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K9 Bites Back on seawork Pontoon
Until recently most workboat operators have had no choice but to lock their vessel up in the evening and hope to find it as they left it in the morning.
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NewsLucky seawork 7 Sailing for Southampton
Snow falling on the day this is written cannot obscure the fact that the seventh annual seawork Exhibition and Conference, in more hospitable summer environs at the ABP Port of Southampton , is just around the bend in the navigation channel.
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Calls for ‘Joined-up Government’ to Aid Offshore Wind
The UK’ s offshore wind power industry, key to the Government achieving its target of generating 15% of the national electricity requirement from renewable sources by 2015, has been hit by opposition from the Government’ s own Ministry of Defence (MoD) as well as the Royal Society for the Protection ...
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'PAC' Range of Brackets Get Tough at seawork2004
seawork exhibitor Fire & Rescue Equipment Ltd will be showing the PAC range of tool and equipment mounting systems which they distribute in the UK, Europe and Australia.
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NewsChafe-Pro Ties Up at seawork2004
Chafe-Pro (UK) Ltd returns to seawork after a successful debut at seawork2003 . The British producers of an American designed product which prevents chafe abrasion damage to a ship''s mooring lines have a set a course to convince European freight and cruise shipping operators that Chafe-Pro line guards can make ...
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NewsPanther Prowls Pipelines
Fareham UK based Seaeye Marine has disproved the common assumption that underwater pipeline surveys can only be carried out by large work class ROVs. One of Seaeye ''s Panther models has been fully fitted out for the task by CCC Underwater Engineering in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsMostyn Makes Most of Offshore Winds
The installation and staged commissioning of the UK''s newest wind farm off the coast of Wales has established the Port of Mostyn as a specialist base of operations for a significant new industry which looks set for continuing growth. The finishing touches will be applied to the 60MW North Hoyle ...
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Wilson Welcomes UK Role in Major Polish Port Project
Brian Wilson, the UK Prime Minister''s Special Representative for Trade and Reconstruction, has welcomed a new contract that will see a UK-led consortium carry out a £ 110m port project in Poland.
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NewsMidnight Manoeuvres Maintain Mobdock Momentum
Antwerp based underwater specialist Hydrex was asked to carry out a permanent crack repair by an insert on the vertical hull of an 180m long car carrier vessel. It was situated in Le Havre and the work was to be done over a weekend.
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NewsTake a Long Look at 'Shorty'
Kongsberg Maritime will launch several new products and focus on its range of underwater survey solutions on Stand 650 at this year''s Oceanology International exhibition . The company will launch a new modular ''Short MPT transponder'', depth rated for 4000m in response to the demand from the Offshore Survey & ...
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NewsRNLI Riggers Learning the Ropes
The UK''s RNLI and training provider ITE have worked together to provide a formal accreditation for the RNLI''s boat riggers. No specific formal qualification had previously existed for marine riggers.
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International Tug & Salvage Returns to the United States
Plans are now well advanced for the 18th International Tug & Salvage Convention & Exhibition , being held at the Bal Harbour Beach Resort in Miami from 26-30 April 2004.
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NewsHydroacoustic Solutions at Oceanology International
Oceanology International 2004 , the world''s largest Ocean Technology event will play host to Simrad ''s highly developed range of professional echosounder technology on Stand 243. In addition Simrad in the UK will be focusing on a sophisticated new seafloor mapping system - the Olex 3D chart system.
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Seminar Season for Harbour Masters
Harbour Masters can look forward to a busy but rewarding schedule over the months ahead with UKHMA ''s 2004 Spring Seminar taking place in London on 31 March, followed closely by the IHMA 4th Biennial Congress and Exhibition inBremen, Germany on 23 May through to 28 May.
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NewsTwin Peaks for UK Waterways Freight
The British Government''s determination to take ''abnormal loads'' and other freight off the nation''s congested highways was underscored last month by the maiden voyage of the Inland Navigator . The vessel was purchased and converted at a cost of £ 500,000, 99% of which was met by a Department of ...
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NewsRescue Frame From Ocean Safety
Southampton based Ocean Safety Ltd has announced that it will be supplying the Dacon Rescue Frame within the UK.
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NewsInchscape's Fleet Grows With 'The World'
Involvement in the creation of the world''s largest man made islands has led marine services provider Inchscape Shipping Services (ISS) to enhance its fleet of construction support vessels in the Middle East.
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Rail Record for Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe closed out 2003 in spectacular fashion by breaking its own record for containers transported by rail three times in three weeks. The UK''s largest container port closed out its run of success in week 50, when 6,676 units were shifted by rail. This record throughput comes ...
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New facility planned on Mauritius
The Mauritius Port Authority (MPA) has invited tenders for a geotechnical study and report as the first stage in the development of a new oil jetty and expanded berthing facilities in the container terminal at Port Louis, Mauritius.
