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NewsFirst AHTS Simulator Installed in France
Bourbon Offshore has inaugurated its first training centre in Marseilles, which includes the first Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) Simulator installed in France.
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The 20 Year Safety Learning Curve
Maritime Journal arrived at the start of a steep learning curve for the maritime industry. On 6 March 1987 the ' Herald of Free Enterprise' left Zeebrugge with its bow doors open and 193 people paid the price for poor seamanship. The incident drove the IMO and a host of ...
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NewsSo What is New in Diving 20 Years on? By Roger O'Kane
On a momentous day in 1987, Maritime Journal leapt into the lives of anyone interested or involved in any aspects of the maritime oriented disciplines, and little did we know then that this publication would mark a significant period of transition in marine activity and diving in particular.
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NewsPort of Mobile Resorts to PORTS
The Port of Mobile, Alabama in the USA has become the 14th location in the nation to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), developed and operated by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide accurate real-time oceanographic and meteorological data to mariners that can significantly reduce the ...
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NewsYear End Surge for UltraJet
Ultra Dynamics has introduced a new JetMaster Joystick Control System driven by a programmable logic controller (PLC) which delivers enhanced manoeuvring power. The new JetMaster system provides features previously only available on larger more expensive ship board systems.
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NewsFeeders Feast on Enhanced Diesel Power
MAN Diesel is enjoying continued success with its four-stroke heavy fuel engine, the type 58/64, which is proving popular for container feeder vessel applications.
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NewsDemountable Workboat Free to Roam Ireland
Seawind Barclay Curle launched and delivered the multi-purpose workboat ' Inish Davar' this month for client Waterways Ireland, which is a cross border initiative established by the Dublin and UK governments to administer, husband and develop the waterway systems both north and south of the border. Inish is Gaelic for ...
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NewsChina, But No Crisis for Ship Repair
The ship repair and maintenance industry has been through some significant changes over the past few years. Increasingly, the larger scale vessel repair projects, involving significant steel renewals on bulk carriers, tankers and containerships for example, are being carried out at yards in China, where labour costs are relatively low.
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How Finance Has Helped to Change the Marine Market
Due to the ever increasing costs of raw materials, commercial vessel prices continue to rise well ahead of inflation and vessel acquisitions often require additional funding from banks and financial institutions.
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NewsGMDSS Upgrade at Lairdside Maritime Centre
Lairdside Maritime Centre has recently re-equipped its GMDSS Suite in order to continue providing realistic operator training across a range of subject specialisations. The new equipment configuration is centred around Furuno equipment that is ' live' and meets all the AMERC examination requirements. The suite has been developed as three ...
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New Materials Technology Extends Carriers
Buckinghamshire UK based Intelligent Engineering has completed an innovative project for Wallenius Lines to strengthen the decks of their sister ship car carriers ' Don Pasquale' , ' Don Quixote' and ' Don Carlos' .
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NewsNavigation Buoys Deployed at South Hook
FenderCare subsidiary Hippo Marine has been selected by Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) to supply five navigational buoys, including moorings, for the new South Hook LNG Terminal development.
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NewsMore Buoys from Oz
Sealite Pty Ltd in Australia, have completed the Phase 2 expansion of their new manufacturing facility with an expanded rotational moulding division now in full production.
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NewsWorkboat Bridge Makes Europort Debut
Radio Holland’ s presentation at the recent Europort Maritime exhibition in Rotterdam focused on complete bridge systems, with no separate standalone equipment on the company' s stand.
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NewsShip Finance Forum Debates Boom or Bust
After several years of mainly rich pickings, the shipping industry’ s eternal boom and bust cycle provided the inevitable focus of attention at the 20th annual Lloyd’ s Shipping Economist ship finance and investment conference in London last month.
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NewsVoyager Lights Path for Patrol Boats
UK manufacturer Francis Searchlights Ltd has launched the new ‘ Voyager’ searchlight, which is suitable for the patrol craft and other high speed vessels. It features powerful halogen, xenon and metal halide light source options and a sleek, low profile design.
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The growth of marine renewable energy in all its forms means more work for ports, marine contractors and workboat operators.
The United Kingdom is a country worried by wild waves and troubled by truculent tides. The energy in our seas has always been vital to society, as a basis for the marine food chain, and an enabler of maritime trade and defence. However, only in recent years has there been ...
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NewsMCA Upgrades UK AIS Network
The UK' s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has implemented Phase 3 of the UK AIS network following successful Factory/Site Acceptance (FAT/SAT) testing of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT software upgrades to its C-Scope User Interface.
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NewsHeadline: The Future of Aids to Navigation
The growth of the marine leisure market, the increase in numbers of high speed, large craft and changes in traffic patterns coupled with emerging technologies are placing new demands on, and finding new solutions for, aids to navigation providers like Trinity House.
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NewsTamar Class is Most Advanced Lifeboat
The series production of the latest Tamar Class lifeboats for the RNLI is continuing at a steady pace following the recent takeover of builders, DML Group, by Babcock Marine. In October the new Cromer boat 16-07 was brought to East Anglia by its new crew, shortly after the Barrow in ...
