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NewsWater Injection Trial May Cut Cost of Dredging The Broads
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 ...
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NewsHalcrow Assesses Coastal Erosion Risk
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
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
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
ALWC is a particularly aggressive and localised form of low water corrosion which can occur in tidal and brackish waters on steel maritime structures.
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NewsWind Farm Workboat Handover at Seawork
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.
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NewsGet to Ghent for RORO 2006
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 ...
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NewsTwo Newbuilds for Hamburg's Busy HADAG Ferry Fleet
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.
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NewsAdsteam Invests Heavily in Damen ASD 2411 Compact Tugs
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 ...
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NewsNSL Secures Cammell Laird Lease
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.
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NewsRing Mobdocks Seal Off Thruster Container
One of the largest crane vessels in the world is the Saipem 7000.
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NewsMoisture-Proof Maintenance for Repair Yard
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 ...
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NewsFerries Return to Fleet Support Limited
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.
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NewsRotterdam Welcomes ITS 2006
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 ...
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NewsPatience Pays in Sicilian Salvage
The 6,500 dwt Turkish general cargo ship Alican Deval grounded in appalling weather conditions on the southeast cape of Sicily in February.
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NewsFirst of Three DMPTs Launched
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.
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NewsHigh Fidelity from New Tug Simulator
The Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) has chosen a Transas Full Mission Tug Simulator to install at their facility in the Port of Seattle USA.
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NewsRailPower Proposal for Tugs
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 ...
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NewsTough Tug Protection at Seawork
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.
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NewsA Closer Look at 'Abeille Liberte'
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 ...
