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Encounters: The Meeting of Asia and Europe 1500-1800
Published on the 20th of this month to accompany a major exhibition at London''s Victoria and Albert Museum, which runs from 23 September to 5 December, this lavish and sumptuously illustrated volume explores the direct relations between Europe and maritime Asia which ushered in a period of commercial, artistic and ...
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NewsFowey Harbour Commissioners introduce the new launch 'Polmear'
The new multi-purpose launch Polmear is now in service with the The Fowey Harbour Commissioners . Built principally to serve the nearby port of Par, the new vessel replaces an earlier dual-purpose pilot/workboat that has given good service since its introduction in 1977.
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Multijet's Fast Blast for 'European Diplomat'
UHP (UK) recently won a contract to remove 1,600m2 of epoxy mastic coating from the main and upper decks of P& OIrish Seas '' ferry European Diplomat within a very tight time frame.
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NewsEnzymes Attack Fuel System Superbugs
Hugo Wall''s earliest recollection of fuel system contamination dates to a Reader''s Digest article he read in the 1960s about a Second World War cruiser trying to raise steam to escape Valetta Harbour in Malta as dive bombers approached. The ship''s boilers were coughing, spluttering and finally died. Despite the ...
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NewsBritish Waterways Invest in New 'Mini Pushers'
British Waterways is to invest in a series of specially designed narrow beam tugs and barges intended to dramatically improve the working conditions of staff and offer greater flexibility, efficiency and innovative ways of working.
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NewsNew Standards and New Manning at Adsteam
Adsteam Medway has become the first of the group''s UK ports to achieve certified compliance with the International Safety Management standard, following a three-day audit by Lloyds Register .
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NewsHakans Moves into Estonia
Finnish tug owner Alfons Hakans Ltd , has established a new towage service in Estonia.
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NewsBugsier Takeover Transport & Service
Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs Gmbh & Co has now completely taken over the towage business of Transport & Service (T& S) of Bremerhaven - formerly Hapag Lloyd .Bugsier purchased an 80% holding in T& S in 1994 and has now acquired the remaining 20% equity from Unterweser Reederei ...
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NewsAMOT Launch New Product at SMM
The AMOT MPD metal detector signals the presence of metal particles, chips or dust in lubricating fluids due to bearing wear or other engine part problems and thereby prevents catastrophic failures, avoids unnecessary costly repairs and minimises downtime.
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NewsSMM Launch for New Bilge Alarm
Redhill UK based oil in water monitor specialist manufacturers Rivertrace Engineering will be launching the new Rivertrace ''Smart Cell'' bilge alarm at SMM 2004 in Hamburg this month. Smart Cell will meet the requirements of the latest IMO regulation MEPC 107(49) for ship-borne bilge water separators and alarms.
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NewsDiesel-Electric Systems Power Into SMM
Bakker Sliedrecht travels from the Netherlands to SMM 2004 , where it will show recent developments with high efficiency diesel-electric propulsion systems on Stand 600 in Hall 7.
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NewsVoith Offers Choice at SMM
Voith Turbo will again participate at SMM inHamburg, with its propulsion equipment on display in Hall 5 at stand 212.
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NewsNovatug and GE Marine Join Forces at SMM
Novatug BV and GE Marine are exhibiting together at SMM onStand 213 in Hall 3. Rotterdam based Novatug holds the license for the revolutionary Carrousel system developed by Dutch towage and salvage group Multraship .
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Shipping Lines Press UK to Block Irish Investment
LEADING international shipping lines called on the British Government this month to suspend its plan to invest in a new headquarters for the Commissioners of Irish Lights .
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New Version of Tideland/Norcontrol PMIS
Tideland Maritime Systems hasintroduced a new version of its Port Management Information System (PMIS) designed to manage the complexities of port and vessel management.
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NewsGPS Synchronised Solar Marine Lights Launched
Canadian solar powered LED lighting specialists Carmanah Technologies Inc has released what is claimed to be the world''s first completely unitised, GPS synchronised marine lights.
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NewsBlueSky Meets Sea for UKHO
Aerial photography company BlueSky has supplied the UKHydrographic Office with high resolution coastal imagery to aid in the production of charts that accurately reproduce the rise and fall of the land in coastal zones.
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SAM Electronics at SMM VTS Extension for Finisterre
A futuristic integrated bridge assembly will be one of the primary exhibits when SAMElectronics takes to Stand 260 in Hall 12 at SMM 2004 in its home city of Hamburg. Also on show will be an extensive range of advanced automation, communication, navigation, propulsion and power management systems.
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NewsTransas Supplies Simulator to Rauma Maritime Museum
New technology met with old when Transas delivered a Navi-Trainer Professional 4000 simulator to the Rauma Maritime Museum in Finland.
