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Pakistan Pollution Detention Prompts ISU Ire
The International Salvage Union has deplored the decision of a Pakistani Court to detain the Salvage Master involved in the recent Tasman Spirit salvage operation after the tanker had grounded at Karachi Port.
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NewsNew Guidelines for Hydraulic Design of Exposed Jetties
HR Wallingford in the UK has recently completed a research project to provide new guidance for the hydraulic design of jetties in exposed locations, the project being funded by UK government under the DTI Partners in Innovation programme.
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NewsFast Craft Covered for Corrosion Protection
The first of Corrintec ''s newly developed Patroltek hull corrosion protection systems has been supplied for a newbuild Mexican Navy patrol craft.
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Transas Pops Over to Cork
Marine information technology specialist Transas has moved its international headquarters from Portsmouth UK to Cork in Ireland, citing the advantage of being located within the Euro zone and Ireland''s beneficial development conditions for IT businesses as factors behind the move. The existing Transas office in Portsmouth will host the growing ...
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NewsFirst Timers Flock to ShipRepair & Conversion
First time exhibitors continue to swell the ranks of companies taking part at Ship Repair & Conversion 2003 , the twelfth anniversary of the industry''s premier exhibition and conference, taking place the 26th and 27th of this month at the Grand Hall, Olympia in London.
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NewsCost Control with Increased Flow
A three-way temperature control valve from AMOT Controls features a 70% increase in flow capability which allows the use of a more cost effective smaller valve. The new valve also includes a ruggedised actuator for enhanced reliability.
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Tenby RNLI Lifeboat House and Slipway Under Construction
Dean & Dyball Construction ''sWelsh region has been awarded a £ 5m contract by the RNLI for the construction of a new lifeboat house and slipway on the site of the old Royal Victoria Pier at Tenby in Pembrokeshire. Work started recently and is due for completion early in 2005.
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NewsNew RN Ship Commissioned
HMS Enterprise , the second of the Royal Navy''s new multi-role hydrographic and oceanographic survey vessels, was formally commissioned in the presence of 200 invited guests at Devonport Naval Base on 17 October.
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Eurpoean Marine Institute A Virtual Certainty
EVIMAR A/S shareholders include British Maritime Technology Ltd, which has recently opened a subsidiary office in Belgium called BMT De Beer bv. The new office is strategically located at Stabroek, near the Antwerp port area and with connections to Vlissingen, Gent Terneuzen, and Zeebrugge.
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Cathelco and Jotun Join Forces
UK-based antifouling specialist Cathelco Ltd has acquired the cathodic protection business of Jotun A/S, creating what is claimed to be the world''s largest combined manufacturer of electrolytic antifouling systems for seawater pipework and hull corrosion protection equipment for the shipping industry. Cathelco have purchased the assets of Jotun''s impressed current ...
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CARIS Upgrades HPD Database
CARIS , the Canadian leader in software for marine and hydrographic spatial information production and management, has released Version 2.0 of its widely-used Hydrographic Production Database (HPD).
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Siemens Box Clever With Demo Fuel Cell System
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from HDW Fuel Cell Systems GmbH (HFCS) of Kiel in Germany to supply a transportable 160kW fuel cell system for emission-free power generation on board ships.
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OCS Goes Boom
Oil Control Systems of the Netherlands has received an order from SMIT Salvage for the delivery of 400m of Ro-Boom 1100 Oilboom . The order contains four hydraulic operated reels, each including a 100m oilboom, fitted in special fabricated galvanised frames which can be stowed in planes and/or on deck. ...
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OCS Goes Boom
Oil Control Systems of the Netherlands has received an order from SMIT Salvage for the delivery of 400m of Ro-Boom 1100 Oilboom . The order contains four hydraulic operated reels, each including a 100m oilboom, fitted in special fabricated galvanised frames which can be stowed in planes and/or on deck. ...
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BMT Extends Survey Reach
British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) has extended its marine surveying capability through the acquisition of US based Technical Maritime Associates Inc, which provides a wide range of marine surveying services around the Port of New Orleans, on the Mississippi River and along the Gulf Coast. Technical Maritime Services and its ...
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NewsNorwegians Take World's First Bi-fuel Tanker
What is billed as the world''s first bi-fuel LNG tanker was scheduled for delivery in October by Dutch shipyard Bijlsma to Norwegian shuttle tanker company Knutsen OAS Shipping in Norway for charter by Naturgass Vest .
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NewsShipbuilding Resumes at Portsmouth Naval Base
Warship building has returned to Portsmouth (UK) Naval Base after more than 35 years following the start of production at the VT Group ''snew facilities on the Royal Navy ''s Type 45 destroyer.
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EU Bans Single Hull Tankers
The EU has officially adopted its unilateral plan for the accelerated phasing out of single hull tankers. The regulation places a ban on the the transportation of heavy oils in single hull tankers of 5,000dwt or above sailing to or from EU ports. It also accelerates the phasing out of ...
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MEPs Back Ship Pollution Criminal Sanctions
The Transport Committee of the European Parliament has welcomed Commission proposals earlier this month designed to lead to criminal sanctions for ships that cause pollution at sea.
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Coastal Study Wins ICE Student of the Year Award
Twelve of Britain''s most inventive and technologically brilliant first degree university students were honoured in London recently at the Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year Awards . The multi-disciplinary awards, organised by the London based World Leadership Forum , are backed by many of the country''s leading scientific ...
