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  • Water injection dredging underway in the River Bure last month. Photo courtesy of Broads Authority and Van Oord UK Ltd.
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    Water Injection Trial May Cut Cost of Dredging The Broads

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    A pioneering trial that could cut costs for dredging on the lower areas of the Broads, the well known inland waterways in the UK, got under way in April. The Broads Authority said the scheme, costing £ 30,000, aims to remove 6,200 m3 of silt from the River Bure and ...

  • Halcrow is investigating new techniques to deal with coastal erosion.
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    Halcrow Assesses Coastal Erosion Risk

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Halcrow in the UK is close to completing a study for DEFRA to develop a procedure to provide coastal authorities with the means to better understand, appraise and quantify the coastal erosion risks they are obligated to manage.

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    Calamity Corner: The Wrecks of the Eastern English Channel

    2006-04-01T18:07:00Z

    The Titanic is the best example of an enduring public fascination with shipwrecks, but for many whose interest is perhaps determined by a proximity to home territory or some aspect of personal history, there is lore to match each and every nautical location.

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    Significant Ships of 2005

    2006-04-01T18:07:00Z

    The companion publication to Significant Small Ships of 2005, reviewed in MJ last month, Significant Ships of 2005 is a heftier publication dealing with the heftier end of the market in newbuilds produced worldwide last year.

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    Management of Accelerated Low Water Corrosion in Steel Maritime Structures

    2006-04-01T18:07:00Z

    ALWC is a particularly aggressive and localised form of low water corrosion which can occur in tidal and brackish waters on steel maritime structures.

  • Offshore Provider is seen under build at South Boats Special Projects.
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    Wind Farm Workboat Handover at Seawork

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    North Wales based Offshore Marine Power Wind Services (OWMPS) will accept their second logistical support vessel for offshore projects from builder South Boats Special Projects Ltd at Seawork 2006.

  • RORO 2006 takes place in the Belgian Port of Ghent.
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    Get to Ghent for RORO 2006

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The 18th biennial meeting point for the international ro-ro industry, RORO 2006, takes place at Flanders Expo in the Belgian Port of Ghent on 16-18 May. Sponsored by the Ghent Port Company, RORO 2006 will focus on a range of commercial, operational and technical issues affecting the future of the ...

  • Hamburgs HADAG fleet expansion is a response to a passenger growth rate of 10.8% last year.
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    Two Newbuilds for Hamburg's Busy HADAG Ferry Fleet

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg''s HADAG Seetouristik und Fahrdienst has taken into service its eighth Type 2000 ferry and excursion boat, Ovelgonne, and is looking forward to taking delivery of a ninth in June.

  • Adsteam Harty and Adsteam Warden are the latest new ASD 2411 tugs to be delivered to Adsteam Marine in Britain.
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    Adsteam Invests Heavily in Damen ASD 2411 Compact Tugs

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    News of the recent arrival of the new Adsteam Harty and Adsteam Warden to the fleet of Adsteam Medway came with confirmation that Australian owned Adsteam Marine is to invest heavily in more tugs of the same type. The vessels are further examples of the Damen ASD Tug 2411 ordered ...

  • The offshore construction vessel Bibby Sapphire is seen in NSLs Birkenhead Yard dry dock for conversion to a dive support vessel.
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    NSL Secures Cammell Laird Lease

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Agreement was reached last month with Reddington Developments for Northwestern Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Limited (NSL) to take a 15 year lease on the north yard of the former Cammell Laird Shipyard.

  • The mobdock is floated into position beneath the crane.
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    Ring Mobdocks Seal Off Thruster Container

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the largest crane vessels in the world is the Saipem 7000.

  • A completed chamber at Dubai Dry Docks. The tags enable Enviropeel to maintain a complete database of all applications, with full data linked to each tag.
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    Moisture-Proof Maintenance for Repair Yard

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    It is not only vessels which require repair and maintenance, the yards which maintain them are subject to the same degradations brought on by continuous exposure to salt, seawater and humidity. The Dubai Dry Docks facility was constructed in 1971 and has since established itself as a premier ship repair ...

  • Executives from FSL and Wightlink Marine are seen with the ferry Cenred.
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    Ferries Return to Fleet Support Limited

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Portsmouth UK based ship support company Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has successfully completed the annual docking programme for Wightlink''s three Lymington based Solent ro-pax ferries.

  • The veteran tug Kent will participate in the ITS 2006 Tug Parade, sponsored by J P Knight Ltd and Maritime Journal.
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    Rotterdam Welcomes ITS 2006

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The 19th International Tug & Salvage Convention and Exhibition (ITS 2006) returns to Rotterdam after an absence of 29 years. As Europe' s largest port, and home to a host of well known names from the world of tugs and salvage, Rotterdam is an ideal venue for this eagerly anticipated ...

  • The Turkish vessel Alican Deval hard aground on a rocky ledge in Sicily.
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    Patience Pays in Sicilian Salvage

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The 6,500 dwt Turkish general cargo ship Alican Deval grounded in appalling weather conditions on the southeast cape of Sicily in February.

  • SMIT Bronco nearing completion before its launch at the IHC Holland Merwede yard last month.
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    First of Three DMPTs Launched

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The Delta Multi-Purpose Pusher Tug (DMPT) SMIT Bronco was launched at the IHC Holland Merwede yard at Sliedrecht in the Netherlands last month by being lifted into the water.

  • The new tug simulator offers an expanded view from the bridge.
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    High Fidelity from New Tug Simulator

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) has chosen a Transas Full Mission Tug Simulator to install at their facility in the Port of Seattle USA.

  • RailPowers core business is the design and manufacture of Green Goat Series hybrid locomotives
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    RailPower Proposal for Tugs

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    American companies RailPower Technologies and Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering (OTB) have entered into a supply and licensing agreement whereby RailPower will license and supply its hybrid power systems to tug and towboat builders, tug and barge operating companies, and shipyards involved in the construction of a wide range of ...

  • The final coating of Jotun Hardtop Flexi is rolled over the Zingard prepared deck.
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    Tough Tug Protection at Seawork

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Chichester UK based vessel protection specialists MG Duff International approached Itchen Marine Towage of Southampton last summer about using one of their tugs to prove the effectiveness of Zingard, a one component cold-applied galvanising system which was launched at Seawork 2004.

  • Abeille Liberte is capable and good looking.
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    A Closer Look at 'Abeille Liberte'

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The entry into service of two advanced Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs), Abeille Bourbon and Abeille Liberte, designed to provide emergency response services along the French coastline and western approaches, was reported in these pages in May and October of last year. Since then both tugs have assisted a number of ...