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New Swedish Port Terminal Prepares to Take Off
Malmö ’ s new SEK 220 million Toyota Nordic Hub Vehicle Logistics Centre, which was only opened in May, is now gearing up to double its car handling capability this year.
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ISS Lands in Umm Qasr
International marine management company Inchscape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed as sole Lloyd’ s Agents for southern Iraq, effective from the first of this month. ISS will be responsible for the region of Iraq south of the 32nd parallel. This territory includes Iraq’ s deepwater port of Umm Qasr ...
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High-Point Heals Harbour
Consultants High-Point Rendel have won a contract for repairs to a berthing dolphin at the Immingham Oil Terminal . The contract, awarded by Humber Oil Terminals Trust , is for repairs to dolphin OD1 at Immingham''s No 1 berth which was damaged by a small bulk carrier.
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Kongsberg Restructure In Place
The restructuring of marine electronics specialists Kongsberg Maritime, announced at Nor-Shipping in June, came into effect on the first of this month. The subsidiaries Kongsberg Simrad and Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) now come under the KongsbergMaritime banner in a move to ensure greater knowledge and resource distribution throughout all ...
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NewsBespoke Hydrographic Winch for 'RRS Discovery'
Kent UK based Lebus International Engineers hasdesigned and manufactured a versatile self-contained hydrographic winch to meet the requirements of the Ocean Engineering Division of the Southampton Oceanography Centre to carry out survey work to full ocean depth.
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News'Autostrads' Lift Fisherman's Island Efficiency
Port operators worldwide will make note of the excellent results achieved at the automated straddle carrier terminal at Fisherman''s Island Berth 7 in Brisbane, Australia.
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NewsRapid Response Is ACE On Every Deck
ACE Winches has designed, manufactured and supplied a 75 tonne towing/anchor handling winch complete with a 150kW diesel hydraulic power pack and control system in only six weeks for Bue Viking of Aberdeen to install on board their vessel Bue Islay .
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News'Hi-Reach' Omnipole Restores Sparkle to London Piers
The polycarbonate domed roof of London''s Festival Pier isbright, shiny and free of seagull droppings for only the second time in more than 20 years due to PH Window Cleaning/Graffiti Removal Contractors and their innovative new Omnipole ''hi-reach'' system.
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NewsMarine Finance From Dragon Boating Champ
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance , whose expanding focus on the commercial marine sector was evidenced by its participation as an exhibitor at seawork2003 last month, employs people whose involvement in marine pursuits extends to outside of working hours.
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Realistic Risk Proposals for Global Port Security
The proposed regulation by The Commission of The European Communities to enhance ship and port facility security should be considered by agricultural, manufacturing, transport, port authorities and insurance industries globally.
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NewsIHC Systems Forsees Slowdown of Newbuild Boom
The Netherlands dredging electronics specialists IHCSystems BV have reported a slowdown of the extended boom years during which it has supplied equipment for an unprecedented wave of newbuilding trailing suction hopper dredgers, jumbo trailers, and cutter suction dredgers.
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NewsRowing Course Challenge for Dredging Contractor
The specialist UK dredging and earthworks contractor Land and Water Services Ltd isundertaking the highly complex construction of an Olympic standard 2.2 km long rowing course at Caversham in Berkshire. To undertake the project, Land and Water areusing combinations of floating and land based plant and is employing the very ...
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New Metoc-UKHO Data Service Launched
SeaZone , a collaborative venture between the UK Hydrographic Office and Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire, was formally launched at a seminar on marine and coastal geographical information systems attended by 140 delegates in London last month. Designed for GIS users, it provides a packaged data set formatted and ready to ...
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NewsAndrews Vessel Attracts seawork Visitors
Strilbas, Andrews Survey ''s new 55m vessel converted from a former offshore supply boat by Sea Boston , predictably drew a steady stream of visitors during its berthing at seawork2003 .
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Estuary Studies Completed
A 15-month study of tidal, fluvial and sedimentary processes and ecological mapping of the Lune estuary and eastern shores of Morecambe Bay has recently been completed by Hydrosurveys of Kenilworth, Warwickshire on behalf of Lancaster City Council .
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Humber Work Boats Branches Out
Marine and dredging specialists Humber Work Boats of Grimsby are now offering a hydrographic capability for northern Europe.
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Dive England's Greatest Wrecks
Published on the final day of seawork2003 , Dive England''s Greatest Wrecks is the perfect companion for any diver interested in exploring England''s most exciting shipwrecks, preserved as time capsules of an era of sea power and majesty that has now passed into the history books.
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A Nautical Odyssey: A History of The Nautical Institute 1972 - 2002
After 27 years in the British Royal Navy, the author was Deputy Secretary of The Nautical Institute from 1984 until 1998 and is thus well placed to tell the story of a new organisation created in 1972 to meet the needs of professional mariners.
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Alfa Laval Acquires Gunclean Toftejorg
Alfa Laval , specialists in oil treatment, desalinisation and heat transfer solutions for the marine, power and offshore industries, has acquired the Danish Toftejorg Group , including the advanced tank cleaning operation Gunclean Toftejorg .
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NewsAdded Power for Solstad
Norway''s Ulstein Verft inUlsteinvik has added the powerful new Type A101 anchor handling tug supply vessel Normand Master to the fleet of Solstad Shipping for a wide range of offshore workhorse duties.
