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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • 'The World' Lifted by Dreggen

    01 Sep 2002

    Munck Cranes AS has recently bought a majority shareholding in Dreggen Cranes AS, which is located with offices and production facilities by the seaside in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. Nonetheless, Dreggen will continue as an independent company delivering a complete range of cranes and lifting equipment for ships. 

  • RN Crane System Completed

    01 Sep 2002

    Sheffield UK based mechanical handling specialists Street Cranexpress (SCX) has completed the second phase of a £32.5m contract to develop bespoke crane systems for three Royal Navy aircraft carriers. 

  • Record Lift for Smit Sheerlegs

    01 Sep 2002

    Smit's 3,200 tonnes lift capacity Asian Hercules II returned to Norway in June to provide additional heavy lift assistance during the decommissioning of the Maureen platform. 

  • Quayside Capability Elevates New Millennium Lifting

    01 Sep 2002

    Millennium Lifting of Seabrook in Kent UK have celebrated their second birthday by adding a third Liebherr crane to their fleet. 

  • Titanic Team Knuckles Down for 'Jason II'

    01 Sep 2002

    The team of engineers and scientists who built the miniature remote-controlled submarine Jason Junior used in the investigation of the wreck of the Titanic has developed an advanced new ROV that will be deployed by a specially adapted Effer crane provided by the UK's European Crane Services (ECS). 

  • ECT Stacks Up its 100th Automatic Crane

    01 Sep 2002

    ECT Delta Terminal in Rotterdam has recently taken delivery of its 100th Kalmar Automatic Stacking Crane (ASC). As a proponent of automated handling systems, the terminal was the first to use Kalmar ASCs in 1989. 

  • Hatch Re-Pad

    01 Sep 2002

    Among the latest vessels to benefit from the retrofit of MacGregor Flexipad hatch cover bearing pads is P&O Nedlloyd's 4,230 TEU container ship Jervis Bay which had all steel pads replaced by Flexipads in June. 

  • Parts Warranty is for Lifetime

    01 Sep 2002

    Florida USA based Fortress Marine Anchors has demonstrated confidence in their product range by increasing the length of its parts replacement warranty from three years to lifetime. 

Diving & Underwater Services

  • Challenging Underwater Hull Repair 'Routine' Off Malta

    01 Sep 2002

    UMC's challenge to ship owners to throw technical afloat problems at them has resulted in a successful underwater repair. The job was carried out as a joint effort between UMC's head office in Chandlers Ford UK and the branch in Rotterdam. 

Dredging

  • IHC Holland Lands DEME Order

    01 Sep 2002

    Belgian contractors DEME have ordered a 5,400m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger from IHC Holland, which has contracted the construction of the vessel to its Rotterdam based subsidiary yard Van der Giessen de Noord. 

  • De Groot Nijkerk Boosts Royal Boskalis' Dredging Capability

    01 Sep 2002

    In order to meet the growing demand for sand required for infrastructure projects in the Netherlands, dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has ordered a third dismountable deepwin dredger from De Groot Nijkerk. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • UKHO Launches New ENC Service

    01 Sep 2002

    The UK Hydrographic Office, which claims to be the world's leading publisher of navigational information, has launched a new ENC (Electronic Nautical Chart) service designed to complement its present portfolio of Admiralty products and services. It packages ENC's from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK on a single CD-ROM. 

  • Farewell GLORIA

    01 Sep 2002

    One of the UK's major scientific successes of recent times, the GLORIA (Geological Long Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan sonar, has been retired from active service after having surveyed 5% of the world's oceans. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Gallows Point Marina Gets Welsh Assembly Approval

    01 Sep 2002

    The Welsh Assembly has approved an £8m project to develop a new marina at Beaumaris on the island of Anglesey at the eastern end of the Menai Strait, some five years after the project was first proposed and two years after it became the subject of a Public Enquiry. 

  • Impounded Harbour Creates New Marina in South Wales

    01 Sep 2002

    Dean & Dyball Construction in the UK has completed construction of a new marina at Burry Port Harbour in South Wales. 

Monitoring & Control

  • New Control System for Rotterdam's ECT

    01 Sep 2002

    Germany's Port Technology, Gottwald's Terminal Systems Division, in co-operation with Navis LLC of California USA, have won an order from Rotterdam's ECT Delta Terminal to replace several existing terminal management systems by a single integrated software system for terminal management. 

