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Wizards of Oz
Dover UK based Burgess Marine, which supports Incat fast ferries across the globe, sent a dedicated team of employees to Incat Tasmania''s Hobart shipyard in Australia for a specially developed ''in-house'' training course.
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Online Licensing for Ships
UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched an online lifetime licensing service for ships'' and amateur radio.
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NewsBuoyant BV Pursues Wary GL
French classification society Bureau Veritas is enjoying a record breaking year, with turnover expected to reach ¢ 1.8 billion by the end of this month. Speaking at a reception at Trinity House in London last month, managing director Bernard Anne said the group is doubling in size every five years ...
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NewsMultraship Refloats Tank Barge Newbuilding
A Multraship vessel works to remove 'Limosa 2' from the rocky beach below the cliffs at Hope Point.On December 8, working under an LOF 2000 form in cooperation with URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, Multraship mobilised the rescue tender Brandaris, the multipurpose salvage vessels Multrasalvor and Union Beaver, the tug ...
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NewsEmden Maintains SWATH Momentum with German Customs Boats
Emden based Nordseewerke, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has won the contract to build two revenue cutters for the Procurement Agency of the German Federal Customs Administration. The first boat is scheduled for delivery in November 2008, the second one in June 2009.
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NewsNew Drogheda - Rotterdam Container Service Launched
A new Europe Lines container service between the ports of Drogheda and Rotterdam was launched last month, initially with one vessel sailing on a weekly basis every Friday evening from Barge Centre Waalhaven to arrive on Monday at Drogheda.
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Schat-Harding Expansion
Lifeboat and davits supplier Schat-Harding has extended its wholly owned global service network with the purchase of Cadiz based Equipos Aquanor, an established independent lifeboat servicing station covering the ports and shipyards of Spain and Portugal.
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HME Website Update
The Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME) has launched a restyled website at www.hme.nl, where visitors can find information about Dutch equipment and maritime suppliers or subscribe for email postings of HME sponsored events. The site is available in Dutch and English. HME members receive a weekly update on worldwide ...
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Princess Supports Seafarers' Centre
HRH The Princess Royal visited the Southampton Seafarer''s Centre recently to attend the annual meeting of volunteers and supporters.
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News'Rokia Delmas' Pollution Response Underway
Salvors continue to study options for the ro-ro container ship ''Rokia Delmas'', which ran aground off the French Atlantic coast port of La Rochelle in late October and has now been declared a total loss by its insurers. Efforts continue to refloat the vessel and the maritime prefecture in Brest, ...
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Lloyd's List Ports of the World 2007
This book provides details on over 2,800 of the world''s commercially active ports and over 19,000 port facilities and services within these ports to ensure the reader has the best knowledge to conduct business activities effectively.
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Never Turn Back - The RNLI since the Second World War
Never Turn Back features evidence from the RNLI archives to show how the fiercely independent RNLI was nearly taken over by the Government in the 1970s.
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NewsThames Rescue Services Test
A major exercise simulating a sinking passenger vessel and involving multiple agencies both afloat and ashore was held on the River Thames earlier this month. Intended to test LESLP (London Emergency Services Liaison Panel) procedures, the exercise was directed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency with the close cooperation of ...
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NewsIsle of Man Yard Reborn
The arrival of the vessel Wisting marked a significant turning point for management of the historic Booth W Kelly yard at Ramsey on the Isle of Man, which had been the subject of a management buyout in 2003. The challenging conversion job to turn a functional naval ship ...
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NewsFuel Cell NOx the SOx Off Marine Emissions
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
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
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
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
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
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.
