All News articles – Page 969

  • 'Seiont 4' will perform a variety of roles for Caernarfon Harbour Trust.
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    New Buoy Tender for Caernarfon Harbour Trust

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    The 12.8m buoy tender ''Seiont IV'' has been delivered to its owner, Caernarfon Harbour Trust, after completing successful trials off Macduff in Scotland and sailing through the Caledonian canal and down the west coast to its home port.

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    BritNed cable project moves forward

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Offshore cable laying for the UK end of the BritNed electricity link is the latest stage of the € 600m project. It involves the first ever power supply connection between Great Britain and the Netherlands, with cable testing underway in 2010 and full commercial operations planned for 2011.

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    Funding Innovation for 'ss Great Britain'

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Work has started in Bristol UK on the redevelopment of land alongside the Great Western Dockyard which will create a £ 3.5m endowment style fund for the future conservation and maintenance of Brunel''s iconic iron hulled steamship ''ss Great Britain''.

  • The joint venture partner for the proposed Bremore Ireland Port has now been selected.
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    Master Plan Progress for Bremore Ireland Port

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Bremore Ireland Port Ltd, the joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to develop a Port Master Plan for the new € 300 million deepwater port at Bremore in north ...

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    Earthrace breaks record

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The futuristic bio-fuel powered 'eco-boat' Earthrace has smashed the world speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe by nearly 14 days. The vessel completed its 24,000 km voyage ...

  • A number of European contractors have been involved in the building of TangerMed Port.
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    Boxport Building at Global Trade Crossroads

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Moroccan authorities definitely met the deadlines on TangerMed port project, as APM Terminals Tangier, a subsidiary of AP-Moller Maersk, inaugurated the first container terminal of the huge complex on 27th July, the concession of which it won for 30 years.

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    P&O Ferries Boosts Freight Capacity

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    P& O Ferries has agreed to purchase a dedicated freight ferry in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations.The company will take delivery of the ''El Greco'', currently operated by the Spanish shipping line Trasmediterranea, during September and will deploy the vessel on ...

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    Marine Scientific Industries Boost to Renewables

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Members of the London based Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) recently examined the business opportunities available in the expanding renewable sector at the first of their new style networking meetings.

  • The Port of Mostyn marine renewable energy construction base is seen with operations in full swing during the summer.
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    Offshore Renewables Boost Ports Industry

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    The 25 turbine Burbo Bank Offshore Windfarm was completed this summer on behalf of the Danish Company Dong Energy, culminating a hectic but successful installation period.

  • The Buss Hansa Terminal has just been restructured to handle some 50% more containers.
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    New Projects Boost Hamburg Port Capacity

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Two new expansion projects, one completed and one still to come, will further increase container handling in Germany''s biggest seaport Hamburg.

  • 'The Black Cat' will handle whatever seas the UK south coast can throw at it.
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    Black Cat Goes Diving Off Dover

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Ireland''s Safehaven Marine has launched the eighth Wildcat 36ft catamaran for owner Gerry Dowd, who will operate it out of Dover to explore wrecks along the south coast of England.

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    Wärtsilä gets BigLift with propulsion package order

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Finnish ship power system integrator Wä rtsilä has been awarded two large orders this year from the Amsterdam headquartered Spliethoff Group.

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    Big Cranes for Bugsier Tugs

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    The deep sea azimuth tractor tugs Bugsier 2 and Bugsier 3, delivered this year by the Dutch Shipyard K. Damen for German operator Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft GmbH, feature foldable knuckle boom cranes supplied by Van der Velden Industrial, the Palfinger Marine/Crane Power representative in their country.

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    Promoting Best Practice in Casualty Management

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Recent casualties, including the ''MSC Napoli'', have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.

  • 'Valor' is one of two powerful ASD tugs to be chartered by Crowley straight from the shipyard.
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    New BayDelta Tugs Chartered to Crowley

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for BayDelta Maritime Inc. Heralded as two of the most powerful 30.48m (100 foot) harbour tugs on the US ...

  • The 'Couple' keep watch out to sea from atop the offshore breakwater at Newbiggin Bay.
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    Dredgers Delight Community at Newbiggin Bay

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    A lowering of the seabed beneath Newbiggin Bay UK is believed to have exposed the coastline to serious erosion in recent years. The beach had virtually disappeared and damage to the seawall was increasing. 

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    UK Based Hepworth Busy with Holyhead Orders

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Once again Hepworth Shipbuilders of Paull on Humberside are busy with new tugs for the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd. The shipyard is currently busy completing the new triple screw tug ‘ Afon Cymyran’ and an order for a new 25m tug has recently been announced.

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    Conditional Support for Severn Tidal Barrage

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    A report published in October by the UK' s Sustainable Development Commission sets tough conditions which a Severn barrage would have to meet in order to be considered sustainable. These include public leadership and ownership of the project, and full compliance with environmental legislation protecting the estuary.

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    Chinese take away RNLI boats and expertise

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    Since 2005 an arrangement involving the UK' s Royal National Lifeboat Institution providing a package of ex-RNLI lifeboats, together with specialist crew training, to the fledgling lifeboat service in China has resulted in a special relationship between these two organisations on opposite sides of the world.

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    PLA's Ecocats Win Innovative Design Award

    2008-07-30T12:36:00Z

    The Port of London Authority (PLA), Southampton University and Seawork 2007 exhibitor Ecocats Limited have won a special prize from the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and Lloyd''s Register of Shipping, for the innovative design of the latest river patrol launches.