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POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Ohmsett, The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility in the USA, will host a one week Oil Spill Training Course from 17 to 21 September 2007.

1st August 2007

Ohmsett Hosts Oil Spill Training

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Innovation in the field of surface preparation is not straightforward. Methods based on ultra-high pressure water jetting are well tried and tested.

1st August 2007

Approach to Surface Preparation and Coating

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

More than 70 exhibitors have confirmed for ShipRepair & Conversion 2007 in London this October, including dozens of the world’ s leading shipyards.

1st August 2007

Support Builds for ShipRepair & Conversion 2007

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

James Fisher (Shipping Services) Ltd undertook to apply International Paints innovative underwater coating system Intersleek 900 whilst their vessel ‘ Galway Fisher’ was under refit at A& P Falmouth Limited in May.

1st August 2007

Blast and New Coat for Galway Fisher

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The National Trust’ s hardworking ferry, Brownsea Enterprise, has been refurbished at nearby Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK, a project that has returned the 33 year old ferry to pristine condition above…

1st August 2007

Complete Refurb for Brownsea Island Boat

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Earlier this month the cruise ship ‘ Thomson Spirit’ collided with another cruise ship, ‘ Ocean Majesty’ , on the Geirangerfjord in Norway, damaging a lifeboat and the davit for a tender…

1st August 2007

Rapid Replacement Saves the Day

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On 29 March of this year Smit International NV announced the purchase of Adsteam’ s Liverpool towage operation. The sale was a condition imposed by the UK Competition Commission prior to the…

1st August 2007

Smit Invest Heavily in Liverpool

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In recent years Maritime Journal has reported on a number of interesting vessels emanating from Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands.

1st August 2007

Kooiman Complete a Sophisticated Pusher for the Rotterdam – Rhine Service

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Towage companies in almost every sector are experiencing difficulties in recruiting and retaining suitably qualified and experienced crews.

1st August 2007

Crowley Address Crewing Shortages

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The development and increasing popularity of the Damen Shoalbuster has been a frequent subject in these pages and is likely to continue.

1st August 2007

Demand for Shoalbusters Continues

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Finnish towage organisation Alfons Håkans has purchased the 60 ton bollard pull ASD tug ‘ Stevns Icequeen’ to trade in the Baltic. Delivery will take place in September in Denmark and…

1st August 2007

Towlines

1st August 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Preparations for the UKHMA Autumn Seminar in London on 17 October are progressing well. The new Shipping Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, has accepted an invitation to attend the Seminar and, although not expected…

1st August 2007

UKHMA Autumn Seminar

1st August 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Following the decision to remove the wreck of the ‘ MSC Napoli’ from the Devon coast in two parts (Maritime Journal July 2007), the bow and stern sections were finally separated by…

1st August 2007

First Stage of Napoli Wreck Removal Completed

1st August 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Inspired by penguins' swimming technique, University of Bath students have created a submarine called the ' SeaBomb' , powered by a ' pilot' who pedals on a machine similar to an exercise…

1st August 2007

Pedal Powered SeaBomb Crosses the Ocean

1st August 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The ongoing saga of the ill fated ‘ MSC Napoli’ took another significant turn on the 9th of July when the 53,409gt vessel was refloated.

29th July 2007

MSC Napoli is Refloated & Re-Beached

29th July 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Kings Lynn has been handling substantial volumes of forest products following the signing of a one year term agreement with Swedish timber company Vida Wood AB…

26th July 2007

Timber Contract Lifts Kings Lynn

26th July 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK independent educational charity The Smallpiece Trust is working with the Lloyds Register Educational Trust to provide 140 teenagers in Southampton and Strathclyde with a valuable introduction to the marine industry…

26th July 2007

Young Engineers Sight Marine Careers

26th July 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

One of the most significant developments in marine propulsion to be revealed at Seawork 2007 last month was the new Kort Vector Thruster from Kent UK based Kort Propulsion.

1st July 2007

Vector Thruster Debuts at Seawork

1st July 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Southampton UK based Fleetwater Marine Ltd were the local boys at Seawork 2007 last month but interest in the new marine propulsion products they debuted at the exhibition will extend far beyond…

1st July 2007

Outboard Jets Debut at Seawork

1st July 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Scania launched a new 12 litre marine dieselengine at the Seawork 2007 exhibition in Southamptonlast month.

1st July 2007

Scania is Cool on Seawork Quayside

1st July 2007