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News'DieselHouse' Opens in Denmark
MAN B&W''s DieselHouse, a technical and cultural experience centre dedicated to diesel engine technology, was opened by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark last month.
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News'Marieke' Launched for DEME
Marieke, the new 5,600m3 trailing suction hopper dredger for Belgian contractor DEME was launched recently at the IHC Holland Merwede yard at Sliedrecht in the Netherlands.
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NewsRedwise Revels in Tug Deliveries
Redwise Maritime Services BV of the Netherlands made a rocket start to 2006, delivering 12 vessels in the first four months and having 10 more projects underway as of last month.
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Delft Hydraulics Testing Dune Revetments
The Dutch Directorate for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) has commissioned WL Delft Hydraulics to investigate the behaviour of ''hard'' elements (such as dune foot revetments or boulevards) in sandy dunes.
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NewsNon-Slip Flight Deck Fit for The Queen
When it was determined that the Trinity House flagship THV Patricia would lead the Royal Squadron through the review lines at Trafalgar Day celebrations in the Solent last autumn, some sprucing up was invariably in order.
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NewsRubber RIB Debuts at Seawork
A first time Seawork exhibitor will be showing an innovative new product which is claimed to be the world''s first fully inflatable RIB. The 5.3m Rubber Rigid Inflatable Boat (RRIB) from De Batts RRIB Associates can be seen at berth A47 on the Seawork floating pontoon.
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NewsEvacuation System Debut in Frozen Fjord
Denmark''s Viking Life-Saving Equipment launched its new evacuation liferaft system in the middle of a snowstorm in a freezing Norwegian fjord in March under the watchful eye of Norwegian maritime authorities. The new mini-slide system had been integrated into the newbuild ro-ro passenger vessel M/F Lote for ferry operators Fjord ...
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NewsDelivery Voyage Damen Tug at Seawork
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has just completed a Stan Tug 1906 for Falmouth based operator Plantain UK Ltd, which it is hoped will be able to attend Seawork 2006 whilst on its delivery voyage.
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NewsTideland Lights Up Port of Copenhagen
Sussex UK based aids to navigation specialist Tideland Signal has supplied two complete traffic light systems to the port of Copenhagen to help ensure safe passage for ferries entering and leaving the new ferry terminal in the northern part of the harbour.
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NewsConstruction Start This Year for Deepwater Port?
Authorities in Wilhelmshaven are hoping that construction can begin this year on the planned deep water JadeWeser Port (JWP) Container Terminal, Germany''s 1,000m answer to main rival Rotterdam.
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News'Cutty Sark' Conservation Works Imminent
The famous clipper ship Cutty Sark, which has been a maritime landmark and tourist attraction ever since HRH The Duke of Edinburgh formed the Cutty Sark Society and moved the vessel into a specially constructed dry berth at Greenwich UK in 1954, will close to the public later this year ...
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EMSAGG's Conference Reels-in the Experts
The Construction Industry Research & Information Association (CIRIA) in the UK published an overview of its recent European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG) conference, which was the second such conference.
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NewsOnboard Oil Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used onboard has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of marine propulsion units, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. In particular, determining the presence of water or the gradual degradation of TBN (Total Base Number) of the engine oil ...
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NewsEnhanced Communication for RAF Search and Rescue
Radio communication company Icom UK has supplied the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue with the new IC-M71 VHF marine transceiver. The contract will see every RAF SAR helicopter throughout the UK and worldwide use the IC-M71 as the means of communication between the winch man and helicopter. Icom UK ...
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NewsSeaboard Sets Sailing Club's Foundations
Marine civil engineering contractors Seaboard Limited has carried out a much needed facelift for a tired concrete waterfront in Chichester Harbour UK.
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NewsLocal Consortium Use Modern Skills to Perform Classical Refit
Earlier this year the Irish Government''s 32m sail training vessel Asgard II was brought to the Brooke Marine Facility at Lowestoft for an extensive refit ahead of its busy season of summer voyages.
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Wartsila Integrates Ciserv
Ciserv, the group of service companies owned by Wartsila, was integrated within Wartsila''s service organisation last month. Operating under the new name Wartsila Services, the business claims to be one of the largest worldwide service organisations in the power and marine industries. Ciserv, with operations in 10 countries, has supported ...
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Training Upgrade at Lairdside Maritime Centre
Liverpool John Moores University''s Lairdside Maritime Centre is completing a major upgrade of its ship simulator by installing a new visual projection system in the main bridge. Twelve new Barco Sim4 DLP projectors are replacing 12 CRT projectors which were originally supplied by Barco.
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Seawork Exhibition Debut for Cathodic Protection Spcialist
First time Seawork exhibitor Hockway Marine Corrosion Services Ltd of Redhill UK has formed a technical alliance with Houston USA based Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. The alliance will bring Deepwater''s innovative and proven life extension cathodic protection solutions to the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
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NewsInflatable Fenders Catch On at Seawork
Avon Fabrications, part of the Checkmate Avon Group, will be exhibiting their range of inflatable fenders at Seawork 2006. The company has supplied the Scottish Fishery Protection Agency (SFPA) with non-marking rubber fenders for their new fishery patrol vessels FPV Minna and FPV Jura.
