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NewsLochin Debuts New Design at seawork
Lochin Marine International returns to seawork and will be occupying its usual spot adjacent to the gangplank from the quayside down to the show''s floating exhibition.
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Crane Upgrade Remedies Frequency Overlap Shut-Down
Birmingham UK-based crane and lifting tackle specialists Crane Care have installed a crane conversion system at vessel builder Vosper Thornycroft''s Southampton yard. A total of eight crane structures were upgraded to a new HBC system, of which Crane Care is the sole UK and Ireland supplier.
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NewsHalmatic Cougar Mega-Order for Oman
Portchester UK-based Halmatic has secured a contract to build 20 Halmatic Cougar Enforcer 33 Ultra Fast Patrol Boats for the Royal Oman Police Coastguard.
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MacGregor Ro-Ro Conversion
MacGregor''s Ro-Ro conversion capabilities were highlighted by a recent project.
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Further Port Waste Management Consultation
Further improvements to the management of port waste were included in a consultation on port waste facilities announced last month by UK Shipping Minister David Jamieson.
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Sulphur Directive Seminar Considers Marine Emissions Trading
A seminar held in London last week was set to examine the best viable options open to the shipping industry in the wake of proposed amendments to the European Commission ''Sulphur in Liquid Fuels Directive''.
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NewsCranes a Key Component of RAF Rescue Craft
A fleet of six new RAF air sea rescue launches designed to train Air Force crewmen in marine rescue techniques is being equipped with multi-purpose Effer Cranes supplied and fitted by European Crane Services (ECS).
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News'Svitzer' Successfully Completes EEZ Surveys
Great Yarmouth-based Svitzer has successfully completed the first stage of Mauritius continental shelf survey operations in the West Indian Ocean using its specialist hydrographic vessel L''Espoir.
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NewsThickness Gauging without Removing Coatings
The Cygnus 4 Multiple Echo Thickness Gauge from Dorchester UK based Cygnus Instruments can be used to monitor corrosion levels quickly and easily, and from one side only, on ship shell plates, decks, pipelines and ballast tanks, or in any applicatiom on board where metal wastage is of concern to ...
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Coastal Erosion Comes Under Scrutiny
A newly developed model for predicting coastal erosion came under the spotlight at a recent conference at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London.
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HR Wallingford Studies Coastal Defence Materials
HR Wallingford, the UK-based marine engineering consultants, has begun work on a project which, it is anticipated, will be of considerable interest to marine contractors, builders, and local authorities who are involved in sea defence or river protection works.
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NewsMobilis Clearly Visible at seawork
The French designer and manufacturer of navaids, Mobilis, returns for seawork2002 with a selection of their buoys, solar lights, mooring and anchoring systems, aluminium towers and lighthouses up to 30m in height.
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NewsEmergency Response Oil Spill Clean-up Kit for Marinas
The Emergency Response Kit from Georgia USA-based Centek Industries is a storage container filled with all the necessary items to clean up a marina-sized oil or gas spill.
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Seabed Classification Software Demos
Atlantas Marine of Langport, Somerset is currently hosting a series of demonstrations of new seabed classification systems developed by Canadian software specialists, Quester Tangent.
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SARIS System Charts Safety at seawork
Exhibiting at seawork2002 is BMT Marine Information Systems Limited (MIS), the British Maritime Technology subsidiary which focuses on the production of user driven environmental software modelling and information systems as well as consultancy services.
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NewsSilence is Golden for Charter Operator
When new operators Marico Marine of Southampton took over the former Scottish Fisheries Protection vessel FPV Morven, there was one obvious problem to be corrected before it could be deployed for its intended new duties, which would include radar recording of vessel traffic, technical charters and private hire.
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NewsFugro Puts DGPS Chart Updates on Web
Fugro has introduced a web service (www.surveyplanner.com) for updated coverage charts of its worldwide Differential GPS services, enabling users to produce customised maps for any location and service.
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SeaSafe Debuts Twin Chamber Jacket at seawork
SeaSafe Systems celebrate 36 years of operation for the SeaSafe name and a completely rebuilt shop and factory at Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, with a voyage across the Solent to appear as exhibitors at seawork2002.
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Seeing is Knowing with Demo CD
Recognising that ''a picture can be worth a thousand words'', Hampshire UK-based lifejacket manufacturer Crewsaver has introduced a safety initiative in which an interactive CD demonstrates how to maintain, re-arm and re-pack after use their entire range of air only lifejackets.
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ISU Supports IMO Casualty Guidelines as Refusal is Unacceptable
Problems in finding places of refuge for ship casualties has been a matter of concern for the International Salvage Union (ISU) for a number of years.
