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NewsRubber RIB Debuts at Seawork
A first time Seawork exhibitor will be showing an innovative new product which is claimed to be the world''s first fully inflatable RIB. The 5.3m Rubber Rigid Inflatable Boat (RRIB) from De Batts RRIB Associates can be seen at berth A47 on the Seawork floating pontoon.
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NewsUK Government Launches Ports Policy Review
UK Shipping Minister Stephen Ladyman launched the British Government''s long anticipated Ports Policy Review last month and invited responses on a range of broad strategic issues. He also announced the outcome of a review of the management of ports in local authority ownership in England and Wales.
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NewsConstruction Start This Year for Deepwater Port?
Authorities in Wilhelmshaven are hoping that construction can begin this year on the planned deep water JadeWeser Port (JWP) Container Terminal, Germany''s 1,000m answer to main rival Rotterdam.
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Fos Fast Starts 2006
With strong growth in almost all trade sectors, cargo throughput at the Port of Marseilles-Fos totalled 16.42m tons to the end of February, marking a 12.4% increase on the first two months of last year.
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PLA Quality Awards
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has received two certifications from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.
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NewsTanya Takes USCG Water Safety Award
The current holder of the title Young Engineer for Britain has won the United States Coast Guard Award for Boating and Water Safety at the International Science and Engineering Fair held at Indianapolis USA last month.
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NewsNorth Sea Winches Gears Up for Seawork
Specialist winch manufacturer North Sea Winches, exhibiting at Seawork for the fourth consecutive year, has enjoyed continuing success supplying equipment to the marine market. This includes a comprehensive deck machinery package for the 25m tug Afon Caradog, which has been nearing completion at Hepworth Shipyard and is the latest in ...
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NewsNon-Slip Flight Deck Fit for The Queen
When it was determined that the Trinity House flagship THV Patricia would lead the Royal Squadron through the review lines at Trafalgar Day celebrations in the Solent last autumn, some sprucing up was invariably in order.
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NewsThamesport Loads Up On Terminal Tractors
Thamesport (London) Ltd has taken delivery of a further 13 new terminal tractors, supplied by MOL Group of Belgium. The new tractors will be used to haul containers between the quayside gantry cranes and the only automated container stacking yard in the UK.
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NewsInflatable Fenders Catch On at Seawork
Avon Fabrications, part of the Checkmate Avon Group, will be exhibiting their range of inflatable fenders at Seawork 2006. The company has supplied the Scottish Fishery Protection Agency (SFPA) with non-marking rubber fenders for their new fishery patrol vessels FPV Minna and FPV Jura.
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NewsWinch Innovation for New Research Vessel
Maria S Merian, the world''s most modern research vessel, was handed over to begin a working life of scientific exploration earlier this year, supporting the Polarstern as a floating laboratory working in the Arctic circles. Both vessels are equipped with winches supplied by HATLAPA of Uetersen in Germany.
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News'Napoleon' Invades Southampton for Seawork
Marine diesel engine and boat equipment supplier and Seawork exhibitor Vetus Den Ouden of Schiedam in the Netherlands has added a new model electric anchor windlass to its range.
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NewsBaltic Container Terminal Prepares Its Own Gantries and Cranes
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland, is preparing to add four new rubber tyred gantries (RTGs) and two new quay cranes to its cargo handling equipment fleet. The project includes the in-house erection and installation works of the four RTGs.
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NewsTelescopic Knuckle Boom Crane Boosts 'Baloe's' Abilities
For his new Damen Shoalbuster 2308 tug Baloe, featured in an MJVessel Launch last month, owner/operator Jack van Dodewaard of the Netherlands'' Herman Sr BV wanted to upgrade the capabilities of Herman, the boat he was replacing. When it came to a powerful deck crane, he opted for an HS ...
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NewsDockwise Lifts Expectations
Dutch marine heavy lift transport specialist Dockwise has launched a new service portfolio which will provide total door to door solutions for clients, including transport management and installation.
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Bright Lights on HSV Flight Deck
Oxley Group Australia won a contract last year from Incat Australia Pty Ltd to design and supply a lighting system for the helicopter deck on board the US military high speed vessel HSV X1 Joint Venture. The system has since been proven by the end user in extensive helicopter night ...
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Ports Insurance Responds to Hectic Hurricane Season
Following losses from the 2005 hurricane season, property premiums have increased on average by 40% for global ports and terminals, particularly those operating in catastrophe prone areas, according to a new report by Aon Marine.
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NewsInvestment Programme for Wightlink Ferry Operations
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries is poised to embark on an investment programme that will see the company ordering new ships, replacing its operating systems, enhancing its corporate image and, in the shorter term, making changes to the structure of its senior management.
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NewsMCT Moves for Money Men
With Marine Current Turbine''s 1MW SeaGen tidal device set to be installed in Northern Ireland''s Strangford Lough later this year, and preliminary work underway to develop a commercial tidal farm in UK waters within the next three to five years, MCT has appointed KPMG as financial advisers to review all ...
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NewsLights, Cameras, Action at Seawork
Kongsberg Maritime''s camera division will be showing several new cameras for divers at Seawork 2006.
