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Greenwich University Scientists Work to Save 'Cutty Sark'
New computer models of the endangered Victorian tea clipper Cutty Sark are to be made by its neighbour, the University of Greenwich .
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News'Voe Viking' Gets First New Model Effer Crane
A new Multicat under construction at Damen Shipyards '' Hardinxveld yard in the Netherlands will be the first vessel fitted with the new model 18000 3S crane from Italian manufacturer Effer .
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NewsShipRepair & Conversion Embarks On New Format
ShipRepair & Conversion 2004 London marks the first appearance in a new guise of a major event for the industry, which has been held annually in London for the past 12 years but will henceforward alternate yearly between its home city and leading overseas repair centres.
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NewsNew Programmable Logic Controller
Controls specialist AMOT has introduced a new programmable logic controller which combines the power of a PLC with the ease of use of an embedded controller. The TomaHawk 8635A brings users a simple and flexible programming concept that allows custom and/ or pre-programmed applications to be combined and tailored to ...
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NewsDockyard Contamination Investigation Gets Underway
Fugro Engineering Services of Basingstoke UK is conducting a series of contamination surveys for Serco Assurance at the Rosyth Dockyard in Fife.
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Marine Consultancy Online
Marine consultants and organisations offering marine consultancy can take advantage of the International Directory of Marine Consultancy (IDMC), a global online database run by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). The database can be searched free of charge at www.imarest.org/idmc by anyone looking for expertise in these ...
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MCA Diverse and Conquers
The UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency is the national overall winner in Remploy ''s 8th annual Leading the Way Awards . The awards were developed to recognise employers that have made significant moves towards actively encouraging diversity within their organisations. The MCA employs 380 people at its Southampton headquarters, 17% ...
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NewsNew Tri-modal Rhine Terminal Will Help to Reduce Truck Congestion
A new trimodal container terminal just opened on the German Rhine at Ludwigshafen will, officials hope, eventually take 400 truck consignments a day off the country''s congested roads and onto inland ships or railways.
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NewsFTA Considers Dire Port Congestion Options
Members of the British Shippers'' Council (BSC) have expressed extreme concern that their supply chains are at breaking point due to the growing pressures of port congestion.
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NewsMultraship Completes Danish Dredger Salvage at Esjberg
Terneuzen based Multraship Salvage has completed the lifting of the 79m trailing suction hopper dredger Thor R , which sank in the mouth of the Danish port of Esjberg on 26 September.
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NewsRNLI's Lifeboat College Opens
Continuing its commitment to providing the highest possible level of training, and subsequently saving the highest possible number of lives, the RNLI has opened the unique and purpose built Lifeboat College near its Poole headquarters. The project, which cost a total of £ 25m and has an estimated annual running ...
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NewsRNLI In Control of New Tamar Class
Newbury UK based Radamec Control Systems Ltd (RCS) is presently trialling BridgeMaster , its new digital bridge control package, with the RNLI . The system was introduced to the market at seawork2004 .
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NewsHumber Staff Top of the Class
Crews at Adsteam Humber have landed a number of professional qualifications recently, and are among the first in the UK to achieve them.
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NewsMolasses Passes Through Cardiff
The UK''s largest animal feed importer has begun importing molasses through a new £ 350,000 dedicated facility at the Port of Cardiff .
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NewsSalvage Tug Tows Stricken Canadian Submarine
The salvage tug Anglian Prince was released from her duties as an Emergency Towing Vessel with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency on the 5 October to go to the assistance of the Canadian submarine Chicoutimi lying disabled in the Atlantic.
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NewsNew Ropax Ferries Will Boost North Sea Traffic
Stena Line will expand its North Sea business in 2006 with the introduction of two new Ropax ferries on the Hook of Holland - Killingholme freight route. The two ferries of the Stena Seabridger Class will be built by Stena RoRo at FMV in Norway and will be ready to ...
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Ride Control for Fast Patrol Boats
Ride control specialist VTMaritime Dynamics Inc (VTMD) has won the contract to supply the stabilisation systems for the advanced Skjold Class fast patrol boats being built for the Royal Norwegian Navy .
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NewsNew Boatlift Exhibits Itself
Stockholm''s Slagsta Marina hassigned a five year contract with Stockholm Boat Exhibitions toprovide a boat lifting and transportation service within the exhibitions.
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A Hot Wind Blows
In a period of 24 hours last month, three times as much new wind power capacity (300MW) was approved in Scotland and Wales than was built during the whole of last year. To date this year in the UK, 30 new wind energy projects have been consented, at a 75% ...
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Bids Close for Novel Pollution Ship Conversion
Bidding was set to close 19 November on a tender by Cuxhaven authorities to convert the 79m tanker Marcus into a coastal oil collection ship at a cost of more than ? 1 million.
