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A surprise ?756m cash offer from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados looks set to win control of Holland' s Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) and with it the recently merged Ballast HAM Dredging.

1st February 2002

Spanish Group Looks Set to Purchase HBG

1st February 2002

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Portugals Lisnave shiprepairers continue to make good use of new facilities at the Mitrena Yard, 50km south of Lisbon in Setubal, undertaking extensive refurbishment and conversion work on 39,655dwt FPSO Jamestown.

1st February 2002

Major Works at Renewed Lisnave

1st February 2002

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The IMO issued a communication just days before the scheduled 1 February implementation of STCW 95 recommending a six month period of grace for seafarers to update their qualifications.

1st February 2002

IMO Recommends Moratorium on STCW Deadline

1st February 2002

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McMurdo Pains Wessex will use the occasion of the SASMEX exhibition in Amsterdam in April to show a variety of new marine safety equipment.

1st February 2002

Personal Location Debut at SASMEX

1st February 2002

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Danish shipbuilder Mulder & Rijke has received orders for 70 of its recently introduced partially enclosed PELB 95/150 lifeboats. Six of the 9.5m long, 150 passenger lifeboats have already been delivered to…

1st February 2002

Successful Launch for New Lifeboat

1st February 2002

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A new Multi-Purpose Personal Strobe Light, the Jotron AQ5, is now distributed in the UK by Southampton-based Ocean Safety Ltd on behalf of its Norwegian manufacturer Jotron.

1st February 2002

Jotron Emergency Light in UK

1st February 2002

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Designed to be worn by crew on deck at night, the light can be activated in the event of a man overboard or other emergency.A new website has been launched by the…

1st February 2002

New Website for PLA

1st February 2002

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When a material failure halted a demonstration run of adventurer Steve Brooks Ice Challenger 2002 vehicle Snowbird 6 on Londons River Thames last month, the distressed craft drifted to shore at a…

1st February 2002

Cool Reception for the Ice Challenger at MI6

1st February 2002

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Atlantas Marine Ltd have taken delivery of the first new VideoRay 2002 and will be showing it on stand 6/21 at Oceanology International.

1st February 2002

Oceanology Debut for VideoRay 2002

1st February 2002

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Globalisation of the world economy cannot safely continue without a concurrent globalisation of response to environmental concerns and, in particular, sustainable development and management of the marine environment.

1st February 2002

Coastal Futures 2002 Conference Thinks Globally

1st February 2002

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Orkot TLM Marine Bearings were specified for rudder and stern shaft bearings on the RV Triton, a 90m long test vessel built in the UK to prove the trimaran concept on a…

1st February 2002

News Rugged Bearings for Trimaran Concept Ship

1st February 2002

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Rolls Royce Marine has won the contract to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for the first of Mayflower Energys innovative Wind Turbine Installation Vessels being built at a shipyard in…

1st February 2002

Rolls Royce Power Package for Wind Energy Vessel

1st February 2002

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Damen Shipyards, based at Gorinchem in Holland, have added two further Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tugs to their already successful range of powerful ship-handling vessels.

1st February 2002

Damen Offer New ASD Tug Designs

1st February 2002

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This volume mostly illustrates the ships associated with the city of Hull, which has dominated the Humberregion since the 14th century.

1st January 2002

Humber Shipping

1st January 2002

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From time immemorial the coasts of Britain have caused many ashipwreck, but it was to be the 16th century before attempts began to be madeto arrest the needless loss of both ships…

1st January 2002

Guiding Lights: The Design & Development of the British Lightvessel from 1732

1st January 2002

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Ships in Focus Publications have now taken over the publication of thispopular guide for coaster enthusiasts. Gilbert Mayes latest edition includesdetails of all short sea cargo vessels whose owner, operator, charterer oragent…

1st January 2002

Short Sea Shipping 2001/2002

1st January 2002

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Ormston Technology has been appointed main distributor throughout the UK and Ireland for the Thales Tracs series of telemetry, tracking and positioning systems for marine and land applications.

1st January 2002

News Ormston Technology Takes Tracs

1st January 2002

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Andrews Survey have completed a pipeline corridor survey in West Africa, providing specialist teams working onshore and offshore from a proposed tanker mooring point, through the transition zone and right up to…

1st January 2002

Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Survey Completed

1st January 2002

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The Swedish environmental court has approved plans for the Port of Goteborg to deepen, widen and straighten its fairways in works valued at $140m.

1st January 2002

Environmental Court Approves Goteborg Fairway Works

1st January 2002

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A delegation of high-ranking officials from the Government of Taiwan has spent two weeks in Scotland learning about the latest oil spill response and prevention techniques. The 28 senior personnel, including representatives…

1st January 2002

Scots Prepare Taiwan for Oil Spill

1st January 2002