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NewsMajor Refit for Williams' 'Wilcarry'
Williams Shipping Marine has just completed a major refit of its vessel Wilcarry, a multi-purpose work barge with an 80t/m hydraulic crane, 25t pull 3-drum winch, hydraulically powered spud legs and 350m 2of working deck.
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London Salvage Summit Scheduled for March
New initiatives concerned with effective marine casualty response will be debated at the International Marine Salvage Conference, to be held 19 March 2003 at the IMO''s London headquarters.
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NewsLaura M Vessel Launch
Scotland''s Gareloch Support Services are the proud owners of a new Halmatic MRV 20 Multi-Role Vessel which was delivered last month and immediately deployed to a marine construction project replacing fender piles on the Faslane submarine jetty.
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NewsHong Kong Gets Six New Tugs
Hongkong Salvage & Towage (HKST) is meeting new demands for towage services with the construction of six new tugs, all based on established stern drive designs previously introduced to the local fleet.
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NewsMetso Gets a Load Off With Orbiting Slewing Shiploader
Metso Minerals'' Bulk Handling Division has recently delivered a unique dual orbiting slewing shiploader to the port of Jose in Venezuela. The dual unit, the first of its kind in the world capable of loading up to 2,000 tonnes per hour, is arranged to operate on two circular runways which ...
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NewsNew Identity for Ferry Operation
The English Channel and North Sea ferry operations of the P& O Group took on a new branding identity under the collective name of P& O Ferries last month.
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NewsMajor Re-development Efforts Planned at Penzance and Newlyn
Preliminary details of a new 200 berth marina intended to be built as part of a larger development at Penzance Harbour have been unveiled by the Penwith District Council in Cornwall, along with details of a proposed development at nearby Newlyn harbour.
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NewsTop Marks for Echomax
The Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority have now fitted Echomax 230 radar arrays to all seven vessels in their fleet of pilot vessels and workboats.
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NewsSpeak Now on EC Water Framework Directive
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association''s (CEDA) Environmental Steering Committee has expressed concern that all who may be affected should be aware of and participate in framing the EC''s Water Framework Directive (WFD), which came into force in December 2000 and will be incorporated into national legislation in the Member ...
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NewsDestroyed Destroyer Gets Long Lift Home
MV Swan, the 22,788 tonne semi-submersible heavy lift vessel, is en route from Sydney, Australia to Portsmouth UK carrying the badly holed Royal Navy destroyer HMS Nottingham.
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NewsFast Rescue Craft Training Courses Launched
RGIT Montrose, the Aberdeen based training specialists, have launched a new range of fast rescue craft training courses for personnel in the marine and emergency response vessel industry.
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NewsRugged New Mooring Rope from Cosalt
Cosalt Safety & Protection has introduced a new offshore mooring rope manufactured to OCIMF guidelines suitable for tankers and storage vessels using single buoy or monopoint mooring systems. It also has applications for the general fishing industry.
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News'Tina' Conversion Delayed Two Months
The 4000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger Tina, now renamed Josef Mobius, was still at German shipyard Peters Schiffbau when MJ went to press in early November - two months after her scheduled re-delivery following extensive conversion.
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Warning of Legal Implications for Container Security Initiative
The Transit & Marine Department of leading London law firm Davies Lavery has warned of the legal and potential future legislative implications for European countries buying into American anti-terrorism measures.
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New Company Launched from Wijsmuller Legacy
A new Dutch maritime services company emerged last month as an offshoot of the former Wijsmuller Group. WorldWise Marine will be globally active in tug design, maritime engineering, chartering and brokerage, serving clients in the marine salvage and towage sectors.
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NewsClubhouse Full for Marine Insurance Course
The Swedish Club Academy''s second annual Marine Insurance Course proved the popularity of the relatively new offering, attracting double the number of applications received for the first event.
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NewsPop-Up Lights for Clear Decks
A streamlined deck is not only aesthetically pleasing but also eliminates many common boating difficulties. Pop-Up navigation lighting from Accon Marine provides a perfect combination of function and practicality.
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NewsGermany's SET Completes Challenging Conversion
Germany''s inland shipbuilding, repair/conversion and ship development concern SET has completed one of its most challenging projects ever - the complex lengthening and conversion of the research ship Ludwig Prandtl for the Hamburg-based coastal research institute GKSS.
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Free Trimble GPS CD
Trimble Navigation in the US is offering a free interactive multimedia CD featuring its latest GPS-based marine survey and construction systems.
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NewsHigh Speed, High Payload Cat Design Contract
Southampton UK based naval architects Nigel Gee and Associates have won a design contract from the US Navy for a 1,000 tonne, 50 knot catamaran capable of carrying its own weight in payload and fuel. Together with the American Titan Corporation, Nigel Gee and Associates will furnish the completed contract ...
