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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.
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DGPS for Italy
Aberdeen based Veripos has been awarded a three year contract for provision of global DGPS services to Italian subsea contractors Mediterranean Survey & Services SpA (MSS).
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Navigational Synergy
Tyneside UK based John Lilley & Gillie Ltd has strengthened its portfolio of navigational products by acquiring a 50% interest in marine software company PC Maritime. PC Maritime''s founders and owners, David and Anne Edmonds, retain a 50% interest.
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NewsJack-up Goes 'Walk About'
A jack-up work barge created considerable consternation off the coast of North Kent during bad weather on 7 July. The barge had been carrying out core sampling and survey work close to the shore, east of Margate, and broke up in heavy seas overnight.
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New NME Website
Norwegian Maritime Equipment has unveiled a new website (www. nme. no), providing information and photos on the company''s range of safety, deck and other equipment as well as news of new products. Downloadable equipment brochures are available in PDF format.
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NewsLloyd Werft Averts Bankruptcy With 'Pride of America' Repair
One of Germany''s leading ship repair and conversion yards, Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB), has averted bankruptcy and said it is now back on track after a dangerous period.
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Belgian Gear Change
Marine gears manufacturer Reintjes has taken over all the marine activities of Antwerpse Motorenwerke (AMW), the company which has been the sole representative for the sale of Reintjes products in Belgium since 1951. Subsequently, AMW''s territory expanded to cover much of Europe.
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Shangburg Partnership
The ports of Shanghai and Hamburg have agreed a ''port partnership'' which aims to further develop goods traffic between China and Europe via the two ports. It is of particular interest to both partners to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of port planning, port administration, port construction and IT.
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NewsGreen Light for Maasvlakte 2
A decade of uncertainty has ended for the Port of Rotterdam, with the Dutch Government finally agreeing to provide funds for the construction of Maasvlakte 2, a major land reclamation project in the North Sea immediately to the west of the current Rotterdam port area.
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Lloyd's Head of Class
Lloyd''s Register classed fleet has reached an all-time high of 113.8 million gt, surpassing the previous record of 113.7 million gt set in 1979. Taking into account Lloyd''s share of the world order book, currently 21.2 million gt, the combined tonnage is 135 million gt.
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Ro-Ro a Go-Go for ABP Immingham Container Terminal
Only months after their ambitious proposal for a £ 600m container terminal at the Port of Southampton was rejected by the British Government, Associated British Ports has been given the go-ahead to build a new five berth ro-ro terminal at their Port of Immingham.
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English Nature Coastal Consultation Gets Underway
English Nature, the UK Government''s independent conservation agency, launched a consultation last month on the future of the coasts and seas around England.
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Big Max Runs
The first 12 cylinder Sulzer RT-flex96C low speed marine engine developed by Wartsila Corporation completed its official shop test last month. With a maximum continuous power output of 93,360bhp at 102rpm, it is the most powerful engine thus far to employ common rail technology. The engine is one of four ...
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NewsThe Rock Rolls On With VT Halmatic
VT Halmatic has signed a contract with the Gibraltar Harbour Board to supply a third Halmatic 35 pilot boat to its pilotage fleet. The optimised 35 features a resiliently mounted wheelhouse for improved comfort and visibility for the crew of two and two pilots.
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NewsSanmar Move up a Gear with their First ASD Tug
Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd, the Turkish tug owner and shipbuilder, has delivered their largest and most sophisticated tug to date.
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NewsA&P Falmouth Lands RN Refit
The British Royal Navy''s Antarctic Patrol Vessel HMS Endurance berthed last month at A&P Falmouth for a multi-million pound mid-life refit that is scheduled to take four months. Its arrival followed by only two weeks the departure of another icebreaker, M/V Polar Star, which had left following a refit.
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NewsDestroyer's Indestructible Clips Replaced
The original Jubilee Clips on board the last of the World War II destroyers, HMS Cavalier, have been replaced recently after being damaged in ongoing restoration works.
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NewsEcospeed Rapidly Gaining Approval
The Aster, a Belgian Navy minesweeper, has just been completed in Zeebrugge with the Ecospeed system, an innovate new approach to dealing with ship corrosion and fouling from Subsea Industries. This Navy vessel is used for sweeping moored mines and hunting bottom mines all over the world.
