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Dredging under way at Port of Ramsgate in UK – by David Foxwell
Dredging got underway at the Port of Ramsgate in the UK at the end of February, a project which will enable larger and deeper draft vessels to enter Ramsgate’s commercial port.
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Scrabster Harbour Trust invites bids for major re-development – by David Foxwell
Bids are being invited for the redevelopment and upgrade of the Old Fish Market Pier at Scrabster Harbour in Caithness in Scotland.
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Scheldt dredging to be completed more quickly than first planned – by David Foxwell
Dredging has finally got underway on the Dutch parts of the River Scheldt. Dredging on the Flanders (Belgian) side of the river was completed in 2007, but dredging on the Dutch side of the river has been long delayed.
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Jan De Nul Group wins project in Malaysia – by David Foxwell
Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a contract for the reclamation of the ‘Lido Boulevard’ in Malaysia.
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NewsFormer naval base in The Orkneys to be developed – by David Foxwell
A former naval base on The Orkney Islands in the UK is to be the subject of a £3m redevelopment effort to help the islands obtain work from the fast growing offshore renewable energy industry.
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NewsAF Decom and Port of Lerwick to develop decommissioning base – by David Foxwell
AF Decom Offshore UK Limited, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen in Norway, and Lerwick Port Authority in the UK have announced that they have entered into an Exclusivity Agreement with the intention of developing a deep water quay facility at Dales Voe, Lerwick, Shetland.
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NewsDamen replaces the time honoured ‘PushyCat’ - by Jack Gaston
Damen Shipyards has replaced their famous ‘PushyCat’ with an entirely new vessel for their Stan Tug range.
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NewsUS Navy get their first new ‘Z-Tech’ tug - by Jack Gaston
The first of a series of four new Z-Tech 4500 class tugshas entered service with the United States Navy Pilots operating in Puget Sound, Washington state, USA.
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NewsLowestoft tug fleet changes livery and title – by Jack Gaston
When the deepsea tug ‘Anglian Earl’ returned to service recently, bearing the traditional livery of JP Knight, it marked the completion of an integration process that started in December 2007 with the acquisition of Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd.
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NewsCrowley to build new ‘Ocean’ class tugs – by Jack Gaston
Major US towage and transportation group Crowley has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build two newly designed ocean-going tugs, with options for additional vessels.
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NewsTOWLINES MARCH 2010 – by Jack Gaston
US shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine has now delivered the ‘Loretta B Moran’ and ‘Catherine C Moran’ to Moran Towing of Lake Charles, LLC.
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NewsEnhanced facilities Mustang sails to Seawork
Pembroke Dock based Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd travels to Seawork this summer buoyant in the knowledge that a new covered slipway enhances the company’s ability to carry out substantial conversion projects and represents one of the largest covered slipways in the UK.
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NewsTrials highlight evacuation problems
Until just two years ago, ‘ committee opinion’ was the main input on passenger response times in fire evacuations, explains Jenny Gyngell, a project manager for BMT Group.
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NewsWork In Progress: Rosyth refurbishment fit for a Queen
Hugely impressive but temporary engineering achievements will be only footnotes to the successful completion of ongoing works at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland.
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NewsS G Brown celebrates 100 years of gyrocompasses
The 2010 Oceanology International exhibition in London this month coincided with the celebration of 100 years of gyrocompass manufacture by S G Brown. The occasion was marked by the company with celebrations at the show and elsewhere.
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NewsGibraltar Port to get new VTS system
The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) is set to get a new and updated VTS system from Transas International, based on Transas Navi-Harbour VTMIS solution.
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NewsNew AIS transponder for boat owners
Navcomms specialist Icom UK Ltd is introducing a new AIS transponder, the MA-500TR, which will help owners of small craft to benefit from the latest safety technology.
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NewsEU Marine Equipment Directive approval for C-Nav
The recently introduced C-Nav 3050 GNSS units from C&C Technologies Ltd have received full type approval under EN/IEC 61108-1 and EN/IEC 60945 standards for shipborne GNSS units.
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Valeport down under
UK hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation manufacturer Valeport has signed a new distributor agreement with Swathe Services Australia.
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Marine electronics at Seawork
SES (Ships Electronic Services Ltd), which was recently appointed UK distributor for Raytheon Anschuetz GmbH, will show a range of products from Raytheon Anscheutz on Stand 151 at Seawork 2010.
