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  • Lankhorst Recycling has supplied the replacement decking for Surrey Quays in London.
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    Lankhorst Recycling Gets Decked Out In Plastic

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Making its debut at seawork 2003 , Lankhorst Recycling will be pulling out the plastic.

  • The Francis Beaufort was launched by the Izar Sestao Shipyard last month.
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    More Izar Sestao Newbuild for Jan de Nul

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Spain''s Izar Sestao Shipyard launched the second of twin 11,300m 3trailing suction hopper dredgers last month for Belgian dredging giant Jande Nul . The launch ceremony for the Francis Beaufort wasfollowed by a naming ceremony for the Filippo Brunelleschi , which was launched two months earlier.

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    Mobdock Plugs Gap in Survey Cycle

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the largest crane vessels in the world was recently in need of its general five year survey, which would normally have to be done in drydock.

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    Oil Cuts Costs for Fast Ferry Fleet

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Castrol Marine have successfully relaunched the semi-synthetic 10W40 multigrade oil previously known as Dynamax under its new name, Enduron, with Italian fast ferry and hydrofoil operator SNAV.

  • DFDS Tor Line has extended its handling equipment agreement with Kalmar to three European ports.
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    Fixed Cost Machine Rental Lifts DFDS

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    DFDS Tor Line , which operates daily ro-ro traffic across the North and Baltic Seas, has expanded its rental and maintenance agreement with Kalmar Industries to cover the DFDS terminal in Rotterdam''s Maasvlakte and the North Sea Terminal in Norway.

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    Watts Happening for German Pollution Control Vessel

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    STN Schiffselektrik GmbH , a subsidiary of STN Atlas Marine Electronics , has been awarded a contract by Peene-Werft shipyard for the supply of all electrical and electronic equipment to be installed aboard a project named SUBS Ostee , a new pollution control vessel built for Germany''s Federal Waterways Engineering ...

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    Nuttall Wins Humber Sea Terminal Contract

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    seawork exhibitors Edmund Nuttall Ltd have won a £ 9.6m contract to extend the Humber Sea Terminal . Work for client Humber Sea Terminal Ltd hasstarted on a 40 week project to construct a 240m ro-ro jetty at the Killingholme facility.

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    Consulting Services Sought for Lithuanian Project

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Klaipeda State Seaport Authority (KSSA) in Lithuania has received a loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in connection with consulting services for work at the Port of Klaipeda and is seeking contractors able to supervise civil works contracts, monitor the environmental impact of work, and provide ...

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    Construction to Follow Irish Sea Ferry Shake-Up?

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    P&O and Stena AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Stena ''s proposed acquisition of a significant part of P&O ''s ferry operations on the Irish Sea.

  • The EastPort development at Great Yarmouth will provide new ro-ro facilities and general purpose quays.
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    EastPort Construction Funding Should in Place by Year End?

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Funding for the construction of a major ro-ro terminal and new quays at the Port of Great Yarmouth in the UK, at £ 32m, one of the largest projects of its type in the UK, should be in place by the end of this year, says the East of England ...

  • Constantzas existing Container Terminal.
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    Constantza's New Container Terminal on Stream Soon

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The first $76.2m stage of a new container terminal in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constantza is scheduled to start operation in August.

  • Gdansk readies for container blast-off.
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    UK Company Develops Gdansk Container Terminal

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    British firm DCT (Deepsea Container Terminal) Gdansk has signed a 60 year lease giving it the exclusive right to build and operate a deep-sea container terminal in the Polish port which could eventually handle a million TEUs a year.

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    Compact VHF Handheld Designed for Commercial Usage

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Icom UK Ltd has launched a new VHF marine handheld transceiver designed with particular emphasis on commercial use. Suitable forboth commercial marine and Private Business Radio (PBR) applications, the compact and rugged IC-M87 meets military standard requirements (MIL-STD) and is built to the same waterproof specification (equivalent to IPX7) employed ...

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    VTS Coastal Surveillance System for Kuwait

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    STN Atlas Elektronik has been awarded a major contract to supply the Kuwaiti National Coast Guard with a new purpose-designed radar based coastal surveillance system due to begin service in 2005.

  • Wind power and hydrogen in combination will provide energy for the island of Utsira. Image:
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    Hydrogen/Wind Powered Coastal Community for Norway

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Norsk Hydro is involved in a pioneer project on the windswept Norwegian island of Utsira which could determine if hydrogen combined with wind power may prove the best energy solution for remote coastal communities.

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    Tomorrow's Engines Will be Nice and Clean

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    A new generation of clean lubricants will be available next month from leading maritime lubricant specialist Lubmarine . The advanced formula of the new Aurelia XL range, uses the latest additive technology to cope with the increasingly demanding environment of modern marine engines.

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    Norwegian Company in China Shipbuilding Joint Venture

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Norway''s Ulstein has formed a joint venture company with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding which will enable Ulstein to build their own design offshore vessels in the Far East.

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    New Dual Channel NAVTEX Receiver From McMurdo

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    McMurdo, manufacturer of the ICS brand of NAVTEX receivers, has launched a new entry level dual-channel NAVTEX receiver called the ICS NAV6dual, a paperless model that displays weather and navigation warning information on a large, easy to read LCD screen.

  • What containers are said to contain is best established at the start of the supply chain. (Photo courtesy of the Port of Felixstowe).
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    Secure the Supply Chain, Say Marine Solicitors

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Commission of European Communities has issued a proposal, the purpose of which is to enhance maritime transport security in the European Union.

  • Students at South Tyneside College have added to their marine training facilities by dismantling, moving and re-assembling this medium speed engine themselves.
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    Hard Graft Gets College Centre of Excellence a Training Engine

    2003-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Engineer cadets at the South Tyneside College National Nautical Centre of Excellence have improved their own training prospects by adding a new engine to their facilities, having dismantled it at its former home, moved it to the College and re-assembled it themselves.