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NewsDemand for Shoalbusters Continues
The development and increasing popularity of the Damen Shoalbuster has been a frequent subject in these pages and is likely to continue.
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NewsRedbay's Quality Confirmed at Seawork
From its base in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, Redbay Boats has built a reputation for producing extremely rugged and seaworthy craft. Its range of Stormforce RIBs, ranging in size from 6.1m to 11m, has been developed, tested and proven in the treacherous waters between the Cushendall factory and Scotland’ s ...
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NewsFirst Stage of 'Napoli' Wreck Removal Completed
Following the decision to remove the wreck of the ‘ MSC Napoli’ from the Devon coast in two parts (Maritime Journal July 2007), the bow and stern sections were finally separated by means of explosive charges on 18 July.
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NewsFirst Xbloc Project in Europe Completed
The first project in Europe to make use of the Xbloc interlocking armoured sea defence unit has recently been completed.
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NewsKooiman Complete a Sophisticated Pusher for the Rotterdam - Rhine Service
In recent years Maritime Journal has reported on a number of interesting vessels emanating from Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands.
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NewsCombined Commercial Marine Insurance Launched
Commercial marine insurance providers Navigators & General (N& G), members of the British Marine Federation (BMF), have launched a new Commercial Marine Combined insurance product offering a tailored one stop solution for the specialist UK leisure and small commercial marine industry.
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Seawork Debut for New Chart Plotter
Winchester UK based Seawork exhibitor Standard Horizon used this year’ s show to launch a new medium sized chart plotter, the CP300, which features a sunlight viewable 7” colour widescreen display, a host of navigation features and video input for a DVD player or remote camera.
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NewsNew Oil Spill Combat Cat for Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA) has taken into service what it describes as a revolutionary oil spill response catamaran, the first of its kind for such work.
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Boskalis wins major order in Russia
Van Oord’ s major Dutch rival, Royal Boskalis Westminster, has secured a large order from the Russian operation Rosstroy for the final phase in the completion of the storm barrier for St Petersburg.
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NewsVikoma Lowers the Boom on 'Napoli'
To further facilitate salvage operations, the stricken container ship ‘ MSC Napoli’ was broken in two using a series of explosions last month.
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NewsEnquiry Bonanza Secured at Seawork
Further proof that Seawork attracts serious boat building project managers and buyers who represent a wide range of boat types and yard locations comes from Neil Young of regular Seawork exhibitors H4 Marine Ltd.
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NewsComplete Refurb for Brownsea Island Boat
The National Trust’ s hardworking ferry, Brownsea Enterprise, has been refurbished at nearby Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK, a project that has returned the 33 year old ferry to pristine condition above and below the waterline.
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Boat Show Debut for Wetterbox
Bristol UK based Marine Electronic Services Ltd is introducing the new Wetterbox WIB-Europe weather receiver at the Southampton Boat Show next month.
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NewsBlast and New Coat for 'Galway Fisher'
James Fisher (Shipping Services) Ltd undertook to apply International Paints innovative underwater coating system Intersleek 900 whilst their vessel ‘ Galway Fisher’ was under refit at A& P Falmouth Limited in May.
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NewsShippers saving billions on freight spend
Outsourcing to a freight audit company seems to be a solution to the problem of increased obscurity in financial control.
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Safer Shipping by Predicting Sand Wave Behaviour
Dutch researcher Joris van den Berg has developed a mathematical model to predict the movement of sand waves. Sand waves are formed by an interaction between the tidal current and sand.
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Seawork Delivers for Baltec Werft
Each year at Seawork there are first time exhibitors who discover the incomparable value of the show for opening new markets, expanding existing ones, and building valuable contacts.
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Dubai Award for Van Oord
Dutch dredging and marine construction contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract for the re-design of Dubai Promenade.
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NewsUKHMA Autumn Seminar
Preparations for the UKHMA Autumn Seminar in London on 17 October are progressing well. The new Shipping Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, has accepted an invitation to attend the Seminar and, although not expected to speak at length, he may give a brief introduction to his department' s policy for the ports ...
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News'Galatea's Arrival Complete GLA Trio
Trinity House’ s new vessel, ‘ THV Galatea’ , arrived in its home port of Harwich in Essex UK for the first time on 23rd July, docking alongside the Trinity House pier after completing the delivery voyage from the Stocznia Remontowa shipyard at Gdansk in Poland.
