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  • 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.

  • The novel new environmental service ship combination from Fassmer Werft.
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    Fassmer Produces First Oil Skimming Combination

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Fassmer Werft has handed over the first of a new type of small ship combination designed for environmental service with local authorities.

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    MCA SAR Improvements

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency search and rescue figures for 2005 show the total number of occasions where assistance was required went down compared to 2004, and the total number of persons rescued (where lives were at risk) was also down. The total number of alerts received by the ...

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    International ENC Cooperation

    2006-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS), operator of the Primar Stavanger electronic navigational chart service, has signed a distribution agreement for Japanese ENCs with the Japan Hydrographic Association.

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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.

  • Studies calculate that Europe could sustain a fleet of 100 large container ships powered by Refuse Derived Fuel.
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    Rubbish as Fuel for Marine Propulsion

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    An interesting new proposal for a marine propulsion fuel source was presented at the World Maritime Technology Conference in London last month. Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport (WEST) of Rome has developed a patented process whereby large container ships could be powered by Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF).

  • A specially designed exhaust system has reduced pass by noise from the PLAs largest survey vessel. Photo courtesy of PLA.
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    Soundings of Silence on River Thames

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Marine exhaust silencing solution provider Halyard Marine Ltd has helped achieve lower noise levels on the River Thames with a new exhaust system fitted to a Port of London Authority (PLA) survey vessel.

  • Razorbill heads for the fishing grounds at enhanced speed following its recent repower.
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    'Razorbill' Flies After Repower

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    An 8.5m fibreglass fishing boat operated out of Ramsgate UK by full-time fisherman Trevor Lamb has been repowered with a Perkins Sabre M215C diesel engine coupled to a PRM 750 gearbox. The boat was getting too slow with its old engine but following the repower, Razorbill now has a top ...

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    Consolidation Creates Turner Engine Controls

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Over the past 10 years Berkshire UK based Turner Diesel Ltd has successfully developed its Woodward controls business into a main line franchise for the company.

  • The ferry Julsund went into service last year as the first to benefit from Voith Turbo Marines optimisation programme.
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    Optimised Hull and Propeller of Norwegian Ferry

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Double ended ferries have been an important market segment for Voith Turbo Marine for decades. Worldwide, a total of 372 of such ferries with Voith Schneider Propellers are in operation. Thanks to intensive research, Voith Turbo has now succeeded in optimising the outline of these ferries.

  • The AMP Complect powerpack, approved by the Russian River Authority, marries a domestic V8 engine with durable Newage gearbox.
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    V8s Geared Up for Russian Rivers

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    AMP Complect, the Moscow marine equipment distributor for Coventry UK based Newage Transmissions, has gained Russian River Authority approval for a fully marinised powerpack designed to meet the needs of commercial fishing and workboats operating on the country''s extensive inland waterway and intercoastal network.

  • The first of Cummins Mercruiser Diesels engine and jet drive packages is rated at 120hp.
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    Light Workboat Jet Drive Debut

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Cummins MerCruiser Diesel has launched its 120hp (88kW) 1.7 MJ 120 diesel engine with an integrated jet drive, the first in a series of diesel engine with jet drive packages from the company which will go up to 250hp (184kW) and will be for both recreational and light commercial use.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 ...