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Wind Powers Aquarium's Marine Renewables Exhibition
The National Marine Aquarium at Plymouth UK opens a new three floor exhibit this month powered by a pair of 15m high wind turbines residing in the attraction''s new Ocean Sculpture Park.
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CIMAC Call for Papers
The International Council of Combustion Engines (CIMAC) has set the dates of 21-24 May 2007 for the 25th CIMAC Congress 2007, to be held in Vienna, Austria. A leading event in the field of ship propulsion, power generation and rail traction, the CIMAC Congress 2007 will focus on all aspects ...
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ISU Develops Environmental Award Proposals
A salvage industry plan to introduce a new reward system for environmental services is developing a sharper focus.
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Light Dues Online Migration Completed
King Henry VIII would marvel at the changes since he first issued Trinity House with the Charter to collect Light Dues in 1514. The latest is a new internet based solution, Automatic Light Dues Information System (ALDIS), which has been delivered to Trinity House for the collection of Light Dues ...
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Boskalis Grows Again
Dutch dredging industry giant Royal Bosklis Westminster nv has acquired the dredging fleet of Finnish company Wasa Dredging Oy. The Wasa staff of some 30 employees will join Terramare Oy, the Finnish home market subsidiary of Boskalis.
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Pharos Marine Correction
Trinity House is funded from Light Dues levied on commercial shipping in some of the busiest sea lanes in the world, at no expense to the taxpayer. The revenue provides for nearly 600 aids to navigation ranging from lighthouses, buoys and beacons to the latest satellite navigation technology.In an article ...
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BMT Buys Belgian
BMT Ltd has acquired Belgian based Techmar International NV, the largest technical marine surveying company in Antwerp.
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Resinex Deliver Secure Moorings
As the largest single owner operator of LNG tankers in the world, Petronas subsidiary MISC is concerned for the safe and secure mooring of its vessels. Along with another Petronas subsidiary, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Equipment, they needed a mooring point for shuttle tankers to an FSO operated by Talisman ...
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Record Rescue Year for RNLI
Search and rescue statistics published last month by the UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution show that 2005 was the busiest year on record, with RNLI lifeboat launches up 8% to 8,273.
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Renewables Rule at All-Energy 2006
With the British Government''s energy review drawing considerable media attention and public interest, there will be more buzz than ever at the action packed sixth annual All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Aberdeen on 24 and 25 May.
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Steady Growth Continues for ABP
Associated British Ports (ABP), operator of 21 ports around the UK, has reported its underlying UK ports and transport operating profit for 2005 up 3% to £ 151.3m and underlying group profit before taxation up 2% to £ 132.3m, translating to a 6% rise in the dividend for shareholders.
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Aberdeen's Record Year
Aberdeen Harbour demonstrated its strengths as a regional resource and global gateway by breaking records in 2005 for tonnage of cargo, which totalled 4.85m tons.
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Seaeye Export Award
The News Business Award for Excellence has been won by Fareham UK based ROV manufacturer Seaeye in recognition of its success at selling 80% of its products to 30 overseas countries.
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Responding to Emissions Regulations at Seawork
Finning Power Systems is hosting a seminar at this year' s Seawork exhibition to highlight the current emissions regulations and its affect on the commercial marine sector.
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Change Your Lifestyle at Seawork
Roger Dixon-Spain has opted for a major change of lifestyle, selling up below the border and purchasing farmland overlooking a bay on the Island of Lismore, northeast of Oban. From here he will build a new business operating a multi-purpose workboat, serving the local community and tourists in a variety ...
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Corrosion Resistant Bearings Make Seawork Debut
The Seaeye Falcon, built by Fareham UK based Seaeye Marine Ltd, is among the first portable ROVs designed to meet the operational requirements of inshore and coastal operations. To work in water depths to 300m, the Falcon''s chassis components must have high strength, low part mass and corrosion resistance.
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Rugged Fluggaboat Returns to Seawork
The pollution control crews at the Sullom Voe oil refinery have kept the area so clean that a healthy otter colony has been able to establish itself there.
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Cleopatra Gets a New Agent for Seawork
Trefjar Ltd of Iceland, builders of the Cleopatra range of fast fishing, charter angling, harbour launches, survey vessels and general purpose workboats, have signed an exclusive agreement with Devon UK based WaterMota Ltd to look after their interests in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
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New Exhibitors Get a Lift at Seawork
With space at a premium in many modern marinas, converting to a mobile boat management system makes sound economic sense whilst also achieving safe and efficient working practices. New Seawork exhibitor Marine Travelift Inc engineers and manufactures a range of mobile boat hoists, yard trailers and marine forklifts which make ...
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Terminal Full for Seawork 2006
Seawork International returns to the Port of Southampton for a ninth consecutive year with a more expansive show than ever occupying the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal on 13-15 June.