  • STN Atlas 'Always a Step Ahead'

    01 Sep 2002

    Hamburg based STN Atlas Marine Electronics does not have far to travel for SMM 2002, where it will show a comprehensive range of advanced ship automation, communication, navigation, propulsion and power management systems under the theme Always A Step Ahead. 

Navaids

  • Port of Boston Opts for Self-Contained Lanterns

    01 Sep 2002

    The Port of Boston in Lincolnshire UK has chosen two Tideland MLED-120SC self-contained lanterns to help mark the navigational channel from the Wash. The busy East Coast port handles vessels of up to 4,000 dwt, with trade links throughout Europe and Scandinavia. 

  • Eason Marine in Single Source Supplier Agreement

    01 Sep 2002

    Eason Marine Ltd and XJF Plastics Ltd have announced an agreement to create a single source supplier of navigation buoys and flotation equipment. 

Navigation & Communications

  • New Data Relay for Coastal Workboats

    01 Sep 2002

    A new pan-European short range radio telemetry system for relay of navigational data between all types of vessels at sea or offshore has been introduced by Ormston Technology. 

  • PLA Upgrades Radio Network and Training Capability

    01 Sep 2002

    The final phase of installation has recently been completed in a £500,000 communication network for the Port of London Authority. Westica Ltd's 1.4GHz Multirate Radio System will speed the flow of radar and traffic information to the PLA's Control Centres at Gravesend and the Thames Barrier Navigation Centre. 

  • SMM Launch for New Navigation Products

    01 Sep 2002

    Transas will exhibit under the motto Safety. Quality. IT. at SMM 2002. Transas' Stand 11101 in Hall 11 will present a concentration of the latest IT developments in marine navigation and simulation. 

News

  • Cyprus Seeks Bidders for Larnaka Port Re-development

    01 Sep 2002

    The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has initiated a tender process for the award of a concession contract to a suitable bidder (or consortium) for the redevelopment of Larnaka Port under a long-term designbuild-finance-operate contract. 

  • Solar Solve Marine Rolls Out the Blinds at SMM 2002

    01 Sep 2002

    Solar Solve Marine, the South Shields UK based manufacturer of the Solasolv range of anti-glare roller screens, has a hectic schedule lined up for SMM 2002. Visitors to their stand will see two new product launches as well as a relaunch of the company's full range of specialist roller blinds for the marine industry. 

  • Stand 4063 Is a Cushy Number at SMM

    01 Sep 2002

    Trelleborg Industrial AVS, suppliers of anti-vibration and shock mounting system to the marine market, will be showing two new products, HT Cushyfloat and Cushymount XK, on Stand 4063 in Hall 4 at SMM. 

  • First Tidal Turbine Installation Underway

    01 Sep 2002

    Seacore will begin construction this month on the foundations of Marine Current Turbine's tidal turbine in the Bristol Channel. The £1.5m single rotor prototype will be the first ever 'free stream' underwater turbine, generating 300kW of electricity. 

  • Inertial Sensors Aid Lifting Safety

    01 Sep 2002

    A project undertaken by the University of Strathclyde, together with Caley Ocean Systems and Haliburton Subsea Systems, has developed an automatic control system to reduce the pendulation of suspended loads during offshore lifting operations. 

  • New Marine Genset Launched

    01 Sep 2002

    Perkins Sabre has launched a new on board genset engine. 

  • Maritime Simulator Centre Finnished at Meriturva

    01 Sep 2002

    Transas completed the installation of a large scale simulation complex in July at the Meriturva Seafarer Educational Centre in Helsinki, Finland. 

  • RENK Brings Propulsion Solutions to SMM

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Membrane Bioreactor Technology Beats IMO Spec

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Sea Japan Dispute

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Titan Pulls Off MRA Missisippi Salvage

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Merchant Shipping Notices

    01 Sep 2002

    The following Merchant Shipping Notices and Notes have been published recently by the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) - an executive agency of the Department for Transport. 

  • Pinpoint Positioning for Louisiana Liftboat

    01 Sep 2002

    The evolution of liftboats to a leap forward when Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana USA delivered the L/B Myrtle to Montco Offshore Inc. 

  • New Aggregates Terminal for Port of Hull

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Marine Sand and Gravel Conference Announced

    01 Sep 2002

    CIRIA has announced the European Marine Sand and Gravel Conference, which will take place 20-21 February 2003 at Delft University in the Netherlands. 

  • LARS Launch

    01 Sep 2002

    In a move to bring control of the quality and cost of Hydrovision and Seaeye's ROV handling systems in house, Hydrovision have designed a range of Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) suitable for all of the group's ROVs and trenching systems. 

