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ABPmer Commissioned to Undertake Dredging Field Studies at Fleetwood
ABPmer in the UK has been commissioned by ABPFleetwood to undertake field assessment and modelling studies to investigate the most cost effective method of undertaking maintenance dredging of the ro-ro berth and approach channel at Fleetwood.
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Hydro4 Symposium
The Hydrographic Society , which is presently devolving into the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), is to hold its 14th biennial international symposium in Galway, Ireland from 2-4 November 2004.
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NewsABP Opens 3rd Southampton Cruise Terminal
Associated British Ports officially opened its third cruise terminal in the Port of Southampton last month, with the £ 1.5m City Cruise Terminal bringing ABP ''s investment in Southampton cruise facilities to over £ 10m this year.
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Cosalt Safety & Protection Appointed Jason’s Cradle Distributor
Cosalt Safety & Protection has been appointed the sole UK distributor for the Jasons Cradle man overboard retrieval system manufactured by Land & Marine Products Ltd.
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Letters From The Mary Rose
The raising in 1982 of Henry VIII''s favourite warship, the Mary Rose, has made her into one of the most famous ships in history, as a global television audience followed her salvage and painstaking preservation at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard where she is now on public display.
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MSI Data Report: Commercial Ports: UK
This report from MSI Marketing Research for Industry covers the review period of 1998 - 2002, during which time the volume of UK port traffic increased to an estimated 567.9 million tonnes in the final year.
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The Statesman's Yearbook 2004
Published last month is this 140th annual edition of an institution which has come to be the byword for accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world.
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NewsSpecial Offers From Sonardyne
Sonardyne International of Yateley, which recently announced selection of its Fusion USBL acoustic positioning systems for two new Dutch Navy survey vessels, is now offering what it calls significant cost savings on its range of acoustic release transponders and associated surface equipment already in service with, among others, CGG, Fugro ...
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Norcontrol/Tideland Team Up for VTS/AIS Solutions
Norcontrol IT has signed a Teaming Agreement with Tideland Maritime Systems which is intended to enhance the global presence of both companies and provide ports and harbours worldwide with complete VTS and AIS solutions.
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New Mon&Con Package for 'Kronprins Harald'
Kongsberg Maritime has won the contract for the complete upgrade of the automation systems on board the Color Line ferry Kronprins Harald.
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Valeport Introduce New Tide Gauge
Instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, Devon have introduced a new seabed-mounted tide recorder for hydrographic, oceanographic and marine civil engineering applications, Midas. Designed for precise water level measurements where conventional units attached to piers and jetties are not practicable, the system can also be used as part of an in-line ...
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NewsUK Launches Waterways Freight Initiative
UK Transport Minister David Jamieson MP launched British Waterways'' new national freight marketing initiative last month by opening a project on the Grand Union Canal which will see 450,000 tonnes of sand and gravel transported by canal. The contract, which has been signed between British Waterways London, Harleyford Aggregates and ...
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NewsRepair Yard at Forefront of Pollution Response
How the UK Port of Falmouth would react in the event of an oil spill was put to the test when Falmouth''s Marine Response Centre held a tabletop exercise on 30 July to practice its response to a pollution incident off the coast.
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NewsSmith Launches New Flexi-Drive for Hard to Reach Valves
Smith Flow Control has launched an enhanced version of its Flexi-Drive cable driven remote valve operator. The new ''Continuous Loop'' version has the same versatility as the original model but can now transmit drive to valves through much shorter cable runs, even if a large number of handwheel turns is ...
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News'Pelican' Refloated by a Massive Tug Fleet
Groundings on the Schelde, with its shallow sandbanks, are not uncommon and when they occur are frequently resolved quickly in salvage operations involving large numbers of local tugs.
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NewsLift Off For Teesport Expansion
The £ 20m redevelopment and expansion of the UK''s PD Teesport to create a second container terminal known as TCT2 reached a significant milestone recently with the first lift of a container from the first ship berthed at the new terminal.
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NewsVisitors Get Exhausted By seawork Launch
Marine exhaust specialists Halyard launched their own range of silicon hose and silicon flexible bellows at seawork2003.
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Emu Thames Survey
Emu of Durley, Southampton reports successful completion of a study on behalf of the Port of London Authority to provide comparative data for a maintenance dredging project in the Princes Channel on the southern side of the Thames Estuary.
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NewsDutch Yards Join Hands on Novel Tanker Newbuild
Four Dutch shipyards in Holland have handed over LRG Gas 85, an innovative, ultra-safe, ¢ 8m inland gas tanker which is the new flagship of German transport company VTG Lehnkering.
