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    West Point to Raise the Alarm at Seawork

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    A newcomer to Seawork2005 will be Fareham UK based West Point Marine Services , a company established in 1986 by Mark Jenkins and expanded in 2000 when he took over Parsons Mathway Marine , previously owned by his father who was retiring at that time.

  • Cleemanns flagship SeaMaster Pro pilots chair will be on show at Seawork 2005.
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    German Chairmen Slide Into Seawork 2005 International

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    With exhibitors now coming from as far afield as Australia and Singapore, Seawork2005 International is indeed growing in stature as an event which attracts global interest.

  • A view from aft of the HS Marine crane supplied to Orkney Towage.
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    ACE Makes Space for New Marine Crane Range

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd (ACE) has taken on the role of sole distributor for HS Marine cranes in the UK and Ireland.

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    Schmitt Purchase Unchains Lloyds Beal

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    As part of a comprehensive two year realignment, Cardiff based Lloyds Beal Limited , one of Europe''s longest established suppliers of anchors and chains, has sold its marine trading interests to Schmitt Anchors & Chaincables BV of Rotterdam.

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    A New Concept Coming to Seawork

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Marine hydraulics equipment is one of many expansionary areas at Seawork and first time exhibitor Concept Fluid Solutions Limited is coming to the show along with its principal supplier Gates Hydraulics Ltd .

  • Ram hook with shackle bore lifting attachment during production tests when fitted to EH 50 pneumatically operated monorail hoist, supplied by J D Neuhaus for use at an American shipyard.
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    Air Hoist Delivers Lift for US Shipyard

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Monorail hoists from J DNeuhaus of Coventry UK can be used for a diverse range of applications, as highlighted by a special version of its EH 50 model being supplied to an American shipyard for the handling and manipulation of ship segments.

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    Port Services Storm Predicted

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    London law firm Lawrence Graham has called on the shipping industry to make its views on the EU''s proposed directive on market access to port services heard in Brussels.

  • Seawork exhibition manager Jane Wilson earlier this month with (from left) John Miele, marketing director of Micad Marine, Eamon Baird, chief operating officer of PIMSIC Group, and David Boorman, director of PIMSIC. The setting is the library of...
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    Be Safe, Save Money at Seawork

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    California USA based MICAD Marine LLC had such a successful Seawork last year that it has doubled the size of its stand for Seawork 2005 .

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    'More Ports', Says Moore Stephens

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Despite shipping having had a very good year in 2004, investment in ports infrastructure looks a better bet for 2005 according to London based shipping accountants and consultants Moore Stephens .

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    Money Laundering Concerns for the Shipping Industry

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    As anti- money laundering legislation develops, the shipping industry and, in particular, the associated legal business looks to be increasingly vulnerable, writes Charles Hattersley, a Partner specialising in international trade and transport at Plymouth UK based law firm Foot Anstey Sargent .

  • M/S Margrethe Fighter at work alongside Scapa Pier.
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    Dredging Partnership Deepens Scapa Pier

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The Danish backhoe dredger M/S Margrethe Fighter from the fleet of Peter Madsen Rederi A/S is carrying out works at Scapa Pier, Orkney in a joint venture project with the Shetland based engineering and marine contractor Tulloch Developments Ltd .

  • A 3-D representation of the VOSTA bow coupling for Manson Constructions new trailing suction hopper dredger.
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    Dutch Detail for US Dredger

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Seattle USA based Manson Construction has ordered a dredging component package from VOSTA Inc for their 9,200 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger currently under build at Alabama shipyards and due for delivery in October.

  • An image of the Dreggen DKG400 crane to be installed on board two new cutter suction dredgers for Jan De Nul.
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    Heavy Cranes for Jan De Nul Cutter Suction Dredgers

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Bergen based Dreggen Crane AS has won an order to supply electric gantry travelling deck cranes for two cutter suction dredgers being built at Tianjin Xinhe Shipbuilding in China for Belgian contractor Jan De Nul .

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    Seawork Debut for ECO Dredging

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Making its Seawork debut this year will be the Netherlands'' VIS Group , which includes Isle of Wight UK based small scale dredging specialists ECO Dredging Ltd .ECO Dredging will be a familiar name to many MJ readers, as for years the company has been dredging small rivers and canals, ...

  • IHC Systems has supplied its eXcavtor Position Monitor (XPM) New Generation for contractor Johann Buntes backhoe dredger.
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    Software Upgrade for Original 'Jumbo'

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Belgian dredging contractor Dredging International hasordered a replacement from IHC Systems for the original Human Machine Interface (HMI) SCADA presentation system on its trailing suction hopper dredger Pearl River .

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    Sonardyne's Scout to Guide MoD Surveys

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Ministry of Defence has become the first military organisation to commission Sonardyne International ''s new Scout underwater tracking system, which calculates the position of beacon-fitted subsea targets by measuring their ranges and bearings from a vessel mounted transceiver using ultra-short baseline positioning (USBL) methods.

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    UKHO-Priar Stavanger Agreement

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office isto include Primar-Stavanger data within its worldwide Admiralty ECDIS and ENC (Electronic Nautical Chart) services, following an agreement signed between the two organisations at the end of March.

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    New Sumrad ECDIS

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Simrad , part of the Norwegian Kongsberg Group , has announced a new Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), the CS68, a fully Wheelmark approved unit based on a dedicated MC50 marine computer and designed for installation aboard SOLAS category vessels.

  • Ashtead Technologys managing director Andy Doggett (left) takes delivery of one of the new Marinus units from Guthrie Robertson of VT TSS.
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    £1.1m Ashtead Oorder for VT TSS

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Signifying what it sees as an upturn in global offshore activity, Ashtead Technology , the Aberdeen-based rental company, has placed an order worth 1.1m with VT TSS ofWatford for four of its latest Marinus attitude and heading reference units together with other proprietary equipment.

  • Erosion of the hinge at East Head could have adverse consequences for Chichester Harbour and the marine industry located there.
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    Short Term Solution Proposed for East Head

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Agreement has been reached by all interested parties that short term action should be taken to repair a 90m long eroded section of sand dunes at the neck of East Head, a natural sand and shingle spit at the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the south coast of the UK, ...