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Thearrival of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo at Teesport UK lastmonth marked the opening of the first ever dockside regasification port andsecond operational LNG facility in the UK.

Aclose working relationship has been in place between naval architects Camarcand Walesbased boat builder Mustang Marine for some time.

Southampton UK based CJR Propulsion Ltd, whichdesigns and manufactures propellers and stern gear systems, launched a newwebsite last month.

Great Yarmouth UK basedGardline Environmental Limited (GEL), part of independently owned surveycompany Gardline Marine Sciences, has acquired the environmental consultancyMarine Ecological Surveys Limited.

American diesel marine generator manufacturerNorthern Lights has opened a dedicated warehouse in Scotlandto service their European and UKsales. The warehouse stocks generators and sound enclosures on the 5 kW to 30kW range.

Particularly strong growth in goods trafficbetween eastern Europe and Scandinavia helpedScandlines Denmark A/S boost the volume of lorries carried last year.

Chester UKriverboat operator Bithell Boats, which has been providing passenger vesselsand commercial services such as dredging on the River Dee for over 100 years,has expanded its operations to the River Ouse in…

Hampshire UK based Tek-Tanks, which builds custom water, waste and fuel tanks from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), has produced an easy to read guide explaining everything boat operators need to know about…

The UK Port of Felixstowe broke through the three million container throughput barrier last year. Hutchison Ports (UK), which operates Felixstowe, said volumes had increased by 10% during 2006, making the planned…

Port operators Dubai Ports World (DP World) and Singapores PSA, which battled it out for control of P& O last year, are expected to contest the concession to run a container terminal…

Since 1969 QE2 has sailed over three millionmiles, been a troop ship in the Falklands War and had her main engines changesfrom steam to diesel.

Classification society Germanischer Lloyd, fresh from victory in its takeover struggle with rival Bureau Veritas, has restructured its Maritime Services.  From last month, the Maritime Services are subdivided into the divisions Fleet…

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