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NewsHands free at Seawork
There is always a wealth of new product launches at Seawork and that tradition will be proudly upheld at the 2009 event. Marine electronics is a fast moving category and this year will see the first floating handheld VHF with a functional hands free Bluetooth headset on Stand 112.
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News'New Flame' wreck removal reconvenes
With the arrival of calmer springtime weather, Titan Salvage has resumed wreck removal operations in Gibraltar on the New Flame following a busy first quarter in which the company responded to eight salvage opportunities.
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Fire safe sealing site
The Netherlands’ Beele Engineering BV has launched a website for its fire safe sealing solutions for metallic and plastic pipes. Visitors to www.rise-nofirno.com will find a full overview of the Rise/Nofirno and Rise/Ultra systems, which can effectively seal combined penetrations for metal and plastic pipes as well as cables. Certificates ...
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NewsNew TP training facility for Ukraine
Specialist dynamic positioning (DP) training is available for the first time in Ukraine following the launch of a new facility by Bibby Ship Management.
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NewsShock tactics ensure survival at sea
We are all used to thinking of sailors as a hardy lot, but what happens when you are at sea and one of the crew suffers a sudden cardiac arrest?
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Terminal's early retirement
The UK’ s leading container port is retiring one of the world’ s oldest box terminals in the face of reduced traffic volume. Landguard Terminal at the Port of Felixstowe had been operational for more than 40 years when the last remaining services were transferred to Trinity Terminal last month. ...
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NewsDiver localization success in US Navy trials
American underwater acoustics specialists FarSounder successfully demonstrated its new Diver Localization Sonar to the US Navy earlier this month in shallow, murky waters off Rhode Island' s Davisville Piers.
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News'Mustang': an impressive delivery
Another highly distinctive new tug has been delivered to the independent Dutch tugowners G. Bouwman Towing & Shipping BV of Zierikzee by the Gebr Kooiman BV shipyard of Zwijndrecht. The new Mustang, resplendent in bright yellow paintwork, illustrates once again the style and workmanship inherent in previous purpose designed vessels ...
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NewsRecord numbers defy downturn at Nor-Shipping
Facing a steep cyclical downturn, growing concerns about the marine environment and new security threats, the global shipping industry faces significant challenges. But with record numbers of exhibitors scheduled to attend, Nor-Shipping 2009, in Oslo on 9 to 12 June, is shaping up to be the most important industry exhibition ...
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NewsFlying laser plans flood defences
Highly accurate 3D digital maps, captured from aircraft mounted lasers, are being used to assess the risk of flooding at critical utility sites across the UK.
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NewsSvitzer modernise their deepsea sister ships
Svitzer Ocean Towage is in the process of modernising all three deepsea tugs (Singapore, Rotterdam and London) taken over from SmitWijs in 2007. The first tug to undergo this important modernisation programme is the Singapore. Work was completed successfully in March and the tug was quickly back in service. Rotterdam ...
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NewsMOB device makes European debut at Seawork
The V100 VPIRB (VHF Position Indicating Radio Beacon), a new man overboard device from marine safety specialist Mobilarm, will make its European debut at Seawork 2009.
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NewsRapid RIBs make world debut at Seawork
UK based RIB manufacturer MST (Marine Specialised Technology) is returning to Seawork in 2009 and is exhibiting some of its most recent models at the show, with two boats in the exhibition hall and a third on Seawork’ s floating pontoon.
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World Hydrography Day
With the third annual UN decreed World Hydrography Day due on 21 June, the intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has announced this year’ s theme as ‘ Hydrography - Protecting the Marine Environment’ .
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NewsDamen deliver first Emergency Response Vessel to Sweden
Damen Shipyards has delivered the first of three multi-functional patrol and emergency response vessels to the Swedish Coastguard – Kustbevakning. Named simply KBV001, the construction of the vessel and its two sister ships was project managed by the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding division and construction entrusted to the Damen Galatz ...
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Cows mooved from mud
Two small hovercraft operated by local volunteers from the Burnham-on-Sea Area Rescue Boat (BARB) were involved in the successful rescue last month of seven cows which were trapped in mud at low tide in Somerset UK. Five fire crews, a Land Rover, a tractor, mats and ropes were also deployed ...
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Introductory hydrography course
Specialist course organisers Skilltrade BV of Holland are holding a beginners seminar at € 750 per head for anyone interested in hydrography, at the Fastolff Business Centre, Great Yarmouth on 26 and 27 May.
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Marine construction receivers
Trimble has introduced two new Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers designed specifically for marine construction applications. The Trimble SPS361 and Trimble SPS461 GPS dedicated marine heading receivers deliver both precise GPS heading together with Differential GPS (DGPS) or Real Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning. When used with Trimble HYDROpro marine software, ...
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NewsSAFEDOR ship design research project concluded
SAFEDOR, the maritime research project on risk-based ship design and approval has been concluded after four years of intensive study.
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NewsMore to come from MoorMaster
Maritime systems supplier Cavotec MSL has received the largest order to date for the vacuum based automated mooring solution, MoorMaster, from the typhoon-ridden Port Hedland in Western Australia.
