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  • The new Norwegian Emergency towing Vessels will be the first to use LNG fuel.
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    Norwegian ETV Will Be the First Towing Vessel to Use LNG

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian shipbuilder Myklebust Verft of Gursken has been awarded a contract by Remoy Management, operators of vessels for the Norwegian Coastguard, for a sophisticated Emergency Response Vessel capable of towage and rescue operations. Delivery is scheduled for December 2007 and an option is also in place for one further vessel ...

  • The heart of Rotterdam saw a parade of tugs from the very large to the very small during the ITS TUG Parade.
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    TOWLINES

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The new French tug company, Societe Nouvelle de Remorquage du Havre (SNRH), due to commence shiphandling operations in January, had still not started work at the beginning of May. A new tug fleet, chartered from Kotug in the Netherlands, remain idle in the face of endless legal difficulties and recently ...

  • A 4m manned model tug with a DOT system tows a full size tug through the Rotterdam canal system.
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    Mampaey Introduce the DOT Towing System

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Mampaey Offshore Industries launched the Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system, the latest addition to their range of towing and mooring equipment, on their stand at ITS 2006 in Rotterdam.

  • Robert Allan has proposed harmonisation of standards in tug construction.
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    Leading Designer Calls for Common Standards

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    In a paper to the International Tug and Salvage Convention ITS 2006 in Rotterdam, well known tug designer and naval architect Robert Allan appealed for the harmonisation of international standards governing tug construction.

  • Armon has delivered two emergency Towing Vessels to protect the Spanish coastline.
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    Spain Completes Advanced Pollution Control Tugs

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon SA has completed a pair of seagoing, multi-purpose tugs, equipped extensively for pollution control duties.

  • Towage and other marine services will be updated under a new MOD contract with Serco.
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    Serco is Selected as Preferred Bidder for £1bn MoD Contract

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    A joint venture led by Serco Group plc (Serco) has been selected as preferred bidder by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Future Provision of Marine Services contract.

  • A ferry departs from the Southern Dock on the River Tyne.
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    Radio Record of Tyne Ferry Passengers

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Tyne and Wear UK based Southern Electronics, in conjunction with radio communication manufacturer Icom UK, has designed an innovative yet practical way of recording passenger traffic on the Tyne Ferry using radio communication equipment.

  • The Tasman Spirit was leaking oil in close proximity to beaches and a population centre.
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    Timely Response Speeds Pollution Clean-up

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    One little known aspect of the grounding of the tanker Tasman Spirit off Karachi port is that concern for the health of pollution control workers led to the cessation of beach clean-up operations.

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    Big Year for ISU Oil Recovery

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Members of the International Salvage Union recovered some 875,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year. Emergency assistance was provided worldwide for 247 vessels with cargoes and bunkers threatening pollution.

  • Oil contained in Oil Limiteds rigid boom system during boom performance testing at Ohmsett.
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    Brits Lower the Boom in America

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Two exhibitors at the recent Spill 06 event in London collaborated earlier this year when UK based Oil Limited took its newly developed RB400 rigid boom system across the Atlantic to be tested by Ohmsett, America''s National Oil Spill Response Test Facility in New Jersey.

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    HIT Bulks Up

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    A new long term agreement between Associated British Ports and Arkady Feed (UK) Ltd will boost agribulks throughput at the Port of Immingham''s Humber International Terminal by an estimated 100,000 tons per year.

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    DNV Makes It Official

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Radio Holland Group is the first company to receive worldwide recognition by Det Norsk Veritas for servicing and testing radio communication equipment and annul certification of Voyage Data Recorders. Global recognition follows many years during which the experienced staff at some 51 Radio Holland Group subsidiary branches along the major ...

  • The first of three new police boats from Barthels.
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    First of Three 'Heavies' for Hamburg Police

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Now in service in Germany is the first in a series of three 17.56m long heavy harbour patrol boats for the Hamburg Wasserschutzpolizei, which is responsible for law and order on the City''s rivers and estuary waters.

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    Holyhead Freight Boom

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Stena Line is to increase freight capacity on its Holyhead to Dublin route with the introduction of an additional vessel. The company will redeploy current ferry Stena Seatrader from its North Sea fleet, commencing operations on the Central Corridor in July.

  • The HMS Daring foremast is loaded onto a barge at VT Shipbuildings Portsmouth facility.
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    'HMS Daring' Foremast Delivered

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    VT Shipbuilding has completed its construction work on the Royal Navy''s first of class Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring with delivery of the foremast to BAE Systems Naval Ships in Glasgow.

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    Box Tops at Felixstowe

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The world''s largest containership, COSCO Ningbo, made its inaugural call at the UK Port of Felixstowe last month. At 9,449 TEU, the giant boxship has the highest declared capacity of any vessel currently in operation. Designed to cope with the ever growing trade from China, COSCO Ningbo will operate on ...

  • The winning team from Bishops Castle Community College receive prize from FOTR Admiral Borley.
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    Young Engineer Drug Busters

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Young Engineers is a UK educational charity with a remit to inspire young people to pursue careers in engineering.

  • MV Fortuny begins sailing between the ports of Bilbao and Portsmouth this month.
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    Spanish Ferry to Commence Operations in Portsmouth

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Portsmouth Commercial Por t in the UK and Portsmouth City Council have confirmed that the Spanish short sea shipping line Acciona Transmediterranea will commence operations from the city to the Port of Bilbao on the 18th of this month.

  • Blue Cool marine air conditioning units will be on show at Webastos Seawork stand.
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    Hot Seawork Starts with Blue Cool

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    With Seawork expanded to unprecedented size for 2006, the arriving visitor will scarcely know where to begin. If the weather is hot, there may be even more reason to start at Stand Number 1, where Webasto will be showing new and advanced marine air conditioning systems which promise to deliver ...

  • Port-Net delegates from across Europe gathered in the Italian port of Ravenna.
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    Port-Net Partners Share Experiences

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Delegates from the Haven Gateway Partnership joined port representatives from across Europe last month to share and discuss their experiences in electronic data interchange (EDI) and cargo flows, in the latest of a series of workshops within the EU''s Port-Net initiative.