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Cycle for Seafarers
The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this ...
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NewsWave goodbye to marine diesel crime wave
These days of rising fuel costs have inspired a new breed of thief, marine diesel siphoners. Midnight transfers of fuel from both leisure and commercial craft are rising in tandem with the cost of energy.
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NewsWaterjet thrust for Portuguese rescue craft
Three newbuild 15.5m rescue craft for the Portuguese Navy vessels are the first of their kind to be completely designed and built in Portugal by that country''s Arsenal do Alfeite.
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NewsTrinidad and Tobago Rolls out the fast craft
Rolls-Royce waterjets have been selected for six new fast patrol craft that will help the coastguard protect the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
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NewsRNLI takes over lifeboat operations at Cowes
The UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution has recently taken over the operation of the lifeboat at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The service was previously operated by the independent Cowes Inshore Lifeboat service.
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NewsFour engine workboat contract in Nigeria
DF Coulam & Sons have landed a contract to supply two 2,500 hp handed 16 cylinder engines to a client in Nigeria which will replace two damaged engines onboard a tug/service vessel. The engines were built using reconditioned parts, and to the clients own specification, as replacements for engines supplied ...
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NewsDoor opens for London Gateway construction
A £ 400m contract was signed last month which will launch the first stage of construction for DP World' s £ 1.5bn London Gateway container port and business park development at the former Shell Haven oil refinery site on the River Thames. The joint venture of Laing O' Rourke Infrastructure ...
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NewsDutch partners for coastal protection works
The two major Dutch dredging contractors Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster nv have been awarded a contract by the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management to reinforce a weak link in the Delflandse coast. The contract is worth ¢ 120m, of which Van Oord and Boskalis ...
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NewsClean living with Slick Willie
Contaminated environments can be something of a diving hazard, and it doesn''t end when you get out of the water or the muck. Cable bundles are usually simply hosed down on deck, leaving crevices where bacteria or other contaminants, including radioactive particles, can lurk after a normal cleaning routine.
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Gripping name change
The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in the light of experience gained locally and through other operators also using vessels built by Irving. In this ...
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NewsCemex opts for Transas ECDIS
Transas Marine UK in Portsmouth has been commissioned to supply and install its Navi-Sailor 4000 dual ECDIS systems aboard Cemex UK Marine''s fleet of seven vessels engaged in supplying dredged marine aggregates to domestic and continental European construction industries.
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Survey work for Qatar-Bahrain causeway gets under way
Survey work by a consortium of firms involved in construction of the $3 billion Qatar-Bahrain Causeway got under way recently.
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NewsNew cargo vessel for River Thames
A newly introduced cargo vessel has appeared on the Thames serving a wharf upriver of the Barrier.
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NewsXblocs installed on breakwater at IJmuiden
A total of 10 ''Eco-Xbloc'' armoured units have been placed on the southern breakwater at Ijmuiden in The Netherlands in order to evaluate their ability to play a role creating habitats for marine life. A number of different armoured units made from different materials and with different surface textures will ...
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NewsShort sea offered 'a break with tradition'
An ''invitation to break with maritime tradition'' is being offered in the form of a pilot study by Dutch firms Wagenborg Shipping, Flinter Management and Amasus Shipping.
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NewsBollard pull buoy is world's largest
The largest offshore structure in the Mediterranean was recently positioned 12 nautical miles off the Ravenna coast in 25m of water in order to test bollard pull. The zone is a special area equipped for testing the power and efficiency of tugboats.
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NewsBodan Shipyard makes it an even dozen
The Bodan Shipyard in Kressbronn has won a Europe wide tender worth ¢ 11m to build its twelfth ferry for service with operators Stadtwerke Konstanz on Lake Constance from Spring 2010.
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NewsBiomass power plans for Port of Bristol
The UK energy company E.ON announced plans last month to build one of UK''s largest biomass power stations at the Port of Bristol.
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NewsJumbo big sister on the slipway
The keel laying of the Jan De Nul''s mega trailing suction hopper dredger Leiv Eiriksson took place at the shipyard Construcciones Navales del Norte in Sestao, Spain, late last month.
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Nakheel begins reclamation of Mina Rashid
Nakheel, the developer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has begun reclamation work for the US$599m Mina Rashid project.
