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Aberdeen's good health
Following a year of record vessel tonnage and healthy cargo throughput, Aberdeen Harbour has announced strong financial figures for 2008. With total vessel tonnage increasing to 24.17m tons and cargo throughput remaining above 5m tons for the third successive year, annual turnover rose by more than 5%. The Board is ...
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NewsSTCW 95 Advanced Marine Fire Fighting
The recent Advanced Marine Fire Fighting Course run by CMSE at the Cork Fire and Rescue Training Centre in Ireland was a resounding success, with people coming from Donegal, Wexford, Cork and Kerry to participate. The feedback from participants, instructors and the auditor was that the course was run professionally ...
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NewsCummins launches QSK50 at NorShipping
Cummins Inc showcased its EPA Tier 2 certified and IMO Tier II compliant Quantum System 50 litre engine at the NorShipping 2009 exhibition in Oslo last month, marking the first time a QSK50 was publicly exhibited in Scandinavia. Cummins also highlighted C Command, its modular vessel monitoring system designed specifically ...
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NewsA tough new RAstar 3200 is delivered to Mexico
A recent design by Robert Allan Ltd is the new RAstar, a powerful ASD tug introduced to meet the stringent requirements of gas and oil terminal operators. The first examples of this design were delivered to Svitzer in 2008 to operate at the new Milford Haven LNG facilities in the ...
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Make your Turbo Dynamic at Seawork 2009
Dorset UK based Turbo Dynamics, which has supplied, serviced, modified and upgraded turbos since its inception 18 years ago, travels to Southampton this month for its first ever appearance at Seawork International.
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NewsLong wearing bearings at Seawork 2009
Following significant interest from a wide variety of exhibitors and visitors at last year’ s show, H4 Marine returns for Seawork 2009 with new grades of its composite bearing material Maritex, which have gone on trial in two new industry sectors and are due for testing very soon by the ...
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NewsTOWLINES - June 2009
KBV003, the third of a trio of sophisticated emergency response vessels ordered from Damen Shipyards by the Swedish Coastguard, was launched on 18 May at the Galatz yard in Romania (see Maritime Journal – May 2009). The first vessel, KBV001, was ready to be handed over to its owners at ...
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 objection withdrawn by Faunabescherming
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that the Faunabescherming (the Dutch society for the protection of wildlife) has withdrawn its objection to the construction permit for Maasvlakte 2, and that the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to take a number of measures to benefit seabirds in the Voordelta area.
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NewsSterntube systems strong after 204,000 hours
During the February 2009 drydocking of the in 1981 built pushboat Veerhaven V, it was discovered that the vessel has logged over 204,000 running hours on two of its three closed water lubricated sterntube systems without ever changing its propeller shaft bearings, shafts or shaft sleeves.
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NewsTransmission milestone for Seawork sponsor
Seawork exhibitor and Gala Dinner sponsor ZF Marine has supplied marine transmissions for two 69m vehicle/passenger catamaran ferries, Jazan and Farasan, for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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NewsMCA publishes 'Our Plans for 2009-10'
The UK’ s Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced the publication of its ' Our Plans for 2009-10' leaflet last Friday.
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Business direction delivered at Marine East
UK industry support group Marine East has made excellent progress in the last few months since having a full time resource in place to assist marine businesses across the East of England.
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NewsEndangered species research at Lyme Bay
Endangered White-Beaked Dolphins and Balearic Shearwaters are to become the focus of a research collaboration between marine conservation charity Marinelife and Natural England in Lyme Bay, Dorset.
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NewsMagnetic attraction for legendary 'Bonhomme Richard'
The Filey Bay Initiative in North Yorkshire has acquired new underwater search equipment to assist in their efforts to identify a sunken wreck off the coast of Filey as the Bonhomme Richard.
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News'Black art' into the spotlight at Seawork
Oddly enough, Seawork exhibitor John Simpson is becoming increasingly used to having his Echomax radar reflectors shot at as various navies around the world have found that they are very good for getting a radar fix on, which makes them useful for training and target purposes.
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Fast cat arrives for Ro-Ro breakthrough
LD Lines' brand new catamaran, Norman Arrow, arrived in the Dover Straits and the Port of Dover last month following completion of a three week delivery voyage from Hobart, Tasmania.
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News'Motorway of the Sea' tries again
A second attempt at the ‘ Motorway of the Sea’ between France and Italy will open in the autumn, connecting the ports of Gijó n in Spain and Nantes - St Nazaire in France.
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NewsOstuferhafen grows to accommodate 'Lisco Maxima'
The brand new Lisco Maxima, the biggest ferry to sail under the flag of Lithuania, was given an official welcome last month to mark its first call in Kiel’ s Ostuferhafen. The ship will from now on be employed in the regular liner shipping service between Kiel and Klaipeda.
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NewsRed7Marine jacking up business at Seawork
Following a merger last year interest in Seawork exhibitor Red7Marine Limited (R7M) has been exceptional, with record sales reported by the company.
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NewsNavComms products debut at Seawork 2009
UK marine electronics distributor C A Clase will showcase its extensive range of communication and navigation products at Seawork International 2009.
