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NewsTheme Park Boat Lift Beats Clock
Birmingham based nationwide lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing has beaten the clock to get two 40 tonne pleasure boats back in the water in time for the busy season at the Thorpe Park theme attraction.
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NewsCranes Get A Lift In Tilbury
One of the most challenging aspects of a massive logistics exercise currently underway at the UK Port of Tilbury was carried out late last month with the barge transport of three large ship to shore container cranes.
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NewsMSS To Occupy Minimal Space at seawork
First time seawork exhibitor Mobile Shelter Systems (MSS) will be showing an innovative Storage and Transport Frame initially developed for the military market to provide a flexible modular load system interoperable with all modes of transportation including ISO containers and aircraft cargo pallets.
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NewsMARCO Blows Its Horn
Travelling all the way from Italy to make its first appearance at seawork is Marco Sistema Mare , the marine division of MARCO S. p.A.
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Newsseawork Debut for Cooney Marine
Kettering UK based Cooney Marine may be new to seawork but certainly not to the RNLI , to whom they have sold some 25 marine cranes. The company invests heavily in the latest production facilities and its highly specialist workforce manufactures stainless steel products without compromise whether for OEM or ...
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NewsSafe Switches for Ministry of Defence Lift Systems
Man-machine safety systems specialist Schmersal UK Ltd has won an order to supply a total of 150 of its AZM415 double solenoid locking switches to Industrial & Marine Lift Services (IMLS) for the refurbishment of double gated lifting systems for two UK Ministry of Defence supply ships. The order is ...
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NewsMET Meets Challenge
British tanker operators RixShipping of Hull has turned to the expertise of Sheffield''s MET Marine for a lightweight hydraulic marine crane to meet requirements on board the tanker Rix Condor .
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NewsAutomated Stackers Lift ECT's Ambitions
Rotterdam''s European Container Terminal (ECT) is continuing the expansion of its Delta Container Terminal with fully automated stacking equipment developed together with Kalmar . An agreement was signed recently for the turnkey supply of six automated stacking cranes (ASCs), with an option to increase the order to a total of ...
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NewsWorkboat Funding on hand at seawork
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance returns to seawork with Asset Finance Manager - Marine, Paul Ratcliffe, again on hand to discuss asset finance with those tempted by the 60 boats in the floating exhibition or any other marine equipment on display.
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Employers Be Aware of Seafarers' Rights
Does Britannia rule the waves when it comes to seafarers'' employment rights? The answer to this question, according to Deborah West, an employment lawyer who works with Southampton based LAMarine , Lester Aldridge ''s specialist shipping and marine law team, is sometimes yes and sometimes no.
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NewsCall to Put Hub Ports on Economic Agenda
One of the UK''s leading freight and shipping academics criticised the Government for not doing enough to support hub port developments in Scotland at the Transportation 2010 and Beyond conference organised in Edinburgh last month by legal transport specialists Henderson Boyd Jackson .
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NewsEEDA Funding Anchors Trinity House
Suffolk UK based main contractor Jackson Construction has landed an £ 8m contract to construct a new headquarters office and buoy yard for Trinity House , the General Lighthouse Authority for England and Wales. The development project is part funded by a £ 2.5m grant from the East of England ...
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New US AMS Rules Require Prompt Action
Since 2 April this year carriers entering or leaving the US who fail to comply with the required advance electronic presentation of cargo information face enforcement measures by the USBureau of Customs & Border Protection (CBP), writes Stephen Hawke, Executive Director of Aon Limited '' s Marine Division .
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NewsNew Kit for Underwater Corrosion Monitoring
Specialist test equipment manufacturer Buckleys (URVAL) Ltd has launched a Marine Survey Kit to enhance its existing underwater corrosion analysis range.
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NewsUnderwater Shaft Sealing Averts Drydock
UMC International recently designed and applied an innovative underwater temporary shaft sealing system, which allowed the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) to successfully undertake afloat modifications to the design of the inboard shaft seal system fitted to the Royal Navy''s amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean .
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Follow That Diver With Easytrak
Applied Acoustic Engineering of Great Yarmouth UK has launched a new ultra-short baseline (USBL) tracking system which it designed as an economical solution for tracking a variety of underwater targets including ROVs, towfish and divers.
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Twelve Year High for Diving Incidents
Figures released by the UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency show that diving related incidents dealt with by HM Coastguard last year had their highest total in the last 12 years, with 12 fatalities representing a doubling of the 2002 figure.
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Underwater Repairs in Le Havre
A large vessel laden with cargo was sailing through the English Channel in April when it was involved in a collision and went into the port of Le Havre in need of urgent repairs.
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UK Dredging Achieves Early ISPS Compliance
UK Dredging (UKD) , Associated British Ports '' dredging arm, was one of the first companies with UK flagged vessels to conform to the new maritime security laws which come into force on 1st July. UKD''s fleet was awarded full ISPS Code certification by the UK''s Maritime & Coastguard Agency.
