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S-VDR Made Simple Online
The Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR) system was mandated by the IMO last December for carriage on the majority of large ocean going vessels. Similar to the aviation ''black box'' recorder, it stores data which can be retrieved to reconstruct the last 12 hours of a voyage in which a ...
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NewsNon-Slip Decking Fit for a Queen
It was natural that safety should be paramount in all aspects of the design and construction of the RNLI ''s new £ 25m Lifeboat College and Sea Survival Centre at Poole UK.
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GMDSS Guide Online
Virginia USA based Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) has released its interactive Guide to the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). The GMDSS Guide joins RTCM''s Navigation Equipment Guide on the RTCM website www. rtcm. org . Both guides allow free public access and work in the ...
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Thamesport Receive Five Star Safety Award
Thamesport (London) Limited is the third Hutchison Ports (UK) port to receive the British Safety Council ''s five star award, following an extensive audit of the facility earlier this year.
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NewsSafe Connections Suitable for Marine Environments
Wales based Elkay Electrical has launched a new range of Aqua-safe connectors which are particularly suitable for carrying electrical supplies through wet and damp environments such as those found in ports, harbours, marinas and dockyards.
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NewsDelta Marine's Latest Fleet Addition on Show at Seawork
One of the larger work vessels on show at Seawork is VoeViking , the latest addition to the fleet of Shetland based Delta Marine Ltd . The company are experienced operators of pontoon style ''multi-purpose'' vessels and the choice of vessel, its equipment and the degree of customisation is particularly ...
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Navy Gravy for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has won a £ 137m long-term service and support contract for gas turbines which power 27 ships in service with the British Royal Navy as well as the French, Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies. The company will support Olympus and Tyne gas turbines for the next 12 years, when ...
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NewsSeawork Encounter Paints the Town
Williams Shipping has been appointed as agents for Jotun Paints following talks which were initiated on the Williams Shipping stand at Seawork 2004 .
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Growth Fuels Growth for SMM
Serving a growing global market for marine equipment valued at ? 70 billion per year, preparations for SMM 2006 are in full swing, with the final date for registration set for 30 November 2005.
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AMOT Wears Well
MAN B&W , which leads the global market for two stroke diesel engines with 75% market share, has entered into a cooperative agreement AMOT which places the AMOT XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system on the Extent of Delivery list for all new MAN B&W two stroke engines. The XTS-W system ...
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Saab Sees It Coming
Saab Transponder Tech has won a major order to supply shipboard Automatic Identification Systems to the Canadian Coast Guard .Under the contract, Saab''s licensed integrator/reseller ICAN Ltd will supply 105 Saab R4 AIS transponders for installation on a wide range of icebreakers, buoy tenders, fisheries patrol vessels and SAR cutters. ...
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Kalmar Extends Port Handling Interests
Heavy duty handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar , part of Kone Cargotec , has acquired the Dutch companies Peinemann Kalmar CV and Peinemann Kalmar Rental BV from parent organisation the Peinemann Group for an undisclosed sum.
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EC Approves Modal Shift to Water
The European Commission has given Italy approval for a 240m subsidy scheme for the next three years to encourage the transfer of heavy goods vehicles from road to sea. The EC will grant subsidies to road haulage companies which make use of existing or new maritime routes as alternatives to ...
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SMIT Profits Up for 2004
Having completed a strategic reorientation over recent years, Smit International NV has posted mixed but generally good overall results for 2004. The group''s Salvage Division experienced a high work rate throughout the year and recorded an excellent result while the Harbour Towage Division also did well. The Transport & Heavy ...
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NewsLast Severn Class Lifeboat Named
The RNLI ''s final Severn class lifeboat was named last month in a ceremony at Poole by outgoing engineering manager Bob Cripps, who was instrumental in introducing the all weather lifeboat into service in 1995. At 17m in length, the Severn remains the largest boat in the RNLI''s fleet.
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NewsTransport Study Encourages Water Freight
Road pricing schemes which would encourage haulage firms to shift some of their freight off the crowded road network and onto trains, inland waterways and short sea shipping routes were highlighted in a new study into the use of strategic transport corridors in Europe over the next decade undertaken on ...
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NewsWinds of Change Drive Marine Cable Alliance
Rapid expansion of the marine renewable energy market has prompted a cooperation agreement between SMIT Heavy Lift Europe BV and Essex UK based cable installation and maintenance specialist Global Marine Systems Limited .
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Disaster Display on Merseyside
Admission is free to the Merseyside Maritime Museum , where a collection of newly acquired exhibits linked to the Titanic and Lusitania disasters has gone on display. These include the only item of clothing worn on the night of Titanic ''ssinking to still survive and a cushion from the Lusitania ...
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Intermodal Box Empire Created
Icelandic shipping to logistics company Samskip is set to acquire control of the Dutch intermodal operator Geest North Sea in a deal that will create Europe''s largest intra-European intermodal/shortsea container shipping network. The joint company will offer a network of shortsea services encompassing the North Sea, the Baltic, Ireland and ...
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NewsFast Cheetah Wins Race to Seawork Exhibition
The Isle of Wight''s Cheetah Marine has been racing against the clock to have one of the most unusual boats it has ever built completed in time to bring to the floating pontoon at Seawork 2005 . The 9m Cheetah Catamaran is a departure from the builder''s usual production of ...
