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NewsDutch Yards Join Hands on Novel Tanker Newbuild
Four Dutch shipyards in Holland have handed over LRG Gas 85, an innovative, ultra-safe, ¢ 8m inland gas tanker which is the new flagship of German transport company VTG Lehnkering.
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NewsDenmark's Wave Dragon Delivers Power to the Grid
History was made recently off the coast of Denmark when scientists from Aalborg University switched on the turbine which made their Wave Dragon the first offshore wave energy converter in the world generating power to a local grid.
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NewsSuperferry Launch Lifts Irish Sea Capacity
Stena Line has launched the longest ship ever to sail on the Irish Sea, the 211m superferry Stena Adventurer, on the Holyhead to Dublin route. The arrival of Stena Adventurer follows the launch of its sister ship Stena Britannica on the Harwich to Hook of Holland route in March for ...
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NewsWaterjet Thrust Builds Bridge Over Troubled Waters
The US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) completed the longest float bridge to be built during combat since World War II during the recent war in Iraq. The 568m ribbon bridge, which spanned the Tigris River at Tikrit, was built using Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) which had recently ...
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NewsNew ILAMA Chairman Sets Out Life Saving Priorities
Ove Roessland, managing director of lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding, has been elected chairman of the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturer''s Association (ILAMA).
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NewsTrinity House Chooses Lightweight Portable Davit System
The Trinity House Lighthouse Service has installed the Atlas lightweight carbon fibre portable davit system on board a number of its vessels for handling light loads on and off of light vessels.
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NewsLift Off For Teesport Expansion
The £ 20m redevelopment and expansion of the UK''s PD Teesport to create a second container terminal known as TCT2 reached a significant milestone recently with the first lift of a container from the first ship berthed at the new terminal.
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NewsRepair Yard at Forefront of Pollution Response
How the UK Port of Falmouth would react in the event of an oil spill was put to the test when Falmouth''s Marine Response Centre held a tabletop exercise on 30 July to practice its response to a pollution incident off the coast.
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NewsUNV Add Azimuthing Sterndrive Tugs to Their Range
Following hard on the heels of a very successful series of Voith tractor tugs Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia SA (UNV) has completed the first tugs of a new azimuthing Stern drive (ASD) design. Named CMM Veracruz and CMM Cordoba they were delivered earlier this year to CM Mexicana, of ...
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NewsArmon Complete Extensive Order for Russia
Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon has completed a large order for five tugs and two mooring vessels for Russian operators. All seven vessels are now in service and Armon are currently engaged in the construction of two more tugs of a different design. All seven vessels are designed to serve tankers ...
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News'Pelican' Refloated by a Massive Tug Fleet
Groundings on the Schelde, with its shallow sandbanks, are not uncommon and when they occur are frequently resolved quickly in salvage operations involving large numbers of local tugs.
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NewsSmith Launches New Flexi-Drive for Hard to Reach Valves
Smith Flow Control has launched an enhanced version of its Flexi-Drive cable driven remote valve operator. The new ''Continuous Loop'' version has the same versatility as the original model but can now transmit drive to valves through much shorter cable runs, even if a large number of handwheel turns is ...
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NewsVersatile Electric Actuators Turn Up in Norway
Suffolk UK based AMOT Controls chose the recent Norshipping Exhibition in Oslo to showcase their new AMOT 47702X range of electric actuators, which have been developed for quarter-turn operating applications such as valves, dampers or similar uses.
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New Mon&Con Package for 'Kronprins Harald'
Kongsberg Maritime has won the contract for the complete upgrade of the automation systems on board the Color Line ferry Kronprins Harald.
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NewsTransmarine Linkspan for British Forces in Kuwait
In late January, this year, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) was confronted by a serious problem in the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, where there was an urgent requirement for a facility at the port to offload of large quantities of British military rolling cargo as part of the build-up ...
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NewsCommitment to Renewable Energy is Good News
Marine contractors in the UK have responded positively to news that the UK government plans a major expansion of offshore windfarms in UK waters. Many contractors are already actively involved in the development of offshore windfarms, whether conducting environmental and geotechnical assessments, preparing the seabed for the installation of wind ...
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NewsWalcon Secures Three Marina Contracts in Middle East
Walcon Marine in the UK has announced details of three new projects in the Middle East, in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Doha, in which it is now involved.
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BMAPA and Crown Estate Release Second Set of Aggregates Zoning Details
As part of what they call their ''ongoing commitment to responsible management through continual development, '' the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have released the second set of zoning information for 2003. This confirms their guarantee to provide more detailed information on the zoning of ...
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NewsNew Coating Promises Zero Pollution
Loodsboot 1, a large pilot cutter owned by the Belgian state''s pilot services recently became the first ship to be entirely coated in Ostend, Belgium with an STC (surface treated coating) called ECOSPEED.
