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NewsUK Government Launches Ports Policy Review
UK Shipping Minister Stephen Ladyman launched the British Government''s long anticipated Ports Policy Review last month and invited responses on a range of broad strategic issues. He also announced the outcome of a review of the management of ports in local authority ownership in England and Wales.
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NewsA Good Year for Van Oord
Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord has been awarded two maintenance dredging contracts in northern Germany by clients Wasser und Schiffahrtsamt and the Hamburg Port Authority. The combined value of the projects is some 7m.
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NewsPort of Salalah Goes for MoorMaster
The Port of Salalah and Mooring Systems Limited''s licence holder Cavotec Group Holdings (CGH) have concluded a deal for four new MoorMaster 600 (MM600) automated mooring units. The equipment is due to be installed by the end of this month.
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NewsGet Plastered Safely at Seawork
If there were a Long Distance Exhibitor Award at Seawork, Miko Marine AS of Oslo would be in the running, but the company is no stranger to marine activities in the UK.
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NewsNorth Sea Winches Gears Up for Seawork
Specialist winch manufacturer North Sea Winches, exhibiting at Seawork for the fourth consecutive year, has enjoyed continuing success supplying equipment to the marine market. This includes a comprehensive deck machinery package for the 25m tug Afon Caradog, which has been nearing completion at Hepworth Shipyard and is the latest in ...
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NewsGet Your Stern in Gear at Seawork
The vessel on this month''s front cover, which can also be viewed on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2006 International, is Skomer, the new 19m steel hull pilot boat built by Mustang Marine for Milford Haven Port Authority. The vessel features stern gear designed and built by Seawork exhibitor BT ...
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Severn Tidal Proposals Gain Momentum
The Welsh Assembly is urging the British Government to consider building a £ 15bn concrete barrage which would stretch for 10 miles across the Severn Estuary and generate a power output equivalent to at least two nuclear power stations whilst lasting three times longer.
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NewsSimple Wave Generator Powers Forward
Essex UK based Trident Energy Ltd has taken a further major step towards the cost effective, flexible and uncomplicated production of energy from sea wave power, with its patented Direct Energy Conversion Method (DECM) successfully completing tests at the UK''s New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) in Northumberland.
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Support for Scotland's Largest Flood Prevention Scheme
Halcrow in the UK has been given the green light to proceed to the detailed design and procurement stage on a £ 50m flood prevention scheme for the White Cart River in Glasgow.
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NewsFlexible Mobdocks Make Their Mark
For years cofferdams have needed to be large metallic structures that make a watertight fit to the hull of a vessel in order to seal out water from the area being repaired.
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NewsJ P Knight Substantially Reinforce Scottish Fleet
J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd has recently substantially reinforced their tug fleet at Invergordon with two modern azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs from Japan. Now bearing the names Kincardine and Kinnaird, the tugs are virtually identical sisters with just a few minor differences.
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NewsInvestment Programme for Wightlink Ferry Operations
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries is poised to embark on an investment programme that will see the company ordering new ships, replacing its operating systems, enhancing its corporate image and, in the shorter term, making changes to the structure of its senior management.
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Gardline Expands Survey Fleet
Gardline Shipping of Great Yarmouth, parent organisation of the world''s largest independently owned survey company, Gardline Marine Sciences, has expanded its fleet of eight multi-role survey vessels with the acquisition of MV Confidante, formerly under charter to the British Royal Navy on behalf of the Marine & Coastguard Agency.
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Interferry Promotes Fast Ferry Evacuation Safety Initiative
The global trade association Interferry, representing more than 170 companies in 25 countries, has used its consultative status at the International Maritime Organisation to promote safety proposals about evacuation trials and seatback heights on fast ferries.
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NewsZ-TECH Update and a 'Hot Tug' Environment
Recent months have seen a period of unprecedented activity at the headquarters of naval architects and consultants Robert Allan Ltd in Vancouver. Thanks to the success of Robert Allan tug designs the company, which has grown enormously over the past three to four years, is working hard to keep abreast ...
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NewsSelf Elevating Platform Fleet Expands
Flexifloat Systems BV of Rotterdam is building another C-7 Class modular self elevating platform which will join the company''s rental fleet.
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NewsShore-Side Electricity in Ports Recommended
The European Commission has published a Recommendation in its Official Journal (OJ) which could lead to the development and installation of much new marine infrastructure in the form of shore-side electricity for the use of ships at berth in Community ports.
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IADC/CEDA Environmental Dredging Seminar
The IADC/CEDA Seminar on Environmental Aspects of Dredging will be presented for the second time by the Delft University of Technology Post Graduate Academic Programme (TU Delft PAO) on 6 and 7 November this year in the Netherlands. The two day international seminar is based on the successful seven part ...
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NewsDockwise Lifts Expectations
Dutch marine heavy lift transport specialist Dockwise has launched a new service portfolio which will provide total door to door solutions for clients, including transport management and installation.
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NewsSeawork Launch for 'Dockmaster' Pontoons
This may be the first year that Marine Designs Ltd have exhibited at Seawork but the company has been designing, fabricating and installing heavy duty linkspans since 1994.
