for Oman
Portchester UK-based Halmatic has secured a contract to build 20 Halmatic Cougar Enforcer 33 Ultra Fast Patrol Boats for the Royal Oman Police Coastguard.
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Superfast Ferries Takes EastPort Development Project Lead
Superfast Ferries has emerged as the front runner to operate a new passenger and freight service from the proposed £ 32m EastPort harbour development at Great Yarmouth UK. Superfast, part of the Athens-based Attica Enterprises Group, was one of four serious potential operators to submit proposals.
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NewsChannel Navigation Data Service for Busy Dover Strait
A contract worth over £ 1m to provide the MCA operated Channel Navigation Information Service (CNIS) system for the Dover Strait has been won by Norcontrol IT.
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News'Snowbird 6' Completes "Drive" Round the World
The Ice Challenger expedition has achieved its goal of becoming the first to cross the treacherous 24 miles of floating ice and open water which make up the Bering Strait between Wales in Alaska to the Russian land mass of Big Diomedes in a land-based vehicle.
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NewsMicro-Research Camera Moonlights on Marine Pollution
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency in Southampton has found an ideal camera for its aerial marine pollution surveillance work in the unlikely world of microscopic research.
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NewsIALA VTS Workshop Sets Training Guidelines
A major international gathering of navigation experts attended the Fourth International VTS Workshop of IALA, hosted by South Tyneside College in the UK.
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NewsHeavy Lift for Offshore Windfarm
Smit''s largest sheerlegs, Asian Hercules II, has installed a 1,000 tonnes transformer substation module for the world''s largest offshore windfarm at Horns Rev off Denmark. The lift was performed on behalf of HBG Steel Structures of the Netherlands, the substation''s fabricator.
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NewsNew 'Delta' Boat for German Rescue Service
Germany''s lifeboat service DGzRS in Bremen has added the new delta-hulled, wide-stern rescue boat Woltera to its fleet of more than 60 versatile lifeboats and rescue cruisers.
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Briggs Group Acquires Keliston
The Briggs Group of counter-pollution and marine specialists has acquired the name and assets of the Ipswich UK-based marine civil engineering company Keliston. The new marine civil engineering company will trade under the name Keliston Marine Civil Engineers Ltd and the scope of services it will offer will include dredging, ...
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NewsFassmer Hands Over Second Police Workboat
German shipyard Fr. Fassmer in Berne/Motzen has delivered Hoben, second of three sturdy but sophisticated 25.5m long patrol boats being built and delivered to east German authorities over three years.
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NewsFleet 77 Systems Hit the Market
To accompany Inmarsat''s recent Fleet 77 service launch, Thrane & Thrane A/S of Denmark announced shipments of their type approved Capsat Fleet 77 products to partners and distributors worldwide.
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Trials Mirth at Twelve Quays Berth
The Port of Liverpool''s Twelve Quays River Terminal for Irish Sea ro-ro ferries handled its first ship last month when berthing trials by NorseMerchant Ferries'' 21,500gt vessel Lagan Viking were successfully completed.
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NewsTyphoon Hits Exmouth
The second Typhoon fishing boat to built by the UK''s Cygnus Marine has been delivered to a charter business in Devon. Owned and operated by the Carter brothers of Exmouth, the 33ft Becci of Ladram will be used primarily for charter fishing off the south west coast of England and ...
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NewsFriction Stir Welding Workshop Will Benefit Shipbuilding
A workshop on the benefits of using the friction stir welding process in industrial applications such as shipbuilding is to be held at TWI Ltd in Cambridge UK on 16 July 2002.
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BMT Continues American Expansion
British Maritime Technology acquired the American engineering firm Syntek Technologies last month, making it the fourth BMT operating company in North America. Syntek specialises in naval engineering, product development and counter intelligence.
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Desmi Acquires K&R Pompen
Danish pump manufacturer A/S De Smithske, also known as Desmi, acquired the Dutch company K&R Pompen BV last month, which has distributed Desmi products in the Netherlands for more than 40 years.
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NewsSpain Flags Largest Ever Ropax Ferry
The largest ropax ferry ever to sail under the Spanish flag has been delivered by IZAR''s Seville yard to owner Trasmediterranea. The 180m long Murillo was delivered almost two months early and has accommodation for 396 passengers in cabins and 150 in seats while also boasting 1,900 lane metres for ...
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North Sea Short Sea Shake-Up Underway
P& O and Stena Line have announced a memorandum of understanding that will lead to a consolidation of P& O''s short sea ferry interests and a possible rationalisation of ferry services on the North Sea.
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RORO Industry Meets in Go-Go Mood
The growth outlook for Ro-Ro shipping is reflected in the theme of this month''s RORO 2002 conference in Lubeck, Germany - ''a new era of opportunity''. Combined with a major exhibition, the 16th biennial event takes place at a time when Ro-Ro prospects have been boosted by advances in ship, ...
