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NewsRailPower Proposal for Tugs
American companies RailPower Technologies and Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering (OTB) have entered into a supply and licensing agreement whereby RailPower will license and supply its hybrid power systems to tug and towboat builders, tug and barge operating companies, and shipyards involved in the construction of a wide range of ...
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Veripos is a Primary Positioning Provider
Houston based Veritas Geophysical Company has appointed Veripos of Aberdeen as primary positioning provider for its entire worldwide fleet of seismic survey vessels under a multi-million dollar contract covering a two year period with options for future extension.
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NewsPatience Pays in Sicilian Salvage
The 6,500 dwt Turkish general cargo ship Alican Deval grounded in appalling weather conditions on the southeast cape of Sicily in February.
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NewsRNLI Trial New Range of Workboat Window Wipers
Berkshire UK based Duro Marine International has won a significant endorsement for its new range of pantograph and pendulum ships bridge and workboat window wipers, with sets being trialed on two new training boats currently under build for the RNLI.
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New TSS Products and Orders
Also at Oi06, TSS International of Watford announced the largest ever single order for its Meridian subsea gyros with the commissioning of 23 units by Oceaneering International of Houston for ROV applications.
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Marine Renewable Opportunities
A new report prepared for the Scottish Enterprise Energy Team by industry consultants OTM says a diverse range of Scottish sectors are well placed to capture work in marine renewables projects.
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NewsMoisture-Proof Maintenance for Repair Yard
It is not only vessels which require repair and maintenance, the yards which maintain them are subject to the same degradations brought on by continuous exposure to salt, seawater and humidity. The Dubai Dry Docks facility was constructed in 1971 and has since established itself as a premier ship repair ...
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Wartsila/BLRT Joint Venture
The Wartsila Corporation and the BLRT Group of Estonia are setting up a second joint venture to service ships in the Baltic area. To be owned 51% by Wartsila and 49% by BLRT, the new company will be called Wartsila BLRT Services Klaipeda UAB and will provide a single source ...
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NewsYellow Jet Taxi Launches at Seawork
One of the many interesting new exhibitors at Seawork this year will be the Cornwall UK based water taxi transportation manufacturer Yellow Jet Taxi, which will launch its new vessel of the same name at Stand Q12 on the Seawork Quayside.
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Hydrography Manual
The International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco has announced that a chapter by chapter English language version of its new definitive Manual on Hydrography (Publication M-13) can now be downloaded for free from its website (www. iho. shom. fr or www. iho. int).
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Hutton's Lucky Seven
Hutton & Co (Ship''s Chandlers) Ltd has expanded its UK national presence by adding a new office in Aberdeen to the six it already operates in Hull, Immingham, Southampton, Middlesbrough - Tees, Edinburgh - Leith, and Grangemouth. The new facility at Aberdeen includes a 4,000ft 2warehouse containing full frozen, chilled ...
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NewsNew Guidance to Prevent Seawall Overtopping
In the UK and elsewhere in Europe, many kilometres of coastline are protected by sea walls and other coastal defences. These structures help to protect the coastline against erosion and coastal flooding.
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NewsGeneral Offshore Returns to Shallow Water
The successful completion of a contract in support of a major telecoms system supplier heralds the return of General Offshore. London based shallow water cable and pipeline installation and maintenance contractor General Offshore Ltd has been re-formed by senior personnel from the original General Offshore (UK) Ltd, which was amalgamated ...
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NewsRubbish as Fuel for Marine Propulsion
An interesting new proposal for a marine propulsion fuel source was presented at the World Maritime Technology Conference in London last month. Worldwide Ecological Shipping & Transport (WEST) of Rome has developed a patented process whereby large container ships could be powered by Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF).
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NewsHigh Fidelity from New Tug Simulator
The Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI) has chosen a Transas Full Mission Tug Simulator to install at their facility in the Port of Seattle USA.
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NewsOptimised Hull and Propeller of Norwegian Ferry
Double ended ferries have been an important market segment for Voith Turbo Marine for decades. Worldwide, a total of 372 of such ferries with Voith Schneider Propellers are in operation. Thanks to intensive research, Voith Turbo has now succeeded in optimising the outline of these ferries.
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NewsFerries Return to Fleet Support Limited
Portsmouth UK based ship support company Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has successfully completed the annual docking programme for Wightlink''s three Lymington based Solent ro-pax ferries.
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NewsWind Farm Workboat Handover at Seawork
North Wales based Offshore Marine Power Wind Services (OWMPS) will accept their second logistical support vessel for offshore projects from builder South Boats Special Projects Ltd at Seawork 2006.
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Milford Haven Sells DV Howells
Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has sold its wholly owned pollution response subsidiary DV Howells to the London based ship broking and consultancy services provider Braemar Seascope. DV Howells'' 30 employees will transfer with the business.
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Dutch Spill Response Group Founded
Fifteen companies, organisations and institutes all active in combating oil and chemical spills on or next to the water have united in the Spill Response Group Holland (SRGH), whose purpose is to promote awareness of the knowledge, products and services available in the Netherlands.
