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Eye in the Sky for Oil Spill Control
The use of satellite imagery to manage oil spills at sea is set to improve due to the award of a 5m baseline services contract to the MARCOAST consortium by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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NewsVikoma Pollution Control and Recovery Kit for Kenya
Southampton UK based oil pollution control and recovery equipment manufacturer Vikoma International Ltd has signed a $500,000 contract to supply equipment and specialised oil spill response training to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), which will use it for offshore, harbour and coastal protection.
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Marine Pollution Prevention Campaign Conducted
The 22 maritime authorities of Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, which includes EU members plus Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Norway, and the Russian Federation, have conducted a concentrated inspection campaign focussing on how requirements for preventing marine pollution from ships (MARPOL73/78, Annex 1) have been implemented. The three ...
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Propulsion Monitoring Gets Real Time Deal at SMM
California based real time marine information systems specialist MICAD Marine has announced a partnership with French propulsion systems specialist France Helices to offer vessel operators condition based monitoring on a new high performance surface drive system.
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No Bad Vibes at SMM 2006
Trelleborg Industrial AVS, which supplies anti-vibration and shock mounting systems to the global marine market, will be showing its new Cushymount XK on Stand A2040 at SMM 2006.
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NewsHarmonious Power at SMM
Renold Hi-Tec Couplings is using SMM 2006 in Hamburg to launch a new range of flexible couplings and rubber anti-vibration engine mountings for marine applications on Stand A3 001. The new VF couplings are designed for use with high speed, flex-mounted diesel engines across a torque range from 5,000 to ...
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NewsRepower for Poole Harbour Ferry
Castello, a 9.14m passenger ferry, has been repowered with a Perkins Sabre 92hp diesel engine coupled to a Borg Warner 72C gearbox. The 36 year old boat, which can carry up to 28 passengers, travels at a maximum speed of nine knots as it cruises across Poole Harbour to Brownsea ...
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NewsBig Power Package for Norwegian Ferries by Wartsila
Wartsila Corporation will provide the main and auxiliary engines for two new high speed Ro-Ro ferries being built at Aker Yards''Rauma facility in Finland for Norwegian operator Color Line AS.
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NewsRemote Online Sensors Debut at SMM
Littlehampton UK based Kittiwake, already well established in the fuel and lube oil testing market, travels to Hamburg for SMM 2006, where it will unveil its new ANALEXrs range of remote online sensors which will address the issue of oil analysis at sea.
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NewsOrkney Ports Trainees at Home on Tyneside
The Orkney Islands Council Harbours Authority has enhanced its standard of marine service by sending employees on a comprehensive training course at South Tyneside College.
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NewsTyco Beats the Heat at SMM 2006
Marine fire safety specialist Tyco will be at SMM 2006 showcasing its line-up of fire suppression brands and solutions designed specifically for shipboard applications.
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NewsLone Worker Protection Progress
The Land & Water Group, a specialist marine civil engineering contractor, employs over a hundred people, many of whom work alone on sites around the UK which are on or near watercourses. Three years ago it developed (in house) a lone worker system which, if submerged in water, would send ...
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NewsBelgians Collaborate for Ostend MRCC
The new Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) at Ostend was officially opened last month, providing a first point of contact for accidents at sea along the Belgian coast.
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NewsHamburg Serves Up a Whopper
SMM 2006 is setting records in all areas, with the world' s largest shipbuilding event expecting 1,669 exhibiting companies from 50 countries to fill some 75,000m 2of exhibition space alongside a host of conferences and specialist events. The 22nd Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair Hamburg will fill ...
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NewsCompact Stern Lamp Seen from Two Miles
From calm to choppy waters, accurate navigation lamps are necessary for vessel visibility and safety. Meeting regulations for boats up to 20m, the new compact two nautical mile NaviLED stern lamps from New Zealand headquartered Hella Marine are designed to withstand harsh conditions and save power on board.
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NewsBakker Sliedrecht Drives Back to SMM
Dutch marine electrical engineering specialist Bakker Sliedrecht returns to Hamburg for SMM 2006 and will be showing, amongst other things, its new ultra-compact direct water cooled frequency drives, a new series of totally enclosed, modular units which have been improved by way of smaller dimensions, serviceability, and an optimised cooling ...
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NewsModified Wiper Motor Housings at SMM
Hepworth Marine and Wynn Marine are exhibiting on Stand 123 of the British Pavilion in Hall 7 at SMM Hamburg.
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NewsFuture-Proof Deck Equipment at SMM
German marine equipment specialist HATLAPA will not have to travel far from its head office at Uetersen to its position on Stand 531 in Hall 12 at SMM 2006. With subsidiaries in Singapore, Shanghai, Cyprus and the UK plus agencies in 35 other countries, HATLAPA supplies deck machinery, compressors and ...
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NewsShip to Shore Cranes in Demand
Crane manufacturer Kalmar has won orders for two new super post-Panamax ship to shore cranes for MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp, on top of 15 cranes it supplied to the same port in 2004. Another order for a ship to shore container crane for Sweden''s Helsingborgs Hamn AB will be ...
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NewsGet a Grip for a Non-Slip Ship
The physical properties of Traffideck were put to the test when Mitsubishi Heavy Industries specified the material for resurfacing three vehicle decks on a P& O passenger ferry. A polyurethane developed by Hyperlast Limited for anti-skid protection on industrial and commercial surfaces, Traffideck has been engineered to provide a durable, ...
