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  • ThorPlas rudder tiller arm bushings.
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    Ro-Ro Package for Newbuild Ro-Pax

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    MacGregor will supply and install the cargo access equipment to Brittany Ferries'' trailer Ro-Pax newbuilding at Aker Yards which will be able to transport 120 freight vehicles.

  • Fibre rope production underway at a Marlow Ropes factory. Photo by Jack Gaston.
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    Bridon Ties Up Marlow Takeover

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Bridon International has acquired the offshore and commercial marine assets of Marlow Ropes, including manufacturing facilities at Coatbridge in Scotland and Hailsham in England.

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    New Hoist Equipment Launched

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Cosalt Safety & Protection has launched a new range of value for money hoist equipment aimed at the commercial marine, offshore and industrial markets.

  • Two of the Millennium lifeboats are hoisted on their new hooks.
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    Celebrity Gets 'Millennium' Hang-Ups

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Lifeboat and davit supplier Schat-Harding has completed a full replacement of the lifeboat hook release systems on the Celebrity Cruise Line ship Millennium with their own LHR12 package.

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    Lube-free Bearings for Deck Equipment

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Canada''s Thordon Bearings has introduced a new proprietary engineered (non-elastomer) thermoplastic bearing which can be used for marine applications such as steering gear tiller arm and jockey bar linkage bushings, fairleads and rope rollers, self unloader booms, cranes and hoists, barge trolleys, davits and gantrys, door and ramp hinge bushings ...

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    CARISKongsberg MoU

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Canadian hydrographic software specialists CARIS and Kongsberg Maritime of Norway have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration and delivery of CARIS HIPS/SIPS multibeam processing software to existing and prospective Kongsberg clients.

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    Galileo Lift-Off

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The first test satellite for the European Union''s Galileo civil navigation system, designed to complement US GPS and Russian Glonass networks, was launched via a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonour, Kazakhstan on 28 December.

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    Seminar Hosted by Association of Marine Scientific Industries

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Marine Scientific Industries is hosting a seminar on Commercial Opportunities in Marine Science & Technology from Public-Funded Research, at the DTI Conference Centre, Victoria Street, London on Thursday 2 February.

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    UKHO Acquires SevenCs

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office has acquired SevenCs of Hamburg, a leading European developer and supplier of ECDIS software.

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    Interbeton Wins Contract for LNG Jetty in Australia

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Interbeton bv, part of Royal BAM Group, has been awarded a joint venture contract by Woodside Energy Ltd, operator of the North West Shelf Venture, to construct a second LNG loading berth at its onshore gas processing facilities near Karratha on the Australian west coast. The contract amounts to approximately ...

  • Members of the Chinese delegation with colleagues at ABP Mer.
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    Dredging Solution Sparks Interest from China and Hong Kong

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    International ties between the UK and Chinese dredging and marine research sectors were bolstered recently when Associated British Ports hosted the visits of a delegation from Shenzhen, China, and Hong Kong.

  • The British Government brought Christmas cheer to Hutchison Ports (UK) with its 21 December announcement of approval.
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    UK Port Project Proposal Gains Ministerial Approval

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    UK Transport Minister Derek Twigg has indicated that he is minded to approve proposals for a container port at Bathside Bay, Harwich, Essex. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has also issued a letter indicating that Ministers are minded to approve the planning applications relating to the same proposal.

  • Three consortia have been shortlisted for Maasvlakte 2.
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    Three Consortia in Race to Build Maasvlakte 2

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Three consortia of dredging and construction companies have qualified for the construction of Maasvlakte 2 project at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

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    West Lakes Renaissance Appoints Royal Haskoning for Regeneration

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Royal Haskoning is heading one of two consortia that have been appointed as principal consultants under a framework agreement with West Lakes Renaissance (WLR), the urban regeneration company for West Cumbria. The consortium also includes regeneration consultants DTZ, architects Green Design Group, landscape and urban designers Insite Environments and transportation ...

  • There is no expectation of job cuts for P&Os global workforce of 22,000.
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    P&O Accepts Dubai Takeover Bid

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The P& O ports and ferries group has agreed to a £ 3.3bn takeover bid from Dubai Ports World (DP World), which is owned by the Dubai government. P& O announced that it had received an unsolicited approach last month, and the ensuing offer of 443 pence per share in ...

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    PLA Awarded PERS

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of London Authority has been awarded the EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate in recognition of its work to maintain high environmental standards. PERS is a European standard system designed by ports themselves to assist in complying with recommendations of the Environmental Code of Practice of the ...

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    'Matching Marine Propulsion' Workshop

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Ship and boat builders who want to know how best to match ship propulsion components and systems, perhaps avoiding costly mistakes, will take interest in the second international Matching Marine Propulsion Workshop, which starts in Vlaardingen in the Netherlands on 7 February 2006.

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    More Traffic for HST

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The Simon Group, which operates the Humber Sea Terminal (HST), has signed an agreement with A P Moller-Maersk Group subsidiary Norfolkline BV to supply port and terminal services between HST and Vlaardingen in Holland.

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    EU Short Sea Focus

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Short sea shipping has been identified as a sector for attention by EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas. Alongside ship building, Mr Dimas believes new legislation for Europe''s maritime industries is necessary under his marine environment strategy aimed at cleaning up Europe''s territorial waters by 2021.

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    Moor Care Needed

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    The London P& I Club has warned of the potentially fatal consequences of failing to observe the highest levels of care and attention, on board and ashore, during the mooring and unmooring of ships. In the latest issue of its StopLoss Bulletin, the Club highlights a case in which a ...