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News

  • Halmatic Cougar Mega-Order for Oman

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Superfast Ferries Takes EastPort Development Project Lead

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Channel Navigation Data Service for Busy Dover Strait

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • 'Snowbird 6' Completes "Drive" Round the World

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Micro-Research Camera Moonlights on Marine Pollution

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • IALA VTS Workshop Sets Training Guidelines

    01 Jun 2002

    A major international gathering of navigation experts attended the Fourth International VTS Workshop of IALA, hosted by South Tyneside College in the UK. 

  • Heavy Lift for Offshore Windfarm

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • New 'Delta' Boat for German Rescue Service

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Briggs Group Acquires Keliston

    01 Jun 2002

    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, underwater drilling and blasting, underwater construction, pipeline installation, cable laying, and underwater cutting and demolition. 

  • Fassmer Hands Over Second Police Workboat

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Fleet 77 Systems Hit the Market

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Trials Mirth at Twelve Quays Berth

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Swedes Speed to seawork in Record Setting Run

    01 Jun 2002

    Swedish boat builders Dockstavarvet will not only be bringing their latest newbuild fast patrol boat to seawork2002 but will be utilising its blazing performance capabilities to set a speed record as they do so. 

  • Typhoon Hits Exmouth

    01 Jun 2002

    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 as far south as the Channel Islands. 

  • Friction Stir Welding Workshop Will Benefit Shipbuilding

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • BMT Continues American Expansion

    01 Jun 2002

    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. 

  • Desmi Acquires K&R Pompen

    01 Jun 2002

    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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