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RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 the Last Great Liner
Since 1969 QE2 has sailed over three million miles, been a troop ship in the Falklands War and had her main engines changes from steam to diesel.
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Maritime Events & Training Directory
The Maritime Events & Training Directory is unique in that it is the only one of its kind in the maritime industry.
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Ports and Harbours of Northumberland
This book covers the sometimes turbulent history of the ports and harbours along the Northumberland coast, from its simple fishing harbours to the great industrial harbours built on coal export, and reflects on their Industrial Archaeology.
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Lost Treasure Ships of the Northern Seas
The seas of northern Europe are some of the most heavily travelled in history and there are literally thousands of wrecks lying in quite shallow water.
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News'Giessenstroom' - The Largest Shoalbuster Yet
On 19 January Van Wijngaarden Marine Services BV of Sliedrecht in the Netherlands formally named ‘ Giessenstroom’ , the first new Damen Shoalbuster 3009 seagoing tug, at the Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld facility. The event marked yet another significant milestone in the development of what has become a remarkably successful and ...
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NewsSvitzerWijsmuller Win Major Milford Haven LNG Contracts
Towage services in the UK port of Milford Haven will be transformed with a fleet of nine powerful new tugs and six line handling vessels to be introduced bySvitzer Marine Ltd .
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NewsMore New ETVs for the Spanish Coast
The first of two coastal protection vessels has been handed over to Spain''s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. Named Don Inda, the vessel''s primary role is that of an emergency towing vessel (ETV) for tankers of unlimited size under adverse conditions. A bollard pull of about 220 tons makes these vessels ...
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NewsJP Knight Go Shopping in Japan
JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd,; the Scottish branch of JP Knight Ltd based at Invergordon, has returned to Japan to replace the Japanese built tugs Kinnaird and Kincardine, which were sold in November 2006. The result of their negotiations is the purchase of two modern Japanese built tugs for almost immediate ...
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Competition Commission Reports on Svitzer-Adsteam Takeover
On 9 February the Competition Commission (CC) published its final report on SvitzerWijsmuller''s proposed takeover of Adsteam Marine Ltd. In the report the Commission will require SvitzerWijsmuller A/S to sell off one of the harbour towage operations in Liverpool if it goes ahead with the anticipated acquisition of Adsteam Marine ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Iceland has ordered their first Coastguard ETV from ASMAR in Chile.The new compact tug Union Amber is undergoing extensive trials after completion by the Spanish yard Astilleros Armon. Union Amber is the first of four new vessels to be ordered by URS in Belgium and associates Fairplay Towage, it will ...
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NewsVerification of Third Party Security Personnel
While piracy is reflected in recent Hollywood blockbusters as the stuff of legend and intrigue, for those operating offshore vessels it can be a very genuine concern.The potential threat is being taken so seriously that the International Marine Contractors Association''s (IMCA) Security Task Force has produced ''Guidance on Verification of ...
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NewsSt Kitts and Nevis Set Security Standard
The Department of Maritime Affairs of the Government of St Kitts and Nevis have become the latest in a series of Administrations to grant maritime security services provider, Securewest International, official competent authority status under SOLAS regulation to receive Ship Security Alerts (SSAS).
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NewsEMSA Takes Spill Response to Atlantic
Lamor and Clean Globe International, member companies of the Lamor Group, will establish an oil spill centre equipment stockpile at Sines in Portugal. For the three year contract, awarded to Lamor in a EU tender, the 3,000dwt chemical/oil tanker MT Galp Marine will be contracted and pre-fitted as an occasional ...
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NewsPort of LA CAAPs Air Pollution
The Port of Los Angeles in California USA and the local South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) are partnering on a demonstration project to use electrically powered tractors to tow cargo containers from the Port to local warehouses and rail yards. The $527,000 initiative, funded by the Port and ...
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'Action Plan' for European Pollution
Salvors are seeking a meeting with EU Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Joe Borg to present their case for the adoption of new measures to reduce the risk of another spill disaster in European waters. In response to the EU''s Green Paper on Future Maritime Policy, the International Salvage Union ...
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GL Marine Services Restructure
Classification society Germanischer Lloyd, fresh from victory in its takeover struggle with rival Bureau Veritas, has restructured its Maritime Services. From last month, the Maritime Services are subdivided into the divisions 'Fleet in Service', 'Ship Newbuilding', 'Maritime Systems and Components', and 'Innovation and Strategic Research'. Consisting of a ...
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NewsGreen Passport for UK Ship Recycling
The UK Ministry of Defence Disposal Services Agency (DSA), working with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have pioneered an innovative plan for the responsible disposal of UK flagged end of life ships. Following a lengthy period of public consultation, ''HMS Intrepid'' will be the first ...
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ISU Members' Day
The Salvage problems surrounding ultra-large vessels will be the focus for the International Salvage Union''s Fourth Associate Members'' Day meeting in London on 7 March.
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News'MSC Napoli' - A Major Oil Spill Averted
Work on the ill-fated containership ''MSC Napoli'' has progressed well and to plan, since the 53,409gt ship was first put aground in Lyme Bay. Only a significant deterioration in the weather at the time of writing has delayed the total removal of small amounts of residual oil and the discharge ...
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NewsUnique Futura Finally Takes the Plunge
'RMS Kiel's semi-catamaran bow becomes a monohull by midships.The vessel is for New-Logistics in Kiel for charter with RMS between the German Rhine port of Duisburg and UK ports. RMS said Futura carriers would serve as feeders and be 'much more cost effective than conventional feeder ships'. The 3,300 dwt ...
