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NewsNew buoys and signal controls at Seawork
Hampshire UK based Hydrosphere makes another short journey to Seawork 2008, where it will be exhibiting a selection of key products from its range of navigation buoys and lights on Stand 24.
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NewsXJF Plastics to buoy up business at Seawork
Rolling down the motorways from Nottinghamshire UK, XJF Plastics, which manufactures the environmentally friendly and lightweight Eason marine navigation buoys, will again be displaying its products at Seawork 2008.
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NewsBest Buddy keeps clean canals
Essex Waterways Limited and Chelmer Canal Trust, the bodies responsible for maintaining and operating The Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation in the UK have delivered an innovative solution to the problem of visual pollution as part of it’ s continuing commitment to good environmental stewardship.
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NewsGLAs call for eLoran navigation backup
The General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland (GLAs) welcomed the recent release of the European eLoran Forum’ s report, ' eLoran: Securing Positioning, Navigation and Timing for Europe’ s Future' .
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News'Apex' joins the Solent Towage fleet
The UK based Solent Towage Ltd welcomed another brand new vessel to their Southampton based fleet at the end of April when the high performance Voith escort tug ' Apex' arrived from the Gondan shipyard in Spain.
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NewsClean up your act at Seawork
First time Seawork exhibitor Industrial Apparatus Consultants (IAC) will be showing its range of oil spill prevention and clean up equipment to an environmentally conscious marine industry on Stand 327.
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NewsBrighter light shines across the Kattegat
The harbourmaster on Denmark' s Læsø Island has replaced the incandescent bulbs and lampchanger in a conventional warning lantern with Tideland Signal' s new MaxiHALO-60 LED flasher assembly in order to achieve a brighter light, giving better visibility across the Kattegat sea between that country and Sweden.
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NewsHave your say on the Marine Navigation Bill
Proposals to improve marine safety in ports and at sea were published in the UK recently and are open for consultation until 25 July 2008.
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NewsSimbro walks on water at Seawork
Torbay Harbour Authority in the UK is the first Solent Marine client to benefit from the company' s new solution in modular walkway pontoon design for marina construction.
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NewsSevern tidal power study underway
The UK Government' s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) appointed contractors last month to undertake a Severn tidal power feasibility study which will determine the potential of a tidal energy generator in the Severn Estuary.
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NewsHydroacoustic suite for new research vessel
Kongsberg Maritime will supply an extensive suite of hydroacoustic research and positioning equipment for a sophisticated new 71.3m research vessel, the Medusa Project, which will be built for the Chilean Navy by ASMAR starting shortly.
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NewsNew London mayor greenlights Thames project
Within days of defeating Ken Livingstone to become the new Mayor of London last month, Boris Johnson has withdrawn his predecessor' s legal challenge to the UK Government' s decision to grant planning permission for the £ 250m Thames Gateway desalinisation plant and 9 km pipeline to the northeast of ...
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NewsWave power follows in wake of wind
A new wave power station on the Isle of Lewis, one of the first in the world, moved a step closer last month as npower renewables submitted a planning application for the ground-breaking scheme.
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NewsInsurance implications of 'Napoli' findings
The UK’ s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the MSC Napoli incident has shown that mis-declaration of the weight and contents of containers was a contributory factor to the accident.
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NewsWork starts on new Raasay Ferry Terminal
Work starts this month on the new £ 12m Raasay Ferry Terminal, which will accommodate the Caledonian MacBrayne service sailing to Sconser.
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NewsEco-port proposal for Menorca marina
Spanish marina builder Ronautica has recently delivered a tender proposal to the Balearic Port Authority for an ecological, self sufficient port based on renewable energies.
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NewsLerwick Harbour dredging progressing well
Westminster Dredging' s trailing suction hopper dredger Waterway is carrying out the first phase of a £ 12m project to deepen and widen access to the Shetland' s Lerwick Port and reclaim land for new development opportunities.
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NewsRomania's electric dredger is a green machine
Romania is proving to be an excellent new market for Italian dredger manufacturer Italdraghe SpA. The number of dredgers delivered to Romania since its entry into the EU has increased considerably, with more orders on the books.
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NewsDredged slurry not a worry at Seawork
Cheltenham UK based Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork and will be showing off some American dredging innovation amongst other products on Stand 144 at the 2008 show. .
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NewsNew Jaguar dives into ROV market
A major order has been placed by international ROV operations company Fugro with Saab Seaeye for a total of 15 ROV systems complete with TMS, launch and recovery equipment and control cabins where required.
