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News'Hands On' Format at ShipRepair & Conversion 02
The 11th staging of ShipRepair & Conversion returns to London''s Grand Hall, Olympia on 27 and 28 November with product launches, company presentations in a new workshop facility and a new format discussion-based conference underlining the ''hands on'' theme.
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NewsGermany's SET Completes Challenging Conversion
Germany''s inland shipbuilding, repair/conversion and ship development concern SET has completed one of its most challenging projects ever - the complex lengthening and conversion of the research ship Ludwig Prandtl for the Hamburg-based coastal research institute GKSS.
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NewsDestroyed Destroyer Gets Long Lift Home
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.
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London Salvage Summit Scheduled for March
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.
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NewsNew Identity for Ferry Operation
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.
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NewsIncrease in Lawsuit Number Triggers Safety Surfaces Boom
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.
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NewsRed Bay RIBs Away to Islay
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.
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NewsChildren in Need Appeal Gets Stuck on the Thames
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.
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NewsHigh Speed, High Payload Cat Design Contract
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 ...
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NewsMajor Refit for Williams' 'Wilcarry'
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.
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NewsABP Breaks Wind Blade Record
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.
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NewsTop Marks for Echomax
The Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority have now fitted Echomax 230 radar arrays to all seven vessels in their fleet of pilot vessels and workboats.
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NewsSpeak Now on EC Water Framework Directive
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 ...
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New Company Launched from Wijsmuller Legacy
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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NewsDutch Treat for Visitors to Sold Out METS
METS 2002, the Marine Equipment Trade Show, returns to the Amsterdam RAI from 19-21 November with a record 887 exhibitors from no fewer than 30 countries and 15 national pavilions consuming all available space in the Parkhall, Randstadhall, Deltahall and Hollandhall to deliver a sold out exhibition.
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NewsEuro High Speed Ro-Ro Breaks Cover at SMM
Rolls Royce and Spanish shipbuilder Izar announced plans at SMM for a new European High Speed Cargo Vessel (EHSCV) to provide a cost effective shortsea shipping alternative to road transport in Europe.
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NewsKroeger bags contract for sophisticated research ship
North Germany''s Kroeger Shipyard , part of the Luerssen Group and a specialist research vessel builder, has now won the contract to build the sophisticated 93.6m long, 17.8m wide ice-strengthened research ship Maria S. Merian .
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NewsOcean Safety Continues Expansion
Marine safety specialists Ocean Safety have acquired niche manufacturer KIMProducts from Kelvin Hughes .
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NewsNew MCA Boat From Halmatic Makes a Splash
Portchester UK based Halmatic is providing a new fleet of eight boats for the Maritime & Coastguard Agency .
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STN Atlas Takes SMM Orders Haul
Hamburg based STN Atlas Marine Electronics were rewarded for their journey across town to SMM Debeg 3400 UAIS last month with an order to retrofit their new systems to ''s worldwide fleet of 77 container vessels. Installation commences early next year.
