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.The headquarters and registered office of Wijsmuller Marine Ltd has now been relocated from Woking in Surrey to Middlesbrough. In future all correspondence that would have been sent to Woking should be addressed to; - Wijsmuller Marine Ltd. Tees Wharf, Dockside Road, Middlesbrough TS3 6AB.
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NewsMainport Group Expand Marine Activities
Irish Mainport Holdings Ltd, the Cork based marine services and shipping group established in 1974, continues to increase its influence in the towage and marine construction sector.
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Former East German Workboat is Sold to the Adriatic
The latest but probably not the last chapter in the life of a remarkable German workboat has just been written in Rostock where Fairplay has sold the last tug in what used to be the former GDR state-owned Technical Fleet.
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NewsThe New 'Anglian Princess' Hosts Pool of London Reception
Anglian Princess, the new flagship for Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd, entered service with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) in September and was host to an important event for the agency in the Pool of London on the last day of the month.
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NewsRoller Screens Fight Ferry Fires
Solar Solve Marine launched a new product at SMM which is likely to stir considerable interest among the operators of ferries and cruiseships.
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United Kingdom Short Sea Shipping Bureau Shaping Up
A UK Short Sea Shipping Bureau is one step closer to becoming a reality according to the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS).
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NewsReconditioned Engine Puts New Life in Old Ferry
Service Center Denmark at Frederikshavn conducted final tests and sea trials last month for the ferry M/F Naus following the installation of a reconditioned version of its vintage B& W Alpha 406-26VO engine.
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NewsDutch Treat for Visitors to Sold Out METS
METS 2002, the Marine Equipment Trade Show, returns to the Amsterdam RAI from 19-21 November with a record 887 exhibitors from no fewer than 30 countries and 15 national pavilions consuming all available space in the Parkhall, Randstadhall, Deltahall and Hollandhall to deliver a sold out exhibition.
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NewsSuper Quiet Vessel Marks 'Technological Breakthrough'
Norway''s Soviknes Shipyard, part of the Aker Brattvaag Group, has delivered a completely new multipurpose offshore vessel design which is said to represent a ''technological breakthrough'' in several areas.
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NewsSchottel Shows Son of SSP at SMM
Schottel featured their new Schottel Electric Propulsor (SEP) at SMM in Hamburg last month.
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NewsDredging Input Breeds More Purrfect Cat
Caterpillar introduced a major upgrade to its 3500B series range of marine propulsion and auxiliary engines at SMM in Hamburg last month.
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Integrated Propulsion Controller Launched
Regulateur Europa has launched an Integrated Propulsion Controller (IPC) to the diesel engine industry.
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Marine Lubricants In Russian Market Expansion
Castrol Marine has extended its global operation to supply specialist marine lubricants to the northwest Russian port of St Petersburg.
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NewsEngines Rebuild Gives New Life to 'Goosander'
Diesel engine specialists Bartech Marine Engineering has recently completed an overhaul of the main engine and gearbox plus three auxiliary engines and all associated parts for the MV Goosander, an ex-Admiralty Duck Class vessel now owned by Underwater Technology and operated from Lowestoft UK.
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NewsHigh Pressure Pump for Hull Cleaning
A new range of mobile high-pressure water jetting systems developed by Calder at its Worcester UK factory will take to the road with fully computerised controls that automatically decelerate the engine to tickover when the lance trigger is released. This feature makes the new systems more economical to run, saving ...
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NewsJets' New Small Vessel Toilet System
Norway-based Jets Vacuum AS has launched a new system for small ferries and workboats which retains the advantages of normal Jet Vacuum toilet systems but in a scaled down version for easy and simplified installation.
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NewsInternational Dimension Boosts Rotterdam Maritime
The Rotterdam Maritime Trade Fair has grown significantly from its origins as a primarily inland shipping show for a domestic Dutch audience. The 11th Rotterdam Maritime, to be held at the Ahoy'' exhibition centre from 12-16- November, has become a truly international event on the maritime calendar with representation coming ...
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NewsNearshore Component to Longest Pipeline Survey
Corrintec have commenced their longest ever subsea pipeline cathodic protection survey programme in the Gulf of Mexico. The survey, commissioned by PEMEX and operated by Oceanografia, will cover a total of 4,620km over a period of 54 months concentrating on pipelines within the South West sector of the Bay of ...
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NewsBespoke Cofferdams Enable Rapid Underwater Repair
Antwerp based underwater contractors Hydrex have developed the capability to produce bespoke mobile mini-drydocks (mobdocks) to effect major repairs underwater to vessels which would otherwise require drydocking.
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Ballast Nedam Sells Interest in Ballast Ham Dredging
The Dutch construction group Ballast Nedam has reversed its earlier position and decided to sell its one-third interest in joint venture Ballast Ham Dredging to majority co-owner Hollandsche Beton Groep The decision resolves an enduring dispute concerning a ''change of control'' clause in the shareholders agreement which created Ballast Ham ...
