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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Mersey Maritime cluster has been launched in the Merseyside (Liverpool) region of the UK, aiming to become a world class benchmark centre of excellence in every sector of maritime operations and…

1st March 2003

Mersey Beats Drum for Maritime Expansion

1st March 2003

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A grouping of major shipping lines have warned the British government that they could end direct calls at UK ports and even go to court unless light dues are brought into line…

1st March 2003

Lights Due for a Rethink, Shippers Tell UK

1st March 2003

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All Daimler-Chrysler marine engines will now be singlebranded as MTU regardless of whether they are manufactured by the Detroit Diesel Corporation in Michigan USA or by MTU in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The single…

1st March 2003

Single Branding for DaimlerChrysler Marine Diesels

1st March 2003

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Milford Haven Port Authority has reported a strong performance in shipping activity for the year 2002, with the number of ships using the Welsh deepwater port up 3% to 3,445 while gross…

1st March 2003

Bountiful Year for Milford Haven

1st March 2003

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HHLA, the biggest operator in the North Sea Port of Hamburg, has just opened a new ?50m container terminal and it is more than 60 kms away overland, in Germanys biggest Baltic…

1st March 2003

New Hamburg Container Terminal is in Lubeck

1st March 2003

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Cosalt Safety & Protection has formed an exclusive working partnership with Belgium based rope manufacturer BEXCOropes to promote, sell, manufacture and supply Single Point Mooring (SPM) hawser assemblies to the offshore marine…

1st March 2003

Cosalt Ropes Offshore Partnership

1st March 2003

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Associated British Ports exceeded already high market expectations by posting a 6% rise in underlying pre-tax profit to £ 138.1m and boosting turnover by 7% to £ 401.9m.

1st March 2003

ABP Boosts Profits

1st March 2003

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EXODUS evacuation simulation software developed by the University of Greenwich (UK) Fire Safety Engineering Group has been awarded a prestigious Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education at a special ceremony…

1st March 2003

EXODUS Wins Prestigious Award

1st March 2003

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Recent and current world events have given rise to increased interest in port security, with many nations accelerating their plans in this area.

1st March 2003

Militaries March to Marine Security

1st March 2003

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Thales GeoSolutions (Pacific) Inc has launched an online information system aimed at providing submarine cable owners with added protection for their cable system. The web address www.Cable Awareness. com provides basic cable…

1st March 2003

Launch for CableAwareness. com

1st March 2003

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The public inquiry into P&O and Shells proposals to regenerate the 1,500 acre site of the former Shell Haven oil refinery on Londons River Thames began late last month.

1st March 2003

London Gateway Inquiry Underway

1st March 2003

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A renewable energy centre of excellence could be built at Lowestoft UK to help put the East Anglia region in prime position for the emerging windpower market. A report by the East…

1st March 2003

Ness Lock on Windpower?

1st March 2003