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NewsTyco Beats the Heat at SMM 2006
Marine fire safety specialist Tyco will be at SMM 2006 showcasing its line-up of fire suppression brands and solutions designed specifically for shipboard applications.
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O Cuiv Approves €3.9m for Marine Works
Eamon O Cuiv T D, Ireland''s Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, has announced that he has approved 3.9m of funding for major marine works on the island of Inishbofin in County Galway.
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NewsReinforcements for URAG
Bremen based towage company Unterweser Reederei (URAG) has taken delivery of two new Voith Schneider tractor tugs and is reported to be considering further orders for replacement vessels for their 16 tug fleet.
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Rising Seas Predicted
A report published by UK Environment Secretary David Milliband concludes that climate change poses an immediate threat to the European Union target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010.
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NewsPaints and Paintings for Seawork Star
One of the outstanding vessels on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2006 was Skomer, the new 19m pilot boat for Milford Haven Port Authority built by Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd to a Camarc design. Noticeably larger than other pilot boats on the Seawork pontoon, Skomer will also serve as a ...
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Thales Navigation Takeover
GPS equipment specialist Thales Navigation, whose European headquarters are in Carquefou, France, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Shah Capital Partners (SCP), a private equity consortium based in Santa Clara, California.
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SASMEX Sails Home
It identifies how enhanced Loran (eLoran) will secure the safe, low risk and cost effective mix of Aids to Navigation (AtoN) needed for the benefit and safety of all mariners around the British Isles.The Safety at Sea and Marine Equipment Exhibition (SASMEX), which Safety at Sea International magazine hosted for ...
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Intelligent GPS Units
French company Cadden has launched a multipurpose system for synchronising data from differing sensors in UTC (Universal Time Clock) time and space with a facility for integrating high-precision GPS positioning, data acquisition and measurement functions.
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News'Watchdog' Goes Into Orbit at Seawork
Seawork 2006 was chosen by ASAP Supplies Ltd as the venue to launch its European distributorship of the compact Faria Watchdog Telematic System, which enables vessel operators to monitor their boats 24/7 and provides On Board Diagnostics - Marine (OBD-M) via a link to the engine''s Electronic Management System using ...
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NewsPrepared is Shared in Gulf of Finland
In what is thought to be a world first, crisis response simulator training has taken place simultaneously at marine institutes in Russia, Finland and Estonia as part of the EU funded long term project Gulf Of Finland Marine safety and marine Environment protection Cooperation (GOFMEC).
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EWEA
Nomadic served as tender to its ill-fated big sister Titanic when the latter ship made its first and only call at Cherbourg on 10 April 1912. Nomadic ferried 172 first and second class passengers out of Cherbourg harbour to board Titanic, including John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim and Margaret 'Unsinkable ...
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News'Personal Everest' of Seawork Sibling
Visitors to the Ohmex Ltd stand at Seawork 2006 may have found more on display than just the portable hydrographic survey instruments which drew them there. Ohmex man Ted Read was also drawing attention to the efforts of his brother, disabled yachtsman Geoff Holt, to mount the Round Britain Challenge ...
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NewsEnvironmental Offset at New Ro-Ro Terminal
The DFDS Nordic Terminal Riverside, the new £ 35m development at Associated British Ports'' Port of Immingham was opened last month on the day which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the construction of the Immingham Dock.
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NewsRenewables Nuked in UK Energy Review
In announcing its long awaited Energy Review last month, the British Government committed to extending the Renewables Obligation (RO) from 15% to 20% for green energy sources including wave, tidal and offshore wind power.
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NewsDocking Revolution set with Volve Penta IPS Joystick
Fine control for one-handed manoeuvring in congested port and harbour areas will be available this year for boats equipped with Volvo Penta''s IPS system. IPS was initially launched into the leisure market a year ago and became available for workboat applications at the Europort Rotterdam exhibition last November.
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NewsMantsbrite named Koden's exclusive UK distributor
Changes are afoot in the way that the range of Koden marine products will be distributed in the UK and Ireland. From the first of this month, Seawork exhibitor Mantsbrite, which has been jointly distributing Koden''s marine products, will become Koden''s exclusive distributor.
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NewsNavigation Dredgings Help Create UK's Largest Man-Made Wetland
A sea wall at Wallasea Island in Essex in the UK was deliberately breached in early July, creating the UK''s largest man-made marine wetland. The UK Government''s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs'' (DEFRA) Wallasea Wetlands Creation Project is creating a 115 hectare wetland to replace similar bird habitats ...
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NewsFast Security Craft for Russia
Swedish boat builder Dockstavarvet delivered a second security craft to Russia last month. Smaller than the first boat, the HSPC 11.3 M was turned over to Moscow based brokers Autogrand Marine Ltd for operation on Russia''s inland waterways.
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NewsSeawork Duo Doing Fast Patrol Craft
Two exhibitors at Seawork 2006 are collaborating on the new 15m Fast Patrol Craft for the UK Ministry of Defence. First time exhibitor Composite Mouldings Limited (CML) has made the plug, mould and mouldings for the first of class vessel being built by Holyhead Marine Services Limited. The first hull ...
