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New Handbook for Environmental Channels
A new handbook - available on CD-ROM - has been published that describes work carried out by HR Wallingford, the UK based consultants, to provide information with which to assess the hydraulic performance of environmentally acceptable channels. The research work was undertaken by HR Wallingford over the last five years ...
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NATO Chiefs in SAR Event at Russian Ministry of Defense
In June, Transas demonstrated its latest developments in the field of Search and Rescue Operations to an international delegation of NATO chief officers during a seminar on navigation hydrological and hydro-meteorological equipment of search and rescue operations at sea.
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NewsGolden Helmet Awarded to Port Accident Survivor
In a recent accident at a crane berth in the Port of Ipswich, operations foreman Ivan Ransby was knocked unconscious when loose dunnage slipped from between packs of timber being unloaded onto the quay. The incident could have had fatal consequences had Ransby not been wearing a Centurion 1125 safety ...
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NewsAIS Training Course to Hit the Road
Kongsberg Simrad Ltd has developed a one day course to give participants a basic insight into the mandatory requirements for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), as well as its principles, application and benefits.
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NewsTideland Signal Appointed UAIS Distributor
Marine Data Systems of South Africa has appointed Tideland Signal of Surrey UK as distributor for AIMS MIII, its Automatic Identification System to aid tracking and data exchange between ship, shore and aids to navigation at sea.
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NewsHalmatic MRV Debut with 'Haven Hornbill'
Portchester UK based Halmatic is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of commercial boatbuilding using glass reinforced plastic as its primary material.
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Newsseawork Seals Sales Success for Docking Solutions Limited
With visitor numbers up by more than 25%, seawork2002 left most exhibitors satisfied and happy to return for seawork2003. Indeed some 96% of exhibitors rated the event organisation as "excellent" or "good" and 90% said they had made valuable new business contacts.
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NewsHalmatic Steels the Show with seawork Signing
Halmatic''s march into the steelbuilt workboat sector made further progress at seawork2002, where the Portchester yard signed a contract to build a 15m general purpose workboat for Northern Ireland based D. Ferran and Sons.
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NewsSouth Boats Launch seawork Ordered 'Spartacat'
South Boats have announced the launch of Spartacat, a 36'' LOA South Catamaran 36/11 Workboat which was ordered at seawork2001.
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Wickham Delivers New PLA Workboat at seawork
Colchester UK based boatbuilders Wickham Marine used the occasion of seawork2002 to hand over a newbuild salvage cutter for the Port of London Authority.
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Newsseawork Debut for Scania's DI16M
One of the social highlights of every seawork is the champagne and strawberries reception at Scania''s quayside display of marine engines.
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seawork Launches Redbus/Vikoma 'SpillCat'
Redbus Workboats announced the sale of two specially modified workboats at seawork2002 to Vikoma International, the world''s largest manufacturer of oil spillage equipment.
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Street Cranes Lift Princess' Plymouth Expansion
Luxury sector boatbuilders Princess Yachts of Plymouth UK are expanding operations with a major redevelopment programme underway at their Newport Street facility.
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NewsHagglunds Drives High Powered Towing Winches
The Engineering Business Ltd has developed a new generation of tow winches for the latest Sea Stallion cable ploughs using Hagglunds hydraulic motors and brakes. These cable ploughs are burying submarine cables up to 3m below the seabed.
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NewsGottwald Going to Jamaica
German crane manufacturer Demag Mobile Cranes GmbH has won a contract to deliver a 100 tonne HMK 300 E mobile harbour crane to Kingston Wharves Ltd of Kingston, Jamaica. The crane was shipped from Dusseldorf in June and is scheduled to begin commercial operation in Kingston this month.
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'Neptune' is King of the Ropes
The winner of Cosalt''s competition to find a product name for its latest heavy duty polysteel potting rope is Devon skipper Alan Steer who came up with the name Neptune.
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NewsNorth Sea Fleet Adds 20th Effer Crane
Two more Effer cranes have been fitted to the Boston Putford North Sea fleet of offshore vessels. The new cranes fitted to the 69m Putford Enterprises standby and support vessel, presently on contract to Shell and operating out of Great Yarmouth UK, brings the number of Effer cranes in service ...
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House of Lords Addresses Ship Stability
Calculating and understanding ship stability is one of the most important basic functions when operating a ship.
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NewsWesternGeco North Sea Surveys
WesternGeco, which claims to be the world''s largest seismic company, is currently using its Q-Marine single-sensor seismic acquisition and processing system aboard its vessel, GECO Topaz, for 3D surveys of the Buzzard Field in the North Sea.
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Marine Technology Market Survey
The London-based Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) plans to commission a survey of market trends for hydrographic and oceanographic products and services as the basis of a detailed report which will be available free to all members.
