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  • Malaysians Visit Scarborough Coastal Works

    01 Aug 2003

    Consultancy High-Point Rendel has played host to a visit rom the Malaysian Department of Irrigation and Drainage and other representatives of the country's government, business and academic institutions. The 23 member Malaysian team visited the £33m coastal protection scheme at Scarborough UK being supervised by High-Point Rendel. 

  • Norcontrol/Tideland Team Up for VTS/AIS Solutions

    01 Aug 2003

    Norcontrol IT has signed a Teaming Agreement with Tideland Maritime Systems which is intended to enhance the global presence of both companies and provide ports and harbours worldwide with complete VTS and AIS solutions. 

  • Rotterdam Bolsters Security Measures

    01 Aug 2003

    Rotterdam Municipal Port Management (RMPM) is setting up a new bureau for overseeing the enforcement of security in the Port of Rotterdam. The centre's duties will include coordinating the actions of RMPM, port police, the fire service and others in the event of emergencies. 

  • UK Launches Waterways Freight Initiative

    01 Aug 2003

    UK Transport Minister David Jamieson MP launched British Waterways' new national freight marketing initiative last month by opening a project on the Grand Union Canal which will see 450,000 tonnes of sand and gravel transported by canal. The contract, which has been signed between British Waterways London, Harleyford Aggregates and Hanson Aggregates, will remove the equivalent of 45,000 lorry journeys from the chronically congested West London roads near Heathrow Airport over a seven year period. 

  • Dutch Yards Join Hands on Novel Tanker Newbuild

    01 Aug 2003

    Four Dutch shipyards in Holland have handed over LRG Gas 85, an innovative, ultra-safe, €8m inland gas tanker which is the new flagship of German transport company VTG Lehnkering. 

  • Denmark's Wave Dragon Delivers Power to the Grid

    01 Aug 2003

    History was made recently off the coast of Denmark when scientists from Aalborg University switched on the turbine which made their Wave Dragon the first offshore wave energy converter in the world generating power to a local grid. 

  • Superferry Launch Lifts Irish Sea Capacity

    01 Aug 2003

    Stena Line has launched the longest ship ever to sail on the Irish Sea, the 211m superferry Stena Adventurer, on the Holyhead to Dublin route. The arrival of Stena Adventurer follows the launch of its sister ship Stena Britannica on the Harwich to Hook of Holland route in March for a combined investment of 177million. 

  • Waterjet Thrust Builds Bridge Over Troubled Waters

    01 Aug 2003

    The US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) completed the longest float bridge to be built during combat since World War II during the recent war in Iraq. The 568m ribbon bridge, which spanned the Tigris River at Tikrit, was built using Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) which had recently been renovated and re-engined with Cummins Marine diesels powering UltraJet 305 waterjets via ZF gearboxes. 

  • New ILAMA Chairman Sets Out Life Saving Priorities

    01 Aug 2003

    Ove Roessland, managing director of lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding, has been elected chairman of the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturer's Association (ILAMA). 

  • Trinity House Chooses Lightweight Portable Davit System

    01 Aug 2003

    The Trinity House Lighthouse Service has installed the Atlas lightweight carbon fibre portable davit system on board a number of its vessels for handling light loads on and off of light vessels. 

  • Merchant Shipping Notices

    01 Aug 2003

    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. 

  • Lift Off For Teesport Expansion

    01 Aug 2003

    The £20m redevelopment and expansion of the UK's PD Teesport to create a second container terminal known as TCT2 reached a significant milestone recently with the first lift of a container from the first ship berthed at the new terminal. 

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