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NewsAdsteam Takes Delivery of Barunga - the First ASD 2411
Adsteam Marine Ltd has taken delivery of the first vessel built to the new Damen ASD 2411 design. Named Barunga , the tug was completed in China by Damen''s Changde shipyard and is expected to enter service in Australia at the end of this month.
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NewsShipboard Short Circuit Protection
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has developed a current limiter based on high temperature superconductors (HTS) technology to protect ship supply systems against short circuits. Short circuit currents are automatically limited to a non-critical value as soon as the current rises, owing to the sudden increase in ...
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Control System Design Award
The new AutoChief C20 propulsion control system for medium and low speed diesel engines has received a prestigious Award for Design Excellence from the Norwegian Design Council . Representatives from Kongsberg Maritime were present to accept the award at a ceremony in late November. The award came shortly after Kongsberg ...
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Partrac Secures Sediment and Particle Tracking Work
Partrac , a recently formed UK-based company, which provides sediment transport consultancy and sediment impact monitoring on a worldwide basis, says it has won several contracts since it was formed in September of last year.
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NewsCoast Erosion and Dredging Link?
An MP in Norfolk in the UK is calling on the Government to take a ''fresh look'' at the impact North Sea dredging is having on coastal erosion.
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NewsEast Port Great Yarmouth Awaits Key Decisions
Tenders for the construction of a new harbour and ro-ro terminal at Great Yarmouth on the east coast of the UK could be issued by the end of the second quarter of 2004, if key issues that are being addressed currently by central government and regional authorities can be successfully ...
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Llangollen Canal Dredging Reaches Crucial Phase
British Waterways has entered an important phase in dredging 28km of the Llangollen Canal between Hurleston and Whixall in the UK, in order to complete its £ 1m maintenance programme by this spring.
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NewsFinning Gets the Bug for Small Engines
The fortuitous meeting of Caterpillar distributor Finning (UK) Ltd with Volkswagen Marine at the London Boat Show one year ago came to fruition with the announcement at this year' s show of a partnership whereby Finning will supply VW marine diesel engines in the UK.
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NewsCat Extends Range With 3412D Commercial
The new 3412D propulsion engine is now available to the commercial marine market from Caterpillar . The V-12 four stroke cycle diesel engine offers higher horsepower than its predecessor, the Cat 3412C, meeting customer demand for more power without compromising engine life.
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NewsCMD's Quantum Leap Lands at Boat Show
Cummins MerCruiser Diesel continued its programme of introducing new mid-range engines at the London Boat Show earlier this month with the world debut of the 8.3 litre QSC8.3 .
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NewsPropulsion Revolutionary Sails Again on Tyneside
The famous Turbinia , the world''s first steam turbine driven vessel, has been recreated at South Tyneside College by its Marine Simulation Department.
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NewsVessel Launch Prince Rock
VT Halmatic Ltd has started the New Year with another substantial step forward in their pursuit of a larger share of the steel tug and workboat market with the completion of the twin-screw tug Prince Rock . One of the few tugs to be constructed in a British shipyard during ...
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Seafarers Health Award
A team led by Dr Tim Carter, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK''s Department for Transport , has won an award from the BUPA Foundation for its work to improve the health of seafarers. The team, including representatives from the DoT , the Maritime and Coastguard Agency , the Chamber ...
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NewsEuroport Launch Lifts ISPS Port Compliance
Transas used the occasion of Europort to launch a new product which will help to provide an ISPS Code compliance solution for port and harbour authorities.
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VTM to Aid ISPS Compliance
Tideland Maritime Systems and Norcontrol IT AS have jointly developed V-Track Modular (VTM), a vessel identification and movement monitoring system designed to comply with the requirements of the IMO''s ISPS Code . VTM provides real-time ship identification and monitors vessels'' movements within a given area. It is designed to assist ...
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TSS Does AIS and VDR Europort Double
VT TSS Ltd launched two new products at Europort under the S G Brown brand name.
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NewsWorld's Tallest Mast Delivered
VT Halmatic rounded off an eventful 2003 with the completion of the world''s tallest yacht mast, which will be fitted on the high-tech luxury yacht Mirabella V under construction by parent company VT Shipbuilding . The 90m hollow carbon epoxy mast, which has a maximum cross section of 1.6m and ...
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Rudder Bearing Website
Orkot Marine Bearings have launched a website to provide easily accessible information on their range of rudder bearings for the shipping and marine industries. Data on material grades, fitting, matching and applications together with downloadable copies of classification society approval documents is supported by useful links and contact details on ...
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A&P Falmouth a Top Trainer
Ship repair and conversion specialist A&P Falmouth has been named as ''one of the best training providers in the country'' by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI), the government body responsible for reporting on the quality of education and training received by adult learners and young people in England.
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NewsUK Green Light for 15 Offshore Wind Farms
In the week before Christmas the UK''s Crown Estate revealed plans for 15 new ''Round Two'' offshore wind farms and named the companies which have bid successfully to develop them.
