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  • The 1:84 scale model of the fuel cell powered supply vessel 'Viking FellowShip' was demonstrated at SMM last month.
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    Fuel Cell NOx the SOx Off Marine Emissions

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Demonstrated at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg was a scale model of ''Viking FellowShip'', a dual fuel powered supply vessel being built for Norwegian offshore operator Eidesvik. When operational in the autumn of 2007, the vessel will incorporate a 350kW fuel cell running on LNG.

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    Marseiiles Moves Up

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Cargo throughput at the French Port of Marseilles-Fos for the period of January through August reached 65.8m tons, a 19% increase on the same period a year ago.

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    Book Price Correction

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    The price given for the book Ship Stability for Masters and Mates in the October issueof Maritime Journal was incorrect.  The price of the book is £ 29.99.

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    Navaids to Spain

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Tideland Signal has appointed Mediterraneo Senales Maritimas (MsM) as its agent for its range of Navaids in mainland Spain, the Ballearic and Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. Based near Valencia, MsM was established earlier this year as part of the navaids division of Medtarraneo Servicios ...

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    Alphatron Marine in Belgium

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Rotterdam based Alphatron Marine, distributor, supplier, engineers and fitters of navigation and communication equipment, officially opened their Belgian office last month to answer the strong rise for service attendances and requests for equipment there.

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    Movement of Mammoet

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Ownership of the Dutch heavy lift operator Mammoet has changed, with the private capital group SHV taking a 75% stake in the operation.  The Van Seumeren family, which founded Mammoet 40 years ago retains a 25% interest.

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    Selex Sells Sartech

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Sartech Engineering Ltd, the Surrey based supplier of EPIRBs and other electronic emergency equipment, has reached an agreement to supply products and services to Selex Communications Ltd, which has 18 depots throughout UK.

  • Van Oord's trailing suction hopper dredger 'HAM 311' at work on land reclamation. Van Oord and Boskalis comprise the home nation consortium bidding for the Maasvlakte 2 project.
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    Dutch vs Belgians for 'Maasvlakte 2'

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    The Dutch Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority last month in favour of the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the new port district of Rotterdam. This gives the green light to the next phase of what will be the largest land reclamation project in Europe. A number of spatial planning and ...

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    Opportunity Knocks on China's River Growth Corridor

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    As China''s principle waterway transport corridor, the Yangtze Economic Belt has become an important component of China''s national modernisation strategy, generating some 41% of the country''s rapidly expanding GDP. As shipping volumes on the river grow, the role of Yangtze ports as key logistics hubs becomes ever more significant.

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    Cruise + Ferry Relaunched on Thames

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Scene setting debates on the European cruise and ferry industries, with the UK government minister responsible for shipping and ports due to make the keynote address, will open the relaunched Cruise + Ferry exhibition and conference at ExCel London from 24-26 April 2007.

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    Hart Fenton to Houlder

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    Naval architects and marine engineering consultants Houlder Ltd has acquired bespoke ship designers Hart Fenton from the Sea Containers Group, expanding its capability and capacity for new ship design.

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    White Star Line - A Photographic History

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    This book follows the White Star Line from 1871 when it appeared on the Liverpool shipping scene.

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    P&A Campbell Steamers: The Edwardian Era

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    This book is the last in six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War.

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    The Mariner's Role in Collecting Evidence In Light of ISM

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    This book is recognised as one of the most influential loss prevention guides in the shipping industry.

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    International WorkBoat Show Returns to New Orleans

    2006-11-01T18:07:00Z

    After a year hiatus following Hurricane Katrina, the International WorkBoat Show returns to New Orleans USA from 29 November through 1 December. The largest US maritime trade show and conference will again take place in the Morial Convention Centre, where all 12 halls will be available.

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    Flexible Format Boosts ShipRepair & Conversion

    2006-10-01T18:07:00Z

    A week long programme of events awaits ship care specialists heading for the Netherlands in November, when the sector''s only dedicated exhibition and conference continues its sweeping facelift in an enhanced and extended format.

  • METS 2006 at the Amsterdam RAI offers something for all leisure marine trade professionals and there is often commercial marine sector overlap.
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    Make Plans for METS

    2006-10-01T18:07:00Z

    The Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) is more than an exhibition, it is the biggest and best attended meeting place for leisure marine trade professionals in the world. METS 2006 will take place on 14,15 and 16 November in the spacious environment of the Europa Complex at Amsterdam RAI.

  • The 1927 built shallow draft tug 'Unico' was deployed for the first stage of the tanks' voyage.
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    Guinness Brewery Tanks Take to the Thames

    2006-10-01T18:07:00Z

    The small riverside wharf on the Thames at Isleworth to the west of London has been brought back into commercial use to transfer abnormal heavy loads from the roads to the water.

  • The Marine Energy Accelerator initiative aims to make wave and tidal technologies such as Pelamis more cost competitive.
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    The Penny Drops for Marine Energy R&D

    2006-10-01T18:07:00Z

    The Carbon Trust in the UK launched the Marine Energy Accelerator (MEA) this month, a new initiative to support the development of marine renewable energy. The project aims to accelerate progress in reducing the costs of wave and tidal stream energy technologies and bring forward the time when marine energy ...

  • Vosta LMG's T-Cutter rock cutting system for cutter suction dredgers is a contender for the HME Marine Innovation Award next month.
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    Dutch Maritime Awards Gala Due

    2006-10-01T18:07:00Z

    Anticipation will be running high when the Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME) presents the fifth annual Marine Innovation Award at the Maritime Awards Gala on 9 November.