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NewsDeepwater Winch Delivery Underway
Bodewes Winches has delivered a second series of storage winches for installation on GlobalSantaFe''s Development Driller ll, the second of two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling units under construction at the PPL Shipyard in Singapore.
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Metoc-Shell GIS Deal
Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire, has been awarded a five-year contract by Shell UK Expro in Aberdeen for supply of definitive marine data sets in a ready-to-use geographic information system (GIS).
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NewsDavit Drives Smooth RNLI Operations
Drives and motors from ABB are helping the UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution to launch its fast inshore lifeboats quickly and safely.
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NewsNew SSAS Cures Maritime Security Headache
The Tracs-Ships'' Security Alert System (SSAS) launched by Thales Navigation Ltd has overcome a major problem being faced by port authorities world-wide. The unit is based on a Thales Inmarsat-C tracking unit that has been refined to exceed the IMO specifications for SSAS units. As a result, the Tracs-SSAS introduces ...
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Knuckleboom Cranes Groomed for Europort Launch
Italian crane manufacturer Effer will introduce a new range of small and medium sized knuckleboom cranes at Europort 2003 on Stand 1001 in the Europahal, which will be occupied by their Dutch dealer Promac BV.
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NewsVolvo Penta and Wartsila in Co-operation Plan
Volvo Penta and Wartsila are planning future cooperation regarding service and delivery of marine diesel engines for commercial shipping. The cooperation will be initiated in a number of selected markets, with global coverage planned thereafter.
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Controversy Haunts 'Ghost Ships' Scrapping
Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of State''s Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) for Able UK and its contractors to begin the trans-Atlantic tow of the first four so-called ...
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NewsThales Wins Contract to Support Veritas with SkyFix-XP
Thales GeoSolutions in Chessington has won a $2.7m two-year contract for provision of its SkyFix-XP satellite differential global positioning system (SDGPS) and SkyFix DGPS services to support Veritas Geophysical Corporation''s global fleet of seismic survey vessels operating from Houston, Crawley and Singapore.
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Three Year Navaids Maintenance Contract for Trinity House
Trinity House in the UK has won a three year contract for the maintenance of aids to navigation around the coasts of Devon and Cornwall that are the responsibility of South West Water. These navaids, numbering more than 300 buoys and beacons, mark outfalls into rivers, estuaries and the sea, ...
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De Groot Delivers Complete Dredging Equipment Package
De Groot Nijkerk Dredging equipment and Damen Shipyards have sold a North African customer a complete dredging package which includes a type CZ550 cutter suction dredger, a booster station, a floating pipeline and a Damen Multicat. The second complete package sold to the same customer, it will be used for ...
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NewsEuropean Commission Targets Port and Dredging Projects
The European Seaports Organisation (ESPO) says the European Commission has launched infringement procedures against eight Member States for failure to comply with the Birds and Habitats Directives in respect of key port and dredging projects, highlighting the difficulties faced by ports seeking to carry out development projects.
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NewsDubai Coastal Monitoring Website
As part of its Coastal Zone Monitoring Programme, the Marine Works Unit of the Dubai Municipality has set up a website www.dubaicoast.org which enables viewers to watch near real-time video of wave conditions along the Jumeirah coastline.
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NewsWynn Marine's Clean Screens at Europort
Marine window wiping systems manufacturer Wynn Marine will use Europort 2003 to showcase its new stand alone window washing system and its digital Series 3000 Network Controller.
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IHMC UK Completes Strategy Study for CHP
International Hydrographic Management Consulting (IHMC) has completed a study on a long-term strategy for the UK Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP) on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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Free DGPS CD from Veritas
Elsewhere on the DGPS front, Veripos is offering Verichart, a free CD-based mapping facility for producing detailed charts of its proprietary Differential GPS HF and Inmarsat-delivered correction service networks for Africa, North West Europe, North and South America, Trinidad and Caspian and Mediterranean offshore areas.
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NewsNew Carriers Lift Liverpool's Productivity
Work is underway at the Port of Liverpool''s Seaforth Container Terminal on assembling the first of six new Noell straddle carriers. The machines were purchased by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to handle increased traffic generated by three new lines and organic growth among established services.
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NewsHydrodemolition Speeds Panama Canal Lock Repairs
Conjet hydrodemolition equipment is playing a key role in removing concrete and assisting with the replacement of the Panama Canal''s special tow track rail system. The track is used by powerful electric rack and pinion drive locomotives to assist in towing and guiding ships through the canal''s three sets of ...
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NewsGlasgow Canal Link Gets the 'Green Light'
A thriving canal quarter in Glasgow could soon become a reality following the announcement at the World Canals Conference that a £ 5.6m regeneration project, restoring the canal link between two of the city''s most historic canal side sites, will soon get under way.
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NewsCamarc/ Kvichak for Savannah Pilots
The Savannah Pilots of Savannah, Georgia USA have ordered a new 78ft pilot boat designed by the UK''s Camarc Ltd which will be built at Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle USA. The all aluminium craft''s broad beam of 21ft 5in is expected to provide fine sea keeping and manoeuvrability characteristics, ...
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NewsOstensjo Builds Sophisticated New Escort Tug
A new high-performance tanker-handling tug has been ordered by Norwegian tug owner Ostensjo Rederi A/S of Haugesund to operate at the Norske Hydro oil terminal at Sture.
