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A project undertaken by the University of Strathclyde, together with Caley Ocean Systems and Haliburton Subsea Systems, has developed an automatic control system to reduce the pendulation of suspended loads during offshore…

1st September 2002

Inertial Sensors Aid Lifting Safety

1st September 2002

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Lamor Corporation Ab, the Finnish manufacturer of oil recovery systems, has bought the whole scope of business of its Finnish competitor LMP Patents Ltd Oy, including 150 patents. The acquisition brings to…

1st September 2002

Oil Recovery Specialists Unite

1st September 2002

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Perkins Sabre has launched a new on board genset engine.

1st September 2002

New Marine Genset Launched

1st September 2002

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The first of the new design Typhoon 38 from Cornwalls Cygnus Marine is at work for Bressay Salmon of the Shetland Isles.

1st September 2002

Fish Farm Workboat Delivers Feed with Speed

1st September 2002

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Seacore will begin construction this month on the foundations of Marine Current Turbines tidal turbine in the Bristol Channel. The £ 1.5m single rotor prototype will be the first ever free stream…

1st September 2002

First Tidal Turbine Installation Underway

1st September 2002

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Historic concerns that the worlds onlysuperpower could have so easily been called Vespucciland are eased by this newvolume, which argues persuasively that the USAand all the Americas werenamed not after Italian explorer…

1st August 2002

Amerike

1st August 2002

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The River Severn rises in the Cambrian Mountains 600m above sea level andruns 330 km to the Bristol Channel. It is Britainslongest river and certainly one of its most dangerous.

1st August 2002

Disasters on the Severn

1st August 2002

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Paddle Steamer were an appealing way for many people to make excursionsdoon the watter during the pre-war period.

1st August 2002

Paddle Steamers: A Photographic Legacy

1st August 2002

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It is estimated that in the three centuries prior to 1800, at least twomillion sailors were killed by scurvy.

1st August 2002

Limeys

1st August 2002

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The British Government has given UK energy company Innogy the go-ahead for a 90MW capacity wind farm at North Hoyle, off the Welsh coast. The project will provide the first work for…

1st August 2002

UK Government Puts Wind In Mayflowers Sails

1st August 2002

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The first pilot boat to result from Halmatics acquisition of the Cara Marine workboat range will see a 52ft launch for the Clyde Ports Authority built at Halmatics Portchester UK shipyard.

1st August 2002

First Halmatic Cara Marine Order

1st August 2002

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Following an upgrade order from the UK Ministry of Defence for its Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) installation at HM Naval Base Devonport, Denbridge Digital has replaced the existing Apex 7000 VTS…

1st August 2002

UK MOD Upgrades Plymouth VTMS

1st August 2002

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Post-11 September, port security has risen to the top of the agenda for many involved with port and harbour operations. Billions of pounds are being invested in new technologies, upgrading infrastructure and…

1st August 2002

Port Security comes to London

1st August 2002

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The Humber Forum is lobbying UK Minister for Transport John Spellar with its concerns over a proposed new freight rail line from Liverpool and Manchester via Sheffield and London to the Channel…

1st August 2002

Humber Ports Seek Rail Plan Inclusion

1st August 2002

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At the recent meeting of the IMOs Maritime Safety Committee in London, its Working Group on Large Passenger Ship Safety gave consideration to the extensive research and proposals by the UK Government…

1st August 2002

IMO Hears Directional Sound Evacuation Proposals

1st August 2002

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Rotterdam-based maritime services provider SMIT has announced a new organisation and corporate strategy which sees it withdrawing from maritime contracting and re-focusing on its traditional core activities of harbour towage, terminals, salvage…

1st August 2002

SMIT in Global Re-organisation

1st August 2002

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The multifunctional DP3 vessel Normand Mermaid, just delivered by Norways Ulstein Verft to regular customer Solstad Shipping AS, is about as top of the range as they come in the dynamic positioning…

1st August 2002

Multi-function Normand Mermaid delivered by Ulstein Verft

1st August 2002

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Dredging Internationals trailing suction hopper dredger Pearl River, which launched the jumbo dredger revolution when it entered service only eight years ago, has entered a Singapore shipyard for lengthening which will increase…

1st August 2002

Early Extension for First Jumbo Dredger

1st August 2002

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John Lightfoot, chairman of anti-glare roller screen manufacturer Solar Solve Marine, was surprised but delighted to be awarded an MBE in The Queens Birthday Honours List.

1st August 2002

MBE for Solar Solve Chairman

1st August 2002

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Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft has delivered its first diesel electric newbuilding - the multi-functional field supply and pipe carrier Skandi Rona - to Norwegian offshore owner District Offshore Rederi (DOF).

1st August 2002

DOF gets Myklebusts first diesel-electric newbuilding

1st August 2002