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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.
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Hydro 2002
Preparations for this year''s final major international hydrographic conference in Kiel from 8-10 October are now well advanced according to the German Hydrographic Society, which is organising the event in association with The Hydrographic Society and the patronage of the Schleswig-Holstein State Government.
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Shom Orders Velocity Probes
Petersfield-based Ocean Scientific International has supplied the French Naval Hydrographic & Oceanographic Service (SHOM) with two sound velocity probes designed by Applied Microsystems of Canada as part of its smart sensor range of high-precision systems.
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Euro-Funding Supports Port of Holyhead Development
Stena Line Ports Ltd will undertake a £ 12.3 million investment to build a new berth and associated infrastructure at the Port of Holyhead with the support of Objective 1 funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
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NewsMarina Wizards on Building Spree in Oz
Marina development is on the up down under and one beneficiary is Bellingham Marine Australia. The company has recently completed two new projects, including the design and construction of a 70 slip facility at Coomera Waters in Queensland.
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NewsBlarney Bonus as Dry Jackup Rescues Dublin Tunnelling
Howard Marine Ltd of Plymouth UK recently solved problems for contractors at a tunnelling project in Dublin by supplying their jackup barge Zee Jack Skipper for an application completely devoid of water.
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NewsPortsmouth Gets Flexible with Double Deck Linkspan
Portsmouth Commercial Port has unveiled engineering plans that will transform Berth 3 at the continental ferry port by providing a new double deck linkspan with the flexibility to meet the loading requirements of modern cruise ferries and fast craft. The decision to proceed with the £ 7 million project reflects ...
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NewsRo-Ro Linkspans Go Fail-Safe with Rosafe
Bosch Rexroth and Royal Haskoning have jointly developed and patented a dynamic, independent braking device designed to increase the safety and reliability of ship to shore lifting equipment used for roll-on/roll-off ferry services.
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NewsBeirut Breakwater Boosted by Core Penetrometer
The revival of war torn Beirut continues apace, with particularly high levels of activity along the waterfront.
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NewsCummins and Goings of Busy China Yard
Welders and fitters are busy at China''s Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard where a pair of self-dumping hopper barges are taking shape in a building shed on the shore of the Pearl River. In an adjacent shed a 19m launch for the Hong Kong Immigration Department awaits the installation of a ...
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Rolls Royce Debuts Vector Stick at seawork
Rolls Royce chose the occasion of the seawork2002 exhibition in Southampton UK last month to introduce a new control system for small waterjets.
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Hits Surge as Users Share Their Knowledge Online with Diesel-Talk
An online technical discussion forum for people working with diesel engines is largely credited for a 500% increase in ''hits'' over the past year from marine diesel engine users and others now accessing Diesel-Talk, within the Glasgow-based website www.DieselEngineTrader. com The website has been up and running for two years ...
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NewsBallast Control System Displayed in seawork Exhibition Debut
A new ballast control system which promises to improve stability, increase speed and reduce fuel consumption was displayed for the first time last month at seawork2002.
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NewsCaterpillar Powered Cutter Beats Blocking by Thames Clutter
The Port of London Authority continues its migration to Caterpillar power by specifying a Cat 3056 marine engine for a new 8.5m salvage cutter built by Wickham Marine of Colchester UK as part of the PLA''s ongoing vessel replenishment programme.
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NewsVersatile New Shallow Draft Thrusters
Holland''s HRP have announced an addition to their range of azimuthing thrusters in the form of the HRP Shallow Draft Thruster. Unlike all other units in the product line, which are based on outboard type 360º steerable propellers, the HRP Shallow Draft Thruster concept is based on an inboard propeller ...
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NewsPioneering Ro-Pax Pod Propulsion System Wins Technology Award
The ferry MV Nils Holgerson, operated by the TT-Line of Hamburg and equipped with Siemens machinery, has won the ''Pioneering Ro-Pax Technology Award'', presented by the ShipPax Information Service of Sweden.
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News Hollandsche Beton Groep Sold Back to Dutch Control
Dutch construction firms Royal BAM NBM and the Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) have announced that the former will purchase the latter from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados.
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NewsSea Trials Success for ENC Updates to Vessels at Sea
ChartCo has concluded successful sea trials for the delivery of weekly Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) in conjunction with Primar and the Stolt Nielsen shipping company. ChartCo''s services to date have focused on satellite delivery of digital Notices to Mariners and paper chart updates rather than electronic chart data.
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NewsVT Launches New Fishery Protection Ship
HMS Tyne, the first in a new generation of fishery protection vessels for the Royal Navy has been launched at Vosper Thornycroft''s Woolston, Southampton yard. The vessel is expected to be handed over to the Fishery Protection Squadron (FPS) in November of this year.
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UK Funding Diverts Heavy Road Transport to Water
The British Government''s Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded an £ 8.5m Freight Facilities Grant to Staffordshire-based Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd (RWSL) for the development of an innovative transportation system that will utilise shortsea routes and inland waterways to take ''abnormal indivisible loads'' off the UK''s congested roads network.
