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BMT Buys Belgian
BMT Ltd has acquired Belgian based Techmar International NV, the largest technical marine surveying company in Antwerp.
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Resinex Deliver Secure Moorings
As the largest single owner operator of LNG tankers in the world, Petronas subsidiary MISC is concerned for the safe and secure mooring of its vessels. Along with another Petronas subsidiary, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Equipment, they needed a mooring point for shuttle tankers to an FSO operated by Talisman ...
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Record Rescue Year for RNLI
Search and rescue statistics published last month by the UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution show that 2005 was the busiest year on record, with RNLI lifeboat launches up 8% to 8,273.
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Renewables Rule at All-Energy 2006
With the British Government''s energy review drawing considerable media attention and public interest, there will be more buzz than ever at the action packed sixth annual All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Aberdeen on 24 and 25 May.
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Steady Growth Continues for ABP
Associated British Ports (ABP), operator of 21 ports around the UK, has reported its underlying UK ports and transport operating profit for 2005 up 3% to £ 151.3m and underlying group profit before taxation up 2% to £ 132.3m, translating to a 6% rise in the dividend for shareholders.
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Aberdeen's Record Year
Aberdeen Harbour demonstrated its strengths as a regional resource and global gateway by breaking records in 2005 for tonnage of cargo, which totalled 4.85m tons.
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Seaeye Export Award
The News Business Award for Excellence has been won by Fareham UK based ROV manufacturer Seaeye in recognition of its success at selling 80% of its products to 30 overseas countries.
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Boat Building Techniques Illustrated
First published as a hardback volume in 1984 and reprinted many times, this is the first paperback edition of a book deemed ''quite the best on the subject'' by Yachts and Yachting magazine.
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Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
Over recent years we have seen growing evidence of climate change, with statistics suggesting that 2005 was the second warmest year on record.
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The Atlantic Telegraph
Even today we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Propulsion Plant for Feeders
Wartsila Corporation has been awarded a contract by Bijlsma Shipyard BV in the Netherlands to deliver propulsion plants for two 350teu container feeder ships ordered by the Dutch VeKa Group. For each vessel Wartsila will deliver an eight cylinder Wartsila Vasa 32LN main engine rated 3,280kW at 750rpm, A Wartsila ...
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NewsDutch Pilots Get Second SWATH
The Dutch pilots'' association Nederlands Loodwezen BV has taken delivery of Perseus, the second of a potential six SWATH pilot tenders. The naming and commissioning in Rotterdam was attended by Princess Margriet, the sister of Holland''s Queen Beatrix, other Dutch officials and officials from Belgium and Germany.
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Anschutz On Course
The 100th anniversaries of both the gyrocompass and the founding of Anschutz & Co has inspired Kiel, Germany based Raytheon Marine to reinstate the Anschutz name in the company''s branding and logo. With effect from the start of this year the company is known as Raytheon Anschutz GmbH, a subsidiary ...
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Carrier's New Name
With a view towards becoming a global leader in outbound logistics for finished vehicles by 2010, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines has renamed itself Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics with effect from last month. The company deploys 60 vessels serving trade routes to five continents. Global revenue was expected to reach $2.8bn in 2005 ...
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NewsTug of War for Ferry Contract Ends
The small Rean Shipyard in Sassnitz on the Baltic has been chosen out of ten EU shipyards to build the new ?470,000 German river cable ferry Else for local authorities in North Germany. The award ends a contract tug of war among shipyards, five of them in Germany, and reflects ...
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Dubai Wins P&O Bid Battle
A brief bidding war which saw the value of the P& O ports and ferries group escalate by £ 1.6bn in a matter of weeks has been decided in favour of Dubai Ports World (DP World).
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Bow Wow in Trondheim
The Norwegian Engineering Feat of the Year Award for 2005 was presented to Ulstein Design AS at a recent seminar in Trondheim for their Ulstein X-BOW hull design.
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Mammoet Moves Into Salvage
Heavy lift and transport specialist Mammoet has added salvage to its range of activities with the creation of Mammoet Salvage BV.
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NewsCaptain and Crew of ETV to Get Award
The Captain and crew of the Klyne tug Anglian Princess are to be awarded a Letter of Thanks from the Royal National Lifeboat Chief Executive in recognition of the professionalism and skill demonstrated by the crew when the boat went to the assistance of the motor vessel Galina.
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Ferry Hard Times
Freight is providing the dominant force in shortsea ferry trades with an 84% rise through Dover in the past ten years while tourist car traffic has declined by 13% according to SeaFrance managing director Robin Wilkins. Demand has been such that estimates suggest truck volumes through Dover could exceed cars ...
