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V.Ships Buys UMC
Southampton UK based underwater engineering company UMC International has been purchased by marine services provider V.Ships. UMC has diving teams servicing both the commercial marine and military sectors out of bases in Plymouth, Rotterdam, Dubai and Fujairah. UMC will retain its name and existing management. The new owners expect their ...
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Imtech Buys Radio Holland
Imtech NV is to acquire the Radio Holland Group BV in a move that will almost double the revenues of its maritime markets to some ?350m while increasing staff to 1,700 people. The acquisition will be formalised after the expected approval of Dutch and German regulatory authorities. Imtech technology is ...
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NewsTwo Newbuilds for Hamburg's Busy HADAG Ferry Fleet
Hamburg''s HADAG Seetouristik und Fahrdienst has taken into service its eighth Type 2000 ferry and excursion boat, Ovelgonne, and is looking forward to taking delivery of a ninth in June.
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British Government Cuts UK Light Dues
The British Government has reduced the light dues paid by merchant ships for aids to navigation in UK waters from 39 pence to 35 pence per ton in 2006/07. The tonnage cap will remain at the same 35,000 tons, making the maximum charge for light dues £ 12,250 per voyage.
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NewsHandling Capacity Boost for Shoreham
With an increasing amount of cargo movement, Shoreham Port in the UK has to have the capacity and specific capability to handle it. The efficiency of the port is well known in the industry and it has an established reputation for a fast turnaround of vessels.
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NewsNorwegians Produce Patrol Boats in China
The first of a new type of high speed patrol boat has been delivered to port authorities in China after being designed and built at the Norwegian owned Qingdao production subsidiary of Umoe Schat Harding.
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Weaver Navigation Dredged to Help Boaters and Wildlife
British Waterways is reportedly investing £ 450,000 in a major dredging programme along the Weaver Navigation in Cheshire, removing silt that can obstruct boating.
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NewsShark Jaws Take Big Bite for Norwegian Company's Order Book
Triplex AS of Norway has won a major order from Aker Yards to supply anchor handling equipment for eight new AHTVs being built for AP Moller - Maersk AS in Denmark. This will be the biggest order for Triplex Shark Jaws equipment in the company''s history.
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NewsBank of Scotland's Seawork Debut
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance, a familiar name in the leisure marine market and an active player in the global shipping market for many years, will be exhibiting at Seawork for the first time in Southampton this summer.
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NewsEntrants Required for Dutch Innovation Award
Holland Marine Equipment has issued a Call for Entries to win the Maritime Innovation Award 2006, which will be presented at a gala event on 9 November. The Award provides the maritime supplier, shipyard or ship owner with an opportunity to demonstrate competitive strength to maritime decision makers whilst helping ...
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NewsEnhanced Risk Assessment for Ports
The Salvage Association, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, is placing increasing emphasis on serving other sectors of the maritime industry while remaining fully committed to its core business of marine casualty surveying and investigation. Now a subsidiary of BMT Ltd, the Salvage Association is attracting old and new ...
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NewsFinal Approval for Bathside Bay
The British Government has given final approval for Hutchison Port''s proposal to build a new £ 300m container terminal on a greenfield site at Bathside Bay, Harwich. The development, which will be known as the Harwich International Container Port, will have a capacity of 1.7m TEU per annum, 1,400m of ...
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NewsDamen Shipyards Announce a Jumbo Sized Order
Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem in the Netherlands has announced the award of an order to build one and possibly two new heavy lift vessels for their countrymen at Jumbo Navigation.
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Kalmar American Expansion
Container handling equipment provider Kalmar, whose machines handle every fourth container or trailer transfer at terminals around the world, has boosted its presence in the American market with the acquisition of East Coast Cranes and Electrical Contracting Incorporated (ECC). ECC has over 100 employees working in ports predominantly on the ...
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News'Razorbill' Flies After Repower
An 8.5m fibreglass fishing boat operated out of Ramsgate UK by full-time fisherman Trevor Lamb has been repowered with a Perkins Sabre M215C diesel engine coupled to a PRM 750 gearbox. The boat was getting too slow with its old engine but following the repower, Razorbill now has a top ...
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NewsFirst Xblocs for Africa
Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in the Netherlands has granted Hitech Construction Company Ltd a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of a shore protection at Bar Beach, Lagos, Nigeria. Bar Beach will be the first application of Xbloc in Africa.
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NewsABP Rejects Takeover Bid
Associated British Ports (ABP) has rejected as ''wholly inadequate'' a £ 2.2bn takeover bid from an investment consortium which includes the Government Investment Corporation (GIC) of Singapore.
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NewsA Closer Look at 'Abeille Liberte'
The entry into service of two advanced Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs), Abeille Bourbon and Abeille Liberte, designed to provide emergency response services along the French coastline and western approaches, was reported in these pages in May and October of last year. Since then both tugs have assisted a number of ...
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NewsV8s Geared Up for Russian Rivers
AMP Complect, the Moscow marine equipment distributor for Coventry UK based Newage Transmissions, has gained Russian River Authority approval for a fully marinised powerpack designed to meet the needs of commercial fishing and workboats operating on the country''s extensive inland waterway and intercoastal network.
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NewsAdsteam Invests Heavily in Damen ASD 2411 Compact Tugs
News of the recent arrival of the new Adsteam Harty and Adsteam Warden to the fleet of Adsteam Medway came with confirmation that Australian owned Adsteam Marine is to invest heavily in more tugs of the same type. The vessels are further examples of the Damen ASD Tug 2411 ordered ...
