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UK Port Rail Plan
s UK Port of Felixstowe applied last month for permission under the Transport and Works Act (TWA) to improve the existing single track branch line between Trimley St Mary and Levington.
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NewsSvitzer Wijsmuller Stands By in Oz
SvitzerWijsmuller BV has achieved a breakthrough in the Australian market for marine casualty response provision with a standby salvage contract from the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS).
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NewsRo-Ro Package for Newbuild Ro-Pax
MacGregor will supply and install the cargo access equipment to Brittany Ferries'' trailer Ro-Pax newbuilding at Aker Yards which will be able to transport 120 freight vehicles.
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NewsTees Takes Over White Gill Thrusters
Tees Components Ltd of Saltburn UK has acquired White Gill bow and stern thrusters from Elliott Turbomachinery Ltd. The two companies have had a long association.
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NewsGerman Yards Tackle Repair and Maintenance
Germany''s small shipyards have been busy with conversion as well as routine repair and maintenance of late as they, like many bigger European yards, have continued to benefit from good fortune in the shipping sector. The 65.5m LOA Irish Marine Institute''s research ship Celtic Explorer has paid its first visit ...
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Galileo Lift-Off
The first test satellite for the European Union''s Galileo civil navigation system, designed to complement US GPS and Russian Glonass networks, was launched via a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonour, Kazakhstan on 28 December.
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Night Vision in Europe
Hampshire UK based Eurotask Ltd has been appointed European distributor for US based Night Vision Technologies Inc (NVTi) and will handle their range of night and day vision systems used for security and surveillance within the marine industries. The NVTi systems use a combination of thermal, Generation III light intensified, ...
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New Hoist Equipment Launched
Cosalt Safety & Protection has launched a new range of value for money hoist equipment aimed at the commercial marine, offshore and industrial markets.
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NewsSimulation Determines Tug Deployment
British Maritime Technology subsidiary BMT SeaTech has recently completed a challenging project for the Orlan concrete island drilling structure on behalf of Crowley Marine Services of Seattle USA.
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NewsMultraship Lifts Tug from Danube
DUTCH salvage and towage company Multraship Salvage BV has successfully refloated the Slovakian pusher-tug Polana, which sank in the River Danube on 19 December last year following a serious fire in its engine room.
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NewsStrong Silent Type Wins DAME
The ESP Silent Thruster from Van der Velden Marine Systems won the prestigious Design at METS (DAME) Award at the recent Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam.
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Load Sharing Control Lifts Power System Safety
Scotland''s Turner Diesel Ltd has deployed Redundant Isoschronous Load Sharing control system technology in recent workboat applications which have improved the performance and robustness of the vessels'' generating systems.
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NewsNew MCA Search & Rescue Helicopter Contract
The UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency last month awarded a five year interim contract for the provision of Coastguard search and rescue helicopter services to CHC Scotia. The contract provides for commercial SAR helicopter from civilian operated bases at Sumburgh, Stornoway, Lee-on-Solent, and Portland, running for a five year period ...
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Mid-Range Towage Shortage Continues
There is still a shortage of tugs suitable for long haul towage in the 60 tons to 80 tons bollard pull range according to the UK''s Anchor Marine Transportation.
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NewsWide Ranging Salvage & Wreck Conference
The 8th Annual International Salvage & Wreck Removal Conference was held in London at The Crown Plaza St James Hotel on 14 and 15 December. Delegates to the International Salvage Union (ISU) endorsed conference addressed a wide range of issues concerning the salvage industry, insurers, government departments and many others ...
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Fuel Conditioning Deal
ITT-Jabsco has signed an agreement with America''s Algae-X International for the sale and distribution of Algae-X fuel maintenance and management systems to the European marine industry. Algae-X is a range of fuel conditioning equipment which optimises the performance and reliability of diesel engines by keeping tanks clean and protecting injection ...
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NewsCompact Voith Tractors Join the Rimorchiatori Riuniti Fleet in Genoa
Much has been written on the subject of compact tugs employing azimuthing stern drive (ASD) propulsion systems but the requirement for small, powerful and extremely agile shiphandling tugs has not been lost on operators preferring the tractor tug concept.
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NewsFugro System Monitors Malaysian Coast
The tragic consequences of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 have acted as a major eye opener to countries vulnerable to similar disaster. As a result, urgent efforts are being made to establish early warning systems to reduce or minimise the impact of future ...
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NewsP&O Ports Takeover Cliffhanger
Investors in the P& O ports and ferries group must feel like Christmas is ongoing as the Singapore government''s investment fund Temasek, which already owns the world''s number two container terminal operator Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), made its long anticipated counter-approach through PSA for the P& O group in ...
