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'Napoli' Stern Removal Gets Underway
A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much planning and discussion Smit Salvage has been contracted by the underwriters to dismantle the remaining portion of the ...
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News'Napoli' Stern Removal Gets Underway - By Jack Gaston
A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much planning and discussion Smit Salvage has been contracted by the underwriters to dismantle the remaining portion of the ...
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NewsGalatea Goes On Show
For a week in mid-October the brand new Trinity House Vessel ' Galatea' was host to a wide variety of visitors from the world of shipping and the maritime press. Among the visitors were Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip, who are by no means strangers to the Trinity ...
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Galileo Under Fire
Galileo, Europe' s multi-billion € version of the US global positioning system (GPS), which was originally supposed to become operational next year but is now delayed until around 2014, is a seriously flawed venture, says Professor David Last, President of the Royal Institution of Navigation (RINA).
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Fugro Harnesses Expertise
Dutch survey and geosciences conglomerate Fugro is to harness its worldwide expertise with establishment of a Global GeoConsulting Service operating in three main geographical areas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The company says it will provide specialised consultancy in each region and operate via existing offices of its Geotechnical and ...
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NewsEmergency Teams in Thames Training Exercise
A simulated explosion in ship’ s engine room put crews from the Port of London Authority, emergency services and Royal National Lifeboat Institution to the test during an exercise on the River Thames last month.
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DNV ECDIS Study
If Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) are to become mandatory aboard ships, the number of groundings is likely to be reduced by a third, according to a study commissioned by classification authority Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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NewsRIN President Demands New European Vision of Galileo
Galileo, Europe' s answer to GPS, was due to be up and running by 2008 but political and corporate bickering has now pushed its operating date back to approximately 2014. At the launch of NAV07, Britain’ s major navigation conference which took place last month, the President of the ...
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NewsHumber VTS Upgrade Completed
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has completed an extensive £ 1.1m upgrade to the Humber Estuary VTS in the UK. Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull & Goole commissioned the system to ensure safety of navigation as shipping traffic in the region increases year on year.
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NewsTidal Surge Threatens Coast and Ports
Fears of coastal flooding in eastern England last week led to evacuations and port closures as the biggest tidal surge in more than 50 years threatened East Anglia, Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Lowestoft and other areas.
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NewsPlanning Support for UK Marine Businesses
Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), has recently expressed support for plans to include specific reference to waterfront sites in the development of a regional spatial strategy, the South East Plan.
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NewsRotterdam Targets Box Record
Europe’ s biggest universal seaport, Rotterdam, has said it will this year become the world’ s first non-Asian port to handle more than 10m TEU containers and will have the capacity to cope with them.
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NewsBlessey Marine Embraces Workboat Navigator
Louisiana USA based Blessey Marine Services, which operates an inland tank barge and towing vessel fleet in the United States, will deploy the Jeppesen Workboat Navigator information service across its fllet of 50 towboats. The new system from Jeppeson Marine was developed specifically for commercial vessels operating in coastal and ...
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NewsNew SOSREP is Appointed
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced the appointment of the new Secretary of State' s Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention (SOSREP), after a competitive public recruitment process. Hugh Shaw will take up his post on 1st January 2008 and will replace Robin Middleton, who is retiring after ...
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NewsEnd of Season Insurance Advice
With the season drawing to a close, the many commercial marine operators who are also leisure boat owners are likely to be planning where and when they are going to lay up their boats to carry out winter maintenance or simply remove from moorings. UK leisure boat insurers Navigators & ...
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NewsKelvin Hughes in £52m Buyout
Marine navigation equipment manufacturer Kelvin Hughes has been acquired by UK mid-market buyout specialist ECI Partners LLP (ECI) in a £ 52m transaction out of Smiths Group plc, the UK listed technology company. Kelvin Hughes is a leading supplier of navigation products and services for the naval and commercial marine ...
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NewsSeatruck Expands Ferry Fleet
Irish Sea freight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have progressed their fleet expansion plans with the purchase of two ro-ro ferries from Elmira Shipping of Greece.
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NewsClimate Change and the Deep Blue Sea
The UK based Blue Climate and Oceans Project announced a new partnership last week with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to inspire and engage greater awareness of seas, shores and wildlife by linking sport with the environment.
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NewsDouble Dutch Exhibition Season
The annual autumn exhibition and conference season hits its peak this month with two of the year' s biggest shows both lined up to take place in the Netherlands. For many of Maritime Journal' s readers, the best targeted show of the year (after Seawork) is Europort Maritime, which returns ...
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NewsRail Upgrade for Port of Southampton
The UK Port of Southampton will benefit from a major improvement to the port’ s rail freight capabilities, after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that it would contribute almost £ 43m from the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) to help implement the Solent Midlands Advancement of Rail Transport (SMART) project, ...
