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  • Destroyed Destroyer Gets Long Lift Home

    01 Nov 2002

    MV Swan, the 22,788 tonne semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, is en route from Sydney, Australia to Portsmouth UK carrying the badly holed Royal Navy destroyer HMS Nottingham. 

  • London Salvage Summit Scheduled for March

    01 Nov 2002

    New initiatives concerned with effective marine casualty response will be debated at the International Marine Salvage Conference, to be held 19 March 2003 at the IMO's London headquarters. 

  • New Identity for Ferry Operation

    01 Nov 2002

    The English Channel and North Sea ferry operations of the P&O Group took on a new branding identity under the collective name of P&O Ferries last month. 

  • Increase in Lawsuit Number Triggers Safety Surfaces Boom

    01 Nov 2002

    A massive increase in the number of personal injury lawsuits being brought by people hurt at work or in public places has resulted in a business boom for a company which manufactures and installs slip-proof stair tread covers and gratings. 

  • Red Bay RIBs Away to Islay

    01 Nov 2002

    Red Bay Boats has delivered a fifth Rescue RIB for the Highlands and Islands airport in Scotland. The 8m boat features a cuddy cabin forward and a large deck area designed for working casualties from a helicopter. 

  • Children in Need Appeal Gets Stuck on the Thames

    01 Nov 2002

    Four replica historic warships, built only from basic materials and bonded together with Sikaflex elastic adhesive, take part in a sponsored trip down London's River Thames this month in aid of Children in Need. 

  • High Speed, High Payload Cat Design Contract

    01 Nov 2002

    Southampton UK based naval architects Nigel Gee and Associates have won a design contract from the US Navy for a 1,000 tonne, 50 knot catamaran capable of carrying its own weight in payload and fuel. Together with the American Titan Corporation, Nigel Gee and Associates will furnish the completed contract design for the X-Craft early next year, when shipbuilding contracts will be awarded. The craft will be delivered in mid-2004. 

  • Major Refit for Williams' 'Wilcarry'

    01 Nov 2002

    Williams Shipping Marine has just completed a major refit of its vessel Wilcarry, a multi-purpose work barge with an 80t/m hydraulic crane, 25t pull 3-drum winch, hydraulically powered spud legs and 350m 2of working deck. 

  • ABP Breaks Wind Blade Record

    01 Nov 2002

    A landmark shipment of giant wind turbine blades and components for the fast-growing global wind energy market sailed from the ABP Port of Southampton for Australia late last month. 

  • Top Marks for Echomax

    01 Nov 2002

    The Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority have now fitted Echomax 230 radar arrays to all seven vessels in their fleet of pilot vessels and workboats. 

  • Speak Now on EC Water Framework Directive

    01 Nov 2002

    The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association's (CEDA) Environmental Steering Committee has expressed concern that all who may be affected should be aware of and participate in framing the EC's Water Framework Directive (WFD), which came into force in December 2000 and will be incorporated into national legislation in the Member States by the end of 2003. 

  • New Company Launched from Wijsmuller Legacy

    01 Nov 2002

    A new Dutch maritime services company emerged last month as an offshoot of the former Wijsmuller Group. WorldWise Marine will be globally active in tug design, maritime engineering, chartering and brokerage, serving clients in the marine salvage and towage sectors. 

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