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News£35m Terminal Construction Underway at BelfastAn artist's impression of the new Belfast terminal, which is due to be operational for summer 2008.
The Port of Belfast has begun work on a new £ 35m Stena Line ferry terminal which will cut journey times as it literally brings the Port closer for those travelling from Scotland.
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NewsPier Renovation Sped by Robotic Cutter
A hydrodemolition robot from Sweden''s Aquajet Systems AB is helping Triton Marine Construction to achieve impressive production rates in the removal of spalled concrete from two piers at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii USA.
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Partnership Approved for Coastal Defence Works
A joint venture between Westminster Dredging and Dean & Dyball Construction has secured a place on the UK Environment Agency''s National Contractors Framework 2 (NCF2) with regard to the development and construction of coastal defence schemes on a national basis.
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Czechs Fund New Elbe Shipping Channel
Sweden based construction group Skanska has won a contract to construct a shipping channel in the Czech Republic.
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NewsSeawork Debut for Modular Pontoon System
Making its Seawork debut next month on Stand 86 is Magic-Float UK, a new subsidiary of Magic-Float Enterprise Co Ltd, a global manufacturer of modular dock and pontoon systems.
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Marine Workers' Support
The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering and Manufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to support employees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within these industries.
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'WD Fairway' Refloated
Salvage operations in China refloated the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger last month after it had grounded in mud following collision with the 9,200 TEU containership ''MSC Joanna'' in March. Boskalis'' jumbo dredger ''WD Fairway'' had been dredging a new navigation fairway for the Port of Tianjin when the ...
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Brokers Acquired
Liverpool''s oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers & Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing from Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the company''s own investment.
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ComNav in Sweden
British Columbia, Canada based autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into the Scandinavian market by appointing Stockholm based True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.
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Scientist Heads IMarEST
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has appointed the first scientist to ever serve as President.
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Kalmar's American Expansion
Scandinavian based cargo handling equipment supplier Kalmar Industries has acquired the assets and business of America''s Virginia based Port Equipment Service Inc (PES).
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Vetus Auctioned
Dutch marine equipment manufacturer and supplier Vetus Den Ouden has been acquired by ABN AMRO Capital, the private equity business of ABN AMRO, in a competitive auction.
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Camper in Turkey
Camper & Nicholson Marina Investments Ltd (CNMI), floated as an AIM-listed specialist marina investment company in January, has made its first acquisition.
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NewsExtended RoPax Returns to Harwich
The newly extended ''Stena Britannica'' made its maiden voyage from Harwich International Port to Hook of Holland last month.
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NewsFuel Efficiency for Ferry Fleet
With financial pressures due to the rising cost of fuel effecting all transportation fleets, the requirement for ship owners and operators to professionally monitor their fuel usage in real time has become paramount.
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NewsNIOT Deploys Tsunami Detection System
The National Institute of Ocean Technology of India has successfully installed a Sonardyne Tsunami Detection System in the Bay of Bengal in 3,500m of water.
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NewsHybrid Propulsion First for RiverQuest 'Explorer'
The launch last month in America of ''Explorer'', the world''s first green engineered floating classroom, claims to herald a new era in marine design for environmental sustainability.
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NewsCummins Power for Crew Boat Surge
The oil industry is one of the primary motivators in current boat building and the Middle East is one of the primary sources of oil.
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NewsEuropean Skies Clear with John Deere
John Deere Power Systems has progressed well beyond the limitation of early associations with American tractors and is now placing ever more marine engines on European workboats.
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Diesel-Electric for Fisheries Protection Newbuild
The latest vessel being built for the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) will have an electric propulsion system provided by Rolls-Royce.
