All News articles – Page 980

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    Cheap and cheerful runs risks in recession

    2008-05-25T12:36:00Z

    North east UK law firm Mace & Jones has warned that increased use of ‘ cheaper’ marine contractors risks more accidents. Employers and employees are being warned about the increased danger of accidents for people working as contractors.

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    TOWLINES

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon, Navia, are currently completing two new tugs of the well established, 65 tons bollard pull, Union Coral class for Belgian tug operator URS.

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    Tesco into Teesport

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Podcasts promote safety

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    'Marine Propulsion' workshop

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Shoalbusters Galore

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    One of the tug designs most comprehensively covered in these pages is almost certainly the Damen Shoalbuster. This is due mainly to the success and continuing development of this shallow draft vessel and its use by a large section of the Maritime Journal readership.

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    Olympic ferry tale

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Huisman/IHC Merwede expansion

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Marine Heaven is Seawork Eleven

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    The Seawork International exhibition and conference moves into its second decade in 2008 following a first ten years which saw the show grow annually to become Europe' s outstanding commercial marine industries event.

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    Noreq goes Dutch

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Jumbo drydock facility

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Rescue service in urgent funds drive

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    The Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS), an independent rescue service providing free marine rescue cover in the Solent, has launched an appeal to raise the £ 61,000 funding shortfall that will enable it to bring a new frontline lifeboat into service.

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    Harms fleet expansion continues with Ursus

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    The fleet of Hamburg based Harms Offshore Gmbh continues to grow rapidly, with five powerful new anchor handling tugs put in service in three years and there are more new vessels to come. Harms building programme first started to bear fruit in 2005 with the delivery of Primus, the smallest ...

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    Fish farm workboat for Irish coastal duties

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    Mooney Boats Ltd of Co Donegal in Ireland has built the steel hull fish farm support vessel ' Johnny M' , which was designed by Seawork 2008 exhibitor Marine Design International and will be used by a fish farm operator off the west coast of the Emerald Isle.

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    Teesport link cemented

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Marelli branding move

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Braemar rebrands divisions

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    Propeller Club blog

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...

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    The tug 'North' - a new kid on the block

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    Sharp eyed readers will have become aware of the new tug North carrying out coastal and short sea towage operations around western Europe. Built in Malaysia in 2007, the twin screw tug is operated by Rotterdam based Avra Towage BV under the Dutch Antilles flag.

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    Former Belgian tug sold for the fifth time

    2008-05-22T20:09:00Z

    As more modern vessels enter service several of the deepsea tugs formerly employed by the Antwerp based towage and salvage company URS in the early days of North Sea oil exploration have been sold or scrapped, the most recent being Fighter and Boxer.