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Green Light for New Ferry Facilities
Work to develop facilities at Cairnryan for ferries across the Irish Sea is continuing, with Royal Haskoning taking a leading role in the project. Once complete, the development will reduce the crossing time for Stena Line''s ferries and create improved facilities for P& O''s operation.
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NewsExpanded Maritime Training in Norway
Kongsberg Maritime opened the doors to a new training facility at its Bekkajordet, Horten, Norway site at the end of August.
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NewsPier Works Expand River Transport
Wandsworth Riverside Quarter, next to Wandsworth Park on London''s River Thames, is making an additional £ 100,000 investment in moorings at the new pier which allowed the Putney to Blackfriars river taxi service to start calling there this summer.
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NewsTransas at Europort
Marine electronics and simulation specialists Transas return to Europort Maritime with their new improved generation of onboard systems. This includes the 4000 series of Navi-Sailor ECDIS, Navi-Radar and Navi-Conning.
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NewsJet Propelled at Europort Maritime
Those visiting Europort Maritime 2007 will see that Hamilton waterjets have come a long way since Bill Hamilton designed and built his first axial flow waterjet in New Zealand back in 1956. Since then Hamilton Jet can take credit for over 30,000 installations and produces two Hamilton Jet ranges (the ...
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NewsEU Integrated Maritime Policy Launched
The European Commission adopted an Integrated Maritime Policy this month for the European Union, which aims to provide a strategic approach to decision making in maritime affairs.
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NewsMixing It In Marine Environments
At the 9th International Conference on Nearshore and Estuarine Cohesive Sediment Transport Processes (INTERCOH) at Brest in France last month, researchers from HR Wallingford delivered results from broad ranging studies in estuary processes. Amongst these were the findings of HR Wallingford research on the behaviour of suspended sediments.
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US/Sweden Energy Initiative
The US ambassador to Sweden, Michael Wood, spoke on energy and the environment at Interferry''s 32nd annual conference in Stockholm last month. The US and Sweden signed an implementation agreement this summer on renewable energy cooperation which aims to make it easier to develop alternative fuels such as cellulosic ethanol ...
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NewsTidal Energy Summit Next Month in London
Tidal energy, is more predictable than wind or solar and can produce 20% of the UK''s current energy needs. Capturing four times more energy than anything air based, tidal energy has real potential.
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NewsQuicker ENC Permits
The UK Hydrographic Office advises that its global network of distributors can now receive a permit for Electronic Nautical Charts (ENCs) in less than ten minutes.
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ENC Services Launched at Europort Maritime
Two new electronic charting services developed by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will be launched at Europort Maritime in Rotterdam next month.
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Marine Firefighting for Turkey and Egypt
A new marine fire fighting system designed by Anglesey based company Marinex, has won a five figure deal to supply high speed military patrol boats in Turkey.
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UK First for Sand Dune Protection
An innovative approach to strengthening sand dunes has been implemented at Blyth on England''s north east coast, which involves a number of 2.5 tonne sandbags having been buried into the dunes. The work along a 60m stretch of beach is strengthening dunes in an attempt to ensure the continued protection ...
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Two Newbuilds Due for Rimorchiatori Riuniti
A new tug for Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa in Italy to a design by Vancouver BC based naval architects Robert Allan Ltd is nearing completion at the Astilleros Armon yrad in Spain. A second nearly identical offshore support and escort tug will be built at the same yard.
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NewsGurkhas Driving Port Vehicle Security
Security specialist Octavian Security has been appointed by the GBA Group to provide manned guarding services for a number of its vehicle import terminals across the UK.
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IMCA Revises Digital Video Document
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), which now has over 400 offshore, marine and underwater engineering member companies in 47 countries, is presently revising its Digital Video Offshore guidance document first published in September 2005.
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NewsFastest Ever Diesel Powered Vehicle Ferry
The first of two Multi-Purpose Auto Express 65m high speed ferries built for the Sultanate of Oman was launched at the Austal Image Henderson shipbuilding facility in Australia last month. With a top speed in excess of 50 knots the vessels will be the fastest diesel powered vehicle ferries ever ...
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NewsDiesel Power Drives History Ship
''Amistad'' a recreation of a 19th century schooner, visited the Port of London UK last month as part of its "Atlantic Freedom Tour". A pair of Cat 3304B marine engines supported the vessel while it was navigating the River Thames.
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NewsUS 'Line Haul' Specialists Develop Well Tried Designs
Thanks mainly to United States and Canadian manning regulations, tug and barge operators in North America continue to thrive and develop purpose built deep sea tugs suited to their own particular trade. An increasing number are turning to the push-tow Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) principle but others, for a ...
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Massive ECDIS Delivery for Indian Navy
The Russia originating marine electronics and software company Transas, which has established its international headquarters in Cork and also has a base in Portsmouth, has completed delivery of 139 of its Navi-Sailor ECDIS systems for the Indian Navy''s fleet of vessels under a contract originally signed last year which also ...
