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NewsDubai Double for Dutch Dredgers
The phenomenal sold-out success of Jumeirah Palm Island off the coast of Dubai has led to a second major land reclamation project for the Netherlands'' Van Oord ACZ .The dredging and marine contractors, in co-operation with another major Dutch dredging group, Ballast Ham Dredging , have now landed a 200m ...
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Official Survey Shows - Divers Not Getting Older
A new large-scale survey of divers and diving supervisors carried out by the International Marine Contractor''s Association (IMCA) appears to disprove popular theories that the average age of divers is rising, no young divers are entering the industry, and there will soon be a major crisis when all divers retire ...
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SeaSnake Delivers Divers Delights
KDBC launched two new linear lighting products at seawork2003 .
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Mini Free Fall System in Europort Debut
Norwegian Maritime Equipment is developing a new free fall system which will be introduced at the forthcoming Europort 2003 in Amsterdam.
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Thames Craft Correction
The deal does not include the aerospace or oil and gas divisions of VT Controls .The Front Cover Story for the August 2003 issue of Maritime Journal contained a measurement inaccuracy of significance for potential users of Thames Craft Dry Docking Services Ltd 's new floating drydock. The new facility ...
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NewsA unique Single Z-Drive Conversion
A tug conversion project recently undertaken by US operator McAllister Towing & Transportation will be of interest to other tug owners contemplating the future of their older, conventional, single screw tugs.
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NewsThales-Sonsub 'Prestige' Contract
Thales GeoSolutions and Sonsub have been retained by Spanish oil company Repsol YPF to design and build ROVs for deepwater surveys and investigation of the Prestige oil tanker which sank 150 miles off the north west Spanish coast last November, occasioning widely-reported environmental damage and political arguments as to who ...
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NewsCrowley Complete Massive Rebuild Programme
Crowley Maritime Corporation of the USA has completed one of the most extensive rebuild programmes ever undertaken in the towage industry anywhere in the world.
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Low Cost Digital Compass Module
Surrey UK based Inertial Aerosystems has announced the availability of a new solid state, dual axis, low cost digital compass module suitable for OEMs in high volume applications.
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Compacted Firefighting for Taichung Tugs
The Netherlands'' Fischcon Trading & Engineering BV has made a recent contribution to the safety of shipping in Taichung Harbour, Taiwan by supplying their new close-coupled marine gearbox/ firefighting FiFi I pumps for installation on two new 4,200 PS tugs for the Taichung Harbour Bureau.
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IHC To Close van der Giessen-de Noord Shipyard
The Netherlands'' IHC Caland offshore and shipbuilding group has announced the pending closure of its van der Giessen-de Noord shipyard in Rotterdam with the loss of 400 jobs. Completion of existing orders will keep the yard open until early next year.
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NewsNew Cheetah Hungry for Power
Cheetah Marine of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight has launched the first example of its new Cheetah 7.9m design to coincide with the opening of the new Ventnor Haven sheltered mooring facility. The new catamaran has been designed specifically to make use of the new generation of powerful four ...
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US Charts on Demand
US company Ocean Grafix of Minnesota reports testing of a service that can provide instant paper charts using latest advances in digital print technology. It has begun tests at two locations in Louisiana in expectation of expanding the service if they are successful.
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NewsChallenging Pile Remediation Job for Seacore
Gweek, Cornwall-based Seacore has completed a challenging pile remediation project on behalf of BP Norway for a new four-legged water injection jacket standing in 76m of water in the Valhall Field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
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NewsDouble-up Research Ship is 'Immense Challenge' Say Dutch
A unique new research vessel boasting a double propeller plant and two separate engine rooms is now under construction at Dutch shipyard Niestern Sander in Delfzijl.
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NewsSilent Running 'Celtic Explorer' Garners Praise
Ireland''s first deep-sea research vessel, the Irish Marine Institute ''s new RV Celtic Explorer , appears to have drawn nothing but praise since she was commissioned in April after completion at Damen/Royal Schelde .
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NewsCal-Mac Makes MaK a Multiple Choice
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co KG is celebrating an engine hat trick after supplying MaK engines to a third Northlink passenger ferry.
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VTS Upgrade Boosts MilfordHaven
Milford Haven Port Authority switched its control of shipping movements to a new VTS which was formally opened last month by Gwyneth Dunwoody MP, chairman of the influential Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Transport which is currently undertaking a review of the UK ports industry.
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Boom boxes at Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg achieved a 14.9% increase in container handling over the first half of 2003, with a record 2.9 million teu handled at the Hamburg Container Terminal . It is the fifth consecutive year that Hamburg can claim double-figure growth in box turnover. The Port also saw a ...
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Wind Blows Briggs' Way
Briggs Marine has signed a contract with Vestas - Celtic Wind Technology for part of the work installing one of the UK''s first offshore wind farms. The turbine manufacturer, in consortium with Mayflower Energy Ltd , has secured a £ 74m wind farm contract from National Wind Power to install ...
