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BSIF Launches Spill Response Training Standard
A new training initiative has been launched to improve and standardise the way workers first respond to potentially hazardous liquid spills in marine and industrial environments. The training is the idea of the British Safety Industry Federation ''s Sorbent Manufacturer''s Group whoidentified that the critical aspect of dealing with a ...
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SOLAS Approval for New SeaSafe Jacket
The Port Authority at the Port of Leixoes in Portugal has placed a large order with Isle of Wight UK based SeaSafe Systems for their new SOLAS TC180 all in one foul weather coat with integrated lifejacket.
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NewsChinese Lifeboats Cross to Europe
In a recent visit to China, where they lectured on fast rescue at Shanghai Maritime University , researchers from Sweden''s Landsort Maritime visited an emerging cluster of lifeboat and rescue boat builders in the city of Jiangyin, some 150km up the Yangtze River.
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LNG Port Warns of Customs Withdrawal
An influential group of visiting MPs has been warned that the security of Pembroke Port in Wales UK could be compromised if a decision to withdraw customs officers from the port is implemented.
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Lloyds' List International Rescue at Sea Award for 'Stolt Capability'
The crew of the Stolt-Nielsen SA ship S tolt Capability hasbeen named recipient of the 12th annual Lloyds'' List International Rescue at Sea Award for 2003. The award was presented this month at the Lloyds'' List Awards 2004 Gala in London.
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MCA Approval for SSAS
Marine telematics company MarineTrack Ltd has had its SeaGuard Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) UK flag approved by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency .
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NewsApprovals for S4 SART and MT-1 UAIS
McMurdo ''s new 4th generation SART, the S4 Rescue , is smaller and lighter than earlier SART models, enabling it to be easily carried in a liferaft or lifeboat.
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Hammerhead Awarded for Underwater Welding
West Yorkshire UK based Specialty Welds has received the DTI ''Smart'' Award from the British Government''s Department of Trade & Industry for its new Hammerhead wet-spot process.
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NewsNo Trouble with Double Rubble
UMC International ''s Fujairah team have recently provided a permanent solution for corrosion damage to the flat bottom hull plating of a tanker that was more extensive than had been budgeted for.
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NewsMidnight Manoeuvres Maintain Mobdock Momentum
Antwerp based underwater specialist Hydrex was asked to carry out a permanent crack repair by an insert on the vertical hull of an 180m long car carrier vessel. It was situated in Le Havre and the work was to be done over a weekend.
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NewsConcept ROV at Oceanology International
The result of more than a year of research, development and testing will be revealed on Stand 546 at Oceanology International when Ac-Cess and their engineering partners at All Oceans debut the AC-ROV.
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NewsPanther Prowls Pipelines
Fareham UK based Seaeye Marine has disproved the common assumption that underwater pipeline surveys can only be carried out by large work class ROVs. One of Seaeye ''s Panther models has been fully fitted out for the task by CCC Underwater Engineering in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsCEDA 'Dredging With Nature' at WODCON XVII
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a listing of accepted papers to be presented at WODCON ZVII , the 17th World Dredging Congress , which will be held from 27 September to 1 October 2004 in conjunction with the SMM 2004 International Trade Fair inHamburg. CEDA hosts the triennial ...
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NewsChina Is IHC's Valentine
Dutch dredger builder IHC Holland has extended its successful relationship with Chinese clients into a third century with the launch of Wan Qing Sha , a 10,028m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger for the China Harbour Engineering Company ''s Guangzhou Dredging Company . The Valentine''s Day naming ceremony at IHC''s ...
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NewsKDamen's Biggest Dredger
The hull of the dredger Scelveringhe , the largest vessel ever ordered from the Dutch Shipyard KDamen BV , arrived at Hardinxveld-Giessendam late last month under tow from the Danish tug Eurosund .
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Solent Surveys Completed
High-resolution swathe, sidescan sonar and magnetometer surveys in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire have been successfully completed by Gardline Environmental on behalf of Southern Water and its consultants, J P Kenny . The Great Yarmouth company was retained to identify and map recent damage to a ...
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New ECA ROV
French ROV specialists ECA of Toulon have announced development of a new 3,000m depth-rated system, the Alistar 3000. Designed for deepwater inspection tasks, it is claimed to offer operators greater flexibility and faster operation compared with other systems requiring important infrastructure and equipment aboard a ship.
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News$10 Million Contracts Awarded to Subsea 7
Swiss-based Allseas Group has awarded Subsea 7 ofAbedeen contracts worth in excess of $10m for provision of survey, ROV and positioning services in support of offshore pipelay projects in North West Europe, the Mediterranean, the US and the Caribbean over this year and next, with an additional option for 2006.
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NewsHydroacoustic Solutions at Oceanology International
Oceanology International 2004 , the world''s largest Ocean Technology event will play host to Simrad ''s highly developed range of professional echosounder technology on Stand 243. In addition Simrad in the UK will be focusing on a sophisticated new seafloor mapping system - the Olex 3D chart system.
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Oceanology Exhibition is a Major Attraction
With over 90% of exhibition space already reserved by more than 300 organisations from around the world, this year''s biennial Oceanology International event at London''s ExCel Centre from 16-19 March promises to be a major attraction for hydrographic and oceanographic communities, say organisers Spearhead Exhibitions.
