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NewsVoith Unit In-Water Replacement
UMC International have once again supported the British Royal Navy and Babcock Naval Services (BNS) to successfully undertake the exchange of a Voith Schneider Propulsion (VSP) unit fitted to a naval ship while it remained afloat.
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Small Hydro Survey System at seawork
One of the companies representing the hydrographic survey sector at seawork2004 will be Sadaret Ltd , which is the exclusive UK agent for the Valeport Midas Surveyor .The low cost, portable hydrographic survey system has proven popular since its market launch last summer, with early customers including British Waterways and ...
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NewsHovercraft Into View at seawork
Being based in Southampton UK makes it easy for Griffon Hovercraft Limited to exhibit at seawork . In the run up to the exhibition, Griffon has just sold a fourth 470SAR hovercraft to the RNLI , which will be used to rescue people in areas where it is difficult if ...
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NewsSSAS Proposed for US Homeland Security
The Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) scheduled for introduction by 1 July 2004 is being proposed as part of the best and most logical solution for national homeland security needs. This suggestion has been made to the US Coast Guard following the recent request it made to industry for technical ...
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New Octopus Heave Processing
Octopus iHeave , a new processing suite for long-period ocean swell compensation, is available from Coda Octopus of Deddington for free integration with its Octopus F180 precision attitude and positioning system.
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NewsSunshine Guaranteed at seawork
In recent years, seawork hashad the good fortune to coincide with fine summer weather. For seawork2004 a bit of brightness is guaranteed months in advance with the booking of first time exhibitor Sunshine Maritime .
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NewsSonardyne Fusion for MBARI ROV'S
Sonardyne International ofYateley reports acquisition of two of its Fusion USBL (Ultra-Short Baseline) acoustic tracking systems by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) to provide high-accuracy subsea positioning for its two deepwater ROV''s, Ventana and Tiburon .
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Simrad Multibeam for Fugro
Kongsberg-Simrad has received an order for a second EM 300 deepwater multibeam echosounder from Fugro Survey of Aberdeen. It is being installed on the survey vessel, Fugro Meridian and will complement a similar unit operational aboard Fugro ''s Geo Prospector .
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NewsSwift Service for Fleet
The usual arrangement whereby marine electronics is serviced by the company which sold and installed the equipment is often not an efficient one for vessels sailing internationally. Users of the Thrane & Thrane Capsat Fleet 77, 55 and 33 terminals are now guaranteed worldwide service via the Fleet Service Centre ...
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NewsA Sophisticated New Escort Tug Enters Service in Norway
Baut , a new escort tug for Bukser og Berging A/S (a subsidiary of Neptun A/S ) is now in service at Statoil ''sMongstad oil terminal in Norway.
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NewsFirst UK Outing for the Dockmaster
The Hammelmann Dockmaster made its first ever appearance in a UK yard late last year. A major British ship repair yard won the multi million pound contract to completely refit a Royal Navy aviation training ship. The contract also called for 8000m 2of hull and topside surface to be UHP ...
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NewsDocking Solutions Multiply
Following their most productive year ever, Docking Solutions Ltd return to seawork , showing for the first time anywhere their new modular pontoon for sheltered locations.
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Osprey Quay Developer Sought
The South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) is seeking Expressions of Interest from companies interested in the development and operation of a new, 600berth marina at Osprey Quay , the site of the former Royal Naval Air Station at Portland in the southwest of the UK.
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Marine Seismic Survey Database
Supported by EU funding, Euroseismic is a new central meta-database for geophysical data derived from marine seismic surveys for European seas which is now available on the internet www. eu-seased. net Based on data held by marine departments of European geological survey organisations and their partners, it comprises data-entry with ...
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News'Jo Dan IV' Is a Safe Haven at seawork
Safehaven Marine are fast becoming Ireland''s most successful commercial charter boat builders and return to seawork with Jo Dan IV , the second of a new generation of high-buoyancy hull ''Wildcat'' catamarans built to provide operators with performance, stability and a huge deck area.
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Norway Insists on High Speed Craft ECDIS
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate in Oslo is to compel all high-speed craft (HSC''s) and vessels with hazardous cargoes to carry IMO-compliant electronic charts by 2007. As a first stage, it intends to require all HSC''s of any flag operating along the Norwegian coast to carry an approved Ecdis when sailing ...
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NewsCorrosion-free Decking Makes seawork Debut
Cheshire UK based Fibreforce Composites Ltd is expanding into the markets for marina and pontoon decking having already established their fibreglass gratings in the offshore oil and gas and chemical processing industries.
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NewsFrench Ministries Co-operate in Research Ship Venture
Construction is now under way in France of a new 107.6m long, general-purpose ocean research ship which will serve both naval and civilian masters.
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NewsRapid Radar and VHF for Yemen Coast Guard
Simrad has been chosen to supply radar and VHF communications to 100 patrol boats currently in production for the Yemen Coast Guard .Delivery and installation of the CR44 radar and RD68 dVHF radios for the first 25 boats is underway, with the final boat due for completion by the end ...
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Government Inaction Threatening UK Marinas, Claims TYHS
The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), the association for the development of coastal and inland boating facilities in the UK, says British marinas are suffering unfairly at the hands of the government because of the time it takes to obtain consents for dredging work - whether maintenance dredging at existing facilities, ...
