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NewsNaturally Aspirated Clean Marine Engine
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 ...
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NewsRingProp Deal
RingProp PLC has selected E P Barrus Ltd to distribute the company''s innovative ringed propeller line in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Barrus will employ its substantial technical experience to complement RingProp''s own testing programme and help to create a selection guide for boat users in the UK. Barrus ...
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Water Seals It at Europort Exhibition
The fusion of the Europort and Rotterdam Maritime exhibitions has inspired Dordrecht based water lubricated stern tube system specialists Maprom Engineering BV to make a move of its own.
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Ports Staff Take ISPS Exercise
With the first anniversary of the introduction of the ISPS Code now seeming to be a distant memory, many ship managers and port facility operators are tending to overlook their obligation to undertake security exercises on a calendar year basis. This means that at the latest,every ISPS compliant ship and ...
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Transas Celebrates Birthday at Europort
Celebrating 15 years in business at Europort Maritime will be safety systems and simulators manufacturer Transas Group. Founded in 1990 in St Petersburg, Russia, Transas has grown to where it now retains 30% of the world market for ECDIS systems and has created an electronic chart collection containing 13,000 items.
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NewsNew Research Vessel for UK Marine Scientists
The University of Southampton ''s School of Ocean & Earth Science has taken delivery of the new research vessel RVCallista , which is to be based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), a joint venture between the University of Southampton and the National Environment Research Council (NERC).
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NewsExhibition Season Extravaganza
The autumn exhibition and conference season is about to deliver a surge of activity for Maritime Journal readers with not one but three major maritime events poised to happen in rapid succession.
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NewsSkyjack Lowers the Boom for Maintenance
Contractors performing maintenance works on the slipped Wightlink passenger catamaran Our Lady Pamela used two knuckle boom cranes from the AFI Aerial Platforms rental fleet to ensure easy access to all parts of the vessel.
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HATLAPA Extends to the Eastern Mediterranean
HATLAPA Uetersener Maschinenfabrik has extended its activities in the eastern Mediterranean. In addition to locations in Uetersen (Germany), Poole (England), Singapore, and Shanghai, HATLAPA EastMed Ltd commenced operations at Limassol in Cyprus last month.
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NewsVersatile Crane Lifts A&P Falmouth
A £ 1m investment in a new mobile harbour crane will improve the service offered to ship owners using the UK Port of Falmouth by offering faster discharges of cargo and improved lift capacity on all berths and docksides.
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NewsBox Handling Streamlined at Muuga Container Terminal
Estonia''s main dedicated container handling facility, Muuga Container Terminal (Muuga CT) in the Port of Tallinn , has placed an order with Kalmar Industries for two all electric E-One rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and two Shuttle Carrier (r) of the fast transport one over one design.
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NewsDubai Drydocks Builds Its Own Crane
Visitors to ShipRepair & Conversion Dubai may find time to make a side excursion to Dubai Drydocks, which has built a 2,000 ton floating crane to its own account.
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NewsHeavy Lift for Light Load
After delivering its heaviest ever load last year, the 59,500 ton Thunderhorse production platform for BP , Dockwise Shipping has now transported its lightest load ever. The company''s headquarters at Breda in the Netherlands mobilised the dock ship Enterprise to transport a Zeppelin NT airship weighing only 700 kilos from ...
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NewsCrane Gain for NME
Norwegian Maritime Equipment (NME) has won a ? 500,000 order to supply ten marine cranes for five new Norwegian coast guard vessels, the first of which is scheduled for launch by the end of this year. The order was received from the Sczecin Ship Repair Yard Gryfia SA in Poland, ...
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Swell Compensator System Lifts Crane Capacity
Hytop BV has designed, produced, delivered, tested and operated two swell compensator systems which will enable Genius Vos to handle heavy loads on the open sea. Key to the system is ensuring that a crane which can take a 280 ton static lift load but is not equipped to respond ...
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TTS Buys Kocks Deck Machinery
In a continuing policy of acquiring companies which complement its current portfolio, Norway''s TTSMarine ASA has signed a final sale and purchase agreement to acquire Germany''s Kocks GmbH of Bremen.
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NewsWinch Drives Delivered to Tight Schedule
West Yorkshire UK based hydraulic motors and drive systems manufacturer Hagglunds Drives was selected by Subsea 7 to supply two drive systems plus auxiliary supplies for ROV handling on the vessel Skandi Neptune .The power units are in the familiar cabinet style of Hagglunds and suitable for on-deck operations, complete ...
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Seafarer Criminalisation Threat to Safe Manning of Ships
The London P& I Club has warned that there is a danger that recent moves, particularly in Europe, to criminalise seafarers whose errors have led to accidents could have an adverse effect on safety in shipping.
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Mock Maritime Mediation at Seatrade International
The increasingly popular mediation services offered by maritime lawyers were showcased last month at the Seatrade International Maritime Convention , with the staging of a mock mediation by the Maritime Solicitors Mediation Service (MSMS).
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Multi-jurisdictional Law Lands Shortsea Shipping Deal
Law firm Eversheds hasadvised Icelandic shipping company Samskip on its acquisition of short sea shipping operator Seawheel.
