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NewsDover Gets a New Pilot and Patrol Vessel
On the 11th of October the Dover Harbour Board formally introduced and christened their new pilot and harbour patrol launch. The vessel was named ''Dovorian'' by the wife of Dover Harbour Board''s current chairman, Mrs Dibble, at a short ceremony in the port.
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NewsDevon Develops Emergendcy Marine Planning
There is a growing awareness of the economic and environmental pressures affecting the UK''s coastal zone and marine environment. Britain''s coastline stretches over 17,000 kilometres and is under threat like never before.
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Diver Detection Moves On from Military Origins
QinetiQ has secured a breakthrough sale of it Cerberus high performance diver and swimmer detection sonar system into the yacht market. The system will be deployed to provide security for a large private yacht and its passengers while at anchor or alongside in harbours.
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NewsCruise + Ferry Relaunched on Thames
Scene setting debates on the European cruise and ferry industries, with the UK government minister responsible for shipping and ports due to make the keynote address, will open the relaunched Cruise + Ferry exhibition and conference at ExCel London from 24-26 April 2007.
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NewsSecond PCA Contract for De Nul
Belgian dredging company Jan de Nul has announced that on October 24th the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) awarded a one year contract to a subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group for the excavation of rock alongside the Gaillard Cut.
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NewsDredging Delivers Denmark's New Container Terminal
Dredging contractor Rohde Nielsen A/S has moved more than 7m m3 of sand in helping to construct new container terminals at Aarhus Harbour in Denmark. The project''s origins date to 1998 when a 25 year plan for the development of what is Denmark''s largest and busiest port was published. Work ...
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The Mariner's Role in Collecting Evidence In Light of ISM
This book is recognised as one of the most influential loss prevention guides in the shipping industry.
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NewsOpportunity Knocks on China's River Growth Corridor
As China''s principle waterway transport corridor, the Yangtze Economic Belt has become an important component of China''s national modernisation strategy, generating some 41% of the country''s rapidly expanding GDP. As shipping volumes on the river grow, the role of Yangtze ports as key logistics hubs becomes ever more significant.
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UK's Climate Change Minister Formally Opens New Sea Defences
The UK''s Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Ian Pearson, formally opened a completed coastal defence scheme between Whitstable Harbour and Preston Parade on October 3rd. The ceremony marked the completion of an 11 month project to build new groynes and totally recharge the beach at West Beach.
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NewsFuel Cell NOx the SOx Off Marine Emissions
Demonstrated at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg was a scale model of ''Viking FellowShip'', a dual fuel powered supply vessel being built for Norwegian offshore operator Eidesvik. When operational in the autumn of 2007, the vessel will incorporate a 350kW fuel cell running on LNG.
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P&A Campbell Steamers: The Edwardian Era
This book is the last in six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War.
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Busy Days for Jan De Nul
Belgium''s Jan De Nul Group continues it fleet renewal and expansion programme with an order for two newbuild trailing suction hopper dredgers which will be built by Heun Woo Steel Co Ltd in Busan, South Korea. Each vessel represents an investment of some ¢ 100m. The vessels are scheduled for ...
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NewsHolyhead Building for an International Market
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd has ordered its largest and most ambitious new tug, aimed at capturing a great share of an international market. Already allocated the name Afon Cadnant, the vessel will undoubtedly meet the demands of a wider sphere of operation in which this well known Welsh company ...
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Book Price Correction
The price given for the book Ship Stability for Masters and Mates in the October issueof Maritime Journal was incorrect. The price of the book is £ 29.99.
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NewsServicing a Soaring Demand for Security Boats
Two ex-RAF patrol boats have been sold to a Nigerian security company which will use them to combat the latest outbreak of piracy and the abduction of personnel from offshore oil rigs in that country. The deal was arranged by Plymouth Ship Brokerage, which acts as supplying broker and finance ...
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NewsUnusual 'Hol Blank' Takes Shape for Weser Ports
ContainerTerminal dredging in Bremerhaven. Hol Blank will ease the task.The dredger is urgently needed, officials said, particularly so because of the completion this year of Bremerhaven's new Container Terminal 4, which is adding 1,700m of new quayside and a new 100m wide basin on an eventual 16.2m of water.Hol Blank ...
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Project Bids
Four international dredging companies have been shortlisted by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in India to execute a project to dredge the harbour entrance channel.
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NewsMerridale Solution for Waterfront Fuel Berths
Quay Marinas has completed a major upgrade to improve the fuel dispensing facilities at all five of its waterfront locations around the British Isles. The investment covers the introduction of electronic monitoring units designed by MIS Fuel Monitoring of Wolverhampton.
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Bearing Monitoring System
The AMOT XTS-W Bearing Condition Monitoring System has received Lloyd''s Register Type Approval, ensuring product quality and suitability for marine applications, whilst enhancing confidence in its effectiveness in detecting critical bearing wear before any damage can occur.
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NewsTarge Gets Three Awards in a Year
Scottish based tug owner and operator Targe Towing Ltd has recently received another award for their safety record and efficiency. On the 20th of September, Stuart Kerr, delivery manager at the BP Dalmeny Hound Point terminal, presented tug crews from Targe Towing with a memento to acknowledge 1,000,000 man-hours and ...