  • Public Inquiry Date Set for River Thames Port Development

    01 Sep 2002

    A public inquiry will begin on 21 January next year examining P&O Ports' proposal to build a major container port and ro-ro facility on London's River Thames at the site of the former Shell Haven oil refinery. 

  • Bristol Survey Contract for Fathoms

    01 Sep 2002

    Integrated subsea service specialists, Fathoms of Langport, Somerset, has been awarded a three-year contract by Bristol City Council for swathe bathymetry studies of the City Docks and sectors of the River Avon. It follows earlier work by the company at the beginning of last year covering pre and post-dredging surveys. 

  • SMM Air-time with Radio Holland Group

    01 Sep 2002

    The Radio Holland Group makes its SMM debut following its formation earlier this year. In March, a management buy-out of SRH Marine was realised, creating an independent international company in the maritime market. 

  • SFC Solves a Pig of a Problem in Pipeline Maintenance

    01 Sep 2002

    News Smith Flow Control (SFC) has helped Shell and its contractor Single Buoy Moorings (SBM) of Monaco solve a valve operating dilemma on Shell's new FPSO for Nigeria. 

  • Oil Recovery Specialists Unite

    01 Sep 2002

    Lamor Corporation Ab, the Finnish manufacturer of oil recovery systems, has bought the whole scope of business of its Finnish competitor LMP Patents Ltd Oy, including 150 patents. The acquisition brings to an end patent disputes between the companies which have gone on for years, hampering the marketing of both. 

  • Fish Farm Workboat Delivers Feed with Speed

    01 Sep 2002

    The first of the new design Typhoon 38 from Cornwall's Cygnus Marine is at work for Bressay Salmon of the Shetland Isles. 

  • Rope & Lifting Gear-related Awards

    01 Sep 2002

    Mooring Ropes (1) Den Helder, Netherlands; (2) Ministerie van Defensie, Koninklijke Marine, Den Helder; <$>(3) Mooring ropes. Fasteners, chain and springs. Cordage; (4) Lankhorst Touwfabrieken bv, NL-8607 AD Sneek; (6) 1 

  • IMCA Builds Lifting Appliance Incident Database

    01 Sep 2002

    Crane operations are one of the most widespread aspects of the offshore industry and are common to marine, diving, survey and ROV operations. It was thus natural that the International Marine Contractors Association, which has divisions representing the interests of contractors involved in all four of these areas, should review lifting operations in its effort to improve offshore safety. 

  • Boom Times for Buoy Racers

    01 Sep 2002

    Although sailing was not an included sport in the Commonwealth Games at Manchester UK this summer, there was nonetheless a requirement for marker buoys to keep Triathlon athletes on course. 

  • Atlantas Marine Kit-Out SeaStar

    01 Sep 2002

    SeaStar Surveys of Southampton UK have purchased a complete range of hydrographic survey equipment from Atlantas Marine Ltd for use on their survey boat Mariner as well as other vessels of opportunity. 

  • Hamworthy to Supply MOD

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Alfa Laval Offers Complete Oil Treatment at SMM

    01 Sep 2002

    Among the innovations on the Alfa Laval stand at SMM 2002 will be the Fuel Conditioning Module (FCM), promising new levels of remote control and user friendly operation. 

  • Motion Damping for High Speed Craft

    01 Sep 2002

    Vosper Thornycroft's US based Maritime Dynamics Inc (MDI) has launched the MDI Motion Interceptor for trim and list stabilisation and motion damping of high speed vessels. 

  • Nearshore Pipelines Conference Next Month

    01 Sep 2002

    The issues of planning, design and construction surrounding nearshore pipeline projects, including estuary crossings and outfalls, are often significantly different from those concerning either cross-country or subsea pipelines, and they are of critical importance to the overall success of the project. 

Pollution Control

  • New Counter-Pollution Firm Opens New Response Centre

    01 Sep 2002

    Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd has secured £2m financial backing for plans to become a leading provider of counter-pollution response and strategy services. 

  • First Pass with BilgeKleen

    01 Sep 2002

    Centek Marine Environmental Products of Georgia USA now offer the BilgeKleen bilge water polishing system for use on commercial craft. 

  • Oil Spill Sorbents Storage Advice

    01 Sep 2002

    The new Oil Storage regulations make it very clear that storage facilities need to be essentially safe and that operators and owners of storage should take appropriate precautions to prevent spills. 

