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NewsSubmersion Test for Heavy Transport Vessel
Rotterdam based Fairstar Heavy Transport NV' s recently converted heavy transport vessel Fjord successfully completed three days of extensive tests on its ballast system.
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NewsCertex Eyes International Horizons
UK based distributor of marine lifting equipment Certex has become part of Axel Johnson International, a privately owned worldwide group.
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New Carriers to Double Terminal Capacity
Finnish port operator Steveco Oy aims to expand its container handling capacity at the Port of Kotka with a new order for 10 Kalmar straddle carriers.
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Spreader Advancing in Marine Markets
Modulift Design & Consulting, the company behind the Modulift spreader system, has delivered its fourth direct order to Clipper Elite Carriers for permanent lifting duties onboard CEC Caledonia.
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NewsGenset Power for Heavy Lift Propulsion
SeaMetric International of Norway, has formalised its relationship with MAN Diesels through a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed earlier this year. This follows an order of 24 gensets by Seametric, which has stipulated the L27/38 model sets for its new Twin Marine Lifter (TML) system.
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NewsBig Lift Capability Goes to GOMS
Located on the Sitiawan River, Grade One Marine Shipyard (GOMS) of Lumut, Malaysia, wanted to acquire a 700C Marine Travelift in order to expand its existing business of refitting and repair services and also increase its capability to service vessels up to 700 tons.
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NewsDutch Dredgers in Profits Bonanza
The Netherland' s two major international dredging contractors report spectacular rises in profits and turnover during 2007.
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NewsBremerhaven Studies to Determine Port Siltation
The port of Bremerhaven in Germany, now the fourth largest container harbour in Europe, is also a laboratory for the advancement of dredging techniques and sustainable development.
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NewsItaldraghe Leaves No Stone Unturned
A new purpose built cutter suction dredger has been delivered to Società Cava Cavallino of Italy, a Ravenna based excavation company belonging to the Gruppo Nettuno SpA.
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NewsDredging Helps to Double Fos Throughput
Under the Port of Marseilles Authority’ s Fos 2XL container terminal project, two new terminals are being developed in partnership with private operators Port Synergy - a joint venture between CMA-CGM and DP World - and MSC.
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NewsItalian Job for Veripos
GNSS positioning specialists Veripos of Aberdeen have been awarded a further three year contract by Naples based GeoLab, one of continental Europe' s leading offshore survey and construction support organisations.
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Free ENC Software from SevenCs
SevenCs of Hamburg has announced that its widely adopted ENC digitising software, ENC Designer, is now available as freeware.
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Coastal & Ports Surveying Conference
The latest UK coastal and port hydrography developments as well as the effects of the new Marine Bill due to become law by the end of this year are to be the subject of a one day conference on 12 June as part of this year' s Seawork exhibition in ...
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NewsGreat Yarmouth Outer Harbour Progressing Well
The developers for the new Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth in the UK say construction is progressing well on the new north breakwater, with approximately 550m completed.
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NewsLargest Xbloc Project to Date in the Americas
Delta Marine Consultants has granted Brazilian Contractor Norberto Odebrecht SA a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of the shore protection scheme at the Cinta Costera boulevard in Panama City, Panama.
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Sea Defence Projects Awarded to CLI
Concrete Layer Innovations (CLI) in France reports that so far this year a total of seven new projects have been specified with ACCROPODE or CORE-LOC armoured units ordered from CLI’ s assigned areas for projects in Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and South America.
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Dredging and Reclamation Begins at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi Ports Company reports that dredging and reclamation work at Khalifa Pot has begun. The work involves 45m cu/m of material.
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Green Light for Expansion at Felixstowe
Plans for a major expansion of the Port of Felixstowe in the UK which would increase capacity by 25% received backing recently from Suffolk Coastal District Council.
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NewsDutch Cable Lay Project Awarded to Van Oord
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract to lay a 150kV cable between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen in its home country.
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NewsCoasters 2007
This selection of the world' s coasters not only gives the gross tonnage, present flag and a bit of history, but, just like a group of rather homely pin-ups, it also shows them in some unusual locations.
