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    Double for A&P Tyne Hebburn

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The British Royal Fleet Auxiliary''s Fast Fleet Tanker Gold Rover iscurrently undergoing a 117 day at A&P Tyne ''s Hebburn yard.

  • Building RAF target barges which are deployed off the Pembrokeshire coast by David Little Engineering has proven a useful sideline for Milford Haven Ship Repairers. Photo by Jack Gaston.
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    Tug Repair Surge at Milford Haven

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    With the only dry dock in Wales remaining in full time operation, Milford Haven Ship Repairers offers the only such facility between Falmouth and Liverpool. The yard receives a variety of work, the most significant component of which is close working relationship it has developed with Svitzer Marine Ltd , ...

  • Bugsier 1 is in service with the Hamburg fleet.
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    K Damen Complete the First of Three Bugsier Tugs

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Dutch builders Shipyard K Damen Europe BV has delivered the first of three virtually identical tractor tugs to Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG of Hamburg.

  • Buoy handling has been simplified in Jersey with the arrival of the Duke of Normandy.
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    The Duke of Normandy Demonstrates Its Versatility

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Jersey Harbours are making very good use of their new shallow draft, multi-purpose tug, the Duke of Normandy , which was displayed at Seawork 2005 . The first of the new generation of Damen Shoalbuster 2609 tugs to be built for a port authority, its versatility has surprised even its ...

  • Garibaldo is fitted out extensively for tanker handling and pollution control.
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    'Garibaldo' Visits the UK

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    A new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tug, the 38m Garibaldo , attracted considerable interest when it arrived in Britain in September. Owned by Purplewater Towing Ltd ofSwitzerland, registered in London and built in China, the vessel had just completed a barge tow from Singapore to Newcastle on its delivery voyage.

  • Sea Endeavourwas one of the few single screw tugs remaining in the Svitzer fleet.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Svitzer Marine Ltd has sold two more of their redundant tugs as part of their ongoing fleet replacement programme.

  • Titan are known for an innovative approach to wreck removal, here Coral Bulker is rolled out of the water section by section.
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    Crowley Acquires Titan Maritime LLC

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    In early October the Crowley Maritime Corporation , based in Oakland, California, announced that it has acquired Titan Maritime LLC , a worldwide salvage company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The newly acquired company will be known as Titan and become a wholly owned Crowley subsidiary.

  • SMIT Salvage puts out a fire on container ship Norasia.
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    SMIT Deals with Fire and Groundings

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    SMIT Salvage BV began the second half of the year with two major Lloyd''s Form salvage operations, involving the container vessel Norasia and the NATO research vessel Alliance .

  • One of the MAN B&W diesel 9L21/31 engines on the assembly line before commissioning tests.
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    Power Surge for Italian Tractor Tug

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Following the sale of some 280 units for genset applications and the propulsion of coastal tankers and general cargo vessels, the MAN B&W L21/31 engine design has made its debut in a tractor tug application.

  • Tsavliris successfully salvaged the cargo vessel Arion recently.
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    Tsavliris Salvage Keeps Busy

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    After a busy start to 2005, the Tsavliris Salvage Group hascontinued to be highly active in recent months with a series of further significant LOF salvage operations. The most recent salvage contracts have spanned the world, underlining Tsavliris'' readiness to handle all types of marine casualties.

  • Multraship tugs are seen pushing the damaged containership Fowairet earlier this month.
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    Boxship Towed to Rotterdam

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The 2,757teu container vessel Fowairet , which suffered hogging damage and hold flooding after running aground on September 20 between Terneuzen and Antwerp with part-hazardous cargo, has been safely towed to Rotterdam by joint salvors Multraship Salvage and URS Salvage and Maritime Contracting .

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    'MV Husky' Arrives On Emerald Shore

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Ireland''s HydroServe Projects Ltd has taken delivery of the 21m shallow draft multi-purpose vessel MVHusky , which was shipped to Killybegs from the Far East on board the freighter BBC Mexico . The vessel was previously under contract to Shell for gas field support operations and is specially equipped to ...

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    Royal Opening for Trinity House

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The new office complex for Trinity House , the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, The Channel Islands and Gibraltar, was opened during the summer by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, Master of Trinity House.

  • The SolaLED-215 long life, low maintenance lantern.
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    Navaids Go Live at Europort

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Tideland Signal will be showing highlights of its comprehensive range of aids to navigation on Stand 501 at Europort Maritime in Rotterdam, including the latest AIS, a remote monitoring and control system, and single diode based lanterns.

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    NewGeneration of Sector Lights Launched

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Hampshire UK based manufacturer and supplier of aids to navigation Hydrosphere has launched the new Vega VLS-46 LED precision sector lights, which combine the latest LED technology with precision engineering and lens manufacturing to produce a completely new generation of navigation lights. These lights complement the existing range of longer ...

  • The compact CX33 is easier to fit on smaller boats.
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    New Modular Combi Unit Makes Debut

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Simrad 33 Series has been rejuvenated with the new CX33 combination unit as part of the Simrad CX range.

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    'MapView' Adds Tracking to SSAS

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Gloucestershire UK based Satamatics has launched MapView , a web based mapping utility designed to further expand the capability of their Ship Security Alert System O cean Alert . The MapView option will allow ship owners to view the location and trace history of all their vessels via the Ocean ...

  • At Europort Maritime, Alphatron Marine will show an INS bridge concept similar to that of the Jamaica Coast Guard vessel Cornwall.
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    NavComms Bonanza at Europort

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Alphatron Marine BV will have a home nation presence on Stand 376 at Europort Maritime , showing not only the products it supplies from JRC, Sailor, Consilium, Kelvin Hughes and Yokogawa but also the growing collection of its own Alphatron equipment.

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    Radio Holland and Furuno Neighbours at Europort

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Radio Holland will be found at Europort Maritime conveniently next to the door to Hall 1 and adjacent to marine communications equipment manufacturer Furuno . At Europort Radio Holland will focus on new developments in products and services they can provide.

  • The new Perkins Sabre M92B complies with all known European marine environmental legislation until 2011.
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    Naturally Aspirated Clean Marine Engine

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The new naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M92B is claimed to be the only marine propulsion engine in the world to be certified as complying with Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) Stage Two requirements, which do not come into force until January 2007. The new direct injection four ...