Key deals

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Published this month, Scots and the Sea is a serious work imbued with astrong sense of history by a former naval officer who was present in Tokyo Harbourfor the Japanese surrender in…

1st May 2003

Scots and the Sea

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

There are over 3,000 miles of navigable waterway in the UK, with many more in Irelandand Europe. Britains inland waterways arecurrently enjoying a welcome period of restoration and high profile works suchas…

1st May 2003

The Inland Waterways Manual (Second Edition Revised)

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Germanys latest, and biggest, sea rescue cruiser, SK29, due into service later this Summer, will remain a one-off addition for now to the fleet of the sea rescue service DGzRS, simply because…

1st May 2003

Costly Rescue Cruiser Capable of Carrying 600 People

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Portchester UK based VT Halmatic have delivered four RTK Logistic Support Boats to the Mauritius Police for use as heavy duty general purpose workboats by the Coastguard Division.

1st May 2003

35 Knot Workboats Speed to Mauritius

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Hamburgs Wasserschutzpolizei (WSP), which is responsible for the Elbe port citys rivers and estuary waters, has taken delivery of SW25, the second in a powerful new type of patrol boats from east…

1st May 2003

New Hamburg Police Boat Costs Less than Predecessor

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The creativity and technical expertise of those who find solutions to engineering problems has served to amaze us for generations. The skills and determination required to overcome difficult challenges has been the…

1st May 2003

Maritime Solutions Win Seal of Approval

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

P&O Ferries and BP Marine will commence trials next month of a new technology that is expected to dramatically improve ship exhaust emissions, including a 95% reduction in sulphur and an 80%…

1st May 2003

Eco-Friendly Marine Exhaust Trials to Start

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new interactive online river map has been added to the Port of Londons website (see www. portoflondon. co. uk/river map) as part of a drive by the Port to increase its…

1st May 2003

Interactive Online River Map for Port of London

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It is an unusual book that requests reader input to plan future editions butthis new undertaking from Conway Maritime Press, subtitled The InternationalAnnual of the Historic Sailing Ship: Volume 1, celebrates the…

1st April 2003

The Age of Sail

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German fishing authorities in Cuxhaven were reported very satisfied with the way German shipyard Bremerhavener Dock GmbH (BREDO) lengthened and converted three of their cutters and put them back into service on…

1st April 2003

Snappy Conversions for German Cutters

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

British Maritime Technology Ltd has acquired Nigel Gee & Associates Ltd, the Southampton based designers specialising in innovative, high-speed mono and multi-hull vessels. Recent high profile designs include the X-Craft for the…

1st April 2003

BMT Acquires Nigel Gee & Associates

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Croatia, best known for its repair and conversion work in Europe but also a builder of small specialist vessels, has now revealed it has also penetrated the…

1st April 2003

Croatian Shipyard Penetrates Ferry Newbuild Sector

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first e-learning package to train personnel in handling pollution incidents from offshore installations to UK standards has been accredited by the British Governments Department of Trade and Industry.

1st April 2003

Accreditation for Offshore Spill Training

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Spanish Izar San Fernando shipyard has entered the conventional ferry sector with the keel laying ceremony for a Ropax ferry that will operate in the harsh weather conditions around the Faroe…

1st April 2003

Spanish Building Ropax for Faroes

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A newbuilding which combines the capabilities of shallow-water and deep-water cable laying and repair vessels has joined the fleet of Bohlen & Doyen Group subsidiary Submarine Cable & Pipe.

1st April 2003

Unique Cable Layer for Wide Range of Jobs

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Scotlands Forth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre conducted an exercise with the Greek registered ro-ro ferry Superfast 10 last month as the vessel was on passage from Zeebrugge to Rosyth. The 30,285 tonne,…

1st April 2003

Forth Coastguard Conduct Ferry Coordination Exercise

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The PD Ports, Logistics and Shipping Groups PD Teesport Hartlepool Dock facility has been chosen by Carbon International Ltd to provide cargo handling and storage services for up to 40,000 tonnes of…

1st April 2003

Bulk Petroleum Coke to Hartlepool Dock

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A first shipment comprising 1,200 tonnes of recycled bottle-glass material left the Midland Glass Processing Companys (MGPC) new plant at the ABP Port of Southampton last month on board MV Sea Kestrel,…

1st April 2003

Southampton Has A Lotta Bottle

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Eastern Point is the 18th catamaran to be built by South Boats Isle of Wight yard. It has been custom-built at 34ft 10in to comply with Canadian fisheries regulations as its owner…

1st April 2003

South Boats Head West for Flying Fisherman

1st April 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A working-scale model of the Blackpool UK seafront has been constructed by ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) in the companys laboratory at the Port of Southampton as part of a research project…

1st April 2003

Model Behaviour Shapes Coastal Protection Scheme

1st April 2003