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Research for Stronger Ropes
Rope testing being conducted this year for the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) by Dutch rope specialists Lankhorst Touwfabrieken BV will lead to further advances in high strength fibre ropes for deepwater applications.
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New Website for PLA
Designed to be worn by crew on deck at night, the light can be activated in the event of a man overboard or other emergency.A new website has been launched by the Port of London Authority to coincide with the introduction of the PLA's new commercial branding.The new website retains ...
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NewsMajor Works at Renewed Lisnave
Portugal''s Lisnave shiprepairers continue to make good use of new facilities at the Mitrena Yard, 50km south of Lisbon in Setubal, undertaking extensive refurbishment and conversion work on 39,655dwt FPSO Jamestown.
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Successful Launch for New Lifeboat
Danish shipbuilder Mulder & Rijke has received orders for 70 of its recently introduced partially enclosed PELB 95/150 lifeboats. Six of the 9.5m long, 150 passenger lifeboats have already been delivered to the Italian ferry operator Tirrenia for its recently launched Bithia ferry, which now operates on the Sicily - ...
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Trinity Set for Inquiry Quartet
The precarious nature of obtaining planning consent for UK container terminals has been highlighted at Felixstowe, where the objections of a single individual look set to precipitate a public inquiry.
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NewsWalcon Rides High on Marina Mania
Hampshire UK- based Walcon Marine enters 2002 with a healthy order book of marina construction projects maintaining the momentum of a successful 2001.
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Spanish Group Looks Set to Purchase HBG
A surprise ?756m cash offer from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados looks set to win control of Holland' s Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) and with it the recently merged Ballast HAM Dredging.
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Valeport Tide Gauges for Navy
Dartmouth-based Valeport has received an order from the Royal Navy for 23 of its Series 740 portable tide gauge/water level recorders which will be used in support of hydrographic survey activities worldwide.
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NewsUK-based Fender Manufacturer in Parallel Motion
Fentek, the UK-based manufacturer of fenders for ports and harbours, says the popularity of its Parallel Motion fender system continues to grow. Recent installations and orders have put the total number of Parallel Motion Fenders commissioned or under construction to over 160 systems since the first units were installed in ...
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Rolls Royce Power Package for Wind Energy Vessel
Rolls Royce Marine has won the contract to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for the first of Mayflower Energy''s innovative Wind Turbine Installation Vessels being built at a shipyard in China.
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Jotron Emergency Light in UK
A new Multi-Purpose Personal Strobe Light, the Jotron AQ5, is now distributed in the UK by Southampton-based Ocean Safety Ltd on behalf of its Norwegian manufacturer Jotron.
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NewsVersatile Plastic Pilings Are On The Up Down Under
Plastic Pilings Inc, the American manufacturer of marine piles and timber made of recycled plastic, has had a significant entry to the UK market via the Portsmouth Naval Base, where fender piles, wales and vertical fender planking have been selected by the Royal Navy to replace damaged hardwood fenders.
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Get Decked Out at a Megastore Near You
Deck equipment in abundance comprises only a portion of the 14,000 products listed in a new 630 page mail order catalogue launched last month by Scotland''s Gael Force Marine.
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NewsPersonal Location Debut at SASMEX
McMurdo Pains Wessex will use the occasion of the SASMEX exhibition in Amsterdam in April to show a variety of new marine safety equipment.
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IMO Recommends Moratorium on STCW Deadline
The IMO issued a communication just days before the scheduled 1 February implementation of STCW 95 recommending a six month period of grace for seafarers to update their qualifications.
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NewsDFDS Cruise to Safety at Tyneside
South Tyneside College''s Marine Safety Training has established a unique training relationship with DFDS Seaways. The Danish cruise ferry operator, which operates a regular service from the Tyne, approached the College (STC) last October regarding fire fighting training. Crew members were required to undertake breathing apparatus exercises in a smoke ...
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New Crowley Escort Tug Due in May
The first of a new design of escort tractor tug will be delivered to Seattle based Crowley Maritime within the next few months by the local Marco Shipyard. Known as the Crowley Protector II class, the first tug built to this new design is due for completion at Marco''s Seattle ...
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NewsCranes Pack Power as Holyhead Gets Tough
Effer cranes are to be fitted to two tugs belonging to Holyhead Towing, one a newbuilding currently under construction at the Hepworth Shipyard on Humberside, the other a refit of an existing boat to follow at the same shipyard.
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Wartsila Corporation Pays for Lips Service
The Wartsila Corporation has purchased marine propulsion systems supplier John Crane-Lips from its UK-based parent Smiths Group for ?350 million. Wartsila entered into a strategic agreement with John Crane-Lips in October 2000 and now sees integrated engine/propulsion systems accounting for up to 40% of its engine sales.
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NewsHigh-Point in Complex Port Design
Consulting engineers HighPoint Rendel are providing verification of difficult designs for a £ 250 million deepwater port with a container terminal and free trade zone to be built in the Dominican Republic.
