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NewsNew Series for German Sea Rescue Body
The second in a series of new 10.1 m patrol boats for the German sea rescue service DGzRS has gone into service out of Glowe on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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NewsBidding for Irish Deepwater Port
Drogheda Port Company announced on 9 December that it is commencing an open competitive process for a joint venture partner for the development of its Bremore Deepwater Port in the Greater Dublin Area.
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PLA Awarded PERS
The Port of London Authority has been awarded the EcoPorts Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate in recognition of its work to maintain high environmental standards. PERS is a European standard system designed by ports themselves to assist in complying with recommendations of the Environmental Code of Practice of the ...
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RingProp Cops Award
RingProp PLC''s innovative ringed propeller for outboard motors received Special Mention in the Machinery, Propulsion, Electrical & Mechanical Systems and Fittings category from the international jury for the DAME 2005 Awards handed out at METS in Amsterdam last month. The Jury Report stated, ''The RingProp from RingProp Trading Ltd of ...
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NewsAtlantas Marine Organise First UK VideoRay Users Conference
Over 25 owners and operators attended the first UK VideoRay Conference held over two days in Poole, Dorset. The event was organised by UK distributors Atlantas Marine.
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NewsChanges Come Thick and Fast at Adsteam
Adsteam Towage has made a succession of recent announcements indicating important moves to reinforce the company''s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in the delivery of towage services in the UK.
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NewsAC-CESS Micro ROV Orders
AC-CESS has continued its success in selling to international defence markets with the sale of the first AC-ROV to the French Ministry of the Defence after a successful demonstration at the Breast Naval Base. The representatives from the French Navy have asked for a further demonstration to take place at ...
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NewsP&O Accepts Dubai Takeover Bid
The P& O ports and ferries group has agreed to a £ 3.3bn takeover bid from Dubai Ports World (DP World), which is owned by the Dubai government. P& O announced that it had received an unsolicited approach last month, and the ensuing offer of 443 pence per share in ...
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Transas supply German Naval Academy with new Simulators
Transas Europe GmbH, the European representative Office of the Transas Group, has been selected to supply a new large scale Simulator named AANS for the Marineschule Muerwik (MSM), the German Naval Officers Training Academy in Flensburg.
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Ports Meet Environment at GreenPort 2006
To meet forecast growth in world trade over the next decade, container ports and the shipping industry will need to double capacity. Achieving such growth with minimal adverse effect on the environment is a major challenge. Time delays and increased costs have become a major brake on world trade.
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News6,000m ROV Contract Awarded to Subsea Resources
ROV manufacturer Sub-Atlantic Ltd, based in Aberdeen in the UK, has been awarded a contract to deliver a 6,000m depth rated version of its light Workclass Comanche ROV to salvage company Subsea Resources Plc.
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NewsPollution Punished in Port of Southampton
Southampton UK magistrates recently upheld a summons issued by Associated British Ports (ABP) against the owners of MV Autofreighter, who admitted polluting the waters of the harbour earlier this year.
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NewsSpinnaker Tower Opens in Portsmouth
The long awaited Spinnaker Tower, a 170m high observation tower on the edge of Portsmouth Harbour, UK, opened to the public last month. Soaring above Portsmouth Harbour, the south facing tower is higher than the London Eye or Big Ben and offers visitors sweeping views over the Solent and across ...
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VT/Merwede Sign MoU
Two major Northern European shipbuilders, the UK''s VT Shipbuilding and Merwede Shipyard of the Netherlands, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on naval warship procurement programmes outside the UK.
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NewsNewage Launches New MPC at METS
The PRM Marine Propulsion Control (MPC) unit , an all new system providing full electronic control over engine throttle and gear engagement, was launched by Newage Transmissions at the METS exhibition in Amsterdam this month.
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Lock Restoration Will Open Up Ireland's Waterways
The historic sea lock at Spencer Dock in Dublin is to be restored under a new project managed by Royal Haskoning.
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NewsNew Innomar Sub-Bottom Profiler
Rostock, Germany based Innomar Technologie has extended its SES-2000 series of parametric sub-bottom profiling systems for open sea and shallow water applications with introduction of a fan-type model incorporating three common parametric transducers and associated transceiver electronics.
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NewsTrinity House RIV Launched in Poland
The new Trinity House Rapid Intervention Vessel (RIV) Alert was launched last month at Stocznia Remontowa SA shipbuilders in Gdansk, Poland, marking the first stage of a £ 38m investment on three new vessels by the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland.
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Navigation System Upgrade for the German Navy
A contract to equip all German Navy ships with a new suite of navigational systems has been awarded to a group of companies led by ET Marinesysteme GmbH as prime contractor, an equal joint venture between EADS and Thales. Commercial and technical evaluation led to final contract for system supply ...
