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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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The largest ropax ferry ever to sail under the Spanish flag has been delivered by IZARs Seville yard to owner Trasmediterranea. The 180m long Murillo was delivered almost two months early and…

1st May 2002

Spain Flags Largest Ever Ropax Ferry

1st May 2002

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The growth outlook for Ro-Ro shipping is reflected in the theme of this months RORO 2002 conference in Lubeck, Germany - a new era of opportunity. Combined with a major exhibition, the…

1st May 2002

RORO Industry Meets in Go-Go Mood

1st May 2002

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The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has celebrated the creation this month of a North African Section with the announcement that CEDA Dredging Days will be held for the first time in its…

1st May 2002

CEDA Dredging Days Goes to Casablanca

1st May 2002

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From 1 July of this year, ships are required to carry emergency escape breathing devices (EEBDs) in accordance with amendments to IMO SOLAS legislation.

1st May 2002

EEBD Meets New SOLAS Requirements

1st May 2002

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Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, workboat specialist Abeking & Rasmussen is on target to complete the first of a trio of state-of-the-art environmental protection patrol boats this Autumn for the German Coast Guard.

1st May 2002

Germans ready First of Three Enviro-boats

1st May 2002

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The Savannah Pilots Association in Georgia USA have been operating their 57 aluminium pilot boat since 1984. Built at Louisianas Breaux Bay Craft, the boat has served them well. When a repower…

1st May 2002

Challenging Repower for Savannah Pilots

1st May 2002

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News The Dutch dredging industry has been rocked again by a battle for control of the recently formed Ballast HAM Dredging joint venture.

1st May 2002

New Dutch Dredging Industry Dispute Flares

1st May 2002

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The contract to demolish the existing riverside facility and rebuild a new jetty at Denton Wharf, Gravesend, has been awarded to Mowlem Marine, a division on John Mowlem and Company, by the…

1st May 2002

PLAs Gravesend Jetty Works Underway

1st May 2002

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A new product from Letchworth UK-based dataTaker Ltd can be used in the marine industries to monitor the temperature of composites during construction.

1st May 2002

Temperature Monitor Warns of Variance in Boatbuild Composites

1st May 2002

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The Transas Group celebrated 10 years as an international supplier of marine software and systems last month with events at its world headquarters in Portsmouth UK.

1st April 2002

Transas Group Turns Ten

1st April 2002

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Counter-pollution specialists Briggs Environmental Services have completed a major recruitment drive in a move aimed at adding fresh momentum to its ongoing global expansion plans.

1st April 2002

Briggs Environmental Services Expansion

1st April 2002

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Leading experts have joined forces to form a major new counter-pollution company which will work for the prevention and control of oil and chemical spills worldwide.

1st April 2002

Counter-Pollution Company Launches in Aberdeen

1st April 2002

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10:30: Chairmans Introduction and Outline of ICE Maritime Board/PIANC/CEDA Activities 10:40: Impact of the Water Framework Directive on Commercial Port Activities.

1st April 2002

seawork2002 Update

1st April 2002

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HMS Echo, the first of two new oceanographic and hydrographic survey ships for the British Royal Navy has been floated out from Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon and had its naming ceremony.

1st April 2002

New Generation Survey Vessel Named

1st April 2002