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  • Snappy Conversions for German Cutters

    01 Apr 2003

    German fishing authorities in Cuxhaven were reported very satisfied with the way German shipyard Bremerhavener Dock GmbH (BREDO) lengthened and converted three of their cutters and put them back into service on time, all inside just six weeks. 

  • BMT Acquires Nigel Gee & Associates

    01 Apr 2003

    British Maritime Technology Ltd has acquired Nigel Gee & Associates Ltd, the Southampton based designers specialising in innovative, high-speed mono and multi-hull vessels. Recent high profile designs include the X-Craft for the US Navy's Office of Naval Research. Nigel Gee has provided the concept as well as preliminary and detailed design. The first vessel is currently under construction. 

  • Croatian Shipyard Penetrates Ferry Newbuild Sector

    01 Apr 2003

    The Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Croatia, best known for its repair and conversion work in Europe but also a builder of small specialist vessels, has now revealed it has also penetrated the market for ferry new buildings and said demand in that sector is expected to rise. 

  • Accreditation for Offshore Spill Training

    01 Apr 2003

    The first e-learning package to train personnel in handling pollution incidents from offshore installations to UK standards has been accredited by the British Government's Department of Trade and Industry. 

  • Unique Cable Layer for Wide Range of Jobs

    01 Apr 2003

    A newbuilding which combines the capabilities of shallow-water and deep-water cable laying and repair vessels has joined the fleet of Bohlen & Doyen Group subsidiary Submarine Cable & Pipe. 

  • Bulk Petroleum Coke to Hartlepool Dock

    01 Apr 2003

    The PD Ports, Logistics and Shipping Group's PD Teesport Hartlepool Dock facility has been chosen by Carbon International Ltd to provide cargo handling and storage services for up to 40,000 tonnes of bulk petroleum coke imported annually. 

  • South Boats Head West for Flying Fisherman

    01 Apr 2003

    Eastern Point is the 18th catamaran to be built by South Boats' Isle of Wight yard. It has been custom-built at 34ft 10in to comply with Canadian fisheries regulations as it's owner is Earl Johnson, a commercial fisherman based at Placentia Bay in North Harbour, Newfoundland. 

  • Model Behaviour Shapes Coastal Protection Scheme

    01 Apr 2003

    A working-scale model of the Blackpool UK seafront has been constructed by ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) in the company's laboratory at the Port of Southampton as part of a research project commissioned by Blackpool Borough Council to help develop the most appropriate seawall defences for the north west's coastal tourism mecca. 

  • CORRECTION: Wessex Marine Deliver Fourth Targa 31

    01 Apr 2003

    Our coverage in the March MJ of Wessex Marine's delivery of a fourth Ta rga 31 patrol boat to London's Metropolitan Police was inadvertently accompanied by the wrong photograph. To correct matters, we run this photo of the real Nina MacKay undergoing sea trials at Poole prior to delivery. 

  • Hong Kong Top Boxport

    01 Apr 2003

    The Port of Hong Kong won the 2002 round of its continuing battle with Singapore to be the world's busiest container port, in the process becoming the first port ever to break the 19 million TEU barrier. A 7% increase in volume took Hong Kong to 19.14 million TEU, up from 17.8 million TEU in 2001. 

  • UK Offshore Wind Expansion Gains Approval

    01 Apr 2003

    The British Government has built on the imperatives of February's Energy White Paper with the announcement last month of approval for plans to build 60 offshore wind turbines in the Thames Estuary and in the Irish Sea off Cumbria. 

  • Busy 'Cormorant' Born to Lift

    01 Apr 2003

    Dutch towage and salvage operator Multraship successfully completed the salvage of the pusher tug Eclips only two days after it sank in Antwerp harbour last month. 

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