  • Sheen Will Be Seen by Floating Oil Spill Detector

    01 Sep 2002

    A new wireless oil sheen detector for harbours and offshore oil terminals uses satellite and/or cellular link to alert shore based operators within minutes to the presence of oil. 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • Expanded Ostuferhafen is Full of Eastern Promise

    01 Sep 2002

    The German Baltic Port of Kiel has inaugurated an expanded Ostuferhafen complex after two and a half years of construction which has finally obliterated a WWII submarine bunker that threatened to strangle port expansion. 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • Harbour Construction Keeps Terramare Busy

    01 Sep 2002

    Terramare, the Finnish marine construction firm, reports that it is actively engaged in the construction of a harbour for SCA Graphic Sundswall AB, a Swedish pulp and paper mill company located in the west coast of Sweden. 

  • Seacore Secures North Hoyle Wind Farm Contract

    01 Sep 2002

    Cornwall UK based Seacore Ltd has won a major contract worth in excess of £5m to install 30 large diameter monopile foundations in the seabed and design, build and install a 50m high, fully instrumented monopile supported meteorological mast for the 60MW North Hoyle offshore windfarm. 

  • New Canal Boat Marina Planned in British Midlands

    01 Sep 2002

    Preliminary details of a new canal boat marina at the junction of the Trent and Mersey and Shropshire Union canals with moorings for up to 150 boats have been released by PB Developments of Knutsford, Cheshire, in the UK. 

Power & Propulsion

  • Couplings Provide Build Power for Record FPSO

    01 Sep 2002

    Halifax UK based Renold Hi-Tec Couplings has helped provide temporary power for what is claimed to be the world's largest FPSO unit while the vessel was under construction. Renold supplied five RB 3.86 flexible rubberin-compression transmission couplings for generator sets used on the 343,000 tonne vessel at the Hyundai shipyard in South Korea. 

  • New Caterpillar Unit Stalks Workboat Diesel Engine Market

    01 Sep 2002

    Caterpillar has released a full line of ratings for its new C12 marine diesel engine. 

  • Diesel Injectors Readied for Pressure Drop

    01 Sep 2002

    Germany's Kistler has marketed new long-life pressure transmitters designed for use in diesel engine injectors and hydraulic systems and are equally suitable for heavy oil engines and for rapid pressure drops. 

  • Long Silence for Halyard

    01 Sep 2002

    Portsmouth UK based Halyard has just celebrated the production of its 10,000th 3m length of filament wound GRP tube. Laid end to end they would stretch for 30km. 

  • Orkot Marine Bearings on Show

    01 Sep 2002

    Orkot TLM Marine Bearings, which will be on show at Stand 2174 in Hall 2 at SMM, have approvals from all the main classification societies for use as rudder bearings and water lubricated stern tube bearings. 

  • New Flexible Driveshaft Couplings from Centa

    01 Sep 2002

    The recently launched ADM variant of the Centaflex AGM Series propulsion driveshaft coupling retains all the advantages of the original design but substantially reduces the overall length of the unit. 

  • Volvo D12 Launches Heavy Duty Diesel Range

    01 Sep 2002

    Volvo Penta has introduced its new D12 Heavy Duty 12 litre marine diesel which, with totally electronic control, is the first of a new generation of engines for heavy commercial operations. 

  • 'Prime Movers' Think Big at SMM

    01 Sep 2002

    The MAN B&W Diesel Group will present two new marine engine developments as well as their next generation of turbochargers under the title Prime Movers across 350m 2ofexhibition space on Stand 6001 in Hall 6 at SMM 2002. 

Pumps & Compressors

  • Allweiler Pump Debuts at SMM

    01 Sep 2002

    Allweiler AG, will represent the home country at SMM in Hamburg with a completely new Anti-Heeling Pump draft called Alltrimm. 

  • Compressors in Range of the Bar at SMM

    01 Sep 2002

    CompAir Drucklufttechnik will show their widest ever range of products on Stand 4042 in Hall 4 at SMM 2002. 

Ship & Boat Building

  • New Fisheries Research Vessel Rescues Mariner

    01 Sep 2002

    The latest delivery from Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd is an 18m Fisheries Research vessel designed by Chris Baker Marine Data (IOM) Ltd for Mustang Marine to meet the requirements of Eastern Sea Fisheries Joint Committee. It will provide research services to the inshore fisheries (6 miles offshore) from Skegness in the North to Dovercourt in Suffolk in the South. 

  • 'Metcat' Heralds RNLI's IB1 Era

    01 Sep 2002

    The first prototype of the RNLI's new class of inshore lifeboat was named Metcat in a ceremony at the RNLI Depot in Poole last month. The IB1 is a new and improved version of the popular D class lifeboat. 

