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NewsP&I Club Calls for Rivers Vigilance
Special precautions are required for safe navigation of the world''s major rivers when vessels are fully laden, according to The Swedish Club.
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New Chairman at BMAPA
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA), which represents eight companies involved in the extraction of sand and gravel from the sea-bed around the UK, has announced its new Chairman.
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NewsLand & Water in Expansive Mood
British specialist marine contracting firm Land & Water, who are based at Alburym, near Guildford, has formed two new divisions, for specialist projects and remediation work.
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NewsOceanology Debut for VideoRay 2002
Atlantas Marine Ltd have taken delivery of the first new VideoRay 2002 and will be showing it on stand 6/21 at Oceanology International.
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NewsNews Rugged Bearings for Trimaran Concept Ship
Orkot TLM Marine Bearings were specified for rudder and stern shaft bearings on the RV Triton, a 90m long test vessel built in the UK to prove the trimaran concept on a full size ship.
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Rolls Royce Power Package for Wind Energy Vessel
Rolls Royce Marine has won the contract to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for the first of Mayflower Energy''s innovative Wind Turbine Installation Vessels being built at a shipyard in China.
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Wartsila Corporation Pays for Lips Service
The Wartsila Corporation has purchased marine propulsion systems supplier John Crane-Lips from its UK-based parent Smiths Group for ?350 million. Wartsila entered into a strategic agreement with John Crane-Lips in October 2000 and now sees integrated engine/propulsion systems accounting for up to 40% of its engine sales.
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NewsDamen Offer New ASD Tug Designs
Damen Shipyards, based at Gorinchem in Holland, have added two further Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tugs to their already successful range of powerful ship-handling vessels.
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Spanish Group Looks Set to Purchase HBG
A surprise ?756m cash offer from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados looks set to win control of Holland' s Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) and with it the recently merged Ballast HAM Dredging.
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NewsMajor Works at Renewed Lisnave
Portugal''s Lisnave shiprepairers continue to make good use of new facilities at the Mitrena Yard, 50km south of Lisbon in Setubal, undertaking extensive refurbishment and conversion work on 39,655dwt FPSO Jamestown.
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IMO Recommends Moratorium on STCW Deadline
The IMO issued a communication just days before the scheduled 1 February implementation of STCW 95 recommending a six month period of grace for seafarers to update their qualifications.
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NewsPersonal Location Debut at SASMEX
McMurdo Pains Wessex will use the occasion of the SASMEX exhibition in Amsterdam in April to show a variety of new marine safety equipment.
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Successful Launch for New Lifeboat
Danish shipbuilder Mulder & Rijke has received orders for 70 of its recently introduced partially enclosed PELB 95/150 lifeboats. Six of the 9.5m long, 150 passenger lifeboats have already been delivered to the Italian ferry operator Tirrenia for its recently launched Bithia ferry, which now operates on the Sicily - ...
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Jotron Emergency Light in UK
A new Multi-Purpose Personal Strobe Light, the Jotron AQ5, is now distributed in the UK by Southampton-based Ocean Safety Ltd on behalf of its Norwegian manufacturer Jotron.
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New Website for PLA
Designed to be worn by crew on deck at night, the light can be activated in the event of a man overboard or other emergency.A new website has been launched by the Port of London Authority to coincide with the introduction of the PLA's new commercial branding.The new website retains ...
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NewsCool Reception for the 'Ice Challenger' at MI6
When a material failure halted a demonstration run of adventurer Steve Brooks'' Ice Challenger 2002 vehicle Snowbird 6 on London''s River Thames last month, the distressed ''craft'' drifted to shore at a slipway adjoining the M16 spy headquarters.
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Coastal Futures 2002 Conference Thinks Globally
Globalisation of the world economy cannot safely continue without a concurrent globalisation of response to environmental concerns and, in particular, sustainable development and management of the marine environment.
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Humber Shipping
This volume mostly illustrates the ships associated with the city of Hull, which has dominated the Humber region since the 14th century.
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Guiding Lights: The Design & Development of the British Lightvessel from 1732
From time immemorial the coasts of Britain have caused many a shipwreck, but it was to be the 16th century before attempts began to be made to arrest the needless loss of both ships and men by the construction of the first lighthouses.
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Short Sea Shipping 2001/2002
Ships in Focus Publications have now taken over the publication of this popular guide for coaster enthusiasts. Gilbert Mayes'' latest edition includes details of all short sea cargo vessels whose owner, operator, charterer or agent is based in the UK or Ireland or vessels which fly these flags.
