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NewsGermans ready First of Three Enviro-boats
Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, workboat specialist Abeking & Rasmussen is on target to complete the first of a trio of state-of-the-art environmental protection patrol boats this Autumn for the German Coast Guard.
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New IHO Officials Elected
Rear Admiral Alexandros Maratos, Director of the Greek Navy''s Hydrographic Services, has been elected President of the International Hydrographic Organization''s Bureau Directing Committee which will oversee the Monaco-based inter-governmental body''s work for the next five years.
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NewsEEBD Meets New SOLAS Requirements
From 1 July of this year, ships are required to carry emergency escape breathing devices (EEBDs) in accordance with amendments to IMO SOLAS legislation.
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Win a Portable Echosounder
Southampton-based environmental equipment specialists, Ohmex, is sponsoring a free photographic competition, Extreme Hydrography, for which camera enthusiasts are invited to submit a picture illustrating any taxing hydrographic operation typically in cold climates, shallow waters or at high altitudes.
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Imtech Systems for Dutch Vessels
Two new survey vessels being built at the Royal Schelde yard in Flushing for delivery to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2004 are to be equipped with integrated bridge systems designed by Imtech Marine & Offshore of Rotterdam.
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NewsDredging Works Make a HIT on Humberside
In August of last year construction work began on the latest Associated British Ports (ABP) development at Humber International Terminal Phase II, more simply known as HIT 2.
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NewsHeila Knows Where Dock's Hose Goes
Simon Storage Ltd has taken delivery of its third Heila marine crane, supplied and installed at the company''s terminal at Northumberland Dock, North Shields UK by MET Marine of Chesterfield. The 450º slew Heila HLRM.25-5S marine crane has a specially constructed base plate designed to suit fitment on an existing ...
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New Dutch Dredging Industry Dispute Flares
News The Dutch dredging industry has been rocked again by a battle for control of the recently formed Ballast HAM Dredging joint venture.
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NewsSeacore Installs Scilly Isles Navigation Day Mark
Specialist marine civil engineering and geotechnical drilling contractors Seacore has completed the design and installation of a navigation transit day mark on the Tins Walbert rock outcrop on the northwestern extremity of St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly.
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NewsElectronic Control Enhances New Marine Transmissions
To enhance its recently introduced QuickShift MGX series marine transmissions, Twin Disc is offering further component options including the Express electronic control upgrade which gives precise and instant control while docking and performing other low speed manoeuvres.
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NewsRCS Takes Control of RNLI Lifeboats
The Radamec Group''s increased operating profit for 2001 owed much to the target-exceeding performance of Radamec Control Systems'' marine control business. The company supplied 46 electronic bridge control systems to the RNLI which were retrofitted to ocean going Trent and Severn class lifeboats.
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NewsCory Environmental River Fleet Prepare for New Contract
Cory Environmental, Lighterage Division, is preparing the way to meet the requirements of a new long term contract to operate waste transfer stations in Greater London and carry away compacted refuse using their well established fleet of tugs and barges on the river Thames.
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UKHO Contract for Gardline
Gardline Surveys of Great Yarmouth has been awarded a further two-year contract by the Ministry of Defence for surveys in support of updating UK nautical charts on behalf of the UK Hydrographic Office.
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NewsFire Suppression System for German Coast Guard
With the impending phasing out of Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems by the end of this year, the German Coast Guard has started replacing its halon systems with Sea-Fire Marine''s H-Series engineered FM-200 fire suppression systems.
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NewsOslo Opts for Quiet, Clean Cranes
The Port of Oslo is undergoing development to increase its capacity and specifically requested electrically powered rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) rather than diesel powered because it is located in the heart of the city close to residential and leisure areas and it wanted to keep the environmental impacts (noise ...
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NewsHazard-Free Retractable Chocks
With all of the hardware needed on a vessel, it is difficult to keep the deck clutter free.
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NewsNorwegian seismic ship leader changes hands
Norwegian shipyard Mjellem & Karlsen Verft in Bergen, a world leader in the design and supply of seismic and research vessels, has changed hands.
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NewsChallenging Repower for Savannah Pilots
The Savannah Pilots Association in Georgia USA have been operating their 57'' aluminium pilot boat since 1984. Built at Louisiana''s Breaux Bay Craft, the boat has served them well. When a repower was recently necessary, the Association chose a pair of Cummins KTA19 M4 engines producing 700hp each at 2,100rpm ...
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New UK Navigation Training Centre Opens
Sperry Marine opened a new training centre last month in New Malden UK which is designed to provide realistic, practical training for ships'' navigation officers in safe and proper operation of modern navigation systems.
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CEDA Dredging Days Goes to Casablanca
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has celebrated the creation this month of a North African Section with the announcement that CEDA Dredging Days will be held for the first time in its history outside Europe at Casablanca in Morocco. The event is scheduled for the 22 to 24 October 2002 ...
