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Ilex Harbour Survey Package
More software developments, this time from Ilex Computing of Great Yarmouth with their HarbourMan suite designed to allow port and harbour authorities to carry out bathymetric surveys at minimal cost.
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Brighton Hypack Seminar
Del Norte Technology of Swindon announced at seawork a three-day joint seminar with Hypack Inc in Brighton from 25-28 October.
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Low-cost Chart Planner
WinChart Planner , an entry-level chart plotting programme costing just £ 99, was one of a number of new developments featured by Chartwork which specialises in developing navigational software for fishing, leisure and commercial vessels from bases in Portsmouth and Norway. The suite, says Director Tim Lovegrove, can run on ...
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NewsNew Valeport Tide Gauge
Among new developments on show at seawork was Midas TMS from Valeport , which the Totnes-based company claims to represent an evolution in the field of tide gauges and environmental monitoring stations.
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NewsCostain Tames the Waves at West Bay
British contractor Costain has provided details of the work it is carrying out at West Bay in Dorset in the UK reconstructing the harbour in order to make it viable for use throughout the year.
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Mott MacDonald Appointed for New Port Development in Libya
Mott MacDonald, together with Libyan consultants National Consulting Bureau , have been appointed by the People''s Committee of Sirt Municipality in Libya to plan and design an expansion to the port at Sirte, a town located about 460 km east of Tripoli.
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NewsNew Projects for to Jan De Nul
Following on from projects recently awarded to Jan De Nul in the Sakhalin area of Russia, the Middle East, and Mauritius, the company has announced that it has also won new projects in the North Sea and Argentina recently.
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NewsNew Plans Unveiled for 'Yorkshire Marina'
Revised plans for a £ 35 million Yorkshire Marina at Bridlington on the northeast coast of the UK were unveiled in July.
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Many Dams Likely to Need Dredging Says Dutch Firm
Hydroconsult in The Netherlands has drawn attention to the fact that 20 per cent of the world''s electricity is generated by dams, and that many of the dams in question are silting up and will require dredging.
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Dredging for Development
Dredging is in the awkward position of being an indispensable ''invisible essential'' of modern life while often portrayed as the villainous wrecker of the marine environment.
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ISPS Code: 2004 Update - A Practical Guide
With less than a month to go before the 1 July implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, an alarmingly high percentage of ships and ports worldwide are not in compliance.
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Lloyds Maritime Directory 2004
Just out in mid-May is the Lloyd''s Maritime Directory 2004, the latest edition of an annual publishing event which provides global maritime decision makers with a comprehensive directory vessel and 45,000 ship owners, managers and operators in Volume One plus, in Volume Two, a Shipping Services Directory listing everything from ...
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NewsCall for Fairness in Port Development
The chief executive officer of Wales'' largest port has warned that economic policy must give greater recognition to the vital role played by Welsh ports and deal fairly and efficiently with proposals to develop them if the contribution they make to national and local economies is to continue.
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German Roads to Sea
Germany''s Short Sea Shipping Promotion Centre anticipates that more than 150 million t/km of freight transport will shift from road to sea in that country over the next three years. The change will be driven by high fuel costs and the introduction of road tolls.
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Felixstowe Box by Rail Record
The UK Port of Felixstowe has broken its all-time weekly record for the number of containers transported through the port by rail, handling 7,006 boxes in a week at the end of April. The Port launched a number of new rail services at the end of 2003 and has seen ...
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Marseilles Box Boost
The Port of Marseilles has posted a 9% increase in container throughput during the first four months of this year. The main growth came at Fos container terminal, where east-west volumes rose 11% to 197,000 teu. The Marseilles terminals handling north-south trades saw a 4% improvement to 105,000teu.
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NewsMPI Wins First Wind Farm Contract
Middlesbrough based Marine Projects International Ltd (formerly Mayflower Energy) has won its first contract since the purchase of the business by the company''s management in April of this year.
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Seaeye Milestone
Fareham UK based Seaeye Marine signed a contract last month to deliver their 50th Seaeye Tiger ROV. The complete system, which includes a Seaeye LARS and TMS will be delivered to Stolt Offshore in Brazil, where it will be mobilised on board Seaway Harrier to perform diver support operations.
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NewsStrong Growth for Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas posted annual results last month showing an eighth consecutive year with growth averaging over 17%. Turnover of the Bureau Veritas group for 2003 was ?1.283 billion, up 12% on 2002 and consolidated net profit grew by 10% to ?95.9 million.
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Thrane & Thrane Acquisition
The Rheinmetall Group has completely divested its marine electronics interests by disposing of its stake in EuroCom Industries, holding company EMG EuroMarine Electronics'' last subsidiary. The 88.6% stake has been transferred to Thrane & Thrane A/S of Denmark at a price equivalent to ?14 million.
