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NewsSimon Says Humber Sea Terminal
The London based Simon Group demonstrated prescient vision when in the late 1990s it set in motion planning for a deepwater ro-ro terminal in the River Humber.
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NewsMarine Hubbub in South West UK
The South West of England Regional Development Agency (RDA) has appointed a project manager to take forward proposals to develop the Wave Hub , a proposal to kick start the region''s sea power industry.
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Ten Million Passengers for HSS
Staff and crew on board the Stena HSS fast ferry from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire celebrated both the vessel''s eighth anniversary recently and the ten millionth tourism passenger. The two HSS craft operating between Britain and Ireland have also carried almost two million cars, 45,000 coaches and 335,000 freight vehicles ...
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Underwater Repairs in Le Havre
A large vessel laden with cargo was sailing through the English Channel in April when it was involved in a collision and went into the port of Le Havre in need of urgent repairs.
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NewsWorkboat Funding on hand at seawork
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance returns to seawork with Asset Finance Manager - Marine, Paul Ratcliffe, again on hand to discuss asset finance with those tempted by the 60 boats in the floating exhibition or any other marine equipment on display.
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NewsUltraJet Flies New Waterjet Into seawork
seawork2004 exhibitor Ultra Dynamics has expanded its product line to include the new UltraJet 575 model waterjet capable of absorbing input powers up to 1,700bhp.
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Flanders Moves Waste to Water
The European Commission hasapproved a Belgium Flemish scheme to subsidise domestic waste transport through inland waterways to the tune of 7.4m. The project will offset the additional costs of transporting domestic waste by inland waterway rather than road.
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NewsFast Ferries Get Slick Refurb
Specialist protective coatings contractor Pyeroy Group hasrecently completed a contract at Harland and Wolff ''s Belfast dockyard for the application of an advanced technology anti-fouling system on two of Stena Line ''s flagship HSS ferries . Working in collaboration with paint manufacturer International Marine Coatings , Pyeroy was awarded the ...
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Thrane & Thrane Expansion
Denmark''s Thrane & Thrane completed the purchase last month of 88.6% of the shares in EuroCom Industries , giving it control of maritime communications brands Sailor and Skanti . As a result of the acquisition, the combined company will be able to provide its distribution partners and the market with ...
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NewsGermans Expand Specialist Port Facilities
Specialist facility expansion in Germany''s two biggest seaports up to late 2005 is costing a total ¢ 60m, according to plans now revealed in Hamburg and the Weser ports complex of Bremen/ Bremerhaven.
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PLA Holds Even
The Port of London Authority has reported overall trade figures for 2003 which are very similar to 2002, with the total volume of trade down from 51.2 million tonnes to 51.0 million tonnes.
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EU Supports 'Motorways of the Sea'
New Guidelines for the transEuropean transport network adopted by the European Parliament include a new mechanism for supporting Motorways of the Sea . The new guidelines include a list of 30 priority projects which, at a projected cost of ? 225 billion by 2020, will aim at ensuring modal shift ...
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New ENC Standard
Packaging and distribution of electronic navigational charts are to be further standardised following a recent workshop sponsored by ChartWorld inHamburg attended by ECDIS manufacturers, ENC retailers and representatives of the International Hydrographic Bureau .
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NewsNorway and France Embrace Pollution Prevention
Rapidly increasing tanker traffic along the coast of Norway, especially in the far north, has raised fears of extensive pollution in the event of a tanker grounding. An important role of the new UT512 design for the Norwegian Coastguard will therefore be towing and pollution prevention.
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NewsNew Space Efficient Free Fall Lifeboat
Aberdeen UK based Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd has introduced the new SC59FF free fall lifeboat as a cost effective safety system for cargo ships, tankers and offshore platforms. By optimising the interior layout of the new 5.9m lifeboat, SCI''s designers have achieved an exceptional 25 passengers carrying capacity.
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NewsEdmund Nuttall Secures Port of Ipswich Expansion
Associated British Ports '' (ABP) Port of Ipswich has taken a step closer to expanding its ro-ro facilities after accepting a £ 3.5m tender from Edmund Nuttall Ltd to construct a second ro-ro berth at the port''s West Bank Terminal .
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Twelve Year High for Diving Incidents
Figures released by the UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency show that diving related incidents dealt with by HM Coastguard last year had their highest total in the last 12 years, with 12 fatalities representing a doubling of the 2002 figure.
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Follow That Diver With Easytrak
Applied Acoustic Engineering of Great Yarmouth UK has launched a new ultra-short baseline (USBL) tracking system which it designed as an economical solution for tracking a variety of underwater targets including ROVs, towfish and divers.
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NewsSquids In With Dependable Repower
A 16m squid fishing boat operating out of Port St Francis in South Africa has been repowered with a pair of Perkins Sabre M215C engines in a bid to achieve improved economy and reliability. At the same time, the owners of the Sangoma opted to upgrade the vessel''s old genset ...
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NewsVOSTA LMG Delivers On Eastern Promise
The largest trailing suction hopper dredger ever built in China was launched last month at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Built for client Huanghua Port , the 5,000m 3dredger Shenhua benefited from a complete engineering package and dredging components supplied by Amsterdam based VOSTA LMG , which also had ...
