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NewsWreck Removal: Key Issues Remain Unresolved
New developments in wreck removal and the ever increasing size of ships provided the focus for the International Salvage Union''s London conference last month.
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NewsRemovals and Refloats Occupy SMIT
Major refloatings and wreck removals were a feature of the SMIT Salvage first quarter workload.
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News'Osterdijk' Emergency Required Fire Expertise
Specialised firefighting techniques proved the key to success in the recent operation to save the Dutch general cargo vessel ''Ostedijk''.
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PMI Develops Z-Drive Tug Handling Programme
The Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle USA, in partnership with Captain Jeff Slesinger, has developed and implemented a three phase Z-drive Tug Handling Programme.
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NewsMacDuff Builds the First Tug with a 'DOT' Towing System
A new tug under construction to a design by Macduff Ship Design will be the first commercial vessel in the world to be fitted with the novel Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system.
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NewsSvitzerWijsmuller Take the Reins at Adsteam
On 30 March SvitzerWijsmuller effectively took over management responsibility of Adsteam Marine in Britain and Australasia. In the UK the reins have passed to Svitzer Marine Ltd, which will manage the business from their existing headquarters on Teeside. Adsteam''s present headquarters in Marina Court, Hull, is expected to close and ...
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NewsAn Important New Contract for Ostensjo
Østensjø Rederi AS of Haugesund, Norway has signed a contract with Norske Shell to provide towage services at the new Shell Nyhamna terminal now under construction at Aukra in Norway.
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Foss Go 'Green' on US West Coast
Foss Maritime, one of the largest tug and barge operators in the USA, has announced plans to build the world''s first true hybrid tug boat, a ''green'' vessel that will significantly reduce harmful nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and carbon emissions.
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News'Union Amber' Heads the Next Round of Replacements at URS
''Union Amber'', the first of a new class of ''compact'' tug recently entered service with Belgian tug owners Union de Remorquage & de Sauvetage SA (URS).
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Revived SASMEX Spotlights Maritime Safety
The Safety at Sea Marine Equipment Exhibition (SASMEX) returns to familiar haunts in Brighton UK this month.
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NewsBMT Launches SAR Training Drive
BMT Cordah Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Ltd, has become the first UK private sector company to offer a Maritime Search Planning (SP) training course to advise the industry and public funded SAR organisations on how to cope with real life SAR scenarios.
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NewsNew Lifeboat Freefall Drop Record
Norsafe AS Lifeboat has claimed the record for lifeboat freefall drops with its GES 50 Lifeboat.
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NewsHarbour Patrol Trained for New Season
The Patrol Team at Chichester Harbour UK have just completed a week of rigorous training.
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NewsSound and Vibration Reduction Training
An international training course on ''Sound and Vibration on Board'' takes place in Delft, the Netherlands on 5 and 6 June 2007.
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NewsBreakthrough Coastline Mapping Programme
UK marine data supplier SeaZone Solutions Ltd has announced the completion of the first pilot area as part of its ongoing Coastline Mapping Improvement Programme (CMIP), which it claims will ''revolutionise'' our understanding of the relationship between land and sea.
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Seawork Adds Hydro Survey Conference
Coastal and Ports Surveying, a new one day conference for hydrographers, port and harbour authorities and engineers, to be held at Seawork International in Southampton on 14th June 2007, has been welcomed by the Chair of The Hydrographic Society UK.
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Cleemann Sits Comfortably at Seawork
Cleemann Chair Systems GmbH travels from Germany to exhibit its range of pilot chairs and customised chair systems with individualised upholstery and special accessories such as deck rails and multifunctional arm rests with or without integrated controls and harness belts.
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Inward Buyer Mission at Seawork
The Seawork Inward Buyer Mission will take place during Seawork International 2007 on 13 and 14 June.
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Leading Light Returns to Seawork
One of the UK''s leading suppliers of aids to navigation, Hydrosphere, will again be exhibiting at Seawork 2007, presenting the latest developments and innovations in navigational lights from Vega and Carmanah plus updated buoys including the Mobilis Jet 2000.
