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ISPS Code: A Practical Guide
In the wake of the terrorist atrocities of 11 September 2001, the IMO''s Maritime Safety Committee and its Intersessional Working Group began paving the way for the Maritime Security Conference held at the IMO''s London HQ in December 2002.
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Glory Days: British Ferries
For all the changes that have arisen through its membership of the European Union, Great Britain remains an island nation.
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Strandings and Their Causes (2nd Edition)
This book is a companion volume to Collisions and Their Causes (3rd Edition) by the same author, which was reviewed in MJ last October.
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Pacific Into the Thames
VT Halmatic has secured an order for a Pacific 28 RIB for London''s Metropolitan Police Service . The new boat will join the Met''s existing Pacific 24 RIBs in patrolling the River Thames and its approaches. The boat will be powered by twin Yamaha marine diesels to provide an operational ...
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Stemat Opens Website
Rotterdam-based marine services provider Stemat launched a website on the first of this month which enables customers to view the company''s complete equipment list in detail.
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New Swedish Port Terminal Prepares to Take Off
Malmö ’ s new SEK 220 million Toyota Nordic Hub Vehicle Logistics Centre, which was only opened in May, is now gearing up to double its car handling capability this year.
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One Small Step For Mankind
With less than a year to run before all vessels trading internationally must be in compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, Det Norsk Veritas announced that the Bergsen-owned LNG tanker Berge Boston had become the first vessel to ever receive the International Ship Security Certificate.
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NewsVessel Launch
Simek A/S delivered the second of two newbuild ''Multifunctional Anchor Handling/Tug/Supply/ Service Vessels'' earlier this month to P/R International Offshore Services ANS , a company 100% owned by Farstad Shipping ASA . The 75.8m LOA Lady Astrid is a Rolls Royce Marine - Ulstein UT 712 specially designed and equipped ...
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Kongsberg Restructure In Place
The restructuring of marine electronics specialists Kongsberg Maritime, announced at Nor-Shipping in June, came into effect on the first of this month. The subsidiaries Kongsberg Simrad and Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) now come under the KongsbergMaritime banner in a move to ensure greater knowledge and resource distribution throughout all ...
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ISS Lands in Umm Qasr
International marine management company Inchscape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed as sole Lloyd’ s Agents for southern Iraq, effective from the first of this month. ISS will be responsible for the region of Iraq south of the 32nd parallel. This territory includes Iraq’ s deepwater port of Umm Qasr ...
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News'Hi-Reach' Omnipole Restores Sparkle to London Piers
The polycarbonate domed roof of London''s Festival Pier isbright, shiny and free of seagull droppings for only the second time in more than 20 years due to PH Window Cleaning/Graffiti Removal Contractors and their innovative new Omnipole ''hi-reach'' system.
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High-Point Heals Harbour
Consultants High-Point Rendel have won a contract for repairs to a berthing dolphin at the Immingham Oil Terminal . The contract, awarded by Humber Oil Terminals Trust , is for repairs to dolphin OD1 at Immingham''s No 1 berth which was damaged by a small bulk carrier.
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'Tricolor' Salvage Goes Online
A website launched late last month allows all interested parties to follow salvage operations for removal of the car carrier Tricolor , which sunk in the English Channel following a collision last December.
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Realistic Risk Proposals for Global Port Security
The proposed regulation by The Commission of The European Communities to enhance ship and port facility security should be considered by agricultural, manufacturing, transport, port authorities and insurance industries globally.
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NewsDunoon Pier to be Re-developed
Argyll & Bute Council in the UK has revealed more details of its intended re-development of Dunoon Pier and the marine infrastructure around the pier, a well known structure built during the Victorian era.
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NewsPropulsion System Enables Nearshore Stone Dumping
Netherlands based marine contractors Royal Boskalis Westminster have used the Voith Schneider Propeller equipped side stone dumping vessel Cetus to successfully complete demanding coastal protection works at Hastings UK. The unique propulsion system survived 40 delivery cycles in extreme shallow water conditions and enabled a rock dumping procedure only considered ...
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NewsROV Diffuses Nearshore Survey Risk
The trend to deploy ROVs in nearshore applications gained further momentum recently when Dean & Dyball used an ROV provided by Subsea Vision to survey power station pipeline diffusers off the coast of West Dorset UK. It is the first time an ROV has been used to perform tasks previously ...
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News'Zwerver II' - A Multicat With a Difference
By their very nature the ''Multi-purpose work vessel'' is becoming a common tool for many operators concerned with port maintenance, dredging, and marine civil engineering. In most respects the configuration of such vessels, especially those of the pontoon type, is now well established and the craft are increasingly popular. But ...
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New Metoc-UKHO Data Service Launched
SeaZone , a collaborative venture between the UK Hydrographic Office and Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire, was formally launched at a seminar on marine and coastal geographical information systems attended by 140 delegates in London last month. Designed for GIS users, it provides a packaged data set formatted and ready to ...
