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New Chief Executive for Northern Lighthouse Board
The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses have appointed Roger Lockwood CB as chief executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board.
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NewsNew Compact Lantern
Sussex UK based navaids specialist Tideland Signal has launched a versatile, compact, long range LED lantern suitable for both land based installations and offshore structures.
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News'Hall of Fame' for Text Message Navaids
Victoria, Australia based Sealite Pty Ltd has celebrated its recent induction into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame with the introduction of ''Cell Phone Monitoring'' for its range of LED lanterns.
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NewsNavaids Maintenance Double for VTMS
Leicester UK based VTMS Ltd has signed two major navaids maintenance contracts. VTMS will service and maintain the buoys and beacons of Forth Ports PLC in the rivers Forth and Tay over a five year period. A similar contract has been signed with Associated British Ports to service and maintain ...
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NewsTechnical Progress Trims Navaid Costs
With light dues reduced by some 50% over the last decade, the General Lighthouse Authorities for the UK and Ireland have, in response, made giant strides in cutting costs through operational efficiencies and the development of new technologies. These were on proud display at a Technical Open Day held earlier ...
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NewsDuo Service Newbuild Ferries
Two exhibitors at Seawork 2006 are responsible for power and propulsion on sister ships Mercuria and Sapele, which have recently entered service on London''s River Thames.
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NewsEnhanced Waterjet Control for Small Boats
Small craft with a high power to weight ratio tend to respond quickly to both internal and external disturbances. The characteristic high sensitivity of planing craft requires an advanced control system to optimise craft controllability and response.
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NewsRepower for Tour Boat Transplant
Marine engineers at Southampton UK based Golden Arrow Marine have given a new lease of life to one of the south coast''s most instantly recognisable sightseeing boats. The old Poole Belle spent its life taking holiday makers around Poole Harbour, Bournemouth Bay and the Solent. Following a major refit, the ...
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NewsMaprom Muscle Moves Danube Pushboats
Maprom Engineering BV of the Netherlands is supplying water lubricated shaftline drive systems for a series of eight pushboats which are being upgraded and converted at two shipyards in Romania.
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NewsSOLAS Sets Safe Servicing Standards
Amendments to Chapter III of SOLAS, which came into force on 1 July 2006, and the proper implementation of MSC1206 (incl MSC1093), a guidance note amplifying SOLAS requirements, together introduce new rules for looking after lifeboats and davits. The new rules and guidance require regular tests and inspections of lifeboats, ...
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NewsModular Lifting for Wave Power Units
Four huge Pelamis P-750 wave power machines manufactured by Camcal were recently lifted from an Isle of Lewis dockside onto the specialist workboat M/V Sea Power which is operated by prime contractor A2SEA. The Poole UK based engineering firm Modulift Design & Consultancy (MDC) supplied a key component which ensured ...
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NewsMarkey Makes Firm Family Friends
Seattle USA based marine winch systems specialist Markey Machinery Company has supplied a double drum TDSD-34 towing winch for the newbuild Ann T Cheramie, owned by Louisiana based Rene J Cheramie & Sons.
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NewsUK Cranes Partnership Lifts Off as Certex Takes on Demag
Lifting products and services supplier Certex UK has been appointed as a main UK distributor for Demag Cranes and Components Ltd. The Demag Cranes group includes Gottwald Port Technology and is a global player in the market for portable port cranes.
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NewsAutomated Container Stacking for Hamburg
Container handling equipment and automation applications provider Kalmar has developed new combined camera and laser applications for the automation of HHLA''s Container Terminal Buchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg.
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NewsMulti-Sensor System has 'Night Vision'
The latest multiple sensor vision systems from Night Vision Technologies (NVTi) of Texas USA provide improved field of view, better imaging capabilities and more user friendly operation. New features on the 5000 and 6000 series systems offer enhanced safety, security and navigation for critical marine applications.
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LLPs Boost Partners' Incomes
Until recently, UK businesses had only two basic choices of structure. They could be limited companies or they could be partnerships. A new hybrid structure, the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) offers many benefits for businesses owned by their proprietors, as is often the case in the maritime community.
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News'Unsafe Berths and Ports
As MJ was going to press, LA Marine, the specialist marine law team of Lester Aldridge Solicitors, was giving a presentation at their London office on the theme Unsafe Berths and Ports. The focus was to be on the legal elements of proving an unsafe berth or port claim and ...
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Warning to Shipowners, Cut the 'Wriggle Room' to the Minimum
London law firm Lawrence Graham LLP says owners contracting for new ships should be extra careful about communication with the yard to ensure that they do actually get the ship they want, when they want it.
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NewsMarine Claims Agents Simulate Life at Sea
London based P& I insurance clubs have broadened their knowledge of claims after attending a five day course in simulation at South Tyneside College. On the course were two representatives from the Britannia Steamship Insurance Association and two members of Thomas Miller & Co''s London branch.
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NewsUK Consultation Paper on Dredging Regulations
The Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK has issued a Consultation Paper on Draft Marine Minerals Dredging Regulations and Procedural Guidance. The document is aimed at the marine dredging industry, organisations who advise on dredging proposals, environmental groups and those who comment on individual dredging applications.
