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NewsFuturistic ferry pushes the limits
The biggest and possibly the most sophisticated luxury ship ever to sail on the Lake of Constance is nearing completion for Swiss owners at Germany’ s Bodan Shipyard in Kressbronn.
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NewsNew crane range makes Seawork debut
' It' s a completely new design for Effer' , said Preffered Marine Cranes director Martin Cook at Seawork International 2008 in Southampton last month. He was talking about Effer' s new M-series cranes and was enthusiastic about the capability that they represent.
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Fuel cost pull-out
The MCA has embarked upon an industry wide consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 which will impose the new provisions of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex V (Garbage). Lorraine Weller explains the extent and expected effect of the ...
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Marseilles wind conference
The MCA has embarked upon an industry wide consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 which will impose the new provisions of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex V (Garbage). Lorraine Weller explains the extent and expected effect of the ...
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NewsSeawork soundings on jack-up safety code
Discussion amongst the operators of small road demountable jack-up barges at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton last month has led to a movement towards a Safe Working Practices Code being established under the auspices of the UK' s National Workboat Association.
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Napier changes hands
The MCA has embarked upon an industry wide consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 which will impose the new provisions of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex V (Garbage). Lorraine Weller explains the extent and expected effect of the ...
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NewsSpare cash, please, for charity RIB
Two mothers with seven children between them became the first ever all female crew to participate in the Round Britain Offshore Power Boat Race, which was still underway as MJ closed for press late last month.
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BMT gets sustainable
The MCA has embarked upon an industry wide consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 which will impose the new provisions of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex V (Garbage). Lorraine Weller explains the extent and expected effect of the ...
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NewsDover Strait U-Boat wreck being relocated
The delicate operation to relocate the wreck of a WW1 German submarine began mid-June in the Dover Strait, the world’ s busiest shipping lane.
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NewsMCA assesses VHFO pollution risks
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has conducted an assessment of the risk and the ability to respond to a spill in UK waters of Very Heavy Fuel Oil (VHFO) in the form of either cargo or bunkers.
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NewsA splash for safety at Seawork 2008
Hampshire based Sea Scorpion Systems used Seawork 2008 to demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of its innovative new range of maritime safety and pollution control systems and had a really successful show.
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BV hits 8,000
The MCA has embarked upon an industry wide consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 which will impose the new provisions of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex V (Garbage). Lorraine Weller explains the extent and expected effect of the ...
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NewsMöbius invests 'millions' in new ships
Hamburg based hydraulic engineering and port construction company Möbius AG is poised to expand its activities by investing millions of Euros in the construction of two new trailing suction hopper dredgers.
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NewsSuccessfully predicting failure
No, it isn' t quite clairvoyance, but finding faults before they happen is almost as useful. And failing that, finding out what fault has just happened comes a good second. Marine hydraulics supplier MacGregor is utilising a very useful bit of kit that can do both of these things.
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NewsFalmouth Docks repair facility rededicated
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh officially rededicated the Queen Elizabeth Dock at A& P Falmouth in the UK last month, fifty years after he first opened the dock in 1958.
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NewsMultraship takes delivery of new multipurpose tug
Another Dutch operator to introduce a Turkish built tug in recent weeks is Terneuzen based Multraship. The new multipurpose ASD vessel ' Multratug 17 ' was christened on 12 June at a special ceremony in its home port, attended by approximately 350 guests.
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News'Ugie Runner' creates interest at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2008 were able to see for themselves the first tug/workboat to be fitted with the unique Mampaey ‘ Dynamic Towing System’ (DOT) and to watch a demonstration of the vessel and its towing gear.
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Seebyte claims world record
Offshore survey software specialists SeeByte have completed inspection of an uninterrupted 10km length of subsea oil pipeline off the Orkney coast, claiming a new world distance record for tracking of a two man portable AUV.
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NewsNew tugs and fleet changes for Kotug
On 3 June Kotug formally christened the SD Shark and SD Stingray, the first two vessels in a quartet of four new tugs built in Turkey. Both vessels are now in service in Rotterdam and will be joined by the SD Seal, which arrived in the Netherlands on 19 June, ...
