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Shipping Lines Press UK to Block Irish Investment
LEADING international shipping lines called on the British Government this month to suspend its plan to invest in a new headquarters for the Commissioners of Irish Lights .
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Multijet's Fast Blast for 'European Diplomat'
UHP (UK) recently won a contract to remove 1,600m2 of epoxy mastic coating from the main and upper decks of P& OIrish Seas '' ferry European Diplomat within a very tight time frame.
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NewsWind Blade Record for Southampton
The largest shipment of wind turbine blades ever exported from the UK left the ABP Port of Southampton recently on board MV Atlas Gracht , the longest vessel to be operated by Vestas Wind Systems (formerly NEG Micon Rotors Ltd ).
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NewsWorld's Biggest Solar Catamaran in Neckar Service
What is described as the world''s biggest and most modern, solar-powered catamaran has gone into service on Germany''s River Neckar in Heidelberg as orders for further such specialist boats are being worked on.
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NewsSCT's Cranes Lifted for Bigger Boxships
Southampton Container Terminal has recently awarded Seward Lyon Ltd the contract to raise the height of five Morris quayside gantry cranes on its 204-205 container berths.
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NewsA Big HIT for Port of Immingham
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced its largest ever investment in a terminal development, £ 44. m for a new coal facility at its Port of Immingham which will serve the UK''s electricity supply industry.
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NewsGreener Seas Bid by Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Swedish shipping and logistics operators Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a three year agreement with WWF , the global conservation organisation, to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the high seas.
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Contract Awarded for Droylsden Canal Quarter
A contract to implement a large scale re-development project in the canal quarter in Droylsden, in the Tameside area of the UK, has been awarded to a Bangor-based company, Watkin Jones Ltd. Watkins Jones was selected as the preferred developer for the £ 100m, five-year East Manchester project in June. ...
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Cromarty Firth Port Authority Reveals Vision for the Future
A long term vision for Scotland''s Cromarty Firth, which sees the centre of gravity of port infrastructure moving closer to the mouth of the firth, has been revealed today by the Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA).
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NewsEnzymes Attack Fuel System Superbugs
Hugo Wall''s earliest recollection of fuel system contamination dates to a Reader''s Digest article he read in the 1960s about a Second World War cruiser trying to raise steam to escape Valetta Harbour in Malta as dive bombers approached. The ship''s boilers were coughing, spluttering and finally died. Despite the ...
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NewsCranes Ordered for Antwerp's New Terminal
Sweden headquartered Kalmar has two won orders from PSA/Hesse-Noord Natie for a total of eight super post-Panamax ship to shore (STS) container cranes for the Deurganckdok and Quay 913 in the port of Antwerp. With an outreach of 56m, these high speed, heavy duty cranes will be capable of handling ...
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NewsBranson Pickles Another World Record
Richard Branson, Britain''s most high profile entrepreneur, has added to his collection of maritime speed records by crossing the English Channel while skippering a Gibbs Aquada carboat in one hour and forty minutes.
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NewsAMOT Launch New Product at SMM
The AMOT MPD metal detector signals the presence of metal particles, chips or dust in lubricating fluids due to bearing wear or other engine part problems and thereby prevents catastrophic failures, avoids unnecessary costly repairs and minimises downtime.
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NewsSMM Launch for New Bilge Alarm
Redhill UK based oil in water monitor specialist manufacturers Rivertrace Engineering will be launching the new Rivertrace ''Smart Cell'' bilge alarm at SMM 2004 in Hamburg this month. Smart Cell will meet the requirements of the latest IMO regulation MEPC 107(49) for ship-borne bilge water separators and alarms.
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NewsCity of Helsinki Appeals Against Vuosaari Ruling
The City of Helsinki in Finland says it intends to take appeal against a recent ruling that has brought to a halt dredging work for the huge new Vuosaari port project.
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NewsNew Standards and New Manning at Adsteam
Adsteam Medway has become the first of the group''s UK ports to achieve certified compliance with the International Safety Management standard, following a three-day audit by Lloyds Register .
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Lankelma Active With Vibro-coring Work
Lankelma Cone Penetration Testing Ltd of Oxenbridge in West Sussex in the UK has provided an update on a number of recent projects it has completed.
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NewsHydro4 Programme Announced
Nearly 30 papers by leading experts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, UK and the US are to be presented at The Hydrographic Society ''s14th biennial international symposium in Galway, Ireland from 2-4 November.
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Port Designer's Handbook: Recommendations and Guidelines
This book should prove invaluable for practising port and harbour engineers involved in the layout, design and construction of berth and harbour structures.
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Tugs of the World - 3rd Edition
Oilfield Productions have made a quantum leap forward with this new 3rd edition of their Tugs of the World directory.
