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  • An Irish Ferries vessel glows following an application of Hardtop Flexi.
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    Paint Your Workboat at Seawork

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Jotun Paints returns to Seawork and will be found next month on Stand 25, where it will be showing a complete range of cost effective marine coating products which are available for the coastal and small workboat market.

  • Baloe is a more powerful replacement for the Herman.
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    'Baloe' is Ready for the Jungle

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The new Shoalbuster 2208 Baloe has been delivered to Dutch tug owner Sleepvaartbedrijf Herman SR BV of Zwijndrecht by Damen Shipyards of Hardinxveldt.

  • The ability to turn within the width of a canal is essential.
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    'Small & Green' Is Ideal for British Waterways

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    An important phase in the modernisation of floating plant for British Waterways (BW) is rapidly coming to fruition at the shipyard of Manor Marine in Portland, Dorset (a trading company within MPI Services (UK) Ltd).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Capixaba is being fitted with a Cathelco ICCP hull corrosion protection system using the latest diver change anodes.
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    'Diver Change' Anodes Simplify Replacement

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    An FPSO conversion underway at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore will be protected against hull corrosion using a Cathelco C-Shield ICCP system incorporating the latest ''diver change'' anodes. The Capixaba is being converted from a VLLC tanker and will eventually be operated by Single Buoy Moorings in an oilfield off ...

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    Big Contract for Young Company

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The Aberdeen based specialist marine and subsea services provider TSMarine (Contracting) Ltd has won a contract worth up to £ 6.5m only 18 months after forming. The contract with SubSea Resources Plc will see TSMarine provide deepwater salvage support from its vessel MV Geomaster.

  • The Stealth AUV uses commercially available thrusters.
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    Nearshore AUV Unveiled at OI06

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The Talisman autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), which was a focal point of the recent Oceanology International (OI 06) exhibition in London, is equipped with thrusters supplied by Fareham UK based Seaeye Marine.

  • Kongsberg Maritimes new OE90-100 Diver System.
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    OI06 Launch for Diver Inspection System

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime introduced a new integrated diver deployed underwater inspection system at the recent Oceanology International (OI06) exhibition.

  • Boskalis expects heavy fleet utilisation over the next few years.
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    Boskalis Enjoys Dredging Renaissance

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The current good fortunes of the global dredging market are reflected in the 2005 results announced by Dutch giant Royal Boskalis Westminster, which has reported a spectacular 85% rise in net profit to 62.7m and a record turnover of 1,156m which was up 13% over 2004.

  • The London Olympics and Thames Gateway container terminal could both generate pressure for increased marine aggregates dredging.
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    Olympics Boosts Aggregates Dredging

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    London''s victorious bid for the 2012 Olympics looks set to contribute to a substantial increase in demand for dredged aggregates. Metoc plc has launched a new service to provide environmental engineering for the dredging of marine aggregates from the UK Continental Shelf to meet demand in the UK South East, ...

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    World Hydrography Day Set for June

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Wednesday 21 June will mark the inaugural annual World Hydrography Day as a result of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York last November under its Oceans & Law of the Sea agenda.

  • Japanese Hydrographic Association president Osamu Owada and UKHO chief executive Dr Wyn Williams confirm their collaboration agreement.
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    UKHO-JHA Accord

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office has signed a collaboration agreement with the Japanese Hydrographic Association under which Admiralty customers will now have access to over 600 new electronic navigational charts of Japanese waters as well as the Malacca Strait.