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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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Dutch construction firms Royal BAM NBM and the Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) have announced that the former will purchase the latter from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados.

1st July 2002

News Hollandsche Beton Groep Sold Back to Dutch Control

1st July 2002

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ChartCo has concluded successful sea trials for the delivery of weekly Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) in conjunction with Primar and the Stolt Nielsen shipping company. ChartCos services to date have focused on…

1st July 2002

Sea Trials Success for ENC Updates to Vessels at Sea

1st July 2002

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The British Governments Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded an £ 8.5m Freight Facilities Grant to Staffordshire-based Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd (RWSL) for the development of an innovative transportation system that…

1st July 2002

UK Funding Diverts Heavy Road Transport to Water

1st July 2002

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Singapore-based Transas Marine Pacific has received an order from Eastwind Shipmanagement Pte Ltd to supply the first multi-purpose simulation complex to be established in Myanmar, formerly Burma.

1st July 2002

Transas Bridges River Kwai and Launches Website

1st July 2002

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During the early hours of 20 May, SMIT commenced the final phase of its involvement in the construction of two new pedestrian foot bridges spanning Londons River Thames and located on either…

1st July 2002

Spectacular Lifts for New London Bridge

1st July 2002

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Britains Energy Minister, Brian Wilson, invited UK industry to win itself a substantial share of growing global investment in new and renewable energy, expected to add up to £ 400bn by 2010.

1st July 2002

Aberdeen Conference Sees £Billions in Marine Renewables

1st July 2002

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Southampton-based Ocean Safety has launched a new design, drawing and consultancy service created to provide technical and detailed safety specifications for shipbuilders and naval architects in the commercial, defence and leisure sectors.

1st July 2002

New Marine Safety Consultancy Service

1st July 2002

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A practical partnership between the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, the Environment Agency, Ordinance Survey and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency to produce a shared methodology for definitive measurement of environmental data in…

1st July 2002

United Kingdom Treasury Supports Coastal Hydrography Project

1st July 2002

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To accompany Inmarsats recent Fleet 77 service launch, Thrane & Thrane A/S of Denmark announced shipments of their type approved Capsat Fleet 77 products to partners and distributors worldwide.

1st June 2002

Fleet 77 Systems Hit the Market

1st June 2002

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The Port of Liverpools Twelve Quays River Terminal for Irish Sea ro-ro ferries handled its first ship last month when berthing trials by NorseMerchant Ferries 21,500gt vessel Lagan Viking were successfully completed.

1st June 2002

Trials Mirth at Twelve Quays Berth

1st June 2002

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Oceanscan Ltd comes to seawork2002 with a selection of the equipment it has procured over the last 18 months as it consolidates its position as a leading supplier of technology and personnel…

1st June 2002

Oceanscan Brings VideoRay to seawork2002 exhibition

1st June 2002

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The second Typhoon fishing boat to built by the UKs Cygnus Marine has been delivered to a charter business in Devon. Owned and operated by the Carter brothers of Exmouth, the 33ft…

1st June 2002

Typhoon Hits Exmouth

1st June 2002

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A workshop on the benefits of using the friction stir welding process in industrial applications such as shipbuilding is to be held at TWI Ltd in Cambridge UK on 16 July 2002.

1st June 2002

Friction Stir Welding Workshop Will Benefit Shipbuilding

1st June 2002

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British Maritime Technology acquired the American engineering firm Syntek Technologies last month, making it the fourth BMT operating company in North America. Syntek specialises in naval engineering, product development and counter intelligence.

1st June 2002

BMT Continues American Expansion

1st June 2002

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Danish pump manufacturer A/S De Smithske, also known as Desmi, acquired the Dutch company K&R Pompen BV last month, which has distributed Desmi products in the Netherlands for more than 40 years.

1st June 2002

Desmi Acquires K&R Pompen

1st June 2002

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Portchester UK-based Halmatic has secured a contract to build 20 Halmatic Cougar Enforcer 33 Ultra Fast Patrol Boats for the Royal Oman Police Coastguard.

1st June 2002

Halmatic Cougar Mega-Order for Oman

1st June 2002

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Superfast Ferries has emerged as the front runner to operate a new passenger and freight service from the proposed £ 32m EastPort harbour development at Great Yarmouth UK. Superfast, part of the…

1st June 2002

Superfast Ferries Takes EastPort Development Project Lead

1st June 2002

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A contract worth over £ 1m to provide the MCA operated Channel Navigation Information Service (CNIS) system for the Dover Strait has been won by Norcontrol IT.

1st June 2002

Channel Navigation Data Service for Busy Dover Strait

1st June 2002

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The Ice Challenger expedition has achieved its goal of becoming the first to cross the treacherous 24 miles of floating ice and open water which make up the Bering Strait between Wales…

1st June 2002

Snowbird 6 Completes Drive Round the World

1st June 2002