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NewsA busy first quarter for A&P
For the A& P Group, 2009 has already been a busy year, with plenty of activity ongoing in the ship conversion department at their various locations.
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NewsMMS lengthen Scottish fishing trawler
MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co.Ltd in Kingston-upon Hull UK have just completed a major conversion to the Scottish fishing trawler Solstice.
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NewsResponsible recycling on Merseyside
One of the latest ships to be dismantled under a new UK Government disposal and recycling scheme is HMS Intrepid, which had previously been docked at Portsmouth for a number of years awaiting suitable disposal.
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NewsEcospeed coating goes on and on
During the recent drydocking of the oil spill response vessel owned by the Port Authority of Rotterdam, an inspection revealed that the Ecospeed coating on its underwater hull was in excellent condition.
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NewsASRY/Wartsila in repair services agreement
The Bahrain based Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) has further strengthened its specialist machinery repair and service operations by entering into a technical service agreement with propulsion specialist Wä rtsilä .
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NewsPropulsion world could turn on Axis Drive
It was in 1959 that American Jim Wynne designed the first commercially viable stern drive system and up until that time, other than water jet, it was only possible to have direct shaft drive or an outboard motor. Curious that exactly 50 years after Wynne’ s collaboration with Volvo, another ...
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days finds 'tools for the future'
The CEDA Dredging Days 2009 conference and exhibition will be held alongside Europort Maritime in the Conference Centre of the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on 5 and 6 November. Its theme will be ‘ Dredging tools for the future’ .
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NewsDredging's future learns the ropes
A gathering of young professionals from Albania, Bahrain, Cameroon, China, Denmark, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, U.A.E. and Vietnam spent a week in the Netherlands last month learning about the intricacies and challenges of dredging and marine construction.
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NewsDredging partnership picks up good vibrations
Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede and the Belgian company Pruftechnik signed a partnership agreement last month for vibration measurements with the aim of safeguarding uninterrupted dredging operations.
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NewsCSDs in demand in Azerbeidzjan
Damen Dredging Equipment has delivered two cutter suction dredgers to Caspian Marine Services (CMS), which chose a CSD450 as it was available for immediate shipping and a CSD500 because the side pontoons could be made locally.
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NewsSoftware supports dredge monitoring at UK port project
Software from SeaZone is being used to monitor the impact of dredging activities taking place as part of a major new port development project in the UK.
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NewsWorld's first Onshore Power Supply automatically in Antwerp
The world' s first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) facility with automatic synchronisation and 50/60 Hz conversion has been formally activated by Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters in the presence of leading government and Port of Antwerp officials.
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NewsTreasure ruling stirs up muddy waters
Ocean treasure hunting is going to be less a childhood dream and more of a problem for its practitioners as of last month.
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NewsBig take-up for wave and tidal leases in Pentland Firth
The Crown Estate, which manages a property portfolio owned by the Crown in the UK, is seeking leases for wave and tidal energy projects in the Pentland Firth strategic area. It has received multiple bids for each of the lease types and all capacities made available for the world’ s ...
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NewsUK port rates on Parliamentary tightrope
British ports were dealt a blow last month as the House of Commons objected to the amendment of the Business Rates Supplement Bill. But the Lower House may still have a fight on its hands if the House of Lords remains firm.
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NewsUS report highlights importance of coastal activity
European governments and maritime interests will find relevance in an American report released last month which shows that ocean resources and coastal communities are vital to the overall economy, yet climate change poses a major threat.
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NewsRNLI checking the Chinese
A technical team from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Poole have recently returned from a trip to China where they reported on the condition of the fleet of ex-RNLI lifeboats now operating in the country.
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NewsReborn Vosper site gets a lift
For those who miss the old days of Vosper Thornycroft and Halmatic at Portchester, there is a definite whiff of nostalgia about bringing back into use the yard’ s 1,000 ton ship lift.
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NewsSouthampton's new patrol boat at Seawork
Ireland’ s Safehaven Marine has just delivered ’ Spitfire’ , the first of two Interceptor 55 (16.5m) Pilot/Patrol boats ordered by VT Critical Services, which will be leasing the vessels to the ABP Port of Southampton.
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NewsShipping's dark mood after light dues rise
There was considerable consternation in the UK last month after the Government’ s new Shipping Minister, Paul Clark, announced the new rates for light dues for the next two years.
