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NewsSo What is New in Diving 20 Years on? By Roger O'Kane
On a momentous day in 1987, Maritime Journal leapt into the lives of anyone interested or involved in any aspects of the maritime oriented disciplines, and little did we know then that this publication would mark a significant period of transition in marine activity and diving in particular.
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NewsWell Planned Pontoon Replacement
Sub-Surface Engineering (SSE), a subsidiary of Opus International Consultants, has completed a new section of the wave break pontoon at Southampton’ s town quay.
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NewsKaiserschleuse Key to Bremerhaven Vehicle Future
Work proper has begun on what is being described as one of Europe’ s biggest current port engineering projects, the € 233m rebuilding and expansion of Bremerhaven’ s Kaiserschleuse sea lock to provide access for giant modern vehicle carriers.
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NewsNew Lock Gates for Sutton Harbour
Sub Marine Services Ltd (SMS) is providing the pontoon barge, crawler crane, support vessels and diving teams for a project underway to replace the inner and outer lock harbour gates at Sutton Harbour in Plymouth UK. Their plant is being used by Taylor & Sons Ltd, subcontractor to May Gurney ...
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NewsRostock Construction Boosts Cruise Capacity
Work on a new cruise ship berth is underway in the port of Rostock as the German Baltic facility rushes to keep up with rising cruise business which this year has been better than in any other German port save Kiel.
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NewsBusy Jack-Up Finds Haven in Harwich
The jack up barge ' Vagant' was towed into Harwich Haven last month to shelter from the North Sea storms and tidal surge which lashed the east coast of England and Continental Europe. The barge was under tow by Euro-Tugs’ 5,000bhp ' Union Diamond' from the North Sea to Dunkirk, ...
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News: Scale of Ambition Defines Marine Civils Projects
Much has changed in the marine civil engineering industry since Maritime Journal was first published, but perhaps the most obvious trend or development is the scale of many projects.
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NewsDemountable Workboat Free to Roam Ireland
Seawind Barclay Curle launched and delivered the multi-purpose workboat ' Inish Davar' this month for client Waterways Ireland, which is a cross border initiative established by the Dublin and UK governments to administer, husband and develop the waterway systems both north and south of the border. Inish is Gaelic for ...
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New Materials Technology Extends Carriers
Buckinghamshire UK based Intelligent Engineering has completed an innovative project for Wallenius Lines to strengthen the decks of their sister ship car carriers ' Don Pasquale' , ' Don Quixote' and ' Don Carlos' .
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NewsChina, But No Crisis for Ship Repair
The ship repair and maintenance industry has been through some significant changes over the past few years. Increasingly, the larger scale vessel repair projects, involving significant steel renewals on bulk carriers, tankers and containerships for example, are being carried out at yards in China, where labour costs are relatively low.
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NewsHeadline: The Future of Aids to Navigation
The growth of the marine leisure market, the increase in numbers of high speed, large craft and changes in traffic patterns coupled with emerging technologies are placing new demands on, and finding new solutions for, aids to navigation providers like Trinity House.
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NewsNavigation Buoys Deployed at South Hook
FenderCare subsidiary Hippo Marine has been selected by Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) to supply five navigational buoys, including moorings, for the new South Hook LNG Terminal development.
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NewsMore Buoys from Oz
Sealite Pty Ltd in Australia, have completed the Phase 2 expansion of their new manufacturing facility with an expanded rotational moulding division now in full production.
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NewsVoyager Lights Path for Patrol Boats
UK manufacturer Francis Searchlights Ltd has launched the new ‘ Voyager’ searchlight, which is suitable for the patrol craft and other high speed vessels. It features powerful halogen, xenon and metal halide light source options and a sleek, low profile design.
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NewsThe 20 Years That Lost the Sextant
New ways of doing things tend to insinuate themselves into an industry’ s consciousness until one day you get out of bed and realise that everything has changed. For centuries the sextant was the most important navigation tool after the chart and compass. Suddenly today it is hard to find ...
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NewsMCA Upgrades UK AIS Network
The UK' s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has implemented Phase 3 of the UK AIS network following successful Factory/Site Acceptance (FAT/SAT) testing of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT software upgrades to its C-Scope User Interface.
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NewsPort of Mobile Resorts to PORTS
The Port of Mobile, Alabama in the USA has become the 14th location in the nation to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), developed and operated by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide accurate real-time oceanographic and meteorological data to mariners that can significantly reduce the ...
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NewsGMDSS Upgrade at Lairdside Maritime Centre
Lairdside Maritime Centre has recently re-equipped its GMDSS Suite in order to continue providing realistic operator training across a range of subject specialisations. The new equipment configuration is centred around Furuno equipment that is ' live' and meets all the AMERC examination requirements. The suite has been developed as three ...
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NewsWorkboat Bridge Makes Europort Debut
Radio Holland’ s presentation at the recent Europort Maritime exhibition in Rotterdam focused on complete bridge systems, with no separate standalone equipment on the company' s stand.
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NewsFeeders Feast on Enhanced Diesel Power
MAN Diesel is enjoying continued success with its four-stroke heavy fuel engine, the type 58/64, which is proving popular for container feeder vessel applications.
