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NewsHoulder Holds Key to RIB Davits
The independent marine design, engineering and naval architecture firm Houlder Limited has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply 26 new RIB handling davits to be fitted on board 13 Type 23 frigates in the Royal Navy fleet.
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NewsShark Jaws Take Big Bite for Norwegian Company's Order Book
Triplex AS of Norway has won a major order from Aker Yards to supply anchor handling equipment for eight new AHTVs being built for AP Moller - Maersk AS in Denmark. This will be the biggest order for Triplex Shark Jaws equipment in the company''s history.
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NewsRNLI Trial New Range of Workboat Window Wipers
Berkshire UK based Duro Marine International has won a significant endorsement for its new range of pantograph and pendulum ships bridge and workboat window wipers, with sets being trialed on two new training boats currently under build for the RNLI.
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NewsHandling Capacity Boost for Shoreham
With an increasing amount of cargo movement, Shoreham Port in the UK has to have the capacity and specific capability to handle it. The efficiency of the port is well known in the industry and it has an established reputation for a fast turnaround of vessels.
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NewsRapid Replacement of Damaged Winches
When the tanker Cape Bradley collided with a cargo vessel off the French coast recently, considerable damage was done to the entire foreship and to winch equipment in particular.
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NewsEnhanced Risk Assessment for Ports
The Salvage Association, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, is placing increasing emphasis on serving other sectors of the maritime industry while remaining fully committed to its core business of marine casualty surveying and investigation. Now a subsidiary of BMT Ltd, the Salvage Association is attracting old and new ...
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NewsBank of Scotland's Seawork Debut
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance, a familiar name in the leisure marine market and an active player in the global shipping market for many years, will be exhibiting at Seawork for the first time in Southampton this summer.
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Hydrography Manual
The International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco has announced that a chapter by chapter English language version of its new definitive Manual on Hydrography (Publication M-13) can now be downloaded for free from its website (www. iho. shom. fr or www. iho. int).
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New TSS Products and Orders
Also at Oi06, TSS International of Watford announced the largest ever single order for its Meridian subsea gyros with the commissioning of 23 units by Oceaneering International of Houston for ROV applications.
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Veripos is a Primary Positioning Provider
Houston based Veritas Geophysical Company has appointed Veripos of Aberdeen as primary positioning provider for its entire worldwide fleet of seismic survey vessels under a multi-million dollar contract covering a two year period with options for future extension.
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NewsFirst Xblocs for Africa
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in the Netherlands has granted Hitech Construction Company Ltd a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of a shore protection at Bar Beach, Lagos, Nigeria. Bar Beach will be the first application of Xbloc in Africa.
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British Government Cuts UK Light Dues
The British Government has reduced the light dues paid by merchant ships for aids to navigation in UK waters from 39 pence to 35 pence per ton in 2006/07. The tonnage cap will remain at the same 35,000 tons, making the maximum charge for light dues £ 12,250 per voyage.
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V.Ships Buys UMC
Southampton UK based underwater engineering company UMC International has been purchased by marine services provider V.Ships. UMC has diving teams servicing both the commercial marine and military sectors out of bases in Plymouth, Rotterdam, Dubai and Fujairah. UMC will retain its name and existing management. The new owners expect their ...
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Marine Renewable Opportunities
A new report prepared for the Scottish Enterprise Energy Team by industry consultants OTM says a diverse range of Scottish sectors are well placed to capture work in marine renewables projects.
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Hutton's Lucky Seven
Hutton & Co (Ship''s Chandlers) Ltd has expanded its UK national presence by adding a new office in Aberdeen to the six it already operates in Hull, Immingham, Southampton, Middlesbrough - Tees, Edinburgh - Leith, and Grangemouth. The new facility at Aberdeen includes a 4,000ft 2warehouse containing full frozen, chilled ...
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NewsNOCS/Swire in Climate Change Study
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) in the UK are to work with the Swire Group on crucial research into the oceans'' ability to slow the build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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NewsNorwegians Produce Patrol Boats in China
The first of a new type of high speed patrol boat has been delivered to port authorities in China after being designed and built at the Norwegian owned Qingdao production subsidiary of Umoe Schat Harding.
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NewsMaltese Cat Has Sextuplets
The 68m jumbo catamaran ferry Maria Dolores is going into service with Malta based Virtu Ferries on the company''s established Malta - Italy propelled by six Kamewa waterjets, three in each hull.
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NewsFinal Approval for Bathside Bay
The British Government has given final approval for Hutchison Port''s proposal to build a new £ 300m container terminal on a greenfield site at Bathside Bay, Harwich. The development, which will be known as the Harwich International Container Port, will have a capacity of 1.7m TEU per annum, 1,400m of ...
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Milford Haven Sells DV Howells
Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has sold its wholly owned pollution response subsidiary DV Howells to the London based ship broking and consultancy services provider Braemar Seascope. DV Howells'' 30 employees will transfer with the business.
