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Wartsila Acquires JMC Marine
Norway''s Wartsila Corporation has finalised its acquisition of the Danish propulsion system service company JMC Marine A/S. JMC Marine specialises in propulsion system maintenance based on laser measuring technology and has a turnover of ?3.6m. The acquisition consists of laser measuring and alignment, vibration measuring, analysis and servicing of monitoring ...
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Lilley & Gillie Acquires Walker Marine
Tyneside UK based marine navigational instruments specialists John Lilley & Gillie Ltd has acquired the assets and brands of Thomas Walker & Son Ltd of Birmingham UK, which has a complementary product range.
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NewsABP Shares Rise in Bear Market
Associated British Ports continued its remarkable transformation into stock market favourite with an upbeat pre-Christmas trading update predicting underlying pre-tax profit for the year just ended would be slightly ahead of market expectations when the group''s preliminary results are announced on 19 February. Analysts forecast underlying taxable profits in the ...
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Multi-Lingual Marine Website
Marine Power Europe, the Belgium based distributor of marine engines, boats, parts and accessories, has redesigned its website to enable browsing of 8,000 pages and 22,000 documents in nine languages.
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NewsWorld's Biggest Offshore Supply Ship Delivered
What is said to be the largest offshore supply vessel ever built, and one of the most versatile to boot, has joined the fleet of Norwegian shipping company Ostensjo Rederi in Haugesund after completion at Norwegian shipyard Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk.
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News'CGG Mistral' Lost - Soon After MWB Conversion
The French seismic ship CGG Mistral went down in 750m of water in the eastern Caribbean just before Christmas, a few months after her 22m conversion at Germany''s MWB Motorenwerke in Bremerhaven.
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Tideland Maritime Goes Global
Tideland Maritime Systems, the new division of Tideland Signal dedicated to the supply, installation and servicing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), has signed a worldwide service agreement with the Radio Holland Group. Rotterdam based Radio Holland, will install and service SOLAS AIS units globally as well as providing other technical ...
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NewsNew VT Halmatic Service Launches With Premier Contract
VT Halmatic celebrated the launch of a new Fleet Contract Hire and Support Division this month with the announcement of a ten year contract with the ABP Port of Southampton.
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Tsavliris tow Atwood Eagle
The Tsavliris Salvage Group has been awarded a contract to tow the semi-submersible drilling rig Atwood Eagle from Greece to Angola, a journey of 5,500 miles expected to take two and a half months. Towing commenced in late November using one of the world''s largest and most powerful salvage tugs, ...
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NewsEuropean Tug Owners Raise Their Profile
This month the European Tugowners Association (ETA) celebrates it''s 40 year anniversary and has declared its intention to become a more proactive organisation.
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NewsAn Arctic Tow by ITC
During the recent winter weather in Europe a report was received from Dutch towage specialists International Transport Contractors (ITC) concerning an interesting Arctic tow carried out last summer. The tow involved the relocation of the purpose built arctic drilling platform SDC from Port Clearance to an offshore location in Prudhoe ...
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NewsWashburn & Doughty Build ASD Tugs for Boston
The increasingly popular US tug builder Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc of East Boothbay, Maine, USA is currently building two powerful shiphandling tugs for the Boston Towing & Transportation Company of Massachusetts. Boston Towing are a division of Reinauer Transportation Companies of Staten Island, New York.
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NewsTowlines
France''s largest towage organisation Groupe Bourbon is to withdraw from the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Dieppe, Sete and Noumes due to lack of profitability. It is reported that activities in those ports will be sold to Saint Victor a company headed by former Marseilles tug owner Guy Chambon.
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Briggs Lands Three Year APT Marine Services Contract
Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd have won the Marine Services contract with Associated Petroleum Terminals (Immingham) Ltd.
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News'Tricolor' Collisions Prompt Renewed Safety Calls
Following the initial collision which sank the car transporter Tricolor in the English Channel last month and two subsequent incidents where other vessels collided with the barely submerged hulk, Deep Sea and Coastal Pilots has renewed its call for ship owners and masters to seek help in the busy lanes ...
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ISU Offers New Thinking on Shelter for Ship Casualties
The International Salvage Union (ISU) is to help governments tackle the controversial issue of refuge for ship casualties, especially in cases threatening severe pollution.
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NewsCaterpillar Takes Control at the London Boat Show
Caterpillar launched an all new electronic engine and transmission control system at the London Boat Show earlier this month. The Multi Station Control System (MSCS) allows the establishment of up to eight primary controls and eight full redundancy back-up stations on board and enables the full control of single or ...
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VTAS Automates Monitoring
VT Controls has developed a new ''open'' automation system called VTAS especially for complex applications in the industrial and marine markets.
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NewsAMOT Controls Temperatures
AMOT Controls have introduced their redesigned and significantly enhanced G Valve, a three-way temperature control valve which will should prove popular for marine diesel installations on vessels such as tugs and dredgers.
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NewsCummins Marine Introduces the QSK60 Engine Range
Cummins Marine followed up the European debut of its new QSK60 engine range at Rotterdam Maritime with an American first appearance last month at the Workboat Show in New Orleans.