  • Ulstein Delivers Solstad's First A101

    01 Sep 2002

    Regular customer Solstad Offshore in Norway has taken delivery of its first of a new series of fast, multi-functional Type A101 anchor-handling tug supply vessels from home shipyard Ulstein Verft. 

  • A New Cheetah for The Friends of Dolphin

    01 Sep 2002

    The Friends of Dolphin is a registered charity providing pleasure trips for disabled people in Poole Bay UK. 

  • Dutch Complete Toisa's Fastest Supply Workhorse

    01 Sep 2002

    Dutch yard Van der Giessen de Noord has completed Toisa Proteus, the biggest and fastest of three multi-purpose, diesel-electric offshore support vessels from the IHC Caland Group shipyard for Toisa in the last four years. 

  • Fassmer's Tough Baltic Replaces Two Ships

    01 Sep 2002

    Germany's Fr Fassmer shipyard knew from the outset that its new 23.9m sounding vessel Baltic, just delivered to local shipping operators in Stralsund, would be a challenging project. 

  • Damen to Build New Light Tender for MENAS

    01 Sep 2002

    The Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS), responsible for aids to navigation in the Arabian Gulf, have placed a ?29m order with Dutch shipyard Damen to build and equip a technologically advanced Light Tender which will install and service navaids from its base in Bahrain. 

Smm 2002

Smm 2002 Safety & Training

  • Poseidon Lands Major African Training Order

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Thermal Imaging Enhances Fire Safety Training

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • Port Safety and Environment Code from BV

    01 Sep 2002

    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 staff motivation, reducing insurance premiums and improving port image. 

  • 'Crystal Ocean' Gets Offshore Warning System

    01 Sep 2002

    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. 

  • High Demand for New Distress Light

    01 Sep 2002

    A new generation of marking and distress lights has been launched by Jotron (UK) Ltd. 

  • Furuno Launches AIS and VDR

    01 Sep 2002

    Furuno has launched new AIS and VDR, both of which are under type approval with BSH in Germany. 

Towlines

  • Towlines

    01 Sep 2002

    Sanmar Ltd of Istanbul, Turkey, has completed the tug Dogancay V, very similar vessel to the Docancay IV described in Maritime Journal in March of this year. A vessel of 25.25m in length she is powered by two Caterpillar 3512 TA main engines producing a total of 2890bhp to drive twin Nautican propellers rotating in high thrust nozzles - each equipped with high aspect double rudder flaps. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Construction Starts on Two Salvage Tugs for Semco

    01 Sep 2002

    Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd of Singapore has announced the construction of two dedicated oceangoing salvage tugs, each with a minimum bollard pull of 160 tons. 

  • Cape Pasley Makes an Impact in Western Australia

    01 Sep 2002

    The use of very small, powerful, azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs in the southern hemisphere continues to spread. One of the latest and most impressive vessels in this category has now entered service with MacKenzie's Tug Services in Port of Esperance, Western Australia. 

  • Farewell to Ton Kooren - President of the Kotug Group

    01 Sep 2002

    On the 2nd of August 2002, after a period of 25 successful years as founder and President of Kotug International B.V. , Mr Ton Kooren resigned from the Kotug Group. 

  • Unique Tractor Marks Voith Anniversaries

    01 Sep 2002

    Voith Schiffstechnik Gmbh, manufacturers of the world renown Voith Schneider cycloidal propeller celebrates two important anniversaries this year. 

Vessel Repair & Maintenance

  • Second Quarter Works Leap for ASRY Repair Yard

    01 Sep 2002

    The ASRY ship repair yard in Bahrain saw a dramatic leap in demand for steel repair and painting services during the second quarter of 2002, with steel work up by 64% over the first three months of the year and painting up by some 95%. 

Vessel Repair & Maintenance

  • New Wall Thickness Gauges Launched

    01 Sep 2002

    Manchester UK based Elcometer Instruments Ltd has launched two new precision ultrasonic wall thickness gauges which are designed to provide accurate thickness measurements on thin materials and are capable of measuring substrate thickness without removing paint or other coatings from the surface to be measured. 

  • Life Returns to Birkenhead Repair Yard

    01 Sep 2002

    The first vessel to drydock at the A&P Birkenhead shipyard since the A&P Group acquired the facility last year is the 1,537dwt general cargo vessel Kay L, which is owned by the German shipping company Reederei M Lauterjung KG of Emden. 